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Gavin said the district expects to receive roughly $1,300,000 in federal funds for the year and that federal contributions represent \"about 10% of education spending across the country.\" He described three possible scenarios district leaders have discussed: New York State may proactively reduce its proposed education budget in anticipation of federal cuts; the federal government could shift the distribution model so states receive funds first (giving states more discretion over allocation); or federal funding could be significantly reduced or discontinued. Gavin emphasized that, to date, \"there have been no news reports whatsoever that funding to individual districts will be cut off.\"

He told the board the Department of Education's recent staffing reductions affected roughly 4,000 positions, concentrated in educational research and the civil-rights division, and that the district is actively advocating with its congressional representative. Gavin said his office is coordinating a meeting with the congresswoman and component superintendents to discuss potential impacts and advocacy strategies.

Gavin cautioned that the timing and extent of any changes remain uncertain. \"Currently, federal education funds are distributed directly to individual school districts nationwide, meaning we get our money directly from the federal government. That money comes directly to us. It doesn't get filtered through the state,\" he said. He added the district is monitoring developments and will work with local representatives to protect funding streams.

Ending: The superintendent urged continued monitoring and advocacy and said the district will keep families and the board informed if formal changes to funding distribution or amounts are announced.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Public Work Session - Thurs, March 27, 2025 at 7PM","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent Mr Gavin told the Rockville Centre Board on March 27 that the U.S. Department of Education has reduced roughly 4,000 staffers in certain units but that no formal cuts to the district's federal funding have been announced; he outlined possible distribution scenarios and said the district expects about $1.3 million in federal funds this year.","taxTitle","ROCKVILLE CENTRE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",55785,"location","New York","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6099267,"Rockville Centre proposes 2.6% tax levy, 1.63% budget increase; preliminary hearing April 10",1000,6215000,7215000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819828-98f06c30d8000af25294a97d8f8cfbe9&start=6215&end=7215","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819828-98f06c30d8000af25294a97d8f8cfbe9/thumbnail_6215000.jpg","/articles/6099267/New-York/Rockville-Centre-proposes-26-tax-levy-163-budget-increase-preliminary-hearing-April-10","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099267-c0cbb490dfe703e001bed820e73b32a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1773586994&Signature=Vdh7cb1N63KvSja-Ma6Jv7Hl-jeWTUQJ3hZaKsaoWI0~CPvp3N8urcxp7reZqaKHJEBmDc5P1R~xHSzpQR9~1e42Bc0NhzNNLp8l87sj8wBCU2kXRaTRSe1nmXSixvfizqLx2094Cko4dA6GhtJqkoIr9YTaNbHAsCHhHuNnmae78-OHVHsfLAuiJT37xMl2~P-BASqb9hRKHl~IzkRVi9t1skFVyZeVN5eigUSARUEXx7MRr3uUY5UKzANpKUDysxYhRDrCrlkg~zioZ3m3JnYec8qaueycgAR7ZyYbjr7G3j9LbICbpTn9c8XXP2NczdTluByb7ccl2~1~dG6Xuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rockville Centre Union Free School District officials presented the district's preliminary 2025-26 budget at the March 27 public work session, proposing a tax levy increase of 2.6% (below the district's calculated tax cap of 2.62%) and a budget-to-budget increase of 1.63 percent.

The presentation outlined the budget schedule: the board's preliminary budget hearing is set for April 10 (last chance for district changes), the formal budget hearing on May 8 and the annual election and budget vote scheduled for May 20 at Southside High School. The district reported it filed its tax cap calculation with the Office of the State Comptroller on March 1; the filed cap was 2.62% and the district proposes a levy below that cap.

District staff reported the overall 2025-26 budget increase at 1.63% to $139,889,187 (presenter provided that figure). Key program-area notes in the presentation included:

- Special schools: described as roughly 0.9% of the total budget; staff said this code covers summer programs, before/after-school programs, community education and other non-regular instructional programs. Staff described a 4.64% increase year-over-year for the special schools line; the presenter did not provide a consolidated dollar figure in every line item during the presentation.

- Instructional media: approximately 2.96% of the total budget with a reported decrease of 0.95% (about $40,000). The district cited contractual increases for staffing and a new microphone receiver purchase, and said it reduced some software subscriptions after an evaluation.

- Co-curricular activities: under 0.5% of the budget with a reported increase of 2.59% (about $17,000), intended to support clubs, chaperones and expanded student opportunities including DECA competition costs.

- Athletics: just over 1% of the budget with a reported decrease of 1.92% (about $32,000). The athletics budget includes the costs of coaches, trainers, referee fees, facility rentals and annual equipment reconditioning. The 2025-26 budget includes funding for two new programs, varsity field hockey and unified bowling; district staff also budgeted for a subscription to the Positive Coaching Alliance.

