Rockville Centre board adopts $139.9 million proposed budget, schedules May 20 vote

The Rockville Centre Board of Education on April 10 approved a proposed 2025-26 budget of $139,889,186.83 and set the district’s annual vote for May 20.

The budget would raise the property tax levy to $109,240,000, a 2.6% increase and below the district’s levy limit of 2.62%, district budget presenter Miss Rehak said. She described a budget-to-budget spending increase of 1.63% and said the package includes a $1.8 million transfer for capital projects and new academic and after-school offerings.

Why it matters: If voters approve the plan on May 20, it will determine spending for salaries, transportation, capital repairs and new course offerings across Rockville Centre schools and set the tax impact for homeowners ahead of the 2025-26 school year.

Miss Rehak summarized the budget’s three-part legal presentation required under Education Law: administrative, academic-program and capital components. She said the academic program component represents just under 79% of the overall total and that the largest single increase in…