Priority to meet with school leaders in 3rd Assembly District
(Long Island, NY) Today, Assemblyman Hennessey announed that he has met with district leaders and school board members as part of his educational listening tour. Assemblyman Hennessey has made it a priority to meet with school leaders in the 3rd Assembly District in order to understand the challenges our schools face, particularly in tough economic times. In varying degrees depending on state formulas along with a district and surrounding community’s fiscal capacity are the budgetary issues of high tax aid, gap elimination adjustment, and foundation aid.
Pictured left to right are Paul Casciano, Superintendent of Schools for William Floyd School District; Evelyn Green, community resident and State Aid Advocacy Committee/Budget Advisory Committee member; Robert Vecchio, president of William Floyd School District Board of Education; Assemblyman Edward Hennessey; David Beggins, Assistant Superintendent of Business for William Floyd School District; April Coppola, community resident and State Aid Advocacy Committee/Budget Advisory Committee member/and Robert Guerriero, Board of Education Trustee.
“I am learning a great deal from district leaders about what the fiscal needs and challenges are overall and for each of the districts specifically. As we move forward in the budget process in Albany, my goal is to advocate for our schools so that they have the resources necessary to continue to teach our children,” said Assemblyman Hennessey.
