Levittown board previews 2026-27 staffing plan, reserve proposal and $15 million capital referendum

LEVITTOWN, N.Y. '026 '026-03-25 '026

The Levittown Union Free School District on March 25 presented a staffing-focused preview of the 2026-27 budget that keeps the tax levy under the district's target while proposing modest program expansions and a voter referendum to replenish capital reserves.

The budget presentations and Q&A centered on enrollment projections, program-driven staffing needs and the district's plan to use and replenish reserves. Jacqueline Gaddis, who led the staffing presentation for the district, said district and BOCES demographic work show a modest long-term decline in total enrollment but a rising concentration of students needing special-education and English-language services. "We are estimating through looking at our trends and summer enrollment over the past 3 years of kindergarten, specifically, a kindergarten enrollment of about 440," Gaddis said.

Why it matters: even as total student counts are expected to drift downward over a 10-year horizon, the growth in ELL and students with disabilities drives program-specific staffing needs. Gaddis told the board the staffing plan for 2026-27 anticipates additions that largely address those programmatic pressures rather than broad class-size reductions.

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