Building the 2009-10 WCSD Budget
Wappingers Central School District


| District Home Page | Superintendent's Corner | Updated on  May 19, 2009

 

BUDGET INFORMATION

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)


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.
When to Vote
  • Tuesday, May 19
  • 7:30 AM to 9 PM

Vote results

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.:
  1. Elimination/curtailment of instructional programs and services (pages 3-4).
  2. Elimination/curtailment of non-instructional services (pages 5-6).
  3. Review of revenue projections and business practices (pages 7-8).
  4. Use of RFPs for the sub-contracting of services (page 9).
  5. Implementation of improved operating efficiencies (pages 10-11)