Port Washington board adopts $205.8 million budget with 3.25% tax-levy increase; voters to decide May 19

The Port Washington Union Free School District Board of Education on April 14 adopted a $205,824,844 spending plan for the 2026–27 school year and a related tax‑levy increase of 3.25%, voting 7–0 to approve the budget at its public meeting.

Dr. Posse, who presented the budget overview, told the board: “The board is asked to approve the adoption of budget expenditures for $205,824,844 and the related tax levy increase of 3.25%, which importantly is within the allowable tax levy limit under New York State tax cap law.” He said the proposal balances support for student programs and operations while remaining mindful of taxpayers.

Why it matters: The district says staffing accounts for roughly 73–75% of expenditures and that the proposed budget adds the equivalent of 5.6 teaching positions — including instructional coaches, a music teacher to bolster the high‑school choral program, a business teacher, a special education teacher, an adaptive physical‑education teacher and an additional elementary math AIS teacher. The plan also funds a director of mathematics position intended to provide preK–12 leadership and to serve as the primary evaluator for…