Budget and Finance

2013-14 School Budget Vote
Noon to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 21
Canajoharie High School lobby

 

Latest Budget and Finance News

Full proposed 2013-14 school budget report

To see a breakdown of the proposed 2013-14 school budget, click here. To see a brief information presentation about the proposed budget, click here. To see the budget newsletter, click here.

Canajoharie BOE adopts $19.7 million proposed budgetbudget graphic

Canajoharie Central School District residents will vote May 21 on a proposed $19.7 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The proposal increases spending by 2.53 percent over 2012-13 and carries a tax levy increase of 2.5 percent. (FULL STORY)

State budget includes $112,000 restoration in school aid for Canajoharie

On March 29, the New York State Legislature passed a state budget for 2013-14 that includes a modest restoration of school aid. Canajoharie Central School District will receive an additional $112,000 more than originally projected in the governor’s proposed budget. (FULL STORY)

Canajoharie receives state aid increase in Governor’s proposed budget

Canajoharie Central School District will receive $11,751,402 in overall state aid for the 2013-14 school year under Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget which was revealed on Tuesday. (FULL STORY)

Our students matter too…Fair funding for all schools

No matter how much homework they do, no matter how hard they study, no matter how high their grades, each and every one of our students in Canajoharie, and all of upstate for that matter, do not have the same school experience as students in more well-to-do districts. Our students are behind because these better funded districts are able to offer many more opportunities and resources to their students than we can offer to ours. Every student matters, and every student should have the opportunities for a rich school experience – no matter where they live in the state. (full story)

Answers about budget votes, mandate relief, and pensions

Some of the bigger issues affecting public schools are mandates and mandate relief, the new supermajority and contingency rules involving school budgets, and the latest pension "reform" changes and the tax levy cap exclusion. For more information, please see the resources on the right.