Central Islip School Voters Guide 2010
VOTING
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at ECC Gymnasium at Alfano School.
THE BUDGET
The district is proposing a $171,367,626 budget for the 2010-11 school year, a 3.48 percent increase over the current $165,610,336 spending plan.
The local tax levy would rise by 7.51 percent from the current $74,389,279 to $79,974,986 in 2010-11.
The owner of the average single-family house assessed at $40,000 would pay $7,900 in school taxes, up 7.57 percent from $7,344 this year.
The proposed budget would eliminate 113 positions, including 62 teachers. Salary negotiations are ongoing.
The budget would also reduce full-day kindergarten to a half day, eliminate high school junior varsity sports and all middle school sports, and cut the alternative high school program.
District website:
www.centralislip.k12.ny.us
THE CANDIDATES
Incumbents Daniel Devine and John Smith are unopposed for three-year terms.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.
