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Locust Valley board endorses resolution urging state to require local voter approval for charter schools
Summary
The board voted to endorse a resolution supporting state legislation that would require local voters to approve charter school applications in impacted districts; proponents said charter growth diverts public funds and lacks local oversight. The motion passed at the meeting.
The Locust Valley Board of Education voted to endorse a resolution urging state lawmakers to require local voter approval for charter school applications in affected communities.
The superintendent and a board speaker cited concerns that charter schools draw public funds from district budgets and operate without the same local oversight as district schools. The resolution, circulated by a regional association of school boards and superintendents, asks state lawmakers to require local voter approval before a charter may open or expand in an impacted district.
Supporters noted fiscal impacts in neighboring districts and cited Long Island-wide figures referenced in the presentation on charter-tuition expenditures. The board president and superintendent framed the endorsement as an advocacy step; members agreed the motion would signal local support for state-level change.
Outcome: the board moved, seconded and passed the resolution at the meeting. The board recorded its passage and noted the district would submit the endorsement as part of broader advocacy work coordinated by the Nassau Association of School Boards and other groups.
Representative quote: "I firmly believe that this should be a local decision that's made by taxpayers," said one administrative speaker in support of the resolution.
