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East Islip board hears first 2025-26 budget presentation; proposes 1.75% levy using $6.4M in reserves
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Steve Harrison presented a draft $129,013,060 budget — a 2.35% increase — and recommended a 1.75% tax‑levy proposal supported with roughly $6.4 million in district reserves. The board asked for further analysis and a 10‑year levy average in the next presentation.
Assistant Superintendent for Business Steve Harrison presented the East Islip Union Free School District’s first draft of the 2025‑26 budget on Thursday, laying out a $129,013,060 spending plan and a recommended tax‑levy increase of 1.75%.
Harrison said state aid in the governor’s proposal would raise foundation aid by roughly 2% (about $820,000 for the district) and that building aid in more recent data may rise “to about 4.5 million” beyond what the governor initially budgeted. He told the board universal prekindergarten funding in the current allocation remains $963,900 and would fund 178 full‑time pre‑K slots.
On the levy, Harrison said the statutory cap calculation permits up to a 2.93%…
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