Proposed $123M Peekskill School Budget On The Ballot May 21

PEEKSKILL, NY — The 2024 budget and school board vote is May 21, and two seats are up for election on the Peekskill City School District Board of Education.

The proposed spending plan of $123,052,908 is 6.35 percent higher than the current budget.

The tax levy is expected to rise 2 percent, which amounts to an increase of $69.08 yearly for the average Peekskill homeowner.

District officials said that the budget would support: salaries and benefits, interfund transfers, BOCES, textbooks, tuition, materials and supplies, contractual, and equipment.

Superintendent David Mauricio said that the district plans to add a teacher at Oakside Elementary, add eight special education aides throughout the schools, introduce P-TECH and Smart Scholars grants, add staff at Peekskill Middle School and Peekskill High School, modernize school facilities, and continue after-school initiatives and Saturday Academy events.

Proposition #2: establishment of the 2024 Capital Reserve for performing district-wide capital improvements.

Two, three-year board seats will be up for election.

Candidates running include: Allen Jenkins, Jr. (incumbent), Christina Washington