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Oceanside board presents $192.4 million budget, cites $18 million revenue loss under LIPA glide path
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Oceanside Board heard Budget Workshop No. 3 presenting a proposed $192,419,398 2026–27 operating budget, a 2.28% proposed tax-levy increase and a May 19 budget vote; administrators said the district has absorbed about $18 million in lost revenue under the LIPA glide path since 2022–23.
The Oceanside Union Free School District presented a proposed $192,419,398 operating budget for 2026–27 and recommended a 2.28% tax-levy increase, administrators told the Board of Education at its March 18 meeting.
Dr. Coakley said the district had completed its review and “now have a final proposed expenditure budget of 192,419,398 dollars,” and described a budget-to-budget increase of 3.06 percent. The board scheduled a budget vote for May 19, 2026, with a budget hearing set for May 6.
Why it matters: district leaders flagged continuing fiscal pressure from inflation and long-term state revenue shifts. “Since the ’22–’23 school year, we have lost approximately over 18 million dollars,” Dr.…
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