Pearl River Schools to Set Tax Rate

The Pearl River Board of Education will be setting the tax rate for the 2011-12 school year at tonight's meeting, 7:30 p.m. in Pirate Cove.

The board is also expected to appoint a new director of human resources and community services this month.The position was created as part of the reorganization of the district's administration first proposed by new Superintendent Dr. John Morgano in June.

Tonight's meeting was moved back from its originally-scheduled time of 6 p.m.

The Pearl River School District's tax levy increase for 2011-12 is 2.75 percent. The district estimated the actual tax rate increase at 2.43 percent at the time of the vote, but that was without the savings from the changes in bus service to the high school, which also passed along with the budget in May.

Also of note in the district, the events calender for the 2011-12 school year has been completed and is available on the district's website here. Copies will be mailed out this month.