Budget History Summary and Information
2024-25 School Year
Budget Details
Vote: 239 yes to 65 no votes
2024-25 budget: $23.8 million
Budget increase: 2.25%
Tax levy increase: 1.43%
Highlights
- Maintained all current academic programs and personnel.
- Provided for additional supports and learning opportunities for students.
- Referendum by a vote of 225 to 79 authorizing the district to purchase three school buses at a maximum cost of $450,000.
- Referendum to allow the Fort Plain Library to increase its annual taxpayer supported appropriation from $85,000 to $100,000 was also approved by a vote of 229 to 77.
2024 Board of Education Election
Voters elected three members to the Fort Plain CSD Board of Education:
Sara McDuffee (three year term, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027)
Neal VanSlyke (three year term, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027)
Joshua Parkinson (one-year and six-week term beginning May 21, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
Read about the 2024-25 Budget and Board of Education Vote
2023-24 School Year
Budget Details
Vote: 88 yes to 21 no votes
2023-24 budget: $23.3 million
Budget increase: 3.55%
Tax levy increase: 1.20%
Highlights
- Reserves the district’s academic, athletic and extracurricular programming and services to meet student needs.
- Referendum approved by a vote of 90 to 17 allowing district to acquire three school vehicles at a maximum cost of $450,000 with the funds to be drawn from the Bus Purchase/Capital Reserve Fund.
2023 Board of Education Election
Voters elected three members to the Fort Plain CSD Board of Education for three-year terms running from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026:
- Brenna Kirkpatrick
- Anthony Crouse
- David Przestrzelski
Read about the 2023-24 Budget and Board of Education Vote
2022-23 School Year
Budget Details
Vote: 109 yes to 30 no votes
2022-23 budget: $22.5 million
Budget increase: 2.95%
Tax levy increase: 1.44%
Use of Fund Balance: $175,000
Highlights
- Budget preserves the district’s academic programming and services to meet student needs.
2022 Board of Education Election
Voters elected two members to the Fort Plain CSD Board of Education for three-year terms running from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025:
- Kaitlyn Webb
- Benjamin Trumbull
Read about the 2022-23 Budget and Board of Education Vote
2022-23 Budget Details
2021-22 School Year
Budget Details
Vote: 126 yes to 15 no votes
2021-22 budget: $21.8 million
Budget increase: 2.34%
Tax levy increase: 0.00%
Use of Fund Balance: $500,000
Highlights
- Budget maintains all academic programming with no increase in the tax levy.
- Authorizes the district to acquire school vehicles at a maximum cost of $275,000, with the funds to be drawn from the Bus Purchase Reserve Fund.
2021 Board of Education Election
Voters elected two members to the Fort Plain CSD Board of Education for three-year terms running from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024:
- Kimberly Keane
- Teresa Karker
Read about the 2021-22 Budget and Board of Education Vote
2020-21 School Year
Budget Details
Vote: 241 yes to 46 no votes
2020-21 budget: $21.4 million
Budget increase: 2.03%
Tax levy increase: 1.81%
Use of Fund Balance: $500,000
Highlights
- Budget preserves the district’s academic programming and services to meet student needs.
2020 Board of Education Election
Voters re-elected three incumbent board candidates to three year terms running from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023:
- Jeffrey Jones
- David Przestrzelski
- Todd McFee
More Information
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