Schools
Bedford Schools Looking to Close $8M Budget Gap
Officials said everything is on the chopping block in next year's spending plan.
BEDFORD, NY - As they work on crafting a budget for the 2016-17 school year, Bedford Central School District board of education members have to fill a gap of almost $8 million.
Interim Superintendent John Chambers said that there will be painful cuts and nothing is off the table, according to an article at lohud.com.
The only thing that has been OK’d so far for elimination is instruction for pre-kindergarten.
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That will save $231,000, lohud.com said.
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The budget will be voted on by the public May 17
For more details, including how spending from the fund balance has impacted the district’s bond rating, read lohud.com here.
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