Ballston Spa school-board candidates outline visions on budget, staffing and GlobalFoundries expansion

Two candidates for the Ballston Spa Central School District Board of Education — Tim Turbiac and Carrie Chapman — outlined priorities on budgeting, staffing and the potential effects of a GlobalFoundries expansion at a meet-the-candidates forum held at a local library.

The forum matters because the candidates’ positions touch on the district budget, potential mid-year cuts from reduced federal funding, recruitment and retention of teachers and bus drivers, and local partnerships that provide grants and services for students and schools.

Tim Turbiac, a Ballston Spa resident and candidate for the school board, said the district should preserve student supports and opportunities. “The ability to achieve a meaningful diploma should be afforded to all students, and they should be provided the environment to see that through,” Turbiac said in his opening remarks.

Carrie Chapman, president and former vice president of the Malta Avenue PTA and a candidate for the board, emphasized family and…