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Revote On Capital Project Comes With Board Guarantee: No Local Expense

November 25, 2008 Contributor

The Hannibal Board of Education has announced its decision to put the district’s proposed capital project up for a second vote. The vote will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Jan. 21, 2009 and comes with a guarantee from the Hannibal Board of Education that the project will be delivered with no local expense.

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Project Request Will Be On Ballot In Hannibal

November 3, 2008 Contributor

As voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast a vote in the Presidential Election, the Hannibal Central School District will ask for voter support for the District’s $26.9 million proposed facilities improvement plan. The plan was developed by combining a 98 percent state reimbursement on capital projects with the district’s Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning (EXCEL) Aid to make up the district’s local share.

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Capital Project to Address Health and Safety at Fairley Elementary

October 20, 2008 Contributor

Health, safety and accessibility are a primary focus of Hannibal Central School District’s proposed $26.9 million capital project. Business Administrator Nancy Henner explained that the project planned at Fairley Elementary School was developed to fit comfortably within three of five EXCEL spending categories.

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Master Plan Development Included In Proposed Capital Project

October 7, 2008 Contributor

Hannibal Central School District’s proposed $26.9 million facilities improvement plan includes several items that are intended to provide district-wide benefits, according to school officials. A public vote will be held from noon to 9 p.m., Nov. 4 in the Board of Education room at the Hannibal High School.

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Facilities Improvement Plan Developed With No Local Cost

September 29, 2008 Contributor

Hannibal Central School District is preparing to go to a public vote, seeking approval for a $26.9 million capital project that has been developed to address health and safety, facilities, technology and energy needs at all three of the district’s school buildings. Using special state funding that came through the 2006-07 state budget, taxpayer support at the polls will allow the district to deliver the project with no local cost.

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State Education Department: Graduation Rates Show Improvement

August 12, 2008 Nicole Reome

UPDATED: The New York State Education Department reports that statewide four-year graduation rates are up from where they were two years ago. In Fulton, four-year graduation rates were below the statewide average for the group of students who graduated in 2007. Five of nine school districts in Oswego County saw graduation rates above the state average.

To read the full release from SED, click HERE.
To see the statewide graduation rates as reported by district, click HERE.

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Loss Prompts Changes In Hannibal Meal Prices

July 18, 2008 Nicole Reome

The bottom line of Hannibal’s food service program showed a sizeable deficit at the end of the 2007-08 school year. As a result, parents can expect to see an increase breakfast and lunch prices for their children in the coming year as the district works to keep the program’s future losses to a minimum.

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Hannibal Board To Detail Second Budget Proposal Tonight

June 10, 2008 Nicole Reome

Voters in the Hannibal Central School District have an opportunity to hear details about the proposed 2008-09 budget this evening. The district will put the $25,122,068 plan to a vote next week. The district opted to host a second vote after voters rejected the initial budget proposal at the polls May 20.

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