Today, people in the Scarsdale School District are voting for a second time on next year's school budget. The spending plan was voted down on May 21. Because of that vote, the new spending plan is now at $143 million, down from $145 million.
Parts of the previous proposal that were cut include plans for a wellness center at the high school, in addition to $1.3 million in additional cuts. The new 2013-2014 budget proposal keeps core educational programs, extracurricular activities and class sizes the same as the previous year.
Voting takes place until 9 p.m. tonight at the Middle School. If you are interested in reading the entire budget, you can click here.
The budget votes comes as Scarsdale Superintendent Michael McGill prepares to step down next year. McGill's current contract runs out in June of 2014.
Since 1998 McGill has been with the Scarsdale School District. Before coming to Scarsdale, McGill was the superintendent of the North Shore Schools on Long Island for 14 years. Before that, he taught in Massachusetts, directed a federal anti-poverty program in New Hampshire and then became a school district head in Massachusetts.
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