Community Pushback Grows Over Rondout Valley School Budget Cuts

A math teacher, a school psychologist, and library aides are among 26 positions the Rondout Valley Central School District in Ulster County is cutting or leaving unfilled. The proposal includes eliminating 16 staff positions and not replacing 10 others due to retirements.The district unveiled an $83.5 million budget during a school board meeting on Tuesday night. Hundreds of people filled the high school auditorium just hours after students staged a walkout to protest the cuts Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar was at the meeting Tuesday night and has more.