- Music and arts: discussed as part of instructional programming (K-12), including staffing, instrument rental and repair, licensing and staging costs for school productions; presenters highlighted the upcoming spring musical, Newsies.

Staff emphasized that the proposed tax levy of 2.6% is slightly below the district's tax cap and that the budget includes a $1,800,000 transfer to the capital fund for ongoing projects. The presenter said the district's transfer-to-capital amount remains $1.8 million in the proposed budget.

Board members thanked staff for maintaining extracurricular and special-program funding and asked for additional detail on software evaluations, revenue generated by special schools programs and the scheduling of international trips and athletics program additions. A staff member said special schools programs typically bring in revenue and later provided a district figure that the programs net roughly $1 million in revenue (presenter said the net budget effect is about $250,000 after revenue offsets).

No formal budget adoption vote was taken on March 27; the board set the preliminary hearing for April 10 and will consider any changes before the May 8 formal hearing and the May 20 vote.

Ending: The presentation left the proposed 2.6% tax levy in place under the district's reported 2.62% cap and scheduled the next formal budget review and public hearings; board members requested follow-up on software evaluations, field-trip equity and program revenues.","District officials presented the 2025-26 preliminary budget March 27: a 1.63% year-to-year increase, a proposed tax levy of 2.6% (under the 2.62% tax cap), and a $1.8 million transfer to capital. The board set a preliminary budget hearing for April 10 and the public vote for May 20.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6099272,"Rockville Centre presents districtwide PBIS/MTSS update, highlights restorative practices and vaping education",1911,1801000,3712000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819828-98f06c30d8000af25294a97d8f8cfbe9&start=1801&end=3712","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819828-98f06c30d8000af25294a97d8f8cfbe9/thumbnail_1801000.jpg","/articles/6099272/New-York/Rockville-Centre-presents-districtwide-PBISMTSS-update-highlights-restorative-practices-and-vaping-education","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099272-21b82b68a4794e4e42c8d0259e81276e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773586994&Signature=F0i1Pg-LwVRFOqIFhKlwG8DriGuQSPTq0bblAfZk3KXpSq5Sin7WvcAjOdgJS3mNorIQAAWSxIjYrbcVRgGwSfW9zdbJxKkJ2RsRFQJYN4uyDE7dWqpVwr5J5tcubbNW~zUlrxNIVHGyUb1lp58zV7lmKxiLc8gq3HLLPW6UA6OMBYMWIiolSALIF~LM-dhFSOp4LzmRsQRaWXLTPT98VoqtBWwupqpQkynt5g~Wzl~Kue7ieLIWbT2PWhMJ9nMUj5ViOPLPOVPOSUK5njthEWpiOdAo1VmnRB1Gx6LLsw~j4q2VSOmKOqwzDHIdRLGnOt9UavOOXwwY~KoPqab8eg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rockville Centre Union Free School District staff presented a comprehensive update on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and the district's transition to a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) during the board's March 27 public work session.

The presentation, led by PBIS team members and building administrators, described a districtwide approach that pairs universal classroom practices with targeted and intensive interventions, restorative practices and peer-led prevention work. Miss Dalton, a district staff member, said: \"When we align our code of conduct with the principles of MTSS, we create more than just a discipline system. We've created a framework for growth, for fairness, and for restoration.\" The update covered elementary, middle and high school practices and examples of interventions already in use.

District presenters framed MTSS as a preventive, equity-focused approach that broadens an earlier RTI model to include social, emotional and behavioral supports alongside academics. They said MTSS is embedded in the district's code of conduct and PBIS framework and is intended to reduce exclusionary discipline. The presentation named several concrete elements: universal classroom routines, schoolwide reward systems, restorative circles and mediations, the Sources of Strength peer-leadership program, targeted interventions such as teen-intervene vaping curriculum and newer alternate placements like the twilight program and a greenhouse alternative school.

At the high school level, Dr. Walsh, a district staff member, described the Sources of Strength program as a building-wide peer and adult adviser initiative. \"Our overall goal at the high school, as always, is to enhance student sense of belonging,\" Walsh said. The high school program includes 25 adult advisers and more than 65 peer leaders who plan campaigns, morning announcements and building-wide activities. Presenters said Sources of Strength programming is integrated into classroom lessons and large campaigns to reach students across grade levels.

Presenters said disciplinary responses are intended to be progressive, proportional and instructional. The teen-intervene curriculum for students suspended for vaping was cited as an example: instead of an automatic long suspension, students complete an educational and counseling curriculum that can shorten suspension and aims to reduce repeat offenses. Presenters said the district had seen \"notable decreases\" in repeat suspensions for vaping where the education curriculum was applied (quantified results were not provided in the presentation).

