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Board hears preliminary 2025–26 budget: $139.9 million proposed, tax levy within cap at 2.6%
Summary
District business staff presented a preliminary budget of $139,889,187 (a 1.63% increase) with a proposed tax levy increase of 2.6% (within a 2.62% cap). The board reviewed component changes, a reduced appropriated fund balance and the schedule toward the May 20 vote.
Ms. Rehak, presenting district budget materials, briefed the Rockville Centre Board of Education on the proposed 2025–26 spending plan during the March 13 meeting.
The proposed budget stands at $139,889,187 — an increase of 1.63% from the current year, Ms. Rehak said. The district’s tax levy proposal is $109,240,000, a 2.6% increase that remains within the calculated tax cap of 2.62% after an updated BOCES capital share. The presentation listed a reduced appropriated fund balance from $2.8 million to $2.4 million as a change since the previous meeting.
Program-by-program highlights presented included: instructional administration at $4,649,976 (about 3.32% of the budget); the instruction…
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