Schools & School Taxes
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Like the rest of the community the Red Hook School administrators and teachers are trying to work with the new problems the district is facing. With new development there is additional enrollment. Much funding has been already been cut and the increasing burden has the potential to jeopardize the education of our children and increase our taxes. The alignment and cooperation of the school and the community officials is imperative to create solutions to this situation.
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Early start times for two Red Hook meetings
RED HOOK - Two Board of Education meetings have been scheduled for early morning this week in an effort to conduct school district business while avoiding conflicts with trustees' personal schedules.
Old cooler may have to be put back in school
RED HOOK - School district officials are reviewing food service refrigeration options for Mill Road Elementary School after learning a new walk-in cooler may not be ready until after 2008-09 classes begin.
Costs rise for Red Hook schools project
RED HOOK - The Board of Education will meet on Monday to vote on change orders for a $14.95 million project to update security and repair roofs in the school district's three buildings.
Visual splendor of Spiegelpalais delights audiences at Bard
As an integral part of the 2008 Bard Summerscape festival's theme, Prokofiev and His World, which goes from until Aug. 17, the Spiegelpalais' cabaret format seemed the perfect venue for the North American debut of "Trapeze," an obscure piece scored in 1925 by Sergey Prokofiev and choreographed by Christopher Williams, who is currently based in Brooklyn.
Red Hook school trustees praise longtime volunteer
RED HOOK - Trustees have acknowledged the estimated 50 years of service given by Robert Bowman for volunteer work that has kept the district honest and for working to promote youth recreation.
After-school enrichment program at a crossroads
RED HOOK - The Board of Education is considering whether to continue offering the Crossroads program for art and science enrichment at Mill Road Elementary School.
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Summer work time for district
RED HOOK - Don't think the commotion has stopped in the Red Hook Central School District simply because the school year has ended.
School audit to change focus
RED HOOK - School district trustees were told on Thursday that a review of salaries and benefits would be emphasized as part of the annual external audit.
School board trims $576,000 from twice-rejected budget
PINE PLAINS - The Board of Education has voted to cut $576,000 from the proposed 2008-09 budget that twice was rejected by school district voters.
College raising tuition as costs rise
GREENPORT — Columbia-Greene Community College officials presented the 2008-09 budget to twin-county representatives, airing out a 4.7 percent increase in tuition amid rising operating costs.
Kingston, Wallkill budgets pass; Pine Plains plan rejected
VOTERS in the Kingston and Wallkill school districts approved revised 2008-09 budgets on Tuesday, while Pine Plains voters rejected the same plan they turned down on May 20.
Pine Plains will put up budget unchanged for revote
PINE PLAINS - Voters in the Pine Plains school district will be asked a second time to approve a $25.89 million budget that was rejected at the polls Tuesday.
School budgets are approved in 13 of 18 districts
Proposed school budgets for 2008-09 were approved on Tuesday in 13 of 18 districts in Ulster County, Northern Dutchess and Greene and Columbia counties. Budgets were rejected in Kingston, Hyde Park, Marlboro, Wallkill and Pine Plains.
Red Hook school budget passes
Red Hook's school district residents approved the district's $41,893,474 budget proposal Tuesday night.
5 valley school budgets fail - Contingency budgets looming for some
With voters in five out of 16 local school districts rejecting proposed budgets, some of the districts will go to contingency spending plans while others will need to decide whether or not to present a new budget for voter approval.
School election facts and figures: Northern Dutchess, Columbia
VOTERS in Northern Dutchess and southern Columbia County school districts go to the polls today to decide the fate of their 2008-09 budget proposals and to elect Board of Education members.
Board of Education Candidate Statements
A reprint of the Board of Education Candidate Statements solicited by the PTA and PTSA. Red Hook Concerns endorses the current members of the school board, as well as the candidates McLaughlin, Knobloch and Brooks.
Greenway/Trails Committee
