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YCSD Budget Vote & Trustee Election Results
Letter from Dr. Hattar and President Rolle
Letter from Dr. Hattar and President Rolle
April 2026
Dear Yorktown School Community,
Each year we engage in a comprehensive budget development process to ensure that we can fully and appropriately meet the needs of our students while demonstrating a genuine effort to limit the impact to the tax levy. Year after year, we have been able to build upon our robust academic and extra-classroom offerings while also maintaining one of the lowest average tax levy increases in the region. In fact, over the last nine years, we have the 4th lowest average tax levy increase in all of Westchester and Putnam Counties.
We believe that we have once again been able to develop a budget that provides students the excellent educational opportunities that have become synonymous with the Yorktown School District while limiting the increase to the tax levy. Most notably, the 2026–27 school budget provides:
Current programs remain intact (including UPK)
Class sizes will be maintained at/below BOE guidelines;
FlexPath Program at YHS goes from 18 to 14 seats to better meet student needs;
1.0 FTE Social Worker for YHS
1.0 FTE Psychologist for Crompond
1.0 FTE District-wide Tech Support
Additional 4th grade section for Crompond
Boys Volleyball Assistant Coach
Contingency teaching positions for unanticipated student needs and/or enrollment growth
After-school care program at K-5 schools (potential reduction to transportation budget)
Potential new courses include: AP Cybersecurity, AP Business and Personal Finance, Intro to AI, AI and Science Fiction, Historical Inquiry and Innovation, Digital Media Production, Intro to Piano, and Theater Arts & Drama.
We deeply and sincerely believe the proposed 2.38% tax levy increase demonstrates a continued sensitivity to taxpayers while providing our students with the best possible educational experience. The budget-to-budget increase is 2.88%, and the proposed budget is within the allowable tax levy cap.
Based on current estimates, this results in:
An estimated 2.11% tax rate increase for the Town of Yorktown (which comprises over 96% of our tax base);
An estimated 6.90% tax rate decrease for New Castle; and
An estimated 9.98% tax rate decrease for Cortlandt.
It is important to note that these estimated tax rate changes are driven by state equalization rates, and are not set by the District.
We extend our deepest gratitude to the Board and our administrative team for their effort in developing the 2026–27 budget. The budget vote and trustee election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. in the French Hill School. As always, we thank you for your incredible support of the excellent work happening in the Yorktown Central School District.
Respectfully,
Dr. Ron Hattar, Superintendent of Schools
Ms. Lisa Rolle, YCSD Board of Education President
January 26, 2026 – Budget Overview & Tax Cap, State Aid, Debt Service & Reserves
(Please note: the Jan. 26 BOE meeting was canceled and the presentation was delivered virtually on Feb. 5)
February 9, 2026 – Budget Presentation: General Support, Facilities, Benefits, & Transportation
March 2, 2026 – Budget Presentation: Tax Cap, Technology, Co-Curricular, & Athletics
March 16, 2026 – Budget Presentation: Instruction, General Education, and PPS
March 23, 2026 – Presentation of Superintendent’s Budget
April 20, 2026 – Budget Adoption
April 20, 2026 – Deadline for Filing Petitions for Trustee Candidacy
May 11, 2026 – Public Budget Hearing
May 14, 2026 – Deadline for Voter Registration
May 19, 2026 – Budget and Trustee Vote at French Hill School, 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Budget Presentations
Budget Presentations
The Annual Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at French Hill School, 2051 Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights.
If you have any questions, please contact the District Clerk at 914-243-8199 or ysegal@yorktown.org
Qualifications for Voter Registration:
Qualifications for Voter Registration:
Must be a U.S. citizen
Must be 18 years of age or older
Must have resided at least 30 days in the District before the day of the vote
Not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction (unless parolee pardoned or restored rights of citizenship)
Not claim the right to vote elsewhere
New York State Voter Registration and Process
Personal Registration for the School Budget Vote and Election:
Personal Registration for the School Budget Vote and Election:
If you are not registered with New York State, you may personally register to vote in the School Budget Vote and Election by contacting the Office of the District Clerk, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. for an appointment at 914-243-8199 or by email ysegal@yorktown.org. The last day to register to vote within the district is 5 days before the day of the vote.
Voters must be able to produce at least one of the following proofs of residency: a driver’s license; a non-driver identification card; a utility bill; or a voter registration card.
APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS and EARLY MAIL BALLOTS may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk at the Administration Office of the District, 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York, on weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (prevailing time). Such applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots must be received by the Clerk of the District no more than 30 days and at least 7 days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be given directly to the voter or the voter’s authorized agent set forth in the application, at the Office of the District Clerk.
The original Absentee Ballot Application or Early Mail Ballot Application must be mailed or delivered to the Office of the District Clerk: YCSD/District Clerk, 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598. The Clerk is not permitted to accept photocopies or electronic copies of the application. All absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
School Board Trustee Candidate Information
School Board Trustee Candidate Information
Anyone who is a qualified voter of the community wishing to run for a seat on the Yorktown Central School District Board of Education may request a candidate petition packet. Seats are at large, meaning candidates do not run for specific seats.
A school board candidate:
must be a US Citizen
must be at least 18 years old
must be able to read and write
must be a resident of the district continuously for one year
cannot be employed by the school district
cannot live in the same household with a family member who's already a member of the school board
A board member's term is three years. The new term begins July 1, 2026 and ends June 30, 2029.
Nominating petitions must be filed with the District Clerk of the Yorktown Central School District. The deadline for filing is 5:00 p.m., April 20, 2026. Please call the District Clerk's office at 914-243-8199 or email ysegal@yorktown.org to obtain a petition.
Anyone interested or thinking about running may wish to attend this free workshop by the Westchester/Putnam School Boards Association: WPSBA Prospective School Board Member Workshop, Thursday, April 9, 2026.
Please also visit the New York State School Board Association website for more information on becoming a member of the school board.
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