Eyeing an uncertain financial future and rising costs of operational essentials, the Granville Board of Education approved sending a $24 million budget to the voters May 17. The $24,048,554 budget will increase taxes less than the anticipated 2 percent cap looming over next year, with a 1.5-percent tax increase for 2011-2012. The budget will use [...]
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Union agrees to givebacks to save five teaching jobs
Two year contract contains step free One year freeze saves five jobs By Matthew Rice The Granville Teachers Association agreed to a new contract with a Wednesday night April 6 vote, a move which will save five teaching jobs in the high school. The contract was approved by the Granville Board of Education [...]
Bessen: Cuts will not harm education
An on-time state budget did little to help close the budget gap in Granville and will lead to layoffs, district officials said. Granville school district officials discovered the restored aid in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s first budget will have little impact on the spending plan proposed by Superintendent Mark Bessen calling for 28 layoffs — 13 [...]
Save Our Staff – teachers, students urge board to reconsider cuts
Spurred by layoff notices sent to 13 teachers and 15 support staff members, taxpayers and students marched to the podium Monday night to urge the Granville Board of Education to reconsider its 2011-2012 budget proposal and save those jobs. On Friday, as required by contract, the 28 school employees received Reduction in Force (RIF) notices, [...]
School district saves $167,000
Board approves saving move Residents attending Monday night’s board of education got a lesson in what good credit can do for you when with one vote, the district saved $167,000. Business manager Cathy Somich brought a measure before the board requesting approval on refinancing of some of the debt left over from a [...]
School eyeing staff layoffs
With little word from Albany opposing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s state budget proposal Granville school officials have said they continue to prepare for the worst, including staffing cuts. “We still need to cut personnel and programs by $600,000,” Superintendent Mark Bessen said Monday night. At the regular meeting of the Granville Board of Education Bessen said [...]
Local cancellations
The winter sports awards at Granville High School will not be held tonight as scheduled. No new date at this point, one is expected. The start of the spring sports season will also be delayed as there is no practice/games on a day school is cancelled. For those keeping track, Granville is out of snow [...]
Sports Awards set for March 7
The awards ceremony for all winter sports will be held in the Granville High School gymnasium on March 7 at 6 p.m. prior to the meeting of the Board of Education in the high school library. All winter sports programs will be recognized in the ceremony featuring coaches and players.
School officials expect grim budget outlook
Even as preliminary discussion on the budget for 2011-2012 began, Granville School District officials warned the school board to brace for what could be an even bumpier ride over the next few school years if proposed aid cuts stand. “I want to try to paint you a picture of what the governor did to Granville [...]
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