Glen Cove 2022-23 School Budget, BOE Vote: What You Need To Know

GLEN COVE, NY — On May 17, voters in the Glen Cove City School District will head to the polls to vote for the district's proposed 2022-23 budget. The Board of Education election will also take place that day.

For this year's budget vote and school board election, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The district has various polling sites. You can use this page on the district's website to find your polling place.

The proposed 2022-23 budget is $101,942,671 — an increase of 6.47 percent over the current year's budget. The tax levy has increased to $73,402,867. The allowable tax levy limit for the district is 2.5 percent. But the district says the Board of Education reduced the amount of taxes to be levied by $500,000, bringing the tax levy to 1.8 percent.

The district says that, in addition to maintaining academics, the budget will also fund the enhancement of the school system's ELA programs. It will also help implement the Seal of Civic Readiness, a new diploma endorsement to show that graduating high schoolers are proficient in civic competencies.

In addition to the budget, residents will be voting on two propositions.

Proposition 2 would withdraw $7.5 million from the district's Capital Reserve to create additional instructional spaces at Deasey and Landing elementary schools. The money would also help the district be in compliance with ADA requirements.

These two projects will be done at no cost to taxpayers, according to the district.

Proposition 3 would add a student representative to the Board of Education. The representative does not have any voting rights, but can be at public meetings and hearings.

More information about the proposed budget can be found here.

The ballot also includes the Board of Education Trustee election. Voters will decide who fills the two open seats on the school board. A total of three candidates are running: current board president Lia Leone; former board member David Huggins; and entrepreneur Audre Lynn Hurston James.