2024-25 Budget Information

May 21, 2024 voting results: Catskill Central School District 2024-25 Budget PASSED 580 yes – 230 no.

2024-25 Budget

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Catskill Central School District residents approved a $49,430,997 budget for the 2024-25 school year. The budget carries no tax levy increase (0 percent), which is under the allowable 2.65 percent tax levy increase set by the NYS property tax cap. Spending is down a total of $457,637, a 0.917 percent decrease from the 2023-24 budget. The District sought efficiency measures, applied state and federal grant money, and applied $3,438,121 in fund balance to reduce year-to-year cost increases and hold the tax levy increase to 0 percent.

“Despite high inflation and the state reducing our state aid this year, this fiscally responsible spending plan puts us on a firm financial footing for not just next school year, but the following year as well,” said Dr. Dan Wilson, superintendent of schools. “And the fact that we are able to offer our community a school budget that maintains our school’s high level of programming with zero tax increase is just awesome, a real win-win situation.” 

The budget includes no layoffs and no cuts to student programs. School officials focused on closing a significant budget gap (caused by inflation and the reduction in state aid) while preserving programs and ensuring that students would have the appropriate level of staffing in each building based on need and enrollment. The District restructured its administrative team by combining two special education administrative positions into one, eliminating two secondary assistant principal positions, and creating a district-wide director of physical education, health and athletics position for a net decrease of two administrative positions, all while keeping three administrators present on each school campus. Efficiency measures also include the elimination of three elementary teacher positions, one special education teacher position, one secondary science teacher position, one secondary Math intervention teacher position, one secondary English intervention teacher position, four teaching assistant positions, one maintenance mechanic position, one cleaner position, and one teacher aide position from the budget. These position reductions are the result of lower student enrollment and do not cut student programs or services. They were achieved without layoffs by not filling positions made vacant by retirements or resignations.

Voters also elected elected Mike Konsul, Karen Van Wie, Jeffrey Holliday, and Michael Dedrick to the Board of Education and approved a proposition for a wholly separate appropriation to support the annual Catskill Public Library budget.

Budget Documents

Budget Presentations

Property Tax Cap Information

For 2024, Catskill CSD’s allowable tax levy increase was 2.65%.

Board of Education Election

2024 Board of Education election information