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WE NEED YOU!
Make your VOICE Heard!
Bronx Parent Rally
January 14, 2010
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Last year, we were successful in getting PARTIAL reimbursement for state mandates.
THIS YEAR, WE NEED TO RALLY TOGETHER AGAIN
The FAILURE of STATE LAWMAKERS to
FULLY REIMBURSE our schools for the cost of state mandates
AND
A NEW PAYROLL TAX passed on to
OUR SCHOOLS as part of the MTA BAILOUT
will cost our schools approximately $507/STUDENT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR MTA BAILOUT PAYROLL TAX PAYMENTS - NON PROFIT SCHOOLS WILL NOT
THIS ADDED BURDEN WILLBE SHOULDERED BY YOU - THE PARENT
IF WE DON’T SPEAK OUT !!
AND
The responsibility of STATE LAWMAKERS to
FULLY REIMBURSE our schools for
the cost of state mandates
AND
the consideration of Corporate Tax Breaks
COME TO
THE LEGISLATIVE FORUM
AT
CARDINAL SPELLMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Thursday JANUARY 14, 2010 @ 7:00pm
INVITED GUESTS:
Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.
Senator Pedro Espada, Jr.
Senator Jeff Klein
Senator Jose Serrano.
Senator Eric Schneiderman
Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson
Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo
Assemblyman Michael Benedetto
Assemblyman Michael Benjamin
Assemblyman Nelson Castro
Assemblyman Marcus Crespo
Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz
Assemblywoman Vanessa Gibson
Assemblyman Carl Heastie
Assemblyman Jose Rivera
Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera
Assemblyman Peter Rivera
PLEASE JOIN US …
BRING A FRIEND OR TWO
Approximately 28,000 PreK –12th grade students in our Bronx Catholic Elementary Schools save the NYC Budget approximately-
$476,000,000,000
We deserve a break today!!!!
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IMPORTANT Information Update:
Last month Governor David Paterson proposed a number of mid-year cuts in his Deficit Reduction Plan (DRP), including a 10% cut in Mandated Services and the Comprehensive Attendance Program (CAP) funding. These cuts would have been added to the cuts in mandated services and the CAP he already made last spring. In addition to these cuts, the Governor also proposed to eliminate the state's liability to later reimburse nonpublic schools for the amounts he cut.
Despite the Governor's proposals, under increasing pressure from our advocacy efforts and other nonpublic school groups and their constituencies, the New York State legislature voted to reject the cuts and also agreed to maintain the state's liability for full reimbursement at a future time. Notwithstanding the fact that we dodged the bullet during mid-year cuts, we anticipate that the Governor's 2010-2011 fiscal year budget proposal, scheduled to be released in the third week of January will once again include proposed cuts to Mandated Services and CAP. We continue to be vigilant and to work to reject any additional cuts. In the meantime, it would be appropriate if schools call, write or email their state legislators to thank them for eliminating the Governor's proposed cuts to Mandated Services and CAP.
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Click on the following link to see Fox 5 coverage of the recent Parent Rally in Staten Island:
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