Nyack School Spending Plan Includes Library Renovations

NYACK, NY — There are two fiscal propositions on the ballot for voters in the Nyack school district to consider for the 2019-20 school year. The vote on the budget is May 21.

The proposed spending package is $85,987,000, up 1.81% from the current year. The tax levy increase is 1.86%, below the property tax cap.

A second fiscal proposition on the ballot will request authorization to spend $5 million from the district's Capital Reserve Fund for interior alterations and renovations of school libraries.

State and federal governments have imposed new reporting requirements so that expenditures and budgets are reported by school, by funding source (Federal, State or Local funds) and per-pupil. The goal, district officials said, is to promote financial transparency and drive conversations about fairness and equity in resource allocation among schools.

The district will hold a community forum at 7 p.m. Thursday on equity, providing an overview on the work that has been done in the past year and the development of a District Equity Plan. The public is invited to the forum at the Nyack Center, 58 Depew Ave.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 21:

• Depew Manor
• Hilltop Building (Nyack Schools Administration Building)
• Valley Cottage Elementary School
• Upper Nyack Elementary School

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