Announcements, Tuesday, 2/19/2008

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COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS FOR THE MASTER PLAN VOTE WILL BE WEDNESDAY,
2/20/08, AT THE VAN WYCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THURSDAY, 2/21/08, AT
THE WAPPINGERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CAST AN
INFORMED VOTE ON MARCH 11, 2008.

WCSD MASTER PLAN REFERENDUM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The proposed proposition seeks authority to spend up to $107,137,282.
How will these funds be spent?

Of the total funding authorization being sought, it is estimated that
a maximum of $88,447,752 would be used to renovate and expand our two
junior high schools as we look to adopt a consistent middle school
program that would accommodate maximum enrollments of 1,600 students
per school in a 6-8 grade-level configuration. As a result of
eliminating sixth grade centers, feeder patterns could be established
to insure that families will know in advance the planned
K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 schools of attendance in a student's K-12 career.

The balance of the expenditure authorization, up to an estimated
maximum of $18,689,530, would be used to address prioritized capital
construction projects at each of twelve other District schools as
contained in the District's Five-Year Plan.

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