Long Beach School Budget Vote, Board Election Tuesday

Long Beach residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on the proposed 2015-16 school budget and elect school board candidates.

The proposed budget of $131,966,905 is a 1.48 percent spending increase over the current year and includes a 3.19 percent hike in the school tax levy.

Some of the budget assumptions include adjustments in staff salary categories throughout the functions based on increases for step (or equivalent) as well as the return of higher cost staff from leave offset against decreases for lower cost replacements of announced retirees, increases in health insurance and decreases in pension costs, return of food services subsidy, the addition of three new ENL positions, and more. Get a PDF copy of the Superintendent’s final draft budget presentation here.

In addition to the proposed budget, incumbents Darlene Tangney and Stewart Mininsky are running unopposed for the Long Beach Board of Education.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at West School, Lindell School (MLK Center voters vote here), East School (Temple Emanu-El voters vote here), Lido/MS Complex, and Pt. Lookout. More information on voting here.

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