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Niskayuna budget proposes $2.45 million in new spending, restores SRO programming; bus purchase to go to voters
Summary
The Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education on March 25 reviewed a recommended $168.12 million 2025–26 budget that would raise the tax levy 2.29 percent and add about $2.45 million in new investments, including funds to restore school resource officer programming.
The Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education on March 25, 2025 reviewed a recommended 2025–26 general fund budget of $168,121,281 that would raise the tax levy by 2.29 percent and add roughly $2.45 million for new positions and programs, including funds to restore school resource officer programming and to expand student support services.
District finance staff told the board the recommended additions would fund about 20.8 full-time-equivalent positions and include $115,000 intended to cover contract and startup costs tied to restoring an SRO program. The presentation said the district plans to clarify in community materials that the SRO line is for a limited deployment and that the board would specify staffing in the outreach materials.
Why it matters: The recommended budget includes increases to special-education capacity, summer learning, a director of science and technology, elementary teacher-on-special-assignment positions, and safety and security staffing. Those items together change staffing levels and programming the district offers and will be presented to the public as the…
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