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Herricks Board of Education Notebook: Aug. 9
Other news from the August 9 board of education meeting.
The Herricks Board of Education held a meeting on Thursday, August 9. Here are some of the things you may have missed.
Tax Anticipation Notes
- The tax levy for the 2012-2013 school year has been set at $89,429,579, which is a tax increase of 2.88 percent.
- The board approved of the sale of $9 million in tax anticipation notes at a net interest rate of 0.2695 percent for the 2012-2013 school year.
Donations
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- A gift of $2,041.20 from the Herricks Athletic Boosters was accepted by the board to buy tennis wind screens.
- Another gift of $3,577 from the Herricks Athletic Boosters was accepted to get a Smith Press machine for the ’s fitness room.
Other Board News
- The board approved a measure to put $1,017,162 in the worker’s compensation reserve fund as of June 30.
- A joint adult education program between Herricks and the Roslyn School District was approved by the board.
- An initial contract for services with BOCES for the 2012-2013 school year to the tune of $3,172,064.50 was approved by the board.
The next meeting of the Herricks Board of Education will be on Thursday, August 23 at 7:15 p.m. at the .
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