Scotia‑Glenville board leans toward revote under tax cap to preserve reading teachers and librarian

District administrators presented four budget scenarios at a Scotia‑Glenville Central School District work session and board members signaled they prefer a revote on a spending plan that stays under the district—s tax levy cap.

Administrators said two scenarios (labeled Option A and Option B) would reduce spending enough to bring the district slightly under the allowable tax cap; both scenarios preserve the district—s programs, including school resource officers (SROs), learning supports such as Learning Leaps, and summer school. Option A preserves the two reading intervention teachers and the full‑time librarian; Option B achieves the same levy target by not backfilling those three positions. A third scenario would put the district back on the ballot with the unchanged budget that voters rejected, and a fourth would adopt a contingent budget if the board does not pursue a revote.

Why it matters: administrators said choosing a contingent budget would require far deeper cuts. As presented, a contingent budget would require roughly $1.7 million in…