N. Shore proposes $2.7M in job cuts

Revenue loses, inflation hit schools’ budget

BY CAMERYN OAKES

The North Shore School District is cutting a number of jobs to save $2.7 million in face of budget challenges due to revenue losses from the closure of the LIPA power plant and infationary costs.

Positions that will be cut in the 2023-2024 come from throughout the district, including teachers, teacher’s aids, clerical positions and contingency jobs.

Superintendent Christopher Zublionis told Blank Slate that he is unable to provide the exact number of employees who will be terminated or the positions cut as the numbers may change over time depending on circumstances.

Zublionis gave the example that if a social studies teacher is laid of due to the budget cuts but then a social studies teacher retires, the terminated teacher can be ofered a position again. Because of possible scenarios like this, Zublionis said he is unable to provide exact information yet.

He said that some of the positions planned to be cut are not flled currently, but others are and will re- quire the person’s employment to be terminated.

“I do want to ensure our community that while we are making tough decisions, we do feel that all major programs are preserved while we’ve found these efciencies,” Zublionis said. “Once the budget is adopted, we’ll be communicating more about the impact, which I think is important, and we are working with the individuals who are impacted employees.”

Zublionis said he is still in the midst of having discussions about these cuts and communicating with the individuals afected.

Board President Dave Ludmar said the decision on job cuts was made with sensitivity, which he appreciated.

The board refrained from stating exactly which positions are being terminated in the proposed budget for the sake of the individuals involved.

Ludmar said that this “does not impact student experience directly.”

The district is proposing a $120 million budget and a tax levy of $89 million for the 2023-24 school year

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BY ROBERT PELAEZ

U.S. Rep. George Santos, in a letter to the Federal Election Commission Tuesday, said he will be running for re-election in 2024, despite GOP groups including the Nassau County Republican Committee saying they will not back him going forward.

Contributions have been made to Devolder-Santos for Congress, which has been designated as the embattled congressman’s campaign fnance committee, according to multiple reports.

Eforts to reach a Santos representative for ofcial comment were unavailing.

Nassau County Republican Com- mittee Chairman Joseph Cairo, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, newly-elected state Sen. Jack Martins and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito have been vocal in expressing their lack of support for Santos going forward.

“He’s disgraced the House of Representatives and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” Cairo said in a press conference earlier this year.

Santos has been the face of local and federal probes into his personal, professional and fnancial background. Articles from the New York Times and other publications

Republican Town Councilmember David Adhami said he agreed with the general intent of Lurvey’s resolution but disagreed with its verbiage before voting no, saying there’s information included just to trigger people and it was poorly written.

DeSena motioned to amend the resolution to remove any mention of her name, saying doing so makes it a political and personal attack, which was voted down 4-3 along party lines.

The supervisor endorsed Santos during his congressional campaign and has since changed her tune following the unearthing of Santos’ personal, professional and fnancial track record.

Dozens of NY-03 constituents staged a “Drive Out Santos” caravan throughout diferent North Shore locations to highlight the parts of Congressman George Santos’ resume that Continued on Page 46

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