2023-2024 Budget Information

Welcome to the Wantagh UFSD 2023-2024 budget information webpage.

 

Voting information is available here

 

Links on this page will become active as information becomes available. 

This page is designed to provide Wantagh School District residents with budget information in a transparent manner. The budget that is discussed initially is one that is prepared by district administrators with direction from the Board of Education. However, with Board and community input, the Board of Education formally adopts the final budget to be presented to the voters.

 

Please check back as the information contained on this webpage will change as the budget development progresses. 

 

Questions about the budget may be addressed to any of the following:

Mr. John McNamara, Superintendent of Schools

516-765-4100

Mr. Anthony Cedrone, Asst. Supt. for Business

516-765-4140

Board of Education

BUDGET MEETINGS & DATES TO REMEMBER

Budget Focus Group Sign-up

Budget Survey

Upcoming Meetings:      

Public Budget Forum #1        

Monday, March 6, 2023      7pm      HS Cafeteria

Link to Join Meeting

Recording of Meeting

Slide Presentation

 

Public Budget Forum #2        

Monday, March 20, 2023    7pm      HS Cafeteria

 

Public Budget Forum #3

Monday, April 3, 2023        7pm      HS Cafeteria

 

Public Budget Forum #4

Tuesday, April 4, 2023      10am     Wantagh Public Library

Budget Adoption (Regular board meeting)

Tuesday, April 4, 2023        8pm      HS Auditorium

Budget Hearing (Regular board meeting)

Thursday, May 4, 2023       8pm      HS Auditorium                            

Budget Vote and Trustee Election

Tuesday May 16, 2023      7am-9pm          District Elementary schools

 

Prior Meetings:

 

BUDGET SUMMARY

EXPENDITURES

The proposed 2023-24 budget, Version TBD, totals $TBD.

  • This represents a $TBD or a TBD% change from the prior year. 

TAX LEVY

The estimated tax levy for 2032-24, to support the expenditure budget above, currently totals  $TBD.

  • This represents a $TBD or TBD% change from the prior year. 
  • This tax levy amount is within the tax cap.

 

 TAX CAP

 The calculated maximum allowable tax levy for 2023-24 (the "tax cap") is $TBD.

  •  This represents a $TBD or TBD% change from the prior year. 

 

PROPOSITIONS

PROPOSITION 1: 2023-2024 BUDGET    

Residents will be asked to vote on the 2023-2024 budget. Details of the proposed budget can be found on this web page.

 

Any additional propositions will also be listed here.

REVENUE INFORMATION

 

Estimated 2023-2024 Revenue Details

 

TAX LEVY CAP INFORMATION

 

The tax levy cap legislation continues to effect school district budgets, including the 2023-2024 school year (this proposed budget).


It is important to note that the cap is on the growth in the tax levy (the amount of taxes collected to run the district) and not a cap on tax rates or individual tax bills. Tax bills will fluctuate, up or down, in amounts that may exceed 2%.

The information presented here is designed to provide residents with the components of the actual calculation of the tax cap for Wantagh UFSD. Decreases to the calculated maximum tax levy amount have a direct impact on proposed budgeted expenditures, absent any additional revenue sources (e.g. state aid).

The tax levy cap also sets budget approval requirements. A proposed budget with a resulting tax levy at or below the cap requires only a simple majority for approval. A proposed budget that exceeds the cap requires a 60% majority of voter approval.

The following are reproduced with permission from Capital Region and Questar III BOCES:

  

 

Calculation of Wantagh UFSD Maximum Allowable Levy

 

EXPENDITURE INFORMATION

 

2023-2024 Comprehensive Budget

 

Athletic Team Details

 

The links below are all the same version of the proposed budget with differing levels of detail. 

 

2023-2024 Budget with expenditure data

2023-2024 Budget by function

2023-2024 Budget -  3 Part Format

 The 3 Part format is required by NYS law and reports budgeted expenditures in 3 categories, namely administrative, program (instructional) and capital.

 

OTHER REQUIRED PUBLICATIONS

 

In accordance with NYS law, the following additional documents are required to be provided to district residents:

 

  • Wantagh Budget Newsletter
  • 6 Day Budget Notice
  • Property Tax Report Card
  • Property Tax Exemption Report
  • Compensation Disclosure

 

School District Report Card Information

  • New York State Report Card-District 
  • New York State Report Card-Mandalay Elementary School
  • New York State Report Card-Forest Lake Elementary School
  • New York State Report Card-Wantagh Elementary School
  • New York State Report Card-Wantagh Middle School
  • New York State Report Card-Wantagh High School
  • Fiscal Accountability Supplement 

These reports, along with other data, are available directly from the NY State Education Department website. Click HERE for this information.