The annual school budget vote will take place on May 17 at all local polling places in Lynbrook and East Rockaway. In addition to selecting Board of Education candidates, residents will have the opportunity to support or oppose each school district’s budget proposal.

New York State requires that school districts seek authorization from the public for use of reserve money. This year, the Lynbrook School District has two additional propositions on the ballot in addition to the school budget, and the East Rockaway School District has one. The propositions regarding reserve money do not impact the tax levy.

Lynbrook School District

Proposition No. 1

Total budget: $80,867,382
State aid revenue: $9,500,000
Local revenue: $5,117,220
Fund balance: $1,500,000
Tax levy: $64,750,162
Increase over last year’s tax levy: .239 percent
Projected taxpayer impact: $75 per household
Budget highlights: Staffing is projected to increase by the equivalent of 10.5 full-time support staff positions for special education. The District identified curriculum priorities including the elementary-level Teachers College Reading and Writing project, the middle school One-to-World tablet program and a proposed block scheduling initiative, which will give middle school students the chance to take more electives in the humanities and the sciences. High school students will also have the opportunity to take a new parenting and child development course.

Proposition No. 2

Voters will be asked to approve that $450,000 from the Technology Replacement Fund is spent on replacement of projectors, instructional technology devices, firewall replacement, remote access servers and phone system upgrades.

Proposition No. 3

Voters will be asked to approve that $1,885,000 from the Renovation and Improvement of Facilities Reserve Fund is spent on renovations, including replacement of boilers at North and South middle schools, the continuation of high school ceiling and lighting replacement, the renovation of a North Middle boys’ bathroom, resurfacing of the North Middle parking lot and replacement of the South Middle School gym floor.

Polls are open in Lynbrook from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.