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Deer Park BOE Set to Adopt Budget Tuesday
Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. at district administrative office.

The Deer Park Board of Education will hold a budget work session on Tuesday evening.
The BOE is expected to adopt the 2013-2014 draft budget at the meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m. at the district adminstrative office on Deer Park Avenue.
School officials revealed details of the updated draft budget, which calls for a 2.4 percent increase from the current year's spending plan and a 2.99 percent tax levy.
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Among the proposed cuts is an estimated 4 percent reduction in staff, and co-curricular reductions, which Superintendent Eva Demyen called "minor."
The BOE also voted to close Abraham Lincoln School in June, a measure that will save the district approximately $249,000 next year.
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The budget vote will take place on Tuesday, May 21.
Related Budget Coverage:
- Deer Park Schools Facing $2.8 Million Budget Gap
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