2023-24 Budget Information

School officials focused on keeping the tax levy increase at 2% while ensuring that students would have the appropriate level of faculty and staff in each building based on need and student enrollment.

• Program initiatives include the addition of one special education teacher position to support the creation of a Life Skills class for Catskill Middle School students with special needs.
• Efficiency measures include the elimination of three elementary teacher positions, one physical education teacher position, one business teacher position, one teacher of the visually impaired position, one teaching assistant position, and one teacher aide position from the budget. These budget reductions are the result of lower student enrollment and do not cut student programs. They were largely achieved through retirements, resignations, and not filling vacant positions. The budget also reduces spending for the BOCES Alternative Learning Program due to fewer students requiring this service.