US EditionFord government gives school board budgets a failing grade
- Peekskill City School District will hold a vote on its $131.7 million 2025-26 budget on May 20 at Peekskill High School.
- The budget grew about 7 percent mainly due to the loss of over $1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act grants that supported student programs.
- The budget plans to introduce French into the high school language offerings, continue providing social-emotional support programs, and employ a full-time physical education instructor along with a college and career counselor.
- Board president Michael Simpkins, who is not seeking re-election, urged voters to participate, stating, "we don't tell you how to vote, but we ask you to exercise your vote."
- The vote outcome will determine the district's ability to sustain the Peekskill Promise mission and continue essential services amid ongoing funding challenges.
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Ford government gives school board budgets a failing grade
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Board of Education presents proposed $131.7 million school budget
Peekskill residents will go to the polls on May 20 to vote on the Peekskill City School District’s proposed 2025-26 budget of $131,740,528. The proposed budget is about 7 percent higher than last year’s budget of $123 million. The proposed tax cap is 4.59 percent, the projected increase in tax levy 1.50 percent and projected tax rate increase 0.59 percent. The homeowner impact is projected at a $3.67 increase monthly and a $44.03 increase annual…
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