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davidfrazer
Citizen
Username: Davidfrazer
Post Number: 71
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 9:52 pm: | 
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The public is invited to Sessions III & IV of the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education's "Budget 101" workshop series. Session III is set for Wednesday, December 3 from 7-9 p.m. Session IV will be held on Tuesday, December 9 from 7-9 p.m. Both sessions will be held at the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood.
Session III will focus on budget constraints and cost drivers, including federal and state mandates, Board policy and market forces. Session IV will examine near-term expenditure trends, review the recent three-year budget projections and consider various line items in the current 2003-04 budget.
More information is available on the District website, http://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/finance/financehome.htm.
David E. Frazer
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marie
Citizen
Username: Marie
Post Number: 919
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2003 - 10:49 pm: |
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Thanks for posting this information David.
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fringe
Citizen
Username: Fringe
Post Number: 236
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 8:44 am: |
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According to BOE president Mila Jasey at the 1 December meeting, the purpose of Budget 101 is to "build support in the community for what we need."
And what is that, Mila? |
jem
Citizen
Username: Jem
Post Number: 836
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 9:05 am: |
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Gee, might that not be a better-informed populace, one that understands the realities of school finance in NJ as they impact our community? Maybe if more people paid attention and absorbed the information being presented they'd direct their ire and calls to action at a level beyond the school board, difficult as that may be. |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2490
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 9:11 am: |
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Or, to put it another way ...
The more people know about what we're spending our money on, the more intelligent the decision to be made by our government officials. Neither "spend whatever they ask for", nor "just cut taxes, period" are appropriate approaches. |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2537
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 9, 2003 - 10:56 am: |
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Just a "bump" up the message list -
Session IV of the South Orange Maplewood Board of Education's "Budget 101" workshop series will be held tonight, Tuesday, December 9 from 7-9 p.m., at the District Meeting Room, 525 Academy Street, Maplewood.
As described above: "Session IV will examine near-term expenditure trends, review the recent three-year budget projections and consider various line items in the current 2003-04 budget."
It will be especially worthwhile for those of you interested in "spotting" potential BOE candidates ... |
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