State-Mandated Budget Notice

Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District Budget Notice

Total Budgeted Amount $42,720,170 $42,904,561 $42,808,156

Increase/Decrease for the 2011-12 School Year –– $184,391 $87,986

Percentage Increase (Decrease) in Each Proposed Budget –– 0.04% 0.02%

Change in the Consumer Price Index –– 1.6% ––

Resulting Estimated Property Tax Levy for 2011-12 School Year –– $22,427,627 $22,331,222

Administrative Component $4,852,221 $5,002,007 $5,000,007

Program Component $31,911,936 $30,958,228 $30,866,323

Capital Component $5,956,013 $6,944,326 $6,941,826

*Mohonasen’s contingent budget figures are based on the elimination of an additional $96,405 in proposed spending (from the base budget) to meet state law for the 2011-12 school year. This includes use of school facilities and grounds by the public, certain equipment, student supplies, field trips, late buses, some athletic programs and summer school programs. All other items in the budget fall within the legal obligations based on Education Law Section 2601-A(5)C and formal opinion of counsel 213, 7 Educ. Dept. Rep. 153 (1967).

Basic StaR Exemption ImpactEstimated Basic STAR Exemption savings based on a hypothetical home within the school district with a full value of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) based on 2010-11 assessed values.

Budget Proposed for the 2011-12 School Year Basic STAR Tax Savings $460.00

The annual budget vote for the fiscal year 2011-12 by the qualified voters of the Rotterdam-Mohonasen Cen-tral School District, Schenectady and Albany Counties, New York, will be held at the Senior High School in said district on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Senior High School gymnasium, at which time the polls will be open to vote by voting ballot or machine.

Overall Budget ProposalBudget for the

2010-11 School Year Budget Proposed for the

2011-12 School Year Contingency Budget for 2011-12 School Year*

THE SCHOOL BUDGET BALLOT LANGUAGE Resolved, that the Board of Education of the Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District, Towns of Rotterdam, Schenectady County, and Colonie and Guilderland, Albany County, New York, be authorized to expend the sum of $42,904,561 for school purposes during the 2011-2012 school year and levy the necessary tax therefore.

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$42.9 million school budget goes before voters on May 17

On Tuesday, May 17, Mohonasen voters will decide on a $42,904,561 spending plan for next year.

The budget proposal is $184,391 higher than the current year’s budget – an increase of less than one half of one percent.

The budget carries a tax levy increase of 2.5 percent in a year when the district will lose more than $3 million in state operating aid.

In order to bring spending in line with reduced revenues, the Board of Education enacted $2.7 million in budget reductions for next year.

A detailed budget newsletter was mailed to all Mohonasen residents earlier this month. Information about the budget is also available online at www.mohonasen.org. A complete copy of the proposed budget can be viewed at the district office at 2072 Curry Road. Anyone with questions about the budget can call the business office at 356-8210.

Voting will take place on May 17 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Mohonasen High School gym.

Board of Education CaNDIDatESTwo of the seven seats on Mohonasen’s Board of Education are up for election on May 17. Candidates run at-large and are elected to unpaid, three-year terms beginning July 1. The candidates are listed below in the order they will appear on the ballot. Read their full candidate biographies online at www.mohonasen.org.

Nancy del Prado of 55 Merritt Drive, has served on the Mohonasen Board of Edu-cation for more than 20 years.

A Mohonasen graduate, she studied human services and dental hygiene at Hudson Valley Community College. A registered dental hygienist, she worked in private practice for 10 years and for the New York State Health Department for more than 20 years. She currently works in the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General.

Over the course of her 21-year tenure on the board, del Prado has served as vice president for two years and president for seven years. She currently serves as the vice president of the Capital District School Boards Association.

She has also volunteered with numer-ous district programs and committees. These include the Full-Day Kindergar-ten Committee, the Facilities Commit-tee, Mohonasen Goals 2000, Odyssey of the Mind, Community Day and the Mohonasen Foundation. She has also been involved with Music Parents, the PTO, Sports Boosters, Mohon Masque, color guard, winter guard, swimming and cross country.

del Prado and her husband, Thomas, have four children, who are all Mohonasen graduates.

Mark Moran, of 5966 Curry Road Extension, is running for his first term on the Board of Education.

He is a program director and office manager for Stride Adaptive Sports. He is also retired from Ecolab, Inc., where he worked in marketing and corporate sales for 20 years.

Moran is a 1978 graduate of Guilderland High School. He also stud-ied advertising design and marketing at Mohawk Valley Community College.

He has been active in both Mohonasen and community organizations, includ-ing the Mohonasen Music Parents, the Mohonasen Budget Review Committee, the Bradt Primary School Principal’s Advisory Committee, the Draper Mid-dle School Building Planning Commit-tee, and the Wounded Warrior Project.

He and his wife, Susan, have two children. One is a Mohonasen graduate and the other is a current high school student.

For complete candidate biographies, visit www.mohonasen.org.

ALSO on the BALLOT On May 17, Mohonasen residents will be asked to vote on a proposition to purchase three full-size 66-passenger buses and one Suburban at a total cost of $370,000. The purchase would have no impact on next year’s budget.

Ten things to know about the Mohonasen Central School District

Mohonasen consistently has one of 1. the lowest per pupil expenditures in the state.

District officials pride themselves 2. on being proactive with cost-saving measures.

Mohonasen has approximately 3,200 3. students and 250 faculty members.

The proposed budget of $42.9 million 4. would be funded approximately 40 percent by the state and 52 percent by property taxes. Ten years ago, state aid represented 52 percent of the district’s budget.

The proposed budget reflects more 5. than $2.7 million in spending cuts, which is the result of an expected $3.4 million decline in state operating aid.

With an eye to the future, district 6. officials continue to develop and implement a long-range facilities plan.

Mohonasen students are preparing to 7. enter the 21st Century workforce.

Mohonasen is seeing momentum in 8. the classroom as all of its schools remain in good standing with New York State.

Mohonasen students are encouraged 9. to become well-rounded individuals.

Communication between students, 10. staff and community members is a priority at Mohonasen.

Learn more at www.mohonasen.org.