May 17 is Budget Vote Day!

After two public hearings and a couple of mailings, the Haldane School Board of Education is prepared to ask the public if it can support Proposition 1 (budget) and Proposition 2 ($100K for school vehicles) in 2011–12. There is also one trustee seat that expires this year, and Dave Merandy is running unopposed.
The District faces significant cuts to state aid, coupled with rising fuel and employee costs, and still manages to propose a spending plan that is less than 1% over last year's budget. To achieve this, Haldane will be using fund balance and reserves to help offset cost increases. Haldane employees will keep their jobs, and for now, no programs will need to be cut. 
Proposition 2, school vehicles, will allow the District to spend up to $100K for buses or vans. Discussion has already taken place at School Board meetings about the urgent need for a wheelchair-accessible van in the school fleet. Vehicle replacement will be an ongoing concern for Haldane as some of the roads in the district are dirt and are heavily salted in the winter, which reduces the life span of our vehicles. 
Voter registration for school district elections will take place on Tuesday, May 10 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm in the Middle School Lobby, and absentee ballots and applications are available now in the District Office. 
Election Day is May 17, 2011. Vote from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm in Room 105 in the Middle School. Parking will be available in the upper (bell) parking lot.