Garden City

BUDGET

SPENDING $117,999,968, a 1.9 percent increase from the current $115,805,283.

TAX LEVY 2.08 percent increase, from $100,667,313 to $102,760,855. This is equal to the district’s 2.08 percent tax-cap limit, so a simple majority vote is required for approval.

TEACHER PAY / PROGRAMS Includes a contractual increase of 1 percent and an average 1.87 percent step increase. Adds eight full-time elementary school teacher positions. The proposed budget includes funding for expansion of “Project Lead the Way” into grades six and seven and new electives at the middle school and the high school. It also funds more learning opportunities in STEAM curriculum — science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics — and the rollout of Canvas, a cloud-based learning management system, for high school students.

PROPOSITIONS

Proposition 2 authorizes the district to spend $1.81 million from a capital reserve fund to replace tennis courts and reconfigure the high school library, and replace wood radiator covers and piping at the middle school. Approval of the proposition will not affect the tax levy.

Proposition 3 establishes a $15.8 million capital reserve fund for facilities improvements, including roofing, asbestos abatement and insulation, masonry and electrical work, lighting, security and air conditioning. Approval of the proposition will not affect the tax levy.

WHEN | WHERE

6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Garden City High School. www.gardencity.k12.ny.us

CANDIDATES

Incumbents Stefanie Granville and William Holub are running unopposed for two positions, which are elected by seat. Terms are three years.