Board adopts $123.095 million 2025–26 budget; routine personnel and program motions approved

The Yorktown Central School District Board of Education adopted a $123,095,000 budget for the 2025–26 school year on April 21, voting to move the proposal forward even though the New York state budget had not yet been enacted.

Superintendent Dr. Ron Hatter told trustees the district is adopting its budget “based on the best information available” and is making assumptions tied to the governor’s proposed state budget, including a $2,595,000 increase in foundation aid. The administration said those assumptions produce a 3.35% budget‑to‑budget increase and a 1.74% tax‑levy change; using local equalization figures the administration estimated tax‑rate increases of about 1.12% for most of Yorktown, and larger estimated rate changes in smaller portions of the district’s tax base (the presentation cited estimated increases of 9.46% for one municipality and 7.59% for another).

The board adopted the budget by voice vote after a motion and a second; no…