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Input sought on cuts to Mohonasen budget

    Residents are invited to provide input into how the Mohonasen Central School District should cut its 2012-13 budget at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the high school’s Farnsworth Technology Center.
    During the last three years, Mohonasen has implemented $7 million in budget cuts and savings including cutting teacher, administrative and support positions; reduced spending for operations, maintenance, technology and athletics; and obtaining concessions from employees.
    School officials are bracing for another multimillion-dollar budget gap because of dwindling state aid and the state’s new property tax levy cap.
    Maintaining the existing programs would result in a budget of $46.2 million, $3.3 million more than the current budget, so the district will be looking at all spending that is not mandated by the state. At a recent board meeting, Superintendent Kathleen Spring said as many as 34 to 47 jobs could be eliminated.
    People who plan to attend the meeting are encouraged to send an email to aleon@mohonasen.org or call 356-8250.
    Another forum is scheduled for Feb. 29 at the same time and place.
    Community members can also participate online through a video and chat interface at http://breeze. neric.org/mohonbudget and log in as a guest.

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Mohon mulls $1.9M projected budget gap
Community budget forum focuses on 2.28 percent tax levy increase
By John Purcell As of Wednesday, February 1, 2012

#Rotterdam — Mohonasen Central School District is likely facing another year of budget cuts after shedding more than $6.5 million in spending and 60 positions over the last three years.

#The district held its first community budget forum on Monday, Jan 30, at the Mohonasen High School Farnsworth Technology Center. The forum included a presentation from school officials on the 2012-13 budget process and then attendees broke off into groups to discuss various questions related to the budget. Also, the district for the first time had people connected to the meeting through an online interface with audio and slides shared online.

#Superintendent Kathleen Spring started the forum with a hard look at where the district could be headed if state aid continues to decline.

#The district will likely see a 1 percent increase in state aid, according to Spring, or about $180,000. This year, the district is also seeing expiring federal aid, resulting in $843,000 less to help ease the budget burden.

#“About 50 percent of our budget comes through state aid,” she said. “If something doesn’t change drastically in terms of the funding formula, or combined with serious mandate relief, we have about two to three years we will be able to operate as a district.”..............................>>>>......................>>>>.....................http://www.schenectadyspotlight.com/news/2012/feb/01/mohon-mulls-19m-projected-budget-gap/

TECH will take over the traditional school and this conversation.....give it 5 years.......

It is happening now senders,
kahn academy and many other forwward thinking teachers are getting in early.
Smart teachers who can fend for themselves ,providing a quality product at affordable prices.
Folks who have no need to be cared for by union and government man dated policies that only serve to promote the production of workers and consumers.

Virtual Teachers are the future, the licensing fees are cheaper then salaries.  Heck, I'd trust Rosie the Robot from the Jetsons with my child.