Reported Increase in School District Housing Investigations
By Claire Walla Sometimes, Janet Verneuille will get a lead. “It could be from a parent, a landlord or a community member,” the Sag Harbor School District’s Financial Manager ambiguously explained. And...
View ArticleFirst Budget Meeting on the Business Office
By Claire Walla With the state’s two-percent tax levy cap looming over the upcoming budget season, the Sag Harbor School District has decided to get a head start on financial discussions, kicking off...
View ArticleSchool Budget Up For Technology
By Claire Walla The Sag Harbor School District can potentially save over $1 million on transportation expenses over the next 10 years, according to District Treasurer Janet Verneuille. All it will take...
View ArticleTeaching Budgets Projected to Remain Relatively Flat
By Claire Walla According to both Pierson Middle/High School Principal Jeff Nichols and Sag Harbor Elementary School Principal Matt Malone, the Sag Harbor School District’s anticipated instructional...
View ArticlePierson, Bay Street Plan Meeting for 31st (Plus Cafeteria Update)
By Claire Walla For some, the case is closed. For others, it’s hard to know where to begin. But for administrators in the Sag Harbor School District, the discussion surrounding the future of the Bay...
View ArticleSag Schools’ Budget Projected Below Two-Percent Cap
By Claire Walla Instead of eyeing efforts to pierce the state’s new tax-cap policy, the Sag Harbor School District is hoping to avoid it altogether. At a budget hearing last Monday, February 6, the...
View ArticleBoard Divided Over Supplemental Accident Insurance
By Claire Walla Ever since the need for student accident insurance was brought into question last year, it has been a hotly debated item among Sag Harbor School Board members. Last year, the board...
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School Board Says “Yea” To Student Accident Insurance, Mascot
By Claire Walla For the past year, Sag Harbor School District has not carried a supplemental form of insurance known as student accident insurance. For some members of the Sag Harbor School Board, the...
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Jelly in a Jam at Pierson
By Claire Walla Before showing a Power Point presentation on unhealthy eating habits and the rise of obesity in the United States last Wednesday, Sag Harbor Elementary School parent Susan Lamontagne...
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Sag Business Director to Resign at End of the Year
By Claire Walla This year’s Sag Harbor School District budget process represented a series of financial feats: The district is expected to save $1 million in the next 10 years by purchasing six new...
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