Budget passes in Yorktown Central School District

YORKTOWN, N.Y.— Residents cast their ballots Tuesday in the Yorktown Central School District, approving the $123.1 million budget for the 2025-26 school year and reelecting three incumbent Board of Education members in an uncontested race. 

The $123,095,000 budget passed by a margin of 656 to 232. In a letter to the school community, Superintendent of Schools Ron Hattar said he was grateful to the members of the district “for their overwhelming support of the school budget.” 

The spending plan includes funding for two new literacy coaches, one Academic Intervention Services teacher in English Language Arts at Mildred E. Strang Middle School, and an expansion of Yorktown High School’s FlexPath Program, which increases available seats from 14 to 18.  

The budget maintains class sizes at or below Board of Education guidelines, preserves all current student programs, and reduces reliance on the district’s fund balance to support long-term financial stability. It also adds American Sign Language course selections, one full-time district-wide technology staff member, and additional office support for the Facilities Department.  Hattar said school officials “look forward to continuing the excellent work that is happening in our school district and working tirelessly in service of the children of Yorktown." 

The school district will collect $87,757,000 in taxes to fund the budget, a 1.74 percent increase from last year, but still below the state’s maximum limit. For Yorktown residents—who make up more than 96 percent of the district’s tax base—this means their school taxes are expected to go up by about 1.12 percent. 

Residents in New Castle and Cortlandt, who together make up less than 2 percent of the tax base, will see tax rate increases of 9.45 percent and 7.59 percent, respectively. 

Incumbents Reshmi Bose, who garnered 707 votes, Cheryl Reynolds with 727 votes and Lisa Rolle with 722—all of whom ran unopposed—were reelected to new three-year terms on the Board of Education.  

Note: This article was updated on Wednesday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. to include comments from Superintendent of Schools Ron Hattar on the passing of the Yorktown Central School District budget.