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Pass the East Islip Budget - 6/20/2006 9:15:12 AM

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Today is the day of the revote for the East Islip School District Budget and as a student at the high school i am extremely concerned about how this is going to change my education, my college options, and overall, my future. Without a passed budget our school will be on an austerity budget and we will not be able to participate in all the extracirricular activities that we enjoy and that help us during college applications. I will be a Junior next year and I just can't stand to see the 10 years of hard work I've put into making myself more successful in school go to waste because of a failed budget. If anyone who is voting for the East Islip budget can read this, I beg of you, please please please vote "Yes". I know it must be hard for you financially, but if you can imagine what it would have been like for you to go through highschool without any of the sports and activities you did. I'll bet that what you remember most about highschool were those things, because they are really the most enjoyable part of highschool. Without any part of highschool being enjoyable, kids may not feel the need to try at all or even attend school. Again, for the sake of the children, for the sake of the town, and for the sake of the future, vote "Yes" to the School budget. Thank you
Sincerely, Concerned Student

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RE: Pass the East Islip Budget - 9/7/2006 4:01:16 AM

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PUBLIC MEETING

ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WELCOME

Come join us:

Date: Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Time:   8:00PM
Place: Knights of Columbus Hall - # 58 Greenwood Ave, East Islip, NY 11730

Mission Statement: SchoolWatch is a proactive grassroots, community-based collective striving to promote transparency and fiscal responsibility, along with compliance with New York State mandated regulations within all school districts. The ultimate aim of which is the overall elimination of red tape and wasteful spending while concurrently promoting safety in all our schools. This is a progressive outlet committed to amplifying the voices of everyday people. Our organization involves volunteer participants and allied collectives organized along the principles of open and transparent decision-making processes, open public meetings and forums, and consensus building.

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·        Transparency and fiscal responsibility in schools

·        Fair contract negotiations in collective bargaining situations

·        Adequate funding for State mandated services

·        Alternatives to property taxation to fund schools

·        Safe schools and healthy educational environments

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·        Uncovering school corruption and deceit

·        Educational reform and making schools work better

·        The community – not special interests!

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·        Fund raising activities for education and sports

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·       Interschool athletics, field trips and other extracurricular activitie

Come join us:
Date: Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Time:   8:00PM
Place: Knights of Columbus Hall - # 58 Greenwood Ave, East Islip, NY 11730

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RE: Pass the East Islip Budget - 4/4/2007 5:19:22 PM

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Dear Concerned Student , I have been paying school taxes in east islip for 38 years. Franky I have had it. I am done . I have to move away because I can't aford to live here any longer. I am going to a location that requirers only a faction of the amount of money to give a student a better education than you can expect to get here. Your education money goes to teachers who only work what a person like me considers to be part time. Gets a two month vacation, great health benefits, a over the top pention and in most cases can't even get fired. They blackmail us into paying them more and more and more. They scare the students like you to go to work for them to get more money.

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RE: Pass the East Islip Budget - 4/30/2007 10:13:49 AM