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Dr. Burns outlines renewal options for Nassau County’s voter-approved 1-mill; teachers and staff urge full renewal
Summary
At a school board workshop, Dr. Burns presented revenue projections and several lower-rate scenarios for renewing the voter-approved 1-mill operating millage; dozens of teachers, support staff and parents urged the board to place the full 1-mill renewal on the ballot and not reduce allocations for arts, athletics or safety.
Dr. Burns presented the Nassau County School District’s options for renewing the voter-approved 1-mill ad valorem operating millage at a board workshop, laying out revenue projections, four allocation scenarios and a timetable for placing a renewal on the ballot.
Dr. Burns said the district projects the 2025 1-mill collectible value at about $20.2 million, with an estimated 96% collection rate (roughly $19.4 million). Under current board guidance, 70% of that funding goes to employee compensation (roughly $13.6 million), with the remainder allocated to safety (12%), arts (9%) and athletics (9%). She described how unions (NTA and NESPA) and negotiated agreements determine the detailed distribution to employee groups.
Why it matters: school and district officials said the millage has raised beginning salaries above neighboring counties, helped retain staff and funded capital and program improvements —…
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