Great Neck voters approve 2025-26 budget and two propositions; Donna Perez reelected

The Great Neck Union Free School District Board of Education on May 2025 certified the results of the district—s annual budget vote and trustee election, reporting that voters approved the 2025-26 school budget and two ballot propositions and reelected Donna Perez to the board.

Matthew Clark, a staff member, read the tabulated results during the meeting. Proposition 1, the 2025-26 school budget, received 1,337 yes votes and 320 no votes and "passes," according to Clark. Proposition 2, described in the results as a 2024 capital reserve measure, received 1,258 yes votes and 418 no votes and passed. Proposition 3, the library budget, received 1,297 yes votes and 348 no votes and passed.

For the Board of Education seat contested by Donna Perez, Clark reported that Perez received 1,472 votes and that there were 41 votes recorded for a candidate identified in the record as "Ryan." The board then moved to accept the results; an unnamed board member called for a vote, which passed 5-0. "All in favor? Aye. Motion passes 5 0," the board member said. The board member also thanked the community: "Thank you to the community for your support in passing the budget. We congratulate [Donna Perez] for the election," as recorded in the meeting.

The board recorded a separate motion to adjourn that likewise passed 5-0. The meeting transcript does not record additional discussion of the budget measures, budget amounts, or next steps for implementation. No legal citations, funding breakdowns, or contested provisional counts were included in the certified results presented at the meeting.

The certified vote totals determine the district—s immediate authorization to implement the approved 2025-26 budget and to proceed with the capital reserve and library funding as approved by voters. The transcript does not record further administrative actions or implementation timelines following certification of the results.