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District budget passes with about 72.5% support; diesel bus proposition also approved

Newark Central School District Board of Education · May 21, 2026
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Summary

Board members reported the district's budget passed in yesterday's vote with roughly 72.5% approval (293 yes to 111 no). The separate bus proposition to purchase diesel buses also passed; administrators shifted focus to year-end audits and capital-project planning.

The Newark Central School District reported that its proposed budget passed in yesterday's vote with about 72.5% approval. "Our budget passed, around 72.5%, 293 yes votes to a 111 no votes," Susan (board member) said during the meeting, summarizing the results the board received.

Susan also told the board that a related bus proposition to purchase diesel buses passed. With the vote completed, Paul (board member) said the business office will turn its attention to year-end tasks: "business office is now gonna be focusing on year end audit, health care audits, and, start looking at the capital projects, the the capital outlay exemption and the 2 capital projects that the facilities committee has been discussing." The board did not record a formal motion tied to the vote during this meeting; the results were presented as completed election returns.

Board members welcomed returning candidates Steve D'Erinzo and Russ Harris and discussed next steps for capital-outlay planning, noting the facilities committee has been working on two identified capital projects. No dollar amounts or detailed timelines for the capital projects were provided at the meeting; those details were described as forthcoming from facilities staff.