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Edinburg Eagle News              
Mr. R.W. Teetz, Superintendent                        
   
    
May 2012

 Edinburg Family and Friends,

        At the April 18, 2012 Board of Trustees meeting, the proposed 2012-2013 fiscal budget was submitted for Board approval.  The Budget Committee worked diligently over the last several weeks to develop an expenditure plan for our district.  The Board of Trustees adopted the $3,034,010 proposed budget along with a proposition to purchase a 48 passenger school bus at a cost not to exceed $94,200.  Funding of $69,200 from the bus reserve fund and $25,000 from the 2012-2013 budget will be presented to the voters on May 15, 2012.  The annual budget hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 @ 6:30 p.m. following the regular monthly meeting.
        Although, New York State has what is commonly called a “2 percent property tax cap”, the law does not hold proposed tax levy increases to 2 percent.  Below are questions and answers provided by the New York State School Board Association to help explain the tax levy cap.
        Q. Does the tax cap mean my annual property tax can’t increase more than 2 percent?
        A. Not necessarily.  New York’s property tax cap establishes a tax levy limit for each school district.  The tax levy limit allows school districts to increase their property tax levy from one year to the next by 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, based on a multi-step formula.  School districts are then allowed to take certain exemptions that may boost their tax levy limits to more than 2 percent or the inflation rate.  If a school district’s proposed tax levy increase is within its limit, a simple majority of voters is needed for budget approval.  If a school district’s proposed tax levy increase exceeds the tax levy limit, a supermajority of voters-60 percent or more-would be required for budget passage.
        Q. Does the tax levy indicate how much my taxes will rise?
       A. No.  The tax levy is the amount of money the school district can raise through property taxes.  The amount an individual will pay to contribute to the levied amount is the tax rate.  Tax rates paid by individual taxpayers may differ greatly from one household to another, based on such things as equalization rates and assessed property values, and may exceed 2 percent. 
        More information can be found by visiting the New York State School Boards Association website at: www.nyssba.com.

        Copies of the 2012-2013 budget will be available at the Edinburg Common School main office on May 1, 2012.  Mark your calendars and we hope to see everyone on May 8, for the Budget Hearing and then on May 15 for the Vote.

                                                               Students of the Month for March
                                                    Character Education focused on “Consideration”

First Grade
Mary Belle Cahill

Second Grade
Dominick Wadsworth

Third Grade
Taylor Allen

Intermediate

Elizabeth Finley

Fourth Grade
Karissa Ginter

Fifth Grade
Selena Allen

Sixth Grade
Patricia Cahill

                                                         The Eagle’s Eye on the Intermediate Class
                                                                       By: Mrs. Patricia Colson

            Mrs. Colson’s Intermediate Class has been working very hard this year.  We have learned many new and exciting things.  For instance, we are able to write our first and last names in cursive and are learning how to form all the upper and lowercase letters.  Also, we are working on our multiplication facts.  So far, we have learned the 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, 7s, and 10s.
        We are looking forward to some very special upcoming events this spring.  On May 15, we will be going with the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes to the Waterford Harbor for a free program supported by the New York State Canal Corp.  This trip is designed to enhance and reinforce the Erie Canal component of the N. Y. State school curriculum.
        The Edinburg Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) is also sponsoring a school-wide trip to the Wild West Ranch in Lake George sometime in June.  We can’t wait!!!
        Just to let you know…..The “Buy one, get one free” (BOGO) Scholastic Book Fair that the P.T.O. usually sponsors is no longer offered to us as it was in the past.  We were informed that only schools that have multiple fairs throughout the school year are eligible for the “BOGO”.  Therefore, we will not be having a book fair this year.

The Edinburg Common School Intermediate Class would like to wish everyone a HAPPY, HEALTHY SPRING!

                                                               
     
                                                            
Eagles
Edinburg Common School
4 Johnson Road
Edinburg, NY   12134
Phone: (518) 863-8412
Fax: (518) 863-2564

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