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The May 26 Board of Education Budget Hearing livestream will take place via videonference only with a public livestream. The livestream requires a username and password, as outlined below: Livestream address: https://stream.meet.google.com/stream/0f430ee3-e7e0-4288-af3c-f3e906c2d32e The username is: livestream@niskyschools.org The password is: Nisky123 We will open up the livestream five minutes prior to the meeting. More specific directions, …

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Voters to decide on a proposed $90.8 million budget in June 9 absentee ballot-only vote Niskayuna Central School District voters will decide on a proposed $90.8 million budget for the 2020-21 school year that preserves all classroom teaching positions and student support programs and does not exceed the district’s tax levy limit. Due to COVID-19, …

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Please be advised, Ronald Sandroni withdrew his candidacy prior to the election but after the ballots had been printed and prepared for mailing. Since Ronald Sandroni has withdrawn his candidacy, he should no longer be considered a candidate in the election pursuant to Education Law §2018. As a result, there are three candidates for the …

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Proposed school budget preserves teachers and social workers; no revote date this year if budget is defeated Q. What is funded in the proposed 2020-21 budget? A. The overwhelming majority of the investments in the academic program and student support that have been made in recent years are funded. Some highlights include: No reductions in …

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As discussed at the March 9 Board of Education meeting, the district faces a significant budget gap for next year. The reason for this is that revenue (state aid and property taxes) are not keeping pace with projected expenditures. Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra, Jr., said there are only two real options for closing the gap: increasing …

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