WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL

PO BOX 900

WILLIAMSON NY 14589­0900

January 24, 2003

The Board Meeting began with Board Reports, which included information from individual

Board Members on some of their latest activities. Included were the Building & Grounds

Subcommittee Meeting attended by Gretchen Craft and Bill Herbert and the Town Board

Meeting attended by President Bucky Jordan. The Superintendent reported on her trip to Albany

last week. News from the State Lawmakers is bleak. The growing State deficit will most

probably affect State funding of education. Governor Pataki’s budget presentation on January

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will contain vital revenue information for all School Districts and State supported agencies.

Reported cuts to education could be as high as $1 billion from previous years’ levels. A

reduction of State Aid of this magnitude would mean significant cuts to keep local tax rate

increases in the single digits.

Because of the weather conditions an abbreviated business meeting was held. Questions on the

Building Principal Reports will be forwarded to them and will be answered at future meetings.

Case Summaries were approved and a group of policies received final approval. The Board also

approved a Wicks Law Reform Resolution. The resolution, which will be forwarded to

appropriate State government officials, asks for relief for School Districts on construction

projects. If this law were to be reformed, it would mean significant savings for future capital

projects, since one general contractor could be used, in lieu of multiple contractors.

After a short Executive Session, the meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.

WCS