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Nassau BOCES budget presentation: Syosset staff report countywide aid expected to rise
Summary
Doctor Park summarized the Nassau BOCES budget, reporting a $524 million total budget, administrative charges of $34.7 million, use of retirement reserves to offset employer retirement contributions, and an expected BOCES aid increase for Syosset of about 7.5%.
Doctor Park reported on the Nassau BOCES budget and regional items the board members attended. Park summarized the BOCES total budget of $524 million with $34.7 million in administrative charges and said the agency planned to use retirement contribution reserves to offset approximately $5.5 million of employer retirement costs.
Park told the board the countywide projected increase in BOCES aid for 2024–25 is about 9.6%, with Syosset’s projected increase approximately 7.5% (from roughly $4.3 million to $4.7 million). The district’s resident-weighted average daily attendance (WADA) increase was reported at 0.79%, the lowest in 10 years, and the billing rate cited was $126.49.
Park also reported operational concerns at BOCES, including a current wait list for special-education classes and ongoing capital projects (42 active capital projects and eight new projects planned). She asked the board to monitor capacity for special-education services.
Ending: Board members received the BOCES update and were asked to note regional aid and service-capacity issues; staff will follow up if the wait list problem affects district placements.
