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Lars, a district staff member, told the board that the nearby wildfires and a related incident involving a school near the fire line had underscored the difficulty of evacuating students with mobility impairments; he said the district is reviewing equipment placement (for example stair chairs) and staffing needed to assist during an evacuation. Lars said the district’s teams have run exercises and refined procedures after recent events and that the school safety plan is a confidential document.

School staff and administrators discussed off-site reunification planning. Staff noted that the district’s previously listed evacuation site — Ponquogue Beach — would allow officials to close a bridge as part of a controlled reunification site but that bridge weight limits (the speaker said it was currently rated for roughly 5 tons) mean buses could not use that site. The staff urged that reunification sites and staging areas remain confidential for safety reasons and to avoid creating new hazards by publishing bus-routing plans.

Lars said the district has trained faculty and local police in a new \"Handle With Care\" notification protocol, which has already been used twice since being operationalized. He also said the district is working with local fire and ambulance partners and is pursuing state and federal funding opportunities to support school resource officers and other safety staffing.

The district also discussed the operational implications of device storage during evacuations after a recent bomb scare in the West Hampton Beach area. Staff said a device left in a backpack in an evacuated building can create confusion for parents and staff who track students by devices; the district is studying those operational details as it updates safety plans.

No changes to the public school safety plan were adopted in open session because the plan is confidential; staff said they will continue to work with first responders and return to the board with any required policy actions in an appropriate forum.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education - Hampton Bays Schools - 03/12/25","oneSentenceSummary","Board members and staff discussed school safety and emergency preparedness after West Hampton Beach wildfires and a recent bomb scare, focusing on evacuation planning for mobility-impaired students, off-site reunification sites and confidential logistics for bus staging.","taxTitle","HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",55116,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6637214,"Hampton Bays officials warn of tight 2025–26 budget as enrollment projections and state aid shift",2879,2378000,5257000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2587356-f3eebb8e870204fdbcab249ecd8d19b8&start=2378&end=5257","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2587356-f3eebb8e870204fdbcab249ecd8d19b8/thumbnail_2378000.jpg","/articles/6637214/New-York/Hampton-Bays-officials-warn-of-tight-202526-budget-as-enrollment-projections-and-state-aid-shift","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6637214-44a9a1d5e4bdfaca79e0c3f742c365af/orig.mp4?Expires=1770967342&Signature=IiRv8kerX0L-Mz5nYzkDq5sZuZDlIfsZmrDnvkEYBzEactnlT2Cnpr3S5baP88qekm8iQpC6gDkVNGveReKvl~eg2vnrz~McFUkjZctUfUIH4p4XvenXL4EQ01jpKiqia-E5xUmYSe5f0~EQ38pSpMElXcULGs6FTlvTFWC5qEYzPHEiYD~zTKV62gBmPwjL3oOyoO-igJwv97j-5P59NPBmD8witeZrTM4-JUoAp9grozTMbXCU1IAcAxxDV~80aKS6jxN3IuCBMdpXv0JQBM6EoAm3sF~Ms9dW7zNopdRgRxucr3VKcJgd3bN~5UpcRd1ztL8MGo9XtY6oQpFlNg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Hampton Bays Union Free School District officials told the Board of Education on March 12 that the district faces a tight 2025–26 budget after a small drop in state aid and enrollment projections showing a gradual decline.

In a presentation on enrollment and the preliminary budget outlook, Lars, a district staff member, said the district had 2,002 students at the time of the meeting and presented unadjusted enrollment projections that show a gradual decline in coming years. He told the board that kindergarten enrollment stood at 107 students while 12th grade had 187, and that adjusted projections — which account for midyear new enrollments and withdrawals — could change the trajectory but still pointed to a net decrease over the longer term.

The district’s revenue outlook is being driven by state aid changes and local property valuation formulas, according to the staff presentation. Lars said the governor’s proposed budget included more statewide school funding overall but that the district’s specific aid lines changed: a roughly $253,000 (about 2%) increase in expense-driven and categorical aid, a $350,000 (about 5%) decrease in building aid, and a net drop of about $207,000 (1.4%) in total aid compared with the previous year. He described the starting point for the 2025–26 budget as “tight,” and said preliminary planning assumes a 2.1% overall budget increase while the district’s allowable tax levy limit is about 3.2 percent.

Larry, a district staff member who answered questions about property valuation, added that recent rises in local property valuations (the district’s community valuation rose from about $3.8 billion to more than $5 billion) drive the state formula and can reduce aid even where local need remains high. \"On paper, we look rich,\" Larry said, explaining that the state’s equalization process compares districts using valuation ratios and student counts.

Staff identified key cost drivers for 2025–26: a reported 5% increase in special transportation costs; an 8% increase in special-education costs; and higher expenses for replacing first-generation Chromebooks and other instructional-technology items that had been funded initially with federal COVID grant dollars. Lars said the district has not proposed layoffs and is factoring in salary savings from recent retirements as the budget is built.

Prekindergarten funding and space also remain a constraint. Lars said the district was eligible for up to $418,000 for full-day universal pre-K but received $97,000 under current arrangements because local provider per-pupil rates exceed the state per-student reimbursement rate. He said the district is advocating for greater flexibility so it can mix full- and half-day offerings to fit local supply and demand.

Lars and other staff noted the budget calendar is active: department-level budgets and staffing proposals are being finalized and specific program choices will follow. He said the district would present a plan in the coming weeks and that a more detailed budget presentation on state-aid finalization and program priorities would follow as Albany completed the state budget process.

The board did not take a formal budget vote at the March 12 meeting. Lars said he would present the student-representative-to-the-board item in April to implement a recent state law requiring a nonvoting student representative on school boards.","District staff told the Board of Education on March 12 that a small decline in state aid and enrollment projections, combined with rising special-education and transportation costs, will leave the district with a narrow 2025–26 budget window and limited room under the tax cap.","actionData","errors"]

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Hampton Bays board reviews emergency response after West Hampton fires, bomb scare; evacuation logistics highlighted

Hampton Bays officials warn of tight 2025–26 budget as enrollment projections and state aid shift