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Hauppauge board discusses state budget snapshot, universal school meals and Regents changes
Summary
Board members pressed district staff about Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed education budget, including a universal free-meal expansion, shifts in Foundation Aid and the future of Regents exams; district staff said funding and details remain subject to the enacted state budget and that a district timeline is being prepared.
Board member Miss Discreto questioned district staff on how Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed education budget would affect Hauppauge, asking whether proposed universal free breakfast and lunch would “expand to every student.”
Staff member Miss Sienna replied, “it would expand to every student, but we don't have that as gospel yet,” and said the district expects more specifics when the state’s budget is enacted in April. She added that the meal program revenue would live in the district’s school lunch fund rather than the general fund.
The matter matters to the board because changes in state aid and…
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