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Robert Bartels, pictured at a meeting last year, explained the state of the district's finances.
State Comptroller's 'Susceptible to Fiscal Stress' label misleading, Rockville Centre school officials say
The Rockville Centre School District is one of 21 districts in the state deemed susceptible to fiscal stress, according to a report released last week by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Five other districts were categorized as having significant fiscal stress. more
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Schools Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said administrators would go back to the drawing board after the Board of Education rejected portions of the district's plan to narrow an $800,000 budget gap during a meeting on March 28.
Rockville Centre school officials mull how to cut 2018-19 budget
Board of Education members shot down a proposed plan by Rockville Centre school administrators that would have closed an $800,000 gap in the 2018-19 budget, asking the district to look elsewhere for cuts. more
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Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent of business and personnel, gave a budget presentation on March 14.
Rockville Centre School District working to balance 2018-19 budget
“Our budget is not balanced, and we still have a lot of work to do,” said Robert Bartels, assistant superintendent of business and personnel, at Rockville Centre’s Board of Education meeting on March 14. more
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The field at the Watson School is still closed. Heavy rains after the first reseeding killed the young grass and created uneven terrain and patches of dirt.
Watson field work ongoing
Work continues to repair the damaged field at Watson Elementary School, but it will likely remain unusable until the 2017-18 school year. In April, parents complained to the district … more
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Half of the Watson field is closed to students because of debris pushing its way up through the soil.
Debris prompts Watson school field closure
The field at Watson Elementary School has been closed after parents complained that they were finding chunks of brick and asphalt on the field. Watson parents gathered at the Board of Education … more
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Payroll still makes up the largest portion of the budget, accounting for more than $60 million of the total of $110 million.
Rockville Centre school district fills $1 million budget hole
With only some cuts, the Rockville Centre School District managed to close a nearly $1 million hole in its proposed 2016-17 budget. At a meeting on March 22, Superintendent Dr. William Johnson … more
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Payroll and benefits make up more than three quarters of the proposed 2016-17 budget. The increase in payroll also accounts for the majority of the increase in spending.
Board of Ed needs to cut $1 million
Starting March 9, the Rockville Centre Board of Education will work to close a $1 million budget gap. The gap was revealed at a preliminary budget meeting on Feb. 24. According to Robert … more
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Majority Leader John Flanagan promised to restore the GEA.
State could restore $300K to schools
New York state may restore millions of dollars in state aid to school districts this year, just in time for a tax cap that could otherwise eliminate any possible budget growth. In 2009-10, the … more
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Watson Principal Joan Waldman happily cut the ribbon on the school’s new extension. (Tim Baker/Herald)
Watson officially opens new wing
Watson School celebrated its new addition with a ribbon cutting on Sept. 10. Built over what used to be an interior courtyard, the 5,300 square-foot addition has three brightly-colored … more
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School district hires new auditors
In the wake of the mistake that overpaid a handful of teachers hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Rockville Centre Board of Education voted last week to terminate its contracts with its former auditors and hired new ones. more
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