Elmont schools adopt $111M spending plan

By AnA BORRUTO aborruto@liherald.com

The Elmont School District officially adopted its 2023-24 budget of $111.1 million — which is $12.6 million more than the current spending plan.

According to its budget report, Elmont ranked as the fifth-lowest spending district out of 56 school districts in Nassau County.

Elmont has proposed a 0.04 percent decrease in the tax levy, placing it 29 percent below the average county tax levy, on a perpupil basis.

“We are one of only two school districts on Long Island

— us and Freeport — we have lowered taxes for the community,” Kenneth Rosner, Elmont elementary superintendent, said at an Elmont chamber event on April 26. “It wasn’t easy, with all the mandated cost increases that we had, but we have a wonderful Board of Education, a very supportive business official who said this is where we want to be, now let’s work backwards from there.”

Voters will head for the polls on Tuesday, May 16 to determine whether to approve the 2023-24 budget.

The budget is typically split into three parts: administrative, Continued on page 10