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Superintendent says $3.2 million shortfall; board resists piercing tax cap, asks administration for line‑by‑line budget
Summary
At the March 26 Rockville Centre Board of Education work session Superintendent Gavin outlined a projected $3.2 million budget gap and proposed staffing reductions and program trims; board members endorsed staying within the 2.06% tax levy cap and asked administration to return with a detailed, balanced budget for the April 16 preliminary hearing.
Superintendent Gavin told the Rockville Centre Union Free School District Board of Education on March 26 that the district faces a structural budget gap and is proposing a combination of staff reductions, program changes and limited use of reserves to balance next year’s budget. "So, that is the goal of our presentation this evening," he said, describing a process that will lead to a preliminary budget hearing on April 16 and a formal budget hearing on May 7.
The administration said a combination of retirements and proposed reductions has narrowed an initial $6 million gap but that the updated shortfall is about $3.2 million. Gavin outlined proposed personnel changes that began with program reviews and include, as of the presentation, excessing roughly 19–22 teaching positions (depending on final enrollment and restored positions), reducing up…
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