Voters in five area school districts will cast ballots on 2014-15 budgets, school board candidates and propositions at polls on Tuesday.

Cobleskill
Cobleskill-Richmondville's proposed budget totals $37.6 million and carries a tax-levy increase of 2.36 percent, exactly the amount permitted by the state.
Unlike recent years, the budget cuts no staff or programs for students. Fifteen staffers who are retiring at the end of this school year will be replaced.
Also on the ballot is a proposition to buy five 65-passenger buses and one wheelchair-accessible seven-passenger van for no more than $644,054. State aid would pay for most of the bus costs.
Three candidates are running unopposed for the C-R board: Susan Emerson Strasser and incumbents Steve Philbrick and Bruce Tryon.
The Community Library budget of $258,997 is on the ballot, although it is unconnected to the school budget.
Candidates for three five-year seats on the library board are Gerald Peters, Melodie Neary and Ken Hotopp. ZJ Jiang is a candidate for a one-year seat.
C-R polls at Golding and Radez schools are open from 7am to 9pm.

Middleburgh
Middleburgh's proposed budget is $20.42 million and would raise spending by 1.16 percent. The proposed tax-levy increase is 2.51 percent.
Ernest Kuehl is the only candidate for a vacant three-year seat on the school board.
Voting will be from noon to 9pm in the gym lobby.

Schoharie
Schoharie's proposed budget totals $21.68 million and would increase spending by 3.13 percent. The tax levy would rise 1.53 percent, which is below the amount allowed by the state.
Also on the ballot is a proposition to buy two 66-passenger buses and two 22-passenger buses for not more than $270,000. State aid pays for 71 percent of the bus cost.
Schoharie voters will decide a $1.08 million capital project that would replace most of the roofs of the 1997 high school addition, add new gym bleachers and new boys' lockers. State aid would pay for 83.3 percent of the cost and the rest would be financed over 15 years with little tax impact.
Maureen Bernhardt, James Bleau and Mark Quandt are running for two three-year school board seats.
Schoharie polls are in the high school library lobby and are open from 9am to 9pm.

Sharon
Sharon Springs' proposed budget of $8.88 million would carry no increase in the tax levy.
The budget increases spending by $100,786 over the current year, but additional state aid and money from the fund balance are compensating for the increase, so there's no hike in the tax levy.
Incumbent Helen Roberts is seeking re-election for a three-year seat on the school board.
Sharon Springs voting is from noon to 9pm in the auditorium atrium.

Worcester
Worcester's budget for 2014-15 totals $10.8 million, an increase of 2.6 percent or a little less than $300,000.
The tax-levy increase is 1.97 percent, which is below the state-allowed limit of 2.15 percent. The budget cuts no educational programs.
Two candidates are running for the school board: Stacey Serdy for a five-year term and Michelle Francis for a one-year term.
There is also a proposition for voters to act on the Worcester Free Library's proposed budget of $25,000.
Voting will be from noon to 8pm in the east side entrance lobby.