Wantagh School Board Schedules Town Hall Meeting

The Wantagh Board of Education has scheduled a special town hall meeting for this coming Thursday to discuss next year's proposed budget.

Wantagh Superintendent Dr. Lydia Begley said the meeting at will be an “informal gathering” for district residents to meet with members of the Board of Education and central administrators to provide input on how next year’s budget should be structured.

“This has been a most challenging budget season for almost all school districts in Nassau and Suffolk Counties as well as in the entire state and our board felt that a meeting such as this would give parents and other residents a chance to voice their opinion on proposed budget increases and potential budget cuts,” said Dr. Begley. 

The Wantagh school board's most recent draft budget available on the district's website consists of a 1.99 percent increase over the current $69.2 million spending plan. Wantagh Board of Education president Jean Quinn said at the March 10 school board that if implemented this proposal would represent an estimated tax levy of 5.1 percent.  The tax levy is the total amount that a district must raise in property taxes in order to meet expenses.

The March 24 town hall meeting is scheduled to last from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in room 150-152 of Wantagh High School.