25% health/dental increase: Interlakes Schools

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For any local Meredith, Center Harbor & Sandwich property tax payers, policy wonks, or parents with kids in their local school system, here's a Citizen article worth reading.

Apparently, the cost of insuring the teachers and staff at the schools for health and dental is looking to increase by 25%. And at the same time, there's a 14% increase in the contribution to state retirement funds. Plus, a 4% boost in school employee salaries.

Trying to figure out where to make cuts in the overall schools programs and budget to accomodate these large increases is what's being discussed. The goal of the Inter-Lakes School Board is to keep the increase for the coming 2010-2011 budget down to an increase of 1.25%. How the heck they will be able to accomplish that is a good question?

www.citizen.com click on News, January 19, 2010, by Ron Tunning

The Inter-Lakes School Board will be addressing the school administration's recommendations at its' next meeting to be held 6:30-pm Tuesday January 26, at the Humiston Building, Main St. Meredith, next to the Meredith Library. The public is invited to offer input.