patchogue-medford: school voters guide 2008

Why hasn't Patchogue-Medford offered the residents a complete copy of the budget? Tell me where I can find it! Probably, because the 10% increase is completely in administrative salaries!!!!!!!

VOTE NO!!!!!!!!

I believe you can find the information on the website. I was just there looking at it.

Also, don't vote no because you're ignorant. Cast an informed vote, don't listen to the ignorant post above. I mean for the love of god, would you listen to someone who can't find the school budget? Try attending a board meeting, looking at the website, check in at the local high school.

Disgusted in Illegalhaven wrote:

Why hasn't Patchogue-Medford offered the residents a complete copy of the budget? Tell me where I can find it! Probably, because the 10% increase is completely in administrative salaries!!!!!!!
VOTE NO!!!!!!!!

here you go... http://www.pat-med.k12.ny.us/budget/Rev_Propo...

Now you can make an informed decision with the budget available to you, without making a call, leaving your home or making any kind of effort

i have been a taxpayer of this school district for over thirty years. what i have seen is huge tax increases in our school budgets and a steady decline in the quality of education for our children. my children received a better education than my grandchildren are at the present time. there was a time that this school district was run efficiently. today it is not. i will vote "no" for this budget becausing voting "yes" in the past has not provided what our children are promised....excellence in education. for starters the board members should see to it that the teachers do not receive the huge increases in their salaries and the cushy benefits (without contributing as workers in other sectors must do.) why are the teachers so "priviliged?" because you allow it to happen. when i see the much lower tax increases proposed for budgets for other school districts in newsday i am disgusted.... as i'm sure other taxpayers in this area are also. please get your acts together and be realistic. we need you to stand up for us and our children and make wise and prudent changes in this budget. judith wolff

BTW, the corect number for the increase is 10.28%. Their 9.9% assertion was not only miscalculated based on the two tax rates (last year and proposed next year) presented, but what they state for last year's rate was wrong.

Vote "no" because they are either incompetent with fiscal matters or they just can't be trusted with $155 million.

My School District may be Longwood.But they can do better than just sit around and do nothing my school district is nothing like Patchouge-Medford.
I'm all for the the Candidates at Patchouge-Medford. I know that Brett Houdek and
Joseph LoSchiavo will win I have alot of faith in both Gentlemen.

My School District may be Longwood.But they can do better than just sit around and do nothing my school district is nothing like Patchouge-Medford.
I'm all for the the Candidates at Patchouge-Medford. I know that Brett Houdek and
Joseph LoSchiavo will win I have alot of faith in both Gentlemen.

I'm all for Incumbent Mr.LoSchiavo and Mr.Houdek together they will work side by side.

Teachers do contribute to their "cushy" benefits in the Patchogue-Medford School District. Do your research before you make comments. People need to vote in members of the board that have the good interests of everyone involved, most importantly the education of our children. Voting down school budgets only hurts the children in the end. Classes with 30 or more children and packed study halls.

I am voting "No" because I am tired the tax increases every year. Enough is ENOUGH! But I do support Mr. LoShiavo and Mr. Houdek. I do believe that FINALLY after all of these years we have people on the board and running for the board that not only care for the good of the district but understand and care about the plight of the taxpayers.

And I cannot wait until Mr. Mostow's contract expires. He was a horrible choice for SI and hope a better choice is made next time.

Payint attention wrote:

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here you go... http://www.pat-med.k12.ny.us/budget/Rev_Propo...

That is the "Reader's Digest" version of the budget. Where is the complete copy, which shows you exactly how much each person and each Department is exactly getting.

Paying attention wrote:

Now you can make an informed decision with the budget available to you, without making a call, leaving your home or making any kind of effort

So, since I can not make an informed decision, I will vote NO!!!! Last year they gave a secretary a 30% increase, others a 20%. Arent' you glad you voted yes last year!!

Did you make an informed decision last year?

Paying attention wrote:

Now you can make an informed decision with the budget available to you, without making a call, leaving your home or making any kind of effort

What exactly is 'contractual'? It appears in almost every catagory, and I can't get out of my chair to find out lol...

Also, why does the school need a half a million dollars for legal fees? Is there some sort of litigation going on involving the school district?

I'm all for Patchogue-Medford School District. I like to see Mr. LoSchiavo get that position all the way. I'm leaning more on his side.

I graduated from Patchogue-Medford many years ago.
I would like to see Mr.Joseph LoSchavio get that position. Mr. LoSchavio your the best.

I'm all for Houdek and LoSchavio both men will win this all the way.

Interesting how all three LoSchavio posts come from the Bronx. Shill much?

Homa Maurer Bayshore NY wrote:

I graduated from Patchogue-Medford many years ago.
I would like to see Mr.Joseph LoSchavio get that position. Mr. LoSchavio your the best.

I just moved into the area. The fact that you don't know basic grammar (your vs you're) doesn't say much for this school system.