Otselic Valley looks at going to single campus
SOUTH OTSELIC – Governor David Paterson’s proposed executive budget, which estimates $4,117,860 in state aid cuts for Chenango County schools, will make for a “tough and painful” situation, said Otselic Valley Business Manager George Lott. OV would face $328,389 in cuts, down 5.89 percent from projected state aid for 2010-1011, according to a preliminary estimate.
Superintendent Larry Thomas, who will step down at the end of this month following his acceptance of the district supervisor position at the Sullivan County BOCES, said the school board is seeking to form a committee to investigate the logistics, and the financial ramifications, of shutting down the OV Elementary School and bringing all of the students to one campus.
“School Board President Dave Cruikshank has repeatedly stressed that this is something no one is happy about,” said Thomas. “Yet this may be necessary due to this current economic emergency.”
The Otselic Valley Board of Education has held several meetings this month, examining a scenario which would allow them to get a contingency budget in place for 2010 and 2011.
“We knew this year’s budget would require some serious cuts,” stated Thomas. “Yet we had assumed that state aid would remain flat for this year.”
According to Lott and Thomas, the governor’s proposed cuts in aid would result in drastic cuts on all levels, but they wished to remind concerned citizens that no firm decisions have been made, and that nothing is set in stone. However, Lott stated that there is a “high likelihood of this becoming a reality, so people must be prepared.”
Thomas reported the school board has taken a pro-active position to stay ahead of this, and recently approved a series of meetings to address the matter, the dates for which will be published in the school’s newsletter. The public is encouraged to attend, said Thomas.
“We’re at a very critical point,” stated Lott. “Every school in the state is facing this difficult situation.”
Thomas added that these developments are “difficult, because we have to look to the future, and we don’t want to hurt the kids.”
The next budget session, which will include the first draft of the budget, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, at the Otselic Valley Junior-Senior High School, 125 County Road 13A, South Otselic.
Superintendent Larry Thomas, who will step down at the end of this month following his acceptance of the district supervisor position at the Sullivan County BOCES, said the school board is seeking to form a committee to investigate the logistics, and the financial ramifications, of shutting down the OV Elementary School and bringing all of the students to one campus.
“School Board President Dave Cruikshank has repeatedly stressed that this is something no one is happy about,” said Thomas. “Yet this may be necessary due to this current economic emergency.”
The Otselic Valley Board of Education has held several meetings this month, examining a scenario which would allow them to get a contingency budget in place for 2010 and 2011.
“We knew this year’s budget would require some serious cuts,” stated Thomas. “Yet we had assumed that state aid would remain flat for this year.”
According to Lott and Thomas, the governor’s proposed cuts in aid would result in drastic cuts on all levels, but they wished to remind concerned citizens that no firm decisions have been made, and that nothing is set in stone. However, Lott stated that there is a “high likelihood of this becoming a reality, so people must be prepared.”
Thomas reported the school board has taken a pro-active position to stay ahead of this, and recently approved a series of meetings to address the matter, the dates for which will be published in the school’s newsletter. The public is encouraged to attend, said Thomas.
“We’re at a very critical point,” stated Lott. “Every school in the state is facing this difficult situation.”
Thomas added that these developments are “difficult, because we have to look to the future, and we don’t want to hurt the kids.”
The next budget session, which will include the first draft of the budget, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, at the Otselic Valley Junior-Senior High School, 125 County Road 13A, South Otselic.
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