SHERBURNE – Up to 13 staff members could be let go from the Sherburne-Earlville Central Schools next year in an effort to meet a potential loss of $1.6 million in state aid.

The district stands to lose the most state aid of the nine school districts in Chenango County if Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget plan makes it through the New York State Legislature. Cuomo proposes to cut $1.5 billion in school aid. Chenango County’s districts, in total, stand to lose nearly $7.3 million.

The proposed staff cuts include 10 teachers, one faculty and two support staff. Only one teacher has indicated plans to retire so far, though the state could later offer incentive packages that others may choose to take. Superintendent Gayle Hellert said the known retiree, a middle school teacher, will not be replaced.

Seven staff members were eliminated last year, including four teachers who retired and were not replaced.

“We had a lot of retirements last year, which will make it difficult this year,” said Hellert.

Meeting Monday night, the S-E school board projected raising $6,500,419 in taxes, or about a 1.9 percent increase over last year’s levy. The 2011-12 draft budget of $29,459,365 is 1.67 percent more.

Little objection or discussion of the staff reductions ensued during the board meeting. Member Patrick Dunshee said this year’s gap between state funding and the district’s budget is larger than what he had seen in five years on the board. He said salaries represent the largest budget line item.