Our School Budget for 2013-14
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May 22, 2013 Budget and Capital Propositions Pass; Dwyer and Fehrs Win BOE Races
After a lengthy budget process and vigorous campaign for two open seats on the Huntington School Board, the votes have finally been counted. Huntington School District residents overwhelmingly approved the proposed budget and capital reserve fund propositions and elected Bill Dwyer and Bari Fehrs as trustees during 15 hours of voting at Huntington High School on Tuesday...full story>>
May 17, 2013 Budget Vote and Trustee Election on Tuesday
Huntington School District voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, May 21 to cast ballots on the proposed school budget for 2013/14 and two capital reserve fund propositions and to elect two members to the board of education. Voting will be held at Huntington High School from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m...full story>>
May 16, 2013 New Building Improvement Fund on May 21 Ballot
Residents of the Huntington School District are being asked to authorize creation of a new Building Improvement Fund when they go to the polls next Tuesday, May 21. The new fund would replace a similar one that is set to expire soon...full story>>
May 14, 2013 Voter Registration Scheduled for Budget Vote and Trustee Election
Huntington School District residents who are not registered to vote in either a general or district election can register for the May 21 budget vote and trustee election on Thursday, May 15 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the district's administrative offices located in Jack Abrams School at 50 Tower Street in Huntington Station...full story>>
May 7, 2013 Proposed Capital Projects Detailed for Residents
When Huntington School District residents go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 they will be able to vote on the budget proposition to fund operations during the 2013/14 school year, elect two trustees, establish a new building improvement fund and release monies held in the current building improvement fund...full story>>
April 26, 2013 School Budget Decision Day Looms
It's a budget that is fiscally and educationally sound. That's the message from Huntington School District officials to residents who will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to cast ballots on the proposed school budget for 2013/14 and two capital reserve fund propositions and to elect two members to the Huntington School Board...full story>>
April 26, 2013 Meet the Huntington School Board Candidates
Four candidates will be on the ballot when Huntington School District residents go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to fill two seats on the seven-member Huntington School Board. Voting will be held at Huntington High School from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m...full story>>
April 25, 2013 Four Candidates in Race for Two Trustee Seats
Four candidates are in the race for two seats on the Huntington School Board. Each of the local residents submitted petitions signed by at least 60 qualified by the 5 p.m. deadline on Monday, April 22...full story>>
April 15, 2013 New Building Improvement Fund on May 21 Ballot
Huntington School Board members are asking district residents to approve creation of a new Building Improvement Fund for the purpose of completing district-wide renovation and reconstruction projects...full story>>
April 15, 2013 Huntington School District Absentee Ballot Applications are Available
Applications for absentee ballots for the Tuesday, May 21 budget vote and trustee election are available to voting age residents of the Huntington School District from District Clerk Elizabeth Troffa during regular school hours. The applications are also available on the district's website at www.hufsd.edu...full story>>
April 8, 2013 Capital Projects Propositions on Huntington School Ballot
Huntington School Board members have approved placing a pair of capital project propositions on the May 21 ballot. Passage of the propositions will not require an increase in taxes...full story>>
April 3, 2013 Huntington Benefits from New State Budget
The Huntington School District is breathing a collective sigh of relief after state legislators returned high tax aid to 2012/13 levels in the new state budget. Governor Andrew Cuomo had sought to slash these monies in his budget proposal, but ultimately signed off on their inclusion in the spending plan that legislators approved last week...full story>>
March 26, 2013 Trustees Continue Draft Budget Review
Huntington School Board members engaged in a lively discussion over funding for curriculum, instruction and staffing during their third March meeting to consider the district's 2013/14 budget. The plan was released in draft form earlier this month...full story>>
March 20, 2013 Capital Reserve Proposition Takes Shape
While Huntington School Board members have not yet taken any final action, the outlines of a possible capital reserve fund proposition are taking shape in the Huntington School District...full story>>
March 7, 2013 District Releases Draft Budget for 2013-14
The long process of developing a budget to fund Huntington School District operations during the 2013/14 school year is heading into the home stretch. A draft budget document was released to the public Monday evening and became the focus of a presentation by Superintendent James W. Polansky...full story>>
February 28, 2013 Draft Budget Takes Shape in Huntington
It's another tough budget year in school districts across the state. With continued increases in state pension costs and employee health insurance coupled with New York's tax levy cap law, spending reductions are an essential ingredient in every district's budget development process...full story>>
January 15, 2013 District Reaches out to Residents on Budget
It's a familiar refrain by now, but 2013 is shaping up to be another tough year for New York State school districts as they work to meet rising mandated costs while adhering to the state's property tax cap...full story>>
December 14, 2012 School Budget Challenges Lie Ahead
With the economy still struggling along with minimal growth and the possibility of next year's state budget gap approaching $1 billion, Huntington School District officials are working to craft a 2013/14 spending plan...full story>>
December 7, 2012 Trustees Approve Timeline for Budget Vote and Election
A timeline for next spring's budget vote and trustee election was approved this past Monday night by Huntington School Board members. Residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The three-year terms of current trustees Richard McGrath and John P. Paci III are expiring...full story>>
October 16, 2012 District to Continue Using Lever Voting Machines
Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation to allow school districts to use level voting machines during for their annual elections and budget votes/propositions through December 2014. The new law takes effects immediately...full story>>
October 3, 2012 Huntington Sets Budget Development Calendar
With New York's strict tax cap and along with increases in pension and health insurance costs looming large, the Huntington School District, like districts across New York, will soon be entering another difficult budget development process that will culminate in a May 21 public vote...full story>>
Documents & Files
- Huntington Board of Education Meet the Candidates Night Flyer
- Property Tax Report Card for 2013-14
- Huntington UFSD Adopted Budget for 2013-14
- Notice of Public Hearing and Annual Election and Budget Vote
- Huntington UFSD Budget Draft No. 3
- Huntington UFSD Budget Draft No. 2
- Huntington UFSD Budget Draft No. 1
- Information for Potential Board of Education Candidates
- Budget Meetings Postcard to District Residents
- 2013-14 Budget Development Calendar