A public hearing on the school superintendent’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2014 will take place Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Middlebrook School, 131 School Road.
The budget, as presented to the Board of Education on Jan. 9, totaled $77,300,422, a 4.39% increase over the current year.
Major components of the budget include:
• Salaries — 59.2%.
• Employee benefits — 19.7%.
• Supplies and equipment — 12.3%.
Among these components are special education, which represents 22% of the budget, new course offerings and technology upgrades.
A second budget presentation will take place Thursday, Jan. 31, at 9:15 a.m. in the Cider Mill cafeteria. This is a presentation before the PTA, but Board of Education president Bruce Likly said he expected all courteous members of the public would be welcome.
Adam Droit
January 25, 2013
What is so courteous about the BOE exceeding the BOS guideline by a factor of 3?