Wantagh and Levittown residents approved their school district budgets and elected board of education candidates on May 19.
In Wantagh, voters approved the district’s $98,381,547 budget for the 2026-27 school year by a vote of 1,586 to 682. The spending plan represents a 3.87 percent increase from the current year’s budget and includes a 3.48 percent tax levy increase, which remains within the district’s tax-cap limit.
District officials said the budget maintains existing programs and class sizes while funding expanded academic offerings, special education programming and capital improvements throughout the district.
Voters also approved Proposition 2, authorizing capital reserve expenditures, by a vote of 1,619 to 644. Proposition 3, authorizing the sale of district-owned property at 1865 Beech St., passed narrowly, 1,157 to 1,109.
In the Board of Education race, incumbent Tara Cassidy and challenger Joseph Dunn were elected to the board. Dunn received 1,592 votes, while Cassidy earned 1,460.
In Levittown, residents approved the district’s $284,420,293 budget by a vote of 1,156 to 610. The spending plan represents a 3.76 percent increase from the current budget and includes a 1.98 percent tax levy increase, which is within the district’s tax-cap limit.
District officials said the proposed budget maintains staffing and programs while funding instructional upgrades and new course offerings.
Voters also approved a capital reserve expenditure referendum by a vote of 1,231 to 453.
In the Board of Education race, incumbents Jennifer Messina and Phyllis Dalton were re-elected alongside newcomer Daniel Larkin. Messina received 1,137 votes, Dalton earned 1,087 and Larkin received 1,070. Challenger Anne Marie Guerra received 639 votes.
