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Port Washington presents preliminary rollover budget and tax-cap outlook; UPK expansion raises capacity questions
Summary
Administrators presented a rollover budget showing most increases driven by salaries and benefits, noted a modest 1% gubernatorial foundation-aid proposal and a proposed UPK expansion that could strain facilities and wraparound services; board asked for further analysis before March budget decisions.
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Port Washington Board of Education reviewed a preliminary rollover budget and the tax-levy framework that will shape next year’s spending, and discussed how proposed state changes to foundation aid and universal prekindergarten (UPK) could affect the district.
Ms. Manuel presented the rollover estimate and tax-cap calculations, explaining that employee benefits are "estimated to increase nearly 6% compared to the prior year," driven largely by an approximate 9% rise in health-benefit premiums. She told trustees that contractual salary-and-benefits increases account for roughly 73% of the…
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