Dear resident of the Southern Cayuga community: Teachers and parents - in fact everyone in this community# - should share a common goal: the best education possible for children.
Our school board has carefully crafted a budget with that goal in mind, while staying fiscally responsible. The proposed budget continues to provide this community's children with strong and diverse academic programs as well as a wide range of extracurricular activities, while spending tax dollars prudently on only those programs that are absolutely necessary.
This school budget deserves your support.
In asking for your “yes” vote, we want to remind you that good schools help our children get into the best colleges, land good jobs and lead brighter futures. In addition, schools which are well-funded and enjoy excellent reputations help to attract business and boost property values.
Some have raised concerns about rising property taxes. Teachers are taxpayers, too, and certainly we share that concern.
But the vast majority of teachers understand that the cost of running our schools is going up and state aid has not kept pace. We see education as an investment, not an expense. We hope you see it that way, too.
We do not believe that this community's children and its excellent public school should suffer as a result of decisions in Albany. Our children deserve the best! A defeated budget, however, could lead to cuts that have the potential to effect programs across the board.
Extracurricular sports, music, drama, programs for gifted and talented, and extra help for students who are struggling could all be impacted. We do not believe that this community wants that to happen.
We all share a common interest with you in maintaining the excellent reputation of our schools. We are asking you to join us in voting “yes” on Tuesday, June 17.
And, please, help us to spread the word! On the 17th, it's vital that voters remember the value of a vibrant public education system to our own children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, neighbors and friends.
Pulling the “Yes” lever for the school budget is the best way to show it.
Bernie DeGraw and
William Zimpfer
Poplar Ridge
DeGraw and Zimpfer write on behalf of the Southern Cayuga Teachers' Association
This school budget deserves your support.
In asking for your “yes” vote, we want to remind you that good schools help our children get into the best colleges, land good jobs and lead brighter futures. In addition, schools which are well-funded and enjoy excellent reputations help to attract business and boost property values.
Some have raised concerns about rising property taxes. Teachers are taxpayers, too, and certainly we share that concern.
But the vast majority of teachers understand that the cost of running our schools is going up and state aid has not kept pace. We see education as an investment, not an expense. We hope you see it that way, too.
We do not believe that this community's children and its excellent public school should suffer as a result of decisions in Albany. Our children deserve the best! A defeated budget, however, could lead to cuts that have the potential to effect programs across the board.
Extracurricular sports, music, drama, programs for gifted and talented, and extra help for students who are struggling could all be impacted. We do not believe that this community wants that to happen.
We all share a common interest with you in maintaining the excellent reputation of our schools. We are asking you to join us in voting “yes” on Tuesday, June 17.
And, please, help us to spread the word! On the 17th, it's vital that voters remember the value of a vibrant public education system to our own children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, neighbors and friends.
Pulling the “Yes” lever for the school budget is the best way to show it.
Bernie DeGraw and
William Zimpfer
Poplar Ridge
DeGraw and Zimpfer write on behalf of the Southern Cayuga Teachers' Association
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thinksensibly wrote on Jun 17, 2008 9:27 AM:
I agree that the EDUCATION is the priority. However, I do NOT see how this revisd budget is prudent or fiscally responsible.
We are overstaffed on UNnecessary positions and yet, we are modifying the sports program, not hiring a math teachers and pushing the cost of driver ed onto the parents in addition to the taxes?? We currently can't provide textbooks for NECESSARY to each student.. but we can employ extra staff for UNnecessary electives or other positions??
YES.. let's talk about making EDUCATION the priority it was 20+ years ago! Let's talk about putting the PRIDE back in our school district.
As for teachers being taxpayers... are they paying Southern Cayuga taxes? I would guess the majority is NOT. So really.. does it effect them? OR.. does it just threaten unnecessary positions?
I personally can swallow a tax increase.. that's inevitable. BUT.. I will NOT support a budget that is absolutely ridiculous and frankly, embarrassing! "