Yorktown presents $70.84 million instructional proposal; priorities include literacy coaches, FlexPath expansion, AI and ASL programs

Yorktown Central School District administrators presented an instructional budget proposal on March 3 that would allocate approximately $70,841,000 for instructional codes in fiscal year 2025–26, a projected 2.4 percent increase over the current year.

Superintendent Dr. Hatter opened the presentation and turned the instructional portion to Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Miss Amerling, Director of Pupil Personnel Services Caroline Almeida, Director of Technology Jennifer Forsberg, and Ms. Sanfilippo, who summarized the projected budgetary impacts. The presenters described priorities and program-level detail that would shape the superintendent’s final budget to be presented March 24 and adopted by the board on April 21 if approved.

Instructional priorities highlighted included investing in two literacy coaches to provide sustained in-classroom support for K–5 teachers implementing the science of reading; expansion of multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) and standardized instructional support team (IST) protocols; and continued partnerships with BOCES and the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center (Lyric) for specialized services. The district said it used evidence-based programs including Great Leaps, IXL, UFLI, the 95% Group, and Bridges Math…