On April 5, Chatham’s Board of Education adopted a proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year. The budget totals $33,618,101 and carries a projected tax levy increase of 2.75 percent, which is under the District’s 3.48 percent limit set by New York State’s property tax cap. Spending is up $567,718, a 1.72 percent increase from the 2021-22 budget.
Budget highlights include no cuts to student programs and the reallocation of a special education teaching position to increase special education support in grades k-1. Also included in the budget are bus replacement purchases and a capital project to replace the District’s letterboard sign on Woodbridge Avenue with a modern digital message board.
In addition to the budget, the Board adopted a separate proposition that would create a Capital Reserve Fund to allow the District to set aside up to $5 million over a ten-year period to fund future improvements to our facilities.
Residents can learn more at a public hearing scheduled for May 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Chatham High School library.
Voting on the proposed School Budget and Board of Education Election takes place Tuesday, May 17, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Mary E. Dardess Elementary School gym.
More information is available on our Budget Information page, and keep an eye on your mailbox for our budget newsletter, to be mailed out in early May.