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A Message from the Board of Education
2.58% Tax Levy Offers Enhancements and
Efficiencies within the Tax Levy Cap
Residents within the district will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 19th, to vote on the proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year. The spending plan was developed with a proposed tax levy increase of 2.58%, which is within the district’s allowable tax levy cap. It supports enhancements to the district’s instructional program, with more information found to the right.
Additionally, the district carefully evaluated its long-term financial needs alongside declining enrollment and identified efficiencies to maintain tax levy cap compliance.
Please remember to vote on Tuesday, May 19th, from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
PROPOSED Budget Highlights:
Provides program enhancements for students (see page 2 for more details).
• Stays within the tax levy cap, despite inflationary pressure due to rising costs.
• Maintains summer school program.
• Staffing adjustments were made in response to declining enrollment and programming efficiencies. These adjustments helped ensure a balanced budget with minimal impact to class sizes.
• Includes funding for necessary capital projects across all buildings.
2026-27 Budget Considerations:
Addressing Financial Needs While Enhancing the Student Experience
Declining Enrollment, Increased Costs and Opportunities for Efficiencies:
Like many districts across Long Island and the country, Hicksville Public Schools are facing significant declines in enrollment alongside increasing costs related to insurance, benefits, transportation and more. Despite these financial pressures, the district is consistently looking for opportunities to increase efficiencies and be mindful of the taxpayer.
Enrollment declined from 5,323 to 5,166 from 2024 to 2026.
Enhancements and Investments:
Through careful financial planning, the district is able to continue providing a robust program for students with a multitude of academic enhancements and investments into our transportation fleet.
• New elementary science curriculum, Mystery Science.
• Curricular enhancements including Kognity for Physics and Chemistry and Heggerty Reading Intervention, among others.
• Curriculum writing and teacherled professional development.
• Two new 30-passenger vans to reduce the ever-increasing costs of contractor-provided transportation. New student courses including Financial and Digital Literacy, Home Language Arts, Math Fundamentals, Science Research for grades 9-11 and more.
• An expanded EMT program in collaboration with the Hicksville Fire Department.
• New website and communications platform, ParentSquare.
BUDGET SUMMARY
2025-2026 2026-2027
BUDGET PROPOSED DIFFERENCE
General Support $20,635,952 $21,958,119 $1,322,167
Instructional Support $103,705,958 $105,208,474 $1,502,516
Pupil Transportation* $10,078,122 $10,977,419 $899,297
Community Services $149,724 $92,479 ($57,245)
Undistributed and Other Debt $46,181,667 $48,078,700 $1,897,033
Gregory Museum $60,000 $0 ($60,0000)
TOTAL $180,811,423 $186,315,191 $5,503,767
*Year four of a four-year contract.
REVENUE REVIEW 2025-2026 2026-2027
BUDGET PROPOSED DIFFERENCE
Real Property Tax $118,463,674 $121,514,425 $3,050,751
Payments in Lieu of Taxes $7,644,210 $8,651,571 $1,007,361
Charges for Services $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $0
Use of Money and Property $1,500,000 $1,300,000 ($200,000)
Sale of Property and Comp $105,000 $105,000 $0
Miscellaneous Revenue $500,000 $500,000 $0
State Sources – Foundation Aid $34,202,835 $36,066,337 $1,863,502
BOCES $2,261,660 $2,801,421 $539,761
Miscellaneous State Aid $6,129,992 $6,964,885 $834,892
Federal Aid $400,000 $250,000 ($150,000)
Interfund Transfer - Capital $1,411,552 $1,411,552 $0
Interfund Transfer - Debt Service $2,642,500 $1,200,000 ($1,442,500)
Fund Balance Applied $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $0
Reserves Appropriated $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $0
TOTAL $180,811,423 $186,315,191 $5,503,767
2026-2027 EXPENDITURE SUMMARY
Administrative $14,338,801 7.7%
Program $153,093,682 82.17%
Capital $18,882,708 10.13%
$186,315,191 100.00%
As demonstrated in the chart, approximately 82% of the proposed budget goes toward instructional programs!
Capital 10.13%
Administrative 7.7%
Program 82.17%
What’s On the Ballot?
Proposition No. 1 – School Budget Vote
Shall the School District Budget, in the amount of $186,315,191 pursuant to Education Law Section 1716, be approved, and a tax on the taxable property of the District in the amount of such Budget, less State and Federal Aid and revenues from other sources, be levied?
Hicksville Public Library Vote
Once again, voters will be asked to vote on the Hicksville Public Library budget and election of library board trustees at the same time
as the school district budget vote and trustee election. The Hicksville Public Schools and the Hicksville Public Library are two separate
entities. The ballots for the library vote will be included in the voting booth on the day of the school budget vote. The consolidation of voting for the two entities represents a cost savings as well as a convenience to residents.