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District would be hit hard if governor's state
aid proposal is adopted
Governor David Paterson’s proposed 2009-10 executive budget calls
for the Fort Plain Central School District to receive an overall
reduction in state aid of $264,102 or 2.52 percent, compared to aid
in the current fiscal year. Fort Plain’s share of governor's
proposed Deficit Reduction Assessment is $392,401.
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A message from School Board President David
Fredericks on the financial crunch
I have been
trying to think of a way to explain where school districts are
during these tough times. Remember what it was like to ride the
Tilt-a-Whirl at the county fair? When you got off the ride, you were
so dizzy that you didn’t know where you were. That is how
administrators and school boards feel. Neither Albany nor Washington
knows where it are going. It is all speculation. So what can we do?
We have to go forward and cut back at the same time; a hard
balancing act to say the least.
At the district level, we initiated a
freeze on spending in November. If you do not have it, you will not
get it! On the plus side, our energy spending should be down like
everyone else. At the board level, we have asked Mr. Burton to look
closer to neighboring districts to see where shared services might
save money for both districts. Nothing is too small to look into -
buses to personnel. I will have more information on this as facts
become available.
Annual holiday fund-raisers
a success
Fort
Plain students raised more than $4,000 for the Salvation Army this
December, continuing a long-standing spirit of giving back to the
community.
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Superintendent's Message
Superintendent
of Schools Douglas Burton's message to the school community
includes information of academic progress and the upcoming budget,
and a capital project update.
COMPLETE MESSAGE
Capital
project update
Architectural
plans have been finalized for each school addition, the bus entrance
loop, and the bus garage. District officials expect to send the
finalized plans to the New York State Education Department before
the end of November.
Timeline, what
the improvements will look like, more
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