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At the Homer-Center school board combined planning and voting meeting Thursday night, Superintendent Ralph Cecere said the district is considering app...

At a meeting Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved the 2023-24 budget, but final approval came after the first vote on the budget fai...

The Homer-Center School Board on Thursday night approved the preliminary budget for advertisement. The preliminary budget comes to $19,770,790, but in...

HOMER-CENTER SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES RESOLUTION CONCERNING STATE FUNDING ALLOCATION By Hometown2 Apr 22, 2021 9:55 PM On Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved a resolution concerning the state funding allocations, expressing dissatisfaction with the current formula. The disparity in state funding compared to similar districts has been an often discussed issue, according to board member Gerald Bertig.  He said that the board is not happy with the lack of state subsidies c...

On Thursday night, the Homer-Center School Board approved their Act 1 resolution concerning the 2021-2022 budget. The resolution sets the the maximum tax increase that the board would consider at 4.3%, but the board will look at making sure that the budget contains no tax increases.  As the board goes into budget season, Board Member Gerald Bertig said that one of his concerns is the fact that revenues remain the same, but costs continue to increase. The board must pass the final budget by J...