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Hendrick Hudson board kicks off 2025–26 budget season, sets preliminary priorities and outreach plan
Summary
At its Dec. 4 meeting the Hendrick Hudson Central School District board began developing the 2025–26 budget, asked staff to aim to stay within the tax‑levy cap while planning for contingent staffing, facility needs and technology upgrades, and approved community outreach steps including a ThoughtExchange pilot and a mailed postcard to gather resident preferences.
The Hendrick Hudson Central School District Board of Education on Dec. 4 launched the district’s budget development season for 2025–26, outlining early parameters and public‑engagement steps that administrators said will shape the superintendent’s proposed budget.
Superintendent Mr. Trombley opened the discussion by summarizing major state and local inputs: an optional New York State regionalization initiative with an opt‑in decision due by mid‑January and forthcoming state aid projections. “Regional planning is a mechanism for achieving this goal,” he said, describing the state’s guidance for districts considering collaboration. He also told the board the district will post working draft presentations as editable Google links in BoardDocs to provide more timely transparency than static PDFs.
Board members and administrators identified a set of preliminary parameters to guide budget development, which Mr. Trombley said will be refined as more…
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