On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Valley Central School District residents can vote on the proposed 2024-2025 budget of $129,300,000. The budget-to-budget increase is 2.74% and a tax levy of 2.99% although the allowable tax levy (by tax levy limit calculation) was 5.66%, thus providing a tax saving to every district taxpayer. Historically in NYS, 99% of budgets that stay within the allowable tax levy are passed. Valley Central is one of the schools within that percentage.
This budget maintains all programs for our students while staying under the tax cap and maximizing state aid. It is a fiscally responsible budget reducing the reliance on fund balance which ensures the future financial stability of the school district.
There is a proposition to fund Capital Project 2024 which will have little to no taxpayer impact. The scope of the project is to replace divider doors in many school, exterior doors at most of the school buildings, a slate roof at MES and to refurbish and replace worn tile and equipment in the pool. Find more information on the Capital Project page.
There are two Board of Education seats open to be filled from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
Fast Facts:
Proposed Budget: $129,300,000
Budget to Budget Increase: 2.74%
Proposed Tax Levy: 2.99%
The VCSD budget history which can be found here.
The Tax Levy stayed under the tax levy limit for 2024-25 at 2.99%. The Tax Levy History can be found here.
The 2024-2025 Budget :
- Maintains all programs while staying well below tax levy limit and maximizes State Aid increase
- Maintains all curricular and extracurricular programs
- Maintains all positions that have been added for social and emotional support needs
- Continues leadership development/consultants
- Strategic Plan
- Data Teams
- Behavior management
- Adds a Girls Wrestling Team
- Fiscally responsible reductions to manage impact
- Reduction of staff through attrition
- Reallocation of staff where applicable for vacancies
- Discontinues District paid field trips
- Maintains the sound financial stability of the District
Sources of Revenue
State Aid: $53,961,431(42%)
Tax Levy: $68,974,000 (53%)
Other: $6,364,569 (5%)
Expenditures
Program Budget: $105,239,266(81%)
The Program Budget includes: The salaries and benefits of all teachers, guidance counselors, aides, monitors, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and speech therapists. Also included are the costs associated with all the instruction and extra-curricular programs.
Capital Budget: $12,904,366(10%)
The Capital Budget includes: Debt service on buildings; bus purchases; tax certiorari and court-ordered costs; and operations and maintenance costs including custodial staff.
Administrative Budget: $11,156,266 (9%)
The Administrative Budget includes: The salaries and benefits of all professional members who spend 50 percent or more of their time in administration and supervision. Also included are clerical staff; public information; curriculum development and supervision; research, planning, and evaluation; legal services; and school board-related costs.
The 2024-2025 Budget aligns with the District Strategic Goals.
- It aligns with the aspiration of Valley Central being rated in the top 5 schools in Orange County at the best value for the community.
- Valley Central provides quality education to the community’s children at the same time its per-pupil spending level is the third lowest in Orange County.