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HOMER-CENTER BOARD TO CONSIDER 2021-22 BUDGET By Hometown1
May 20, 2021 | 3:57 AM
The Homer-Center School Board meets tonight with an agenda loaded with agreements and contracts for services in the 2021-22 school year.
Two of the more significant items on the agenda are the approval of a tentative budget and the naming of a new principal at the elementary school.
The $18.4 million budget includes a tax hike of three percent. It is scheduled to go on public display tomorrow and be approved in its final form at next month’s meeting.
The board is also expected to approve this year’s list of graduating seniors and a number of appointments of board members to various entities.
During a special meeting Wednesday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the Homer Centeral Educational Support Professionals.
Details on the agreement were not announced, but the deal is a five-year agreement that will run through the end of the 2026 school year. Superintendent Curtis Whitesel did talk about the biggest part of the agreement, which focused on their salaries.
In other business, the board approved with regret the resignation of elementary principal Holly Rougeaux, as she has taken an administrative position with the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District. Special Education Director Beth Genchur was named the interim elementary principal until the end of the school year.
East Lyme
Monday Annual town meeting, 7 p.m., East Lyme High School auditorium and remote access.
Tuesday Board of Selectmen special meeting, 7 p.m. remote access; Board of Selectmen regular meeting, immediately following special meeting, remote access.
Wednesday Police Commission, 6 p.m., remote access; Board of Finance special meeting, 6:30 p.m., remote access; Parks & Recreation Commission, 7 p.m., Community Center; Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m. remote access.
Groton City
Virtual meeting information will be provided on the city calendar at cityofgroton.com in the meeting agenda. Mayor & City Council and Committee of the Whole meetings will broadcast live on GMTV.
Tuesday Conservation Commission, 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers/virtual via Zoom (not televised).
HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES RESOLUTION CONCERNING STATE FUNDING ALLOCATION By Hometown2
Apr 22, 2021 9:55 PM
On Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved a resolution concerning the state funding allocations, expressing dissatisfaction with the current formula.
The disparity in state funding compared to similar districts has been an often discussed issue, according to board member Gerald Bertig. He said that the board is not happy with the lack of state subsidies coming in, which requires higher taxes for the district. While the board is calling on state government officials about the issue, Bertig said that citizens should also call on state legislators and voice their concerns.