Budget Season Begins
by Chris Tergliafera
At the February 17 regular meeting of the Hoosick Falls Central School District Board of Education, the first draft of the 2022-2023 budget was presented. The proposed budget would see a spending increase of $1,133,950, up 4.7% over last year. Numerous things factor into this number, such as increases in staff and support service, state and federal mandates, contractual expenses and more. As of now the estimate on the school tax levy increase is 6.04%. However, it was pointed out that this number is good for first presentation of the budget, and has been as high as 10 or 15 percent in past years. The District will then gather data not yet available and adjust the numbers in order to bring the increase to a level at or below the tax cap. The budget hearing is scheduled for May 10, at 6 pm.
Sports
It’s a very exciting time for sports in Hoosick Falls. The bowling team finished the season with an undefeated record and a sectionals win.
The wrestling team had three athletes compete and place in sectionals.
The competitive cheer team has placed third, second and first in recent events, and are the most competitive they have ever been heading into sectionals. And last but not least, both girls and boys basketball have upcoming playoff games.
Other News
Superintendent Patrick Daily stated while it’s a challenging time and there’s a lot going on in schools, he feels lucky to have such great students and staff. Recent in-person meetings have also been a return to some normalcy in what has been a very difficult time.
Administrators didn’t speak at the February meeting, but will cover programing heading into next year at the March meeting.