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Shoreham-Wading River Central School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Shoreham-Wading River board hears 2026⁠-⁠27 budget plan with 2.84% tax levy 1:15:03

  • A district staff member presented an update on the district's 2024 through 2029 strategic plan, covering survey results and metrics under the plan's 5 pillars. 18:07
  • A district staff member presented the 2026⁠-⁠2027 budget, which has a 0.80% year-to-year increase and a 2.84% levy and maintains all current programs. 1:14:07
  • The board approved the January 2026 Treasurer's Report and several sets of resolutions, each by a 5⁠-⁠0 tally. 1:56:18
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 5:37
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a reading of the board's public comment procedures. 5:37
    • The agenda was approved 6⁠-⁠0. 7:25
  2. Superintendent's report 7:27
    • A student report covered athletic results, the spring musical Grease running March 19th, 20th and 21st, and other high school events. 8:52
    • A district staff member said a state food service audit produced no findings. 14:36
    • The staff member said the proposed budget reflects a 0.8% expenditure increase with a 2.84% tax levy and reduces reliance on fund balance by 22%. 16:01
  3. Strategic plan update 18:07
    • The staff member said family survey responses captured less than 5% of parents, and a speaker asked whether survey results could be broken out for grades 7 and 8 versus 9 through 12. 18:07
    • A district staff member said the district set a goal of maintaining a minimum 94% attendance rate and the rate was 94.2%, with chronic absenteeism district-wide at 8.4% and the New York State rate at 30%. 25:47
    • The staff member raised adding a goal to decrease the instructional use of Chromebooks in grades 1 through 5 and asked whether the district should seek a college partnership for students to leave high school with an associate's degree. 47:21
  4. 2026-2027 budget presentation 1:14:07
    • A district staff member said the budget includes savings of about $1.7 million from strategic position reductions, mostly from retirements and positions no longer needed, including 6 teaching positions through retirements. 1:16:23
    • The staff member said the proposed tax levy is a 2.8430% increase, or $1,708,086, and the budget increase is 0.80%, or $710,660. 1:28:12
    • The staff member said the remaining portion of the budget will be covered March 24th, revenue on April 14th, and the board adopts the budget April 21st. 1:47:50
  5. Land conveyance and historical society request 1:44:25
    • The staff member said the Wading River Historical Society and Museum submitted a petition seeking $40,000, but the district has not received confirmation that the organization is chartered by the Board of Regents. 1:52:08
    • The staff member said the organization reported being in the process of getting the charter. 1:54:35
  6. Treasurer's report and committee summaries 1:55:54
    • The board considered the January 2026 Treasurer's Report and the CPSE, CSE and 504 meeting summary memo dated February 11th, 2026. 1:55:54
    • Both items were approved 5⁠-⁠0. 1:56:18
  7. Board and curriculum resolutions 1:56:37
    • The board took up Board of Education resolutions 2526⁠-⁠116 and 2526⁠-⁠117 and curriculum instruction resolutions 2526⁠-⁠118 and 2526⁠-⁠119. 1:56:37
    • A district staff member said the calendar would be posted to the website tomorrow. 1:57:03
    • Each set of resolutions was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 1:56:37
  8. Human resources, business and personnel 1:57:29
    • The board took up human resource resolution 2526⁠-⁠120 and business and operations resolutions 2526⁠-⁠121 through 2526⁠-⁠126 as a block. 1:57:29
    • A district staff member said the business resolutions were mostly unused allowances and credits coming back to the district. 1:58:09
    • The human resource resolution, the business resolutions and the personnel agenda were each approved 5⁠-⁠0. 1:57:47
  9. Resident questions and adjournment 1:59:23
    • Questions read aloud at the meeting asked which classrooms are affected by the reduction in teaching assistant hours and how the reduction of one reading teacher due to retirement could affect strategic plan goals to increase reading proficiency. 2:00:01
    • A district staff member said answers would be included in the budget presentation at the next board meeting. 2:00:27
    • The motion to adjourn passed 5⁠-⁠0. 2:00:59

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Video: posted by the district as “BOE Meeting March 3rd 2026”