Pelham School Board to Give Line-By-Line Review of Budget Proposal Saturday

Below is a schedule for the Pelham school board's line-by-line review of school Superintendent Dennis Lauro's budget proposal for 2012-2013. The review takes place from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Pelham Middle School library.

From 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.: Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent for Business Present Overview of Budget and Tax Levy Changes

DESCRIPTION: Instruction Categories

• 2855 Instruction Categories
• 2010 Interscholastic Athletics
• 2010 Curriculum Development and Supervision
• 2020 Supervision
• 2060 Research, Planning and Evaluation
• 2070 In-Service Training/Instruction
• 2110 Teaching-Regular School Instruction
• 2510 Special Education
• 2610-2630 Instructional Media
• 2810-2815 Guidance and Health
• 2820 Psychology

From 11:30 a.m. to noon: Public Comment

From noon to 1 p.m.: Lunch break

From 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: General Support, Pupil Transportation,
Community Services and Undistributed Categories

• 1010-1430 Board of Education and Central Administration
• 1620 & 9901.970 Operations and Maintenance & Transfer to Capital
• Fund
• 1910-1981 Contractual Expenses: Unallocated Insurance,
• School Association Dues, Property Tax Refund,
• BOCES Administrative Charges
• 2805 Attendance/Building Security
• 5510-5550 Pupil Transportation
• 7140-8070 Community Services
• 9010-9901 Undistributed Expenditures

From 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Public Comment

This timeline should be used as a guide. The amount of time which may be required for adequate discussion of each budget area may be greater or less than indicated depending upon the level of discussion. Time will be allotted for public comment in the morning and afternoon.