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Superintendent: Governor’s proposed budget would bring Beacon a foundation-aid increase; district readies for ‘bell-to-bell’ phone policy
Summary
Beacon administrators told the board the governor’s proposed state budget would likely deliver a foundation-aid increase for the district and flagged a proposed state requirement for schools to implement a ‘bell-to-bell’ phone storage policy by Aug. 31. The board also heard details on local tax-cap factors and pre-K advocacy priorities.
District administrators briefed the Beacon City School District Board of Education on Jan. 27 about the fiscal implications of Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed 2025 budget and other budget-related items, including a proposed statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone policy and local tax-cap calculations.
Superintendent Matt said the district is among the majority that would receive at least a 2% foundation-aid increase under the governor’s proposal. “This is a big change,” Matt said, adding that Beacon received no increase last year while about 300 other districts also received no increase. He said the district’s overall aid increase would be roughly 1.8 percent after expense-driven aid…
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