Schools
Oysterponds School District: Budget Breakdown
Oysterponds Elementary School's adopted budget for the 2011-12 school year includes a spending increase of 1.44 percent from the current year — but the tax levy is 1.53 percent less than last year.
The had adopted a $5.62 million budget for the 2011-12 school year, which includes a 1.44 percent increase in spending from 2010-11 but a 1.53 percent reduction in the school tax levy. Here is an overview of the proposed budget during a period of decreased enrollment, from 175 to the projected 170, in the small North Fork district.
Check out of this year's Oysterponds School Board candidates, Jeff Demarest and Janice Caufield, who are running unopposed. Voting on the candidates and the budget takes place on May 17.
Budget Bottom Lines
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Highlights of Administrative and Program Costs
2011-12 Budget 2010-12 Budget Percentage Change District Clerk's Office (salary, supplies, equipment, contractual) $58,219 $56,022 +3.92 Superintendent and Secretary Salaries $61,059 $93,715 -34.85 Instructional Costs (principal and secretary salaries, equipment, etc.) $136,566 $125,456 +8.86 Capital Costs $254,228 $284,844 +8.25 Regular Education Salaries $966,742 $927,165 +4.25 Greenport School Tuition $1.3 million $1.07 million +20.90 Special Education Salaries $288,551 $251,086 +14.92 Special Education Out-of-District Tuition $101,000 $251,000 -59.76 Computer Costs $58,939 $70,513 -16.41 Transportation $315,403 $324,217 -2.72The 2011-12 budget for Oysterponds School District has an estimated tax rate decrease of 1.53 percent, meaning that a home assessed at $6,000 in Southold Town would have an estimated annual decrease of $33.48.
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