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PROPOSED 2013-14 SCHOOL BUDGETS

Data compiled as of April 12. Final budget adoption deadline April 26. Public vote May 21.

n Orange County

district

Proposed
2013-14 budget

Chester

$23,693,543

*2013-14 ( %)
Proposed tax
*2013-14 tax
increase levy for 2013-14 levy increase (%)

2.51%

$14,999,993

1.38%

2013-14 Total
state aid

Proposed 2013-14
Proposed 2013-14 Other 2013-14
job cuts in FTEs program cuts
cost savings

$6,329,000

2013-14 Exceed tax

tax cap (%)
cap? (Y/N)

1.89%

Cornwall
$64,274,790
5.70%
$44,200,329
4.95%
$15,920,038
3.72%

Goshen

$64,594,807

Highland Falls
$27,239,330
4.95%
$9,720,714
3.18%
$7,978,398
4 Energy Performance Deferred

project completed
maintenance

5.00%

Middletown
$146,082,543
3.92%
$65,559,516
2.73%
$69,479,425 Move 6 to
N/A Cut .5% in each

keyboard specialists
budget line

5.06%

Monroe-Woodbury $153,536,304
1.98%
$106,285,611
0.99%
$47,250,693
$6.2M saved in

retirements, attrition;

cuts in debt,

transportation

2.41%

N/A

Newburgh
$236,300,000



$124,721,499

5.40%

Undecided

Pine Bush
$103,500,532
2.16%
$53,289,504
2.97%
$46,448,428 3.6, all retirements Cut bus, debt, BOCES,

energy costs

4.89%

Port Jervis
$62,170,300
2.40%
$27,033,312
2.00%
$31,146,749
9, all attrition Cut 10 BOCES C-Tech slots,

$50,000 in utility expenses

4.75%

Tuxedo

3.83% Y

1.05%

$43,144,382

$10,900,000

3.76%

4.99%

$12,807,115

$914,545

1.4

Being
considered

3.76%

$16,700,000

4.84%

Closing 1 unspecified
elementary school

3 teachers

Valley Central




$31,065,164
51

Closing 1 unspecified

4.31%
elementary school

Warwick
$82,466,793
3.02%
$56,177,295
3.40%
$22,090,526 Cut 25 jobs for Closing Kings

$2.8M savings Elementary School

4.98%

Washingtonville $84,370,348

3.52%

n Sullivan County

district

Proposed
2013-14 budget

1.81%

$52,697,125

3.52%

*2013-14 ( %)
Proposed tax
*2013-14 tax
increase levy for 2013-14 levy increase (%)

$26,796,272
2013-14 Total
state aid

6.4

Cut bus runs, debt

Proposed 2013-14
Proposed 2013-14 Other 2013-14
job cuts in FTEs program cuts
cost savings

Being
considered

2013-14 Exceed tax

tax cap (%)
cap? (Y/N)

Eldred
$16,259,864
2.14%
$8,986,405
4.90%
$4,893,906
6 Cut drivers education Across the board 4.91%

budget reductions

Fallsburg

$36,498,130

3.11%

Liberty

$40,965,123

1.90%

$18,225,930

0.79%

$15,833,200

0 program cuts

5.80%

$20,430,140

5.85%

Monticello
$80,186,419
3.62%
$44,241,951
2.74%
$28,135,762
24.5


Tri-Valley

n Ulster County

district

$30,020,864
Proposed
2013-14 budget

2.27%

$20,215,567

$450K for baccalaureate

program reallocated
$75,000 each

2.81%

3.28%

3.67%

*2013-14 ( %)
Proposed tax
*2013-14 tax
increase levy for 2013-14 levy increase (%)

Ellenville

$45,482,183

Highland

$38,524,337

$11,796,581

3.14%

Kingston
$145,467,022
1.70%
$95,736,527
2.50%
$45,594,547
52 Closing Anna Devine,

Zena, Sophie Finn

elementary schools

3.95%

Marlboro

4.40%

-13.20%
$11,099,489
60

3.14%

Undecided

3.80

4.40%

Onteora
$51,609,400
3.71%
$40,296,098
0.00%
$7,171,008

5 full time,
4 part time

4.85%

Rondout Valley $58,033,911

1.88%
$34,496,322
0.65%
$20,737,139

5.1 cuts,
2 attrition

3.53%

3.51%

N/A

Saugerties

$55,882,331

3%

2.20%

$37,145,000

$35,892,979

3.25%

2013-14 Exceed tax

tax cap (%)
cap? (Y/N)

3.25%

$52,000,000

$22,018,355

Proposed 2013-14
Proposed 2013-14 Other 2013-14
job cuts in FTEs program cuts
cost savings

$16,914,799

New Paltz

8.01%

2013-14 Total
state aid

4.40%

1.98%

$12,505,000

$18,780,033

Closing Milton, Middle Hope

elementary schools

Sources: Sources vary. Some information came from school district officials, some from the most recent budget data on school district websites, some from the state Education Department. N/A = Information not available.

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