Everyone – It’s budget time again!

As we have done in the past, ALL technology budget requests must be completed online.

DO NOT fill out paper requests.

You can access the directions and the online request form here: http://shortlinks.sapublicschools.com/budget

If you have any questions, please email me.

All submissions are due by December 13.

If you have a moment, please share your opinion about the online process here: http://moderator.sapublicschools.com/#15/e=f967&t=473d9. You will need an sapublicschools.com account.

If you do not have one and would like to apply, please click here: https://sites.google.com/a/sapublicschools.com/budget/apply

The budget request for technology for 2010-2011 has closed.  Thank you for your submissions.

Voters approved a $7.5 million tax levy supporting the proposed $16.8 million 2009-10 budget by a vote of 364-282.

Under the budget, the owner of a home assessed at $266,100 — the average for South Amboy — will see an increase of $84, a 3.1-percent increase from the current year.

For the three three-year terms on the board, newcomer Lynn Kasics received 523 votes and newcomer Paula L. Taggart received 403 votes. The large number of ballot write-ins had not been tabulated as of press time.

A second budget question on the ballot asked voters to approve an additional $42,000 that would bring back sports programs that were cut from the middle school this year. Even though more people voted yes than no, 343-282, the question needed at least 60 percent of the voters to say yes. Only 55 percent said yes.