District says voters approved 2025–26 budget and a new capital reserve fund

Voters approved the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s 2025–26 school budget and a 2025 capital reserve fund, district leaders told the board at its May 27 meeting. The superintendent said the budget passed in the May 20 vote, 3,028 to 1,488, and that the capital reserve will support the district’s five‑year capital plan, including classroom, cafeteria, auditorium and athletic‑field improvements.

The superintendent framed the budget outcome as preserving a range of courses and programs, saying students will continue to have access to virtual enterprise, financial literacy, medical assisting, AP computer science, AP Capstone, psychology, business law, statistics and coding. The superintendent also noted more than 4,000 Advanced Placement exams were administered across the district this spring and reminded families of upcoming standardized testing and graduation dates.

School officials said the capital reserve authorization follows approval from the New York State Education Department and will allow the district to schedule remaining capital work for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 cycles; restroom upgrades at Elmont were specifically mentioned as projects for which the district has received state authorization and expects to begin work when students are not in the building.

Procedural votes at the May 27 meeting carried a series of standard agenda items tied to budget and operations, including approvals of curriculum and finance agenda blocks, and several personnel and support services items. The board moved to adjourn after public comment and routine motions.

Next steps: the district will send notices and hold a June 9 parent meeting about the governor’s forthcoming cell‑phone rule and related code‑of‑conduct amendments; work funded by the capital reserve will proceed according to the district’s project timeline and state approvals, the superintendent said.