Budget
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On May 17, residents of the Menands School District voted by a margin of 113 to 60 to pass the proposed $7,552,806 budget for the 2011-12 school year.
The budget is $27,162 less than the current
year’s budget—a decrease in spending of
approximately one-third of one percent
(-0.36%). In spite of a decrease in the spending plan from
this year
to next, the proposed budget calls for increasing the tax levy by
$182,360, or 3.13%. Increasing the tax levy – the amount of money
the school district needs to raise from taxes to balance the budget,
is necessary due to a reduction in revenue
from interest income, State aid, and fund balance.
“In developing this budget,” explained Superintendent Kathy Meany, “the Menands Board of Education maintained its commitment to providing a high quality education to the children of the community at a realistic cost to the taxpayers.”
The district will set the actual tax rate in August after the Town of Colonie publishes the final assessments for properties located in the school district. Based on current estimates, the proposed budget will result in an increase in school taxes of about $73 for the year on a home assessed at $100,000.
2011-12 Budget Links
Public
Budget Document for 2011-12 Proposed Budget (PDF)
Superintendent's
Letter - May 2011 (PDF)
Paw
Prints - May 2011 Budget Issue (PDF)
Superintendent
Principal
Phone: (518) 465.4561
Fax: (518) 434.2840
19 Wards Lane
Menands, NY 12204
