Three things to know: What's going on in the North Shore School District?

The school year ended and high school seniors graduated at the North Shore School District on June 26. Going into the summer, here are three things to know about the latest administrative and financial updates in the district. 

1. Tom Dolan is interim superintendent 

Chris Zublionis’ last day as North Shore’s superintendent was Tuesday, and Tom Dolan stepped in as interim superintendent on Wednesday. He previously served in the role during the 2021-22 school year. 

Board of Education trustees have begun their search for a new superintendent. Zublionis held multiple positions in his time at North Shore, including principal at Sea Cliff School, director of social studies at the North Shore High School and assistant superintendent for instruction. 

Dolan has served in several roles across districts since his initial retirement from Great Neck Public Schools in 2016. He came out of retirement for the job of interim president at Nassau Community College. He worked as interim superintendent at Sewanhaka Central High School District in 2023-24 and part time assistant superintendent for curriculum at North Babylon School District this past year. 

2. Reorganizational meeting to be held July 8

North Shore’s Board of Education is set to hold its reorganizational meeting on July 8. At the special annual meeting, newly elected and re-elected trustees are sworn in, and the board president and vice president are elected. Andrea Macari, current president, and trustee Brian Hanley were re-elected to the board in May.  The election was uncontested. 

Macari and Vice President Lisa Colacioppo were both re-elected in their roles last year. 

Board of education meetings are held in the North Shore Middle School cafeteria.

3. The approved budget for 2026-27 is $129 million

District residents voted to pass the proposed $129 million dollar budget in May. This is roughly a 2.9 percent increase from the 2025-26 budget. Increases come primarily from employee benefits, contractual salary increases and special education services that schools are required to provide. 

There are no cuts to positions or programs. Special education services in elementary schools are being expanded, and new Advanced Placement courses are being added at the high school.

The tax levy was increased by 2.3 percent from 2025-26, roughly even with the amount by which the district is allowed to raise it.