The district also described new and expanded behavioral supports: a district-level BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) with scheduled hours in buildings, two registered behavioral technicians (RBTs) supervised by the BCBA, and a behavioral consultant who will help staff planning and capacity-building. Presenters said those positions are intended to support individualized functional behavioral assessments (FBAs), classroom structural supports and staff training.

Board members asked how the system preserves consequences while using restorative measures. A principal described a recent middle-school incident resolved through a written apology and targeted mediation rather than a purely punitive sanction, and emphasized that consequences remain part of the code of conduct. Multiple board members asked for improved family communication about MTSS tiers and timelines for interventions; presenters agreed to clarify how long interventions are intended to last and when families should expect changes.

Discussion points raised by board members included the long-term expectation that early elementary instruction in PBIS and character education will reduce disciplinary incidents as students move through the system, concerns about translating extrinsic rewards into internalized behavior change, and how to integrate social-emotional learning across content areas.

District staff reiterated that restorative practices are intended to repair harm and build skills rather than to remove consequences entirely. Presenters also noted partnerships and supports available to families outside school operations, including the district's collaboration with Northwell Behavioral Health for counseling and parent resources.

The board did not take a formal vote on PBIS/MTSS measures at the March 27 session; the presentation was delivered as informational and followed by a board Q&A. Presenters identified next steps to strengthen parent communication about MTSS tiers and to return updated outcome data, including a planned five-year review of the Northwell partnership and continued monitoring of suspension and recidivism metrics.

Ending: District staff characterized the PBIS/MTSS shift as an equity- and prevention-driven evolution in discipline policy and said they would provide clearer guidance to families about tiers, timelines and intervention goals. Board members expressed support for continuing the initiatives and requested follow-up data on outcomes and family-facing materials.

","District staff presented a multi-tiered behavioral support update March 27, outlining Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), the shift to Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), restorative practices, Sources of Strength peer work and a vaping education curriculum aimed at reducing repeat suspensions.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6099258,"Board moves several policies to Stage 2, rescinds duplicate policy and accepts theatrical display donation",40,7627000,7667000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2819828-98f06c30d8000af25294a97d8f8cfbe9&start=7627&end=7667","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2819828-98f06c30d8000af25294a97d8f8cfbe9/thumbnail_7627000.jpg","/articles/6099258/New-York/Board-moves-several-policies-to-Stage-2-rescinds-duplicate-policy-and-accepts-theatrical-display-donation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099258-05b8bb8286d4363e20bffcbb0941ccb3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773586994&Signature=EsVXoF3NeHb~coUBQpl88AIrL6EPoeTjcNAiKxCNr99oLHZPdZahQ~4428c1MaIMfM-fFNQOooruRyY40CPCEiUSDkCrHsa4z5g~V~Nd-tSw5rd1NjID0F5U1f83a3MqUevpcDpGqhu9hzO~fblI3Y9VSeOSg07Dk4gWCmE4sC3Bp3bgyPMeEDRFbvotWFU52OIWlZODGaAboHPVeWDx0~r~wvE-p6kLXTOWbnF4flITkS68GQPRlksehwfo0kkmq1uZF15NOCj7zTKxyfo9SOtDZruL~~UDBB8wFYA2ClRkDTdjZ~pTA~CykjPGaszphMkmnM46FcSXfPCCmbFe8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Rockville Centre Union Free School District Board of Education moved multiple policies to Stage 2 and approved a donor gift during the March 27 public work session.

Board members approved advancing policy drafts on information security breach notification (policy 55-80) and other audit- and accounting-related policies to Stage 2 following staff revisions. The board also moved to rescind policy 62-15 (employment of relatives of Board of Education members) after staff identified the content as duplicative of policy 61-11, previously approved.

Superintendent Mr Gavin recommended the board accept a donation of several frames from a donor (thanked in the meeting as Miss Waxman) to create a hallway display showcasing past high school plays and productions. A motion to accept the gift was moved, seconded and approved with an \"Aye\" vote. The board also moved several consent items (H2 through K8) and adjourned the meeting by unanimous voice vote.

Ending: Motions to advance policies, accept the theatrical display donation and move consent items were approved by voice vote; the board adjourned and scheduled its April 10 meeting at 8 p.m.","At the March 27 work session the board moved multiple policies to Stage 2 for further consideration, rescinded a duplicative employment-of-relatives policy, and unanimously accepted a donation of frames to create a display of school productions.","actionData","errors"]

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Rockville Centre presents districtwide PBIS/MTSS update, highlights restorative practices and vaping education

Board moves several policies to Stage 2, rescinds duplicate policy and accepts theatrical display donation