The Brockport Board of Education adopted the proposed 2012-2013 budget during their April 3 meeting. The $69,093,035 proposed budget, a decrease of more than a half million dollars from the current year’s budget, reflects a 2.54% tax levy increase.
The proposed budget includes utilizing more than $3.6 million in fund balance and reserves along with reductions made to many areas of the budget, including 10.6 instructional positions and 6.2 support service positions, to close the multi-million budget gap. These reductions were minimized after recalculating the draft budget based on Brockport’s tax levy limit of 2.54% and $636,170 in additional state aid, restored after the state approved their budget on March 30. The first draft budget included 26.3 staffing reductions.
The community is invited to attend a Public Hearing on Tuesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. in the Hill School Cafetorium, to learn more about the 2012-2013 proposed budget. In addition to the budget, a school bus proposition of $861,000 will go before voters to purchase 10 buses and trade in 14 buses, in an effort to maintain a 10 year replacement cycle. A video about the school bus proposition and additional budget information may be found at www.bcs1.org/2012-2013budget.
Voters will also select a school board trustee to serve a five-year term.
The proposed budget vote, school bus proposition and election of one Board of Education trustee will be held on May 15 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the A.D. Oliver Middle School gymnasium, 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the High School Main Lobby and the Barclay School. The community will have the opportunity again this year to provide feedback by completing an exit poll after voting.
