Hastings Board of Ed Seeks Restoration of School Funds

Hastings-on-Hudson education officials are continuing their efforts to urge parents to write to state officials to have $4.2 million in funding restored to the district’s budget.

Below is the text from an email from the Board of Education to parents with a link to write to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others:

Dear Community Members,

Please take a moment to help us advocate for full State funding for our district. Over the past six years, through the Gap Elimination Act, the State has withheld $4.2 million of its approved funding from our district and $9 billion state-wide. Taxpayers need to ask again for an end to the GEA and for the State to fulfill its role in funding public education.

State revenues are up and our legislators have indicated that there is willingness among our officials on both sides of the aisle to make the change. The Hastings PTSA sent out a similar appeal before the winter break; this is another opportunity to make a difference.

The Governor will propose his budget in mid-January so the time to act is now! It’s very simple. Use the following link,

https://www.votervoice.net/WPSBA/campaigns/43792/respond

and in just a minute you can make your voice heard. You can find more information on the GEA and how districts have been impacted on our local school board association’s home page at http://wpsba.org/.

Thank you for joining with us,

Members of the Board of Education