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Tah-wee-ZAH
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DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
You might be saying but my DC is less than 2 years old, well... as a teacher I can tell you that what happens or doesn't happen in a district due to the school budget can affect a district for YEARS.
Studies have shown that it can take a district at least 5 years to recover from an austerity budget.
Many residents w/o children vote against budgets in large numbers. Ironically, those with young children often make up a small percentage of voters.
Most district have information on the budget on their SD website.
It only takes a few minutes and it's for our DC's.
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Great PSA. We're going over in a bit. And we plan on sending our children to Catholic school, and we still vote for the district.
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:20 AM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Posted by chmlengr
Great PSA. We're going over in a bit. And we plan on sending our children to Catholic school, and we still vote for the district.
Glad you wrote this.
Catholic school kids still get their transportation and textbooks from their home district.
Many non-public school students who qualify for special ed services receive them from their home district.
AND, the value of your home is largely dependent upon the "perceived quality" of your SD. A district who has a hard time passing budgets will see a decline in the value of their homes. I teach in one of those districts and houses prices plummeted when the budget was voted down (2X) a few years ago... young couples bought in the next town over. And this is before the housing slowdown. They have yet to recover.
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:26 AM |
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juanvi
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
where do they usually hold the vote? i can't find it on the site
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:31 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
DW is voting during the day, and I'm going soon after I get home from work. Our polls are open until 9pm.
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:32 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Posted by juanvi
where do they usually hold the vote? i can't find it on the site
We went to our school district's website, and they had all the info there. Depending on where you live in the district determines where you vote. Even a relatively small district like Connetquot has three polling places, based on where you live.
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:33 AM |
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luvmiboy
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Posted by Tah-wee-ZAH
You might be saying but my DC is less than 2 years old, well... as a teacher I can tell you that what happens or doesn't happen in a district due to the school budget can affect a district for YEARS.
Studies have shown that it can take a district at least 5 years to recover from an austerity budget.
Many residents w/o children vote against budgets in large numbers. Ironically, those with young children often make up a small percentage of voters.
Most district have information on the budget on their SD website.
It only takes a few minutes and it's for our DC's.
Great post! I couldn't have said it better!
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| Posted 5/20/08 9:39 AM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Bump for afternoon crew.
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| Posted 5/20/08 2:27 PM |
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JennChris
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
I voted .. had all 3 kids in the voting booth with me 
I think the polls are still open (they are here till 8pm).. so GO VOTE!
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| Posted 5/20/08 6:36 PM |
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InShock
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
As much as I *so* don't feel like getting up right now and leaving the house, I am going to vote in a few minutes. As a teacher and now a mom, I know how important this is!
Vote vote vote! 
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| Posted 5/20/08 7:35 PM |
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Lucky
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
I hit the polls on the way home from work. As a teacher, I know that every vote counts!
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| Posted 5/20/08 7:41 PM |
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Gatsbygirl
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Posted by Lucky
I hit the polls on the way home from work. As a teacher, I know that every vote counts!
ITA, took DS over earlier.
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| Posted 5/20/08 7:43 PM |
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JennChris
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
YAY!  Our budget passed.. wanna know how small our school is... it passed by 168 to 97 
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| Posted 5/20/08 8:44 PM |
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Oh, no!!! I completely forgot until I saw this post Oops
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| Posted 5/20/08 10:05 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
Actually, DW waited until I got home last night, so all 4 of us went together. DD "helped" me vote..... I had her in my arms, and there was one section where you had to pick two people for re-election, and there were only two running....  She helped to push down both of those levers..... 
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| Posted 5/21/08 7:29 AM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: DON'T FORGET: SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE TODAY!!!
As of 7:30am:
Welcome to the Connetquot Central School District
UNOFFICIAL VOTING RESULTS:
2008-2009 SCHOOL BUDGET
1677 YES
950 NO
PASSED
LEASE/PURCHASE BUSES
1937 YES
766 NO
PASSED
  
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| Posted 5/21/08 7:31 AM |
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