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East Ramapo interim superintendent presents 0% 2025–26 budget; cites about $16 million in new state aid and staffing shortfalls
Summary
Anthony DeCarlo, the interim superintendent of schools for the East Ramapo Central School District, presented the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget on Thursday and said the plan would keep the tax levy increase at 0% while using recent increases in state aid and corrected English‑learner coding to restore staffing and services.
Anthony DeCarlo, the interim superintendent of schools for the East Ramapo Central School District, presented the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget on Thursday and said the plan would keep the tax levy increase at 0% while using recent increases in state aid and corrected English‑learner coding to restore staffing and services.
DeCarlo said the district received “a wind full of money” from increased New York State foundation aid and that errors in coding English language learners had previously reduced state funding; together those factors produced about $16,000,000 in additional state aid. He described the budget as “0 based,” meaning staff started from identified needs rather than rolling prior-year spending forward.
The presentation emphasized staffing and student supports.…
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