Your email: Your Date of letter Dear , The 2019 NYS Budget must address school funding issues. The cost involved in providing an appropriate public education to student in New York State, as mandated in the New York State Constitution, continues to increase due to factors beyond the control of local school boards, including, but not limited to, increased cost of external services required to meet state requirements and the ever-increasing cost of health care and pension benefits. The unprecedentedly low inflation rate this year means that the New York State Tax Levy Cap for the 2018-19 year is once again below 2 percent, allowing little or no increase in overall school tax revenues. Please support legislation that would set the allowable growth factor of the real property tax cap at a minimum of 2 percent. Since the 2007-2008 school year, the Peekskill City School District alone has lost over $46 million. I call upon Governor Andrew to fully fund Foundation Aid, and restoration of the lost aid, $3.6 billion statewide and $46 million to the Peekskill City School District in his Executive Budget. I also call upon the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate to actively support fully funding Foundation Aid, and the restoration of Lost Aid, in the coming budget negotiations. Furthermore, I call upon Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate to oppose the adoption of any budget which does not fully fund Foundation Aid, and restoration of Lost Aid, for all school districts statewide. Sincerely, (Your Name) Mrs. Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon Peekskill City School District Dr. Mary Keenan Foster Board President 1031 Elm Street Superintendent of Schools
Your email: Your Date of letter Dear , The 2019 NYS Budget must address school funding issues. The cost involved in providing an appropriate public education to student in New York State, as mandated in the New York State Constitution, continues to increase due to factors beyond the control of local school boards, including, but not limited to, increased cost of external services required to meet state requirements and the ever-increasing cost of health care and pension benefits. The unprecedentedly low inflation rate this year means that the New York State Tax Levy Cap for the 2018-19 year is once again below 2 percent, allowing little or no increase in overall school tax revenues. Please support legislation that would set the allowable growth factor of the real property tax cap at a minimum of 2 percent. Since the 2007-2008 school year, the Peekskill City School District alone has lost over $46 million. I call upon Governor Andrew to fully fund Foundation Aid, and restoration of the lost aid, $3.6 billion statewide and $46 million to the Peekskill City School District in his Executive Budget. I also call upon the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate to actively support fully funding Foundation Aid, and the restoration of Lost Aid, in the coming budget negotiations. Furthermore, I call upon Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate to oppose the adoption of any budget which does not fully fund Foundation Aid, and restoration of Lost Aid, for all school districts statewide. Sincerely, (Your Name) Mrs. Lisa Aspinall-Kellawon Board President Peekskill City School District 1031 Elm Street Dr. Mary Keenan Foster Superintendent of Schools
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