Next
Meeting
March 18
6:30 pm
in
Schenectady High School Library
Please enter near the flagpole. When you enter the building,
take a left and then your first right. The library will be on
your right hand side.
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March 4, 2010
Video from March 4
Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
Part 1
Part
2
Part 3
Part
4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
The March 4 meeting airs on
SCS-TV
Channel 17 on Time Warner Cable in Schenectady
Monday – Friday: 4:30pm
Sat & Sun: 11am & 2pm
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February 25,
2010
Information will
be posted.
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January 27,
2010
Presentation - Agenda, charts & updates
Video
from January 27 Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
Video (9 minute excerpt)
The entire meeting is aired on SCS-17, Channel 17 on Time Warner
Cable. See
Schedule
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January 13, 2010
About 11 community
members joined Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Mike
San Angelo and other district leaders to talk about the 2010-2011
budget process at the first Budget Advisory Committee held
January 13. San Angelo suggested the group first
study and talk about the current year budget, discuss budget
areas, learn about the necessary components and then raise
questions and concerns. He presented an overview of the
2009-2010 budget and pointed to the areas that must be
included when developing the new budget.
Some of the topics
discussed were budget deadlines and notices, year to year
comparisons, required reports, fund balance, tax rate
calculation, contingency budget calculation, state aid,
projections and more.
Committee members
raised many questions and asked for reports that will help them
better understand some of the areas that need to be considered
when building a budget - for example budgeted vs. actual
expenses, enrollment trends, budgeting priorities, opportunities
for cost-sharing, gift and talented/remediation expenses and
more detailed budget information. Many of the
questions raised at the meeting will be answered at the next
meeting.
The group also
discussed unknown variables such as state aid. Committee
members expect to talk more about state aid after Governor
Paterson puts out his proposal. "It's at that time," San
Angelo said, "that we can start to
anticipate state aid."
"Tonight's session
is to get us started," said San Angelo. "We have a lot of
work to do." He also suggested that the members share
their ideas. "If you have an idea, let us know what it
is."
School Board
President Maxine Brisport said that the conversation at the
first meeting proves that
the BAC committee is needed. "I appreciate everybody coming
tonight," she said. "Next time bring a friend." She
stressed that input is valuable. "It's our schools, city
and community. We are all in this together."
San Angelo said it
is early enough in the process that new members can join the
committee. The discussions will continue to grow with each
meeting so the earlier new members come on board better.
He said that the committee feedback and suggestions will be
considered as the 2010-2011 budget is developed.
Anyone who is
interested in joining this committee, please email Dr. Michael
San Angelo at
sanangelom@schenectady.k12.ny.us. Please provide your
name, address, phone number and email address.
The second meeting
is scheduled for January 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Schenectady High School Commons (this location is tentative
- please check back.)
