Levittown 2022-23 School Budget Vote: What You Need To Know

LEVITTOWN, NY — On May 17, voters in the Levittown School District will head to the polls to vote for the district's proposed 2022-23 budget.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The district has various polling sites. You can use this page on the district's website to find your polling place, which is based on your street.

The proposed 2022-23 budget is $6.8 million larger than the current spending plan, bringing the total to $239,351,011. That's an increase of 2.9 percent. The property tax levy is increasing by 2.4 percent to cover the cost.

The district says that, in addition to maintaining current academics, the budget will also fund the enhancement of the elementary schools' ELA program. It would 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 Proposition 2, which would create a 2022 capital reserve fund of $25 million. The money would be used to pay for repairs, renovations and improvements across the district over the next 10 years. The money would come from budget appropriations, unappropriated fund balances and transfers from reserves, and would not impact taxes.

Residents will also be voting for two trustees for the Levittown Board of Education. Incumbent trustees Christina Lang and Peggy Marenghi are being challenged by Jen Murphy Packer and Joseph Fradella.