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Great Neck board adopts $289.998 million 2025–26 budget to send to voters
Summary
The Great Neck Board of Education approved a proposed $289,998,000 general fund budget for 2025–26 and scheduled the public vote for May 20; board and staff emphasized continued uncertainty in state aid and explained how reserves and the tax levy fit into the plan.
The Great Neck Board of Education on April 22 approved a proposed $289,998,000 general fund operating budget for the 2025–26 school year and authorized the property tax report card to be filed for the May ballot.
Board members and district staff said the plan preserves all programs and relies on a property tax levy of $244,222,000, which the district presented as a 3.05% increase over the current year and within the district's calculation for levy limits.
The budget matters because it determines next year's school programs, staff levels and capital investments. With the state budget still pending, administrators said the district must adopt a spending plan now to meet legal and calendared deadlines for the public vote.
Deputy Superintendent John O'Keefe and School Business Administrator Michael Ernst walked the board through revenue and expenditure assumptions. O'Keefe said the proposed total expenditure budget of $289,998,000 is a 2.84% increase over…
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