The vote on the proposed 2018–19 School District Budget will be held on Tuesday, May 15, from 7 a.m.–10 p.m.
Preliminary Budget
Copies of the 2018–19 preliminary budget are now available at the Office of the District Clerk, Phipps Admin. Bldg., 345 Lakeville Rd., on school days from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. The budget is also posted on the district website (www.greatneck.k12.ny.us) and will be available at budget meetings, as listed below. Reference copies may be perused in each public school and in the Great Neck Library, all branches.
Budget Meetings & Adoption
Budget meetings are scheduled during March, April, and May. Weekday meetings follow student recognitions, which begin at 7:30 p.m. Residents are encouraged to attend the budget meetings and to respond to the preliminary budget. Firm decisions on the budget will not be made until the Board listens to the community’s comments. Meeting dates, times, and school locations follow:
—Monday, March 5, 7:30 p.m., North High, 35 Polo Rd. (informal budget hearing).
—Saturday, March 24, 9:30 a.m., South High, 341 Lakeville Rd. (board discussion with staff).
—Monday, April 9, 7:30 p.m., South High, 341 Lakeville Rd. (informal budget hearing).
—Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., North Middle, 77 Polo Rd. (official budget hearing and adoption of Proposed 2017–18 Budget).
—Monday, May 7, 7:30 p.m., South Middle, 349 Lakeville Rd. (discussion only).
Voter Registration
Residents who have voted in any school or general election since 2014 are automatically registered to vote in the school election on May 15. Residents who have not voted since 2014, or are not registered, may register at the Office of the District Clerk, Phipps Admin. Bldg., 345 Lakeville Rd., on school days from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Residents must be 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the United States, and have lived in the district for at least 30 days. The deadline to register is Thursday, May 10.
Reconfigured Election Districts
Effective December 2017, there are four polling locations for school district elections: E.M. Baker School (existing location reconfigured), Lakeville School (new location), Saddle Rock School (new location), and South High School (existing location reconfigured).
Registered voters will only be allowed to cast a ballot at their assigned polling location. A postcard indicating a resident’s polling location will be mailed to each registered voter at three times prior to the election on May 15.
Residents who are unsure of their polling location can visit the district website for additional information. A new online tool enables residents to confirm their registration status as well as their assigned polling location (www.greatneck.k12.ny.us—click on Budget, then choose Voter Registration). This information is also available by calling the District Clerk on school days from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at (516) 441-4020.
Absentee Ballot Applications
Qualified, registered voters can obtain applications for absentee ballots from the district website (www.greatneck.k12.ny.us—click on Budget, then choose Absentee Ballot) or from the Office of the District Clerk, Phipps Admin. Bldg., 345 Lakeville Rd., on school days from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Residents who are qualified voters and whose registration records have been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections will automatically receive absentee ballots. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5 p.m., on Tuesday, May 15.
For Further Information
For additional information about the 2018–19 school budget, polling locations, voter registration, and/or absentee ballots, please call the assistant superintendent for business, at (516) 441-4020, on school days.
