School Board Honors Senator Bill Larkin

The Newburgh Enlarged City School District’s Board of Education honored Sen. William J. Larkin recently with a plaque and a proclamation that describes him as “a friend, supporter, and benefactor of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District throughout his meritorious career.”

The proclamation goes on to read that Sen. Larkin “has enthusiastically and successfully represented the interests of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District at all levels of state activity” and has worked with district administration and staff “in the development of special legislative projects for the 2005-2006 school year.”
These “special legislative projects” include $50,000 for the Newburgh Teachers Association (NTA) Homework Assistance Project, $40,000 for the purchase and installation of surveillance cameras on school buses, $25,000 for the Young Parents’ Day Care Program/Center, $10,000 for the Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) AARTS Academy , and $10,000 for the Universal Ropes Program at Heritage Junior High School

Sen. Larkin’s assistance to the district through grants and awards during the 2006-2007 school year include $5,178,621 in continued annual BOCES aid for the district’s Career and Technical Education Program, $40,000 for individual $4,000 grants to the district’s elementary schools for the Kids Count Program which are renewable each year, $50,000 for the NTA’s Homework Assistance Program, $80,000 for the new NFA Construction Career Academy, $20,000 for the NFA Crew Team, $30,000 for the Horizons-on-the-Hudson Magnet School playground, and $12,000 to purchase smart boards for Heritage Junior High School.
“We are very fortunate to have Sen. Larkin in our corner,” said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Annette M. Saturnelli. “He is certainly a key player on our team.”

“When we’re talking about education,“ said Sen. Larkin, “we’re talking about the future. We’re talking about how to prepare our children for the future. We have a responsibility to help every child find a career and become a productive citizen.”
Pictured: On behalf of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District’s Board of Education, Board President Runston T. Lewis (left) and Superintendent Dr. Annette M. Saturnelli honored Sen. William J. Larkin recently with a plaque and a proclamation that describes him as “a friend, supporter, and benefactor of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District.”