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State Aid
Hyde Park, NY
Schools
Meeting Explains New Electric School Buses Coming To Hyde Park School District
Residents will have a chance to ask questions during an upcoming meeting when they will be asked to approve spending $2.27 million on electric school buses in a school district in the region. The meeting is in Dutchess County from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School at 156 S Cross Road in Staatsburg. Hyde Park Central School District officials said attendees will learn everything about implementing electric buses during the panel discussion. Representatives from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and Leonard Bus Sales …
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Covid-
19: Long Island School District Cuts Staff Amid Budget Gap Due To Lack Of State Aid
A Long Island school district is being forced to cut some staff members and make other cuts due to a lack of state aid in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Copiague Schools Superintendent Kathleen Bannon wrote a letter to families this week announcing that the district would be forced to make cuts due to the pandemic. “As you may be aware, in order to make up for a pandemic-related shortfall in the state budget, school districts across New York State were expected to prepare for a cut in their state aid,” she said. “On (Thursday), Aug. 20, the district received a state aid payment for the…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Politics
Moody's Increases Rockland's Bond Rating To A1
Despite being in the midst of a global pandemic, Moody’s Investigators Service has increased Rockland County’s bond rating. This week, Moody’s announced that Rockland’s rating has been upped from A2 to A1. According to Moody’s, the upgrade of the rating to A1 reflects the county's recently improved financial position which is being challenged with sales tax and state aid losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We regard the coronavirus outbreak as a social risk under our ESG framework, given the substantial implications for public health and safety,” Moody’s evaluators stated. “The …
Worcester, MA
Business
Webster Is Missing $1 Million Due to State 'Glitch'
Misplacing $1 million is a big deal for anyone - it certainly is for the Town of Webster, which recently discovered the missing funds. While closing out books for fiscal 2020, Webster officials noticed that $1 million in state aid was never sent to the town. The Town Administer Doug Willardson contacted the Department of Revenue and was told the missing money is due to an “accounting glitch,” the Webster Times reported. The money will be refunded to the town ASAP. No other communities appear to have experienced a similar shortage, according to the state.
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: State Orders Schools To Cancel Spring Recess, Continue Remote Learning
School districts in New York have been instructed to forego traditional spring recess and continue distance learning as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to plague the state. With schools statewide shut down through at least Wednesday, April 15 due to the virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order requiring that remote teaching continues to that date. The governor said that districts that fail to provide instruction on all weekdays through April 15, including scheduled vacation days, could potentially lose state aid. It is unclear what school districts will do rega…
Jersey City, NJ
Schools
Jersey City School District May Lay Off Hundreds: Report
Following a marathon board meeting Monday night, the Jersey City Board of Education voted to lay off more than 400 staff. The layoffs would take effect at the end of the school year. School officials blamed a $33 million reduction in state aid for forcing them to cut positions including 250 teachers, NJSpotlight reported. Overall, the district is facing a $120 million budget shortfall. But NJ Spotlight also reported that the school board debated other measures in a bid to minimize or completely avoid layoffs. The district is contemplating selling buildings and using a pay…
Mahopac, NY
Schools
8-Year-Old Filing Error Could Cost Mahopac Schools Millions Of Dollars
A filing error dating back nearly a decade could reportedly cost the Mahopac School District millions of dollars in aid if lawmakers don’t pass special legislation to avoid the penalties. A cost report for a capital project during the 2011-2012 academic year was never submitted to the state, which could cost the district $4 million in the long run, according to an Examiner report. Several projects were completed that year, though a previous administration’s mistakes may cost the current administration and students millions. The gaffe was reportedly discovered last year, when an administrato…
Yonkers, NY
Politics
Proposed $1.25B Budget Would Raise Taxes 2.5 Percent In Yonkers
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano has introduced a proposed $1.25 billion budget for 2019-2020, though the city still faces financial challenges. The proposed spending plan includes a 2.5 percent tax increase for residents that will represent an increase in the average taxpayer’s bill by approximately $350, though there are no cuts in essential services. The budget also calls for new city jobs in the water and housing departments. The proposal marks a 4.7 percent ($55 million) increase from last year, and must be approved by June 1. Public hearings have been scheduled beginning at the end of the mon…
Yonkers, NY
News
200 Layoffs Proposed In Yonkers, Including Police, Firefighters
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano warns that about 200 city workers may be laid off due to a $31 budget shortfall. Spano blamed much of the revenue gap on reduced aid from New York state. Spano, a two-term Democrat, plans to release his executive 2018-2019 budget on April 13. Personnel costs for 1,925 workers comprise about 80 percent of the city's budget. On Thursday, April 5, Spano he said it includes a 2 percent tax increase, plus possible cuts in city services like police, garbage pick-up and public library hours. Spano's proposed property tax increase would total about $100 for the average h…
Stony Point, NY
Schools
Increased State Aid Could Lead To Full Day Kindergarten At North Rockland
HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- Could full-day kindergarten be finally coming to North Rockland? Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget would increase state aid to districts who adopt full-day kindergarten. The North Rockland school district is one of five districts in the state that does not offer full-day kindergarten. Cuomo's proposal would offer funding the first year and then the state would cover half the costs in the second year. Currently, districts must pay for all of the costs in year two. This year, North Rockland offered a full-day program for 66 students as part of a pilot program, using fe…
