Budget Information
M-W residents approve $176.6 million budget for the 2018-2019 school year, vehicle purchase and elect three BOE representatives
By a vote of 977 to 407, residents approved a $176,593,137 budget for 2018-19 school year. This budget, which represents a spending increase of $5,390,929 or 3.15 percent, results in a tax levy increase of 2.86 percent, which is under the tax cap. The budget maintains all current programs, staff and services, adds additional teaching positions and enhances the district’s safety initiatives with the addition of at least one School Resource Officer, additional cameras and more.
District residents also approved (943 to 433) a proposition that will allow Monroe-Woodbury to purchase 10 new school vehicles. More than 60 percent of the cost of the vehicles is covered by state aid.
In addition, residents voted to fill three seats on the Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education. Two incumbents were re-elected: Anthony Andersen with 1,061 votes and Christopher DiLorenzo with1,077 votes. Newly elected is Dawn Tauber with 1,063 votes. Their terms will commence on July 1, 2018 and expire on June 30, 2021.
2018-2019 budget overview
2018-19 budget: $176,593,137
Spending increase: $5,390,929 or 3.15%
Tax Levy Increase: 2.86%*
*The tax levy increase is below the district’s legal limit as defined by New York’s tax levy cap legislation.
Budget Video Series – Patrick Cahill, Assistant Superintendent for Business & Management Services
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Budget Vote Day details
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District voters will cast ballots on the proposed school budget and school board candidates on the second Tuesday of May at Central Valley Elementary School, 45 Route 32, Central Valley. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Voter eligibility
You are eligible to vote if you are a United States citizen, 18 years or older, and a resident of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District for at least 30 days prior to the annual vote date.
If you are registered to vote in general elections, you are automatically eligible to vote in school elections. If you are not registered, you can obtain a registration form in the office of the district clerk, at any school building or download a New York State voter registration form.
Special Voter Registration will be held at the Education Center at 278 Route 32, Central Valley on:
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- Saturday, May 11 – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 14 – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m .
Absentee ballots
Absentee ballots are available to registered residents who are unable to vote in person for reasons of illness or disability or who will be out of town on the date of the vote. Applications for absentee ballots are available from the District Clerk by calling (845)460-6200 ext. 6203 or by downloading the Application for Absentee Ballot.
Building a school budget for the future
Developing the annual budget is a year-round process. On the third Tuesday of each May, that process culminates when residents go to the polls to vote on a school budget proposal for the following year and to elect Board of Education members.
Visit this webpage throughout the school year for updates on the annual school budget development process or click on the links below for more information.
Read more about creating a school budget.
Budget fact sheets (in PDF format)
Three Tax Levy Numbers
Tax Levy “Cap” formula
School mandates and mandate relief in New York State
Today’s contingent budgets
Public employee pensions in New York State
Smart Schools Bond Act
General advocacy toolkit
Budget videos
NYS Voter Turnout
Tax Levy “Cap” explained
New York Public Schools: The Right Investment