Cablevision Schedule
Mondays from 7 to 7:30 PM on April 27, May 4, May 11, and May 18
WCSD Web Site Video
The superintendent's April 21 presentation (a 38-minute streaming video)
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Where to Vote
- Fishkill Elementary School
- Fishkill Plains Elementary School
- Gayhead Elementary School
- Myers Corners Elementary School
- Vassar Road Elementary School
- Sheafe Road Elementary School
Note:
The Wappingers JHS polling location has changed to the Sheafe Road Elementary School.
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When to Vote
- Tuesday, May 19
- 7:30 AM to 9 PM
Vote results
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Board Candidates (listed in ballot order; 3 to be elected)
- Anthony LoCicero
- Ann S. Fadgen
- Azia Ahsan
- Lori Jiava
- Wendy McNamara
Current and Upcoming Documents [documents without links will appear on this site shortly]
- WCSD In Print - Budget 2009-10 Issue: This special budget issue
contains a letter from the Superintendent and the President of the
Board of Education, the 2009-10 Property Tax Report Card, an overview
of the budget proposal, a description of a contingency budget, a copy
of the district's bus proposition, statements by the candidates of the
Board of Education (5 candidates are seeking to fill 3 seats), and more (783k pdf).
- Proposed 2009-2010 Budget Presentation:
Presented by the superintendent at the
April 21st meeting. At that meeting, the Board voted to put this budget proposal up for public vote on May 19.
- A video of the superintendent's presentation (also listed on the left side of this page)
- Report Cards: The Property Tax Report Card is in the copy of WCSD In Print
listed above. The April 2009 edition of the New York State Education
Department's academic report cards for the district and the state can
be found here.
- Total Budget Summary: A four-page listing of the function codes for each of the 80+ major
parts of the budget proposal. The line for each code contains a code
description; the amount for that code in the 2008-2009 approved budget
and the 2009-2010 Board of Education adopted budget; and the dollar and
percent increase or decrease between the two.
- Budget Charts: Two charts, the first of which breaks the budget down into its three core components (capital, admin, and program). The second chart breaks the budget down into seven core objects (salaries, benefits, BOCES, contractual, transfers, supplies, and equipment) (16k pdf).
- Capital Projects Considered for Inclusion in the 2009-2010 Budget:
A list, including costs, of districtwide projects along with
projects at John Jay and Roy C. Ketcham High Schools, Wappingers Junior
High School, and Fishkill Plains and Gayhead Elementary Schools.
- Proposed Bus Replacement Plan:
Describes the current bus fleet and lists the proposed replacement
purchases. Originally presented to the Board at its March 23, 2009
meeting (24k pdf).
Background Documents
- Addressing the 2009-10 Anticipated Revenue Budget Gap: A presentation by the superintendent at the December 18, 2008 Board of Education meeting (34k pdf).
This presentation lists the following five types of actions the Board
will consider to reduce the 2009-2010 budget and, for each, lists
specific reductions the Board might make. The page numbers in
parentheses refer to the pages in the presentation related to each
type.:
- Elimination/curtailment of instructional programs and services (pages 3-4).
- Elimination/curtailment of non-instructional services (pages 5-6).
- Review of revenue projections and business practices (pages 7-8).
- Use of RFPs for the sub-contracting of services (page 9).
- Implementation of improved operating efficiencies (pages 10-11)
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