Tuitions are fees paid to other educational institutions with specialized programs that Punam Valley is not able to provide for students with certain severe handicapping conditions. Also included in this category are the Putnam Valley students in the Lakeland grades 9-12 special education programs. Materials and supplies are used in instruction and include textbooks, workbooks and other items that are used up and must be replaced. This includes shared teachers for the visually impaired or hearing impaired, occupational and physical therapists, and counselors. The contractual expenses is for an Author's Program in the Elementary School.
Equipment includes items such as filing cabinets for offices.
The largest portion of the contractual expenses is for mandated payments made to other school districts for health services provided to Putnam Valley students attending school there. A smaller portion pays for instruction for hospitalized students or for tutoring students who are confined to bed. Materials and supplies includes general office supplies, booklets and handbooks used in counseling services, test materials for evaluation of students, and various medical supplies. This part of the proposed budget supports interscholastic and intramural sports programs and various clubs and other afterschool activities at the Middle School, the gymnastics and musical shows at the Elementary School, and various class trips. Two of our Panas juniors are members of the Putnam Valley Commission on the Environment.