Category: Farnsworth MS news

The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education unanimously adopted a $133,900,025 budget for the 2026-27 school year during their Tuesday, April 14 meeting. This represents a $6,352,633 or 4.98% increase in spending over the current year. If approved, the t,ax levy would increase by 3.42%, which is the maximum allowable levy limit as defined …

Continue reading “GCSD Board of Education adopts 2026-27 proposed budget”

Dear GCSD community, At the March 31 meeting and workshop, the Board of Education continued its review of the district’s budget proposal for the coming year. Discussions centered around addressing the budget gap and potential restorations of proposed cuts. You can view a summary of the meeting here. We invite our community to join us …

Continue reading “April 3 update: Budget discussions and spring updates”

At its March 31 budget workshop, the Board of Education continued discussions on closing the district’s budget gap while identifying potential restorations to proposed cuts, using remaining revenue from fund balance and higher-than-anticipated interest earnings. Board members discussed priorities for potential restorations, with strong emphasis on supporting students with special needs, maintaining teaching assistants and …

Continue reading “Board focuses on potential restorations at March 31 board meeting”

The Board of Education held a special meeting on Tuesday, March 24, to review the district’s evolving 2026‑27 budget, consider cost‑saving options and discuss next steps to address the remaining projected $1.8 million budget gap. Superintendent Daniel Mayberry presented an updated draft proposal reflecting revised interest‑earning estimates and the use of fund balance (district savings) …

Continue reading “Board weighs spending priorities as district refines 2026‑27 budget”

The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education held a Q&A workshop Tuesday, March 17, to discuss the draft 2026-27 school year budget. The workshop provided board members and community residents the opportunity to ask district administrators questions about the proposal, which was first presented at the March 10 meeting. As the budget remains in …

Continue reading “Budget Q&A held March 17”

There will be a special meeting of the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public; however, since it is a special meeting, there will be no public comment period. This meeting will be held in the Large Group Instruction (LGI) room …

Continue reading “Special board meeting, March 24, 7 p.m.”

Dear GCSD community, As we continue our work to build a responsible and student‑centered spending plan for the year ahead, we invite our community to join us for the upcoming Budget Q&A Forum on Tuesday, March 17. This special session is designed to give community stakeholders a dedicated opportunity to learn more about the draft …

Continue reading “March 13 update: Draft budget presented; Q&A forum to follow”

Dear GCSD families, As our community begins to welcome the first signs of spring, our school calendar is already blooming with activity: spring sports started at GHS on March 9—visit our sports schedule for game times; our elementary schools are hosting their spring concerts in the coming weeks; and, spring break is just around the …

Continue reading “March 6 update: Spring updates and opportunities at GCSD”