Long Beach School Budget Passes By 715-To-231 Margin

LONG BEACH, NY — Results are in for the Long Beach school district's budget and board of education election that took place Tuesday; the district's budget passed by a 715-231 margin and unopposed newcomers Nora Bellsey and Dennis Ryan won seats on the school board.

The $162 million budget carries with it a tax levy increase of 2.2 percent and a $1.7 million transfer to capital to finance the repair of the high school pool. That tax levy increase is below the state tax cap limit, which could have gone as high as 2.65 percent under state calculations.

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Among the programs financed by this new budget are a barbering program, an AP cybersecurity course, a revamped TV Media Studio, and a Bloomberg Terminal-equipped lab space at the high school, district officials say. Meanwhile, elementary students will receive new physical education time and a new world language program under the new budget, district officials say.

Bellsey received 676 votes in the school board election, while Ryan received 640.