What Do You Think Of The HHH School Budget?

The school budget conversation started earlier than usual this year due to the state's new tax cap, and hit an important note last Thursday when the Half Hollow Hills board of education unanimously voted to present to the community a .

The 2012-13 spending plan is the lowest budget-to-budget increase the district has had in 15 years.

Cuts include 35 teaching positions, 14 of which are being excessed due to lower elementary enrollment, and 26 other staff members. 

The board also agreed to . The estimated savings amounts to $1,260,000 between the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years. Included in the agreement is a stipulation that . 

Other cuts include the printing of a district calendar, the combined middle school musical, a variety of BOCES programs and elementary level student supplies. Additional reductions will be seen in the district’s extracurricular activity clubs, the athletic department and the purchasing of textbooks and district equipment. 

The district will also mandate a "non-instructional" period at the high schools, which will result in a reduction in the number of sections for various electives within the family and consumer science and business departments, as well as at least two teaching positions across various academic departments.

What's your opinion? Will you support the school district in its effort to get a  majority to vote "yes"? Log in to Patch and add your thoughts below.