Essential Information: School Board Elections and Budget Vote Tomorrow

School board elections are tomorrow, May 18. Bronxville-Eastchester Patch brings you a rundown of the important details to know for each school district.

School Board:

There are three candidates up for three specific Board trustee seats. Each winning candidate will serve a three-year term.

The candidates are:

David Brashear

Charles Cain

Denise Tormey

Bios of each candidate can be found here.

Budget Highlights:

• The 2010-2011 budget adopted by the school board is $43,496,615
• This represents a –1.40% budget-to-budget decrease from last year
• This represents a –1.10% decrease in the tax levy
• 24.7 positions were eliminated. These are: 5.1 teachers, 2.7 clerical and 16.7 custodial staff, according to the newsletter put out by the district.
• The foreign language enrichment program in the Elementary School was also eliminated, as indicated in the budget presentation  

More details on the budget, including the budget presentation can be found here. Read the Across the Bronxville Schools budget newsletter, here.

Voting:

Voting for both the school board trustees and the annual budget will be held from 7 am – 9 pm at this location:

• Bronxville School Multi-purpose Room at 177 Pondfield Rd. Use the Midland Ave. entrance.

School Board:

There are four candidates up for two Board seats. Each winning candidate will serve a three-year term.

The candidates are:

Anthony Buonocore (incumbent)

Jim Lombardi

Julio Urbina (incumbent)

Danielle Nealis

Budget Highlights:

• The school board-approved budget for 2010-2011 is $27,935,935.
• This represents a 1.23% budget to budget increase
• This represents a 2.26% tax rate increase
• 7.6 teaching positions were eliminated, according to the newsletter distributed by the school, along with 2 aides at the Cottle School, as indicated in the budget presentation
•  Programs such as the school newspaper, some intramurals sports, jazz club and the hockey team were cut, according to the presentation
• Special education revenue rose by $400,000, according to the newsletter

Find more detailed budget information here. And you can view the presentation here.

Voting:

Voting for both the school board trustees and the annual budget will be held from 6 am – 9 pm at these three locations

• District A: Tuckahoe Community Center at 71 Columbus Ave.
• District B: Cottle Elementary School at 2 Siwanoy Blvd.
• District C: Chester Heights Fire House at 10 Oregon Ave.

School Board: 

There are four candidates up for three open Board trustee positions. Each winning candidate will serve a three-year term.

The candidates are:

Paul S. Cubita (incumbent)

Paul Doyle Jr. (incumbent)

Renee Marsh

Mary Messner Martin (incumbent)

Bios on each candidate are available here.

Budget Highlights:

• The 2010-2011 budget approved by the board is $69,062,271.
• This represents a budget-to-budget increase of 2.43%
• This represents a tax levy increase of 3.22%
• 26 positions have been eliminated, including 6 teachers, 7 monitors, 10 teaching assistants and 3 clerical/staff positions, as indicated in the budget presentation
• A reduction in overtime, professional development and a salary free for the Superintendent, among other cuts, as indicated in the presentation
• The busing referendum remains in the budget, as indicated in the "School Talk" newsletter

For more details on the budget, you can view the budget here and the Superintendent's  presentation here. The School Talk newsletter can be found here. Additional info can be found on the District website.

Voting:

Voting for both the school board trustees and the annual budget will be held from 6 am – 9 pm at these two locations:

• Eastchester Middle School gym at 550 White Plains Rd.
• Garth Road residents: 235 Garth Road

Editor's Note: The highlights represent only a small part of what is included in each budget for the various school districts. Please refer to each presentation for more detailed information.