Schools
Yorktown School Board & Budget Election Results Are In
The voters decided on the $119,110,000 Yorktown schools budget and which candidates will serve on the board of education.
YORKTOWN, NY — The ballots are in and voters have decided on the 2024 budget and school board.
The proposed Yorktown schools spending plan of $119,110,000 passed, with 492 voting yes and 122 voting no.
The new budget is 2.97 percent higher than the current budget.
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The tax levy is expected to be increased by 2.07 percent.
District officials said that the budget will support: the hiring of teachers and support staff to meet enrollment needs and needs of students, maintenance of class size below BOE guidelines and keep student programs intact.
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"We believe that we were successful in our goal to provide students with the high-quality of education that has become synonymous with Yorktown while also demonstrating fiscal responsibility and sensitivity to taxpayers," Superintendent Hattar and YCSD BOE President Jackie Carbone said.
Two, three-year board seats were up for election. Jackie Carbone and Peter Bisaccia were elected to those seats.
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