Serving Manhasset
$1
Friday, May 4, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 18
1.12)-3.4% !"#$%&'()*+,)-./#)0)*.
$,2!(,.%'"'0)2,!$"')2 !"#$!%&"'$!()"*)+,!-$,(*./"01#
GUIDE TO MOTHER’S DAY
FAIR DAY FOR SCA COMING
CUOMO TOUTS KAPLAN SENATE BID
PAGES 33-40
PAGE 2
PAGE 6
(,.%"3"*!4"56"789:
Proposed North Shore school spending varies
LIFELONG READERS
Manhasset’s average cost per pupil of $29,589 is median for area BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Nine North Shore school districts with a combined population of 37,384 students plan to spend $1.1 billion in the coming school year, amounting to about $29,493 per pupil – with some districts spending nearly 50 percent more per student than others. While the districts are only a few miles apart, disparities nearing $12,000 per student exist. Three districts – East Williston, Great Neck and Roslyn – each spend more than $34,000 per student, while the New Hyde ParkGarden City Park and Sewanhaka school districts spend $22,951 and $23,631 per student respectively. These numbers were calculated by dividing the total budget by the number of students. According to the state Department of Education, the average cost per pupil in New York for the 201617 school year was $23,361, which
is based on dividing total expenditures by the number of students. “Total expenditures include district expenditures for classroom instruction, as well as expenditures for transportation, debt service, community service and districtwide administration that are not included in the Instructional Expenditure values for General Education and Special Education,” according to the department’s website. Officials at the Great Neck Public Schools previously debated the value of analyzing the budget by dividing expenditures by the number of pupils, saying it is an “inaccurate figure” due to a number of other figures in the budget having “nothing to do with our K-12 program” like adult education programs, pre-kindergarten, maintaining buildings and providing money to private schools. “You can’t just take the budget and divide it by the enrollment because you have to take out operaContinued on Page 58
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANHASSET SCHOOL DISTRICT
Author Jason Carter Eaton, also known as “the Barbarian,” reads to Shelter Rock students during the SCA Scholastic book fair.
Construction to begin Monday on commuter lot BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I
a Manhasset commuter parking lot. Commuter lot No. 3, which After years of anticipation, borders Mary Jane Davies construction is set to begin on Green between Memorial Place Monday to add parking spaces and Manhasset Avenue, will be and reconfigure traffic flow in under construction for about a
week, according to a statement from the Manhasset Park District Board of Commissioners. Construction is expected to be completed by May 13, and during construction, 12 parkContinued on Page 57
For the latest news visit us at www.theislandnow.com D on’t forget to follow us on Twitter @Theislandnow and Facebook at facebo ok.com/theislandnow