June BOE Meeting The Malverne Union Free School District (MUFSD) school board meeting took place at the H.T. Herber middle school auditorium. It was an evening full of award ceremonies. Teams and individuals were called to the podium in such a fast sequence that the board members were standing put and waited for arrival of the next group to take picture together. It’s a common practice in MUFSD to combine the BOE meetings with … Continue reading →
Understanding The New York Tax Cap Law The tax cap concept is not new, as about 23 states already had similar measures in effect for various periods of time. A 2007 study conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities outlines problems related to such property tax revenue caps. Key findings are summarized in the blue shaded rectangle (to the right). New York State instituted the tax cap law in June 2011 and … Continue reading →
In light of the fact that the NY 2014–15 state budget allocated more aid for education than the original GEA would provide and that the building aid to the Malverne district increased significantly, I sent the following letter to the Malverne BOE. Feel free to copy the text, edit it and send to boe2@malverne.k12.ny.us.
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