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At the meeting the superintendent presented district budget figures, saying the budget-to-budget change is 5.47% and represents \"almost a $18,000,000 budget to budget increase,\" and that the tax‑levy increase is 2.87%, which the district said keeps it within the state tax‑cap. \"Our budget is balanced,\" the superintendent said, later adding in a lighter moment, \"If you wanna play the lottery, we are suggesting 8 is a good number for you to play.\" The superintendent outlined major cost drivers the district faces — transportation, special education and BOCES services — and described capital projects planned across the district.

The superintendent listed five ballot propositions voters will see on May 20: Proposition 1 (the school budget); Proposition 2 (the Baldwin Public Library budget); Proposition 3 (use of the technology reserve already in the district’s accounts); Proposition 4 (use of an existing capital reserve); and Proposition 5 (creation of a new capital reserve fund, not to exceed $25,000,000 over time and initially not to exceed $10,000,000). The superintendent said the technology reserve proposal is an authorization to use funds already set aside, including replacing Chromebooks for incoming third graders and purchasing classroom equipment for career and technical education spaces.

The board approved the personnel actions report as amended (moved by Mrs. Cools and seconded by Mrs. Green). With that approval the meeting announced two administrative appointments included in that personnel packet: Anthony Manila as superintendent of schools and Stephanie Ranjifo as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. The board indicated a message would be sent to district staff and the community that evening.

The board also authorized application of the volunteer firefighter and volunteer ambulance worker real property tax exemption under New York Real Property Tax Law §466‑a at 10% of assessed value and set a minimum service requirement of two years for applicants. Other routine business approved during the meeting included minutes, treasurer’s report receipt, committee recommendations for special education, and calendar and election logistics for the May 20 budget vote.

Board members repeatedly urged voters to note the ballot timing: absentee and early mail ballots are due to the district clerk by May 20 at 5 p.m., absentee requests by May 12, and voting on May 20 will run from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting: Wednesday May 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Baldwin Union Free School District presented a 2025–26 budget showing a 5.47% budget-to-budget increase while saying the tax levy would rise 2.87%, and the board approved a personnel packet that included appointing Anthony Manila as superintendent and Stephanie Ranjifo as assistant superintendent.","taxTitle","BALDWIN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",54725,"location","New York","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6242758,"Baldwin Public Library director outlines budget increase tied to bond debt service",171,209681,381630,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3245597-0270aa6c73164c34b29282784d30863b&start=209&end=381","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3245597-0270aa6c73164c34b29282784d30863b/thumbnail_209681.jpg","/articles/6242758/New-York/Baldwin-Public-Library-director-outlines-budget-increase-tied-to-bond-debt-service","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6242758-5439d070a7ccdaf241bf215ec0a012e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770616774&Signature=b05qRycnFciR~b9PrFZgbRJCaVKUFNxZmfezyy4-T~ritGt2ME7MExrjFlIN4nUtOZFBPcAhl6KSCbttxYwLfHz5LDJH3iA6Xbpi0gFOtafhFgNMZF-sJ0K6HbI1FeSBxy~lqlZf4LLK00QPj3KdumW6~Fv9dvjGkQvHKJqUBgCM6FPNt0cr~iefAulXfw3-o6hIQth3f~nALIfEyc4E4RZJxIqDDN8fQgvHJTEbK9bpuxFFh6Vz451-tQN3Et~olQiMiox9m5Op2wfaDVyaNnar9db5yid2XtZi3YKnNPMtMUw-tXjNsFIFXaFgnVvDbeoB62yCh2mYM33NmLiOhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Elizabeth Olash, director of the Baldwin Public Library, told the Board of Education meeting that the library’s proposed 2025–26 budget will require piercing the tax-cap because it must include bond debt service approved by voters in 2023. \"The referendum was voted on by the community in 2023, and it passed by a 3 to 1 margin,\" Olash said, and the principal and interest from that bond must be included in the annual library tax levy.

Olash said the library’s total budget is \"a little over $6,000,000\" and that the increase shown on the levy — 28.94% — is driven mostly by debt service. She told the board that debt service makes up roughly 16% of the library’s budget and will remain in the levy for the next 15 years. \"When you exclude the debt service, the increase is 355,973,\" she said, adding that that amount still exceeds the tax-cap and represents a 7.58% rise for non-debt items.

The director described program and space changes funded by the bond, including a gutted upper floor now being framed for a much larger teen room, multiple small study rooms, a community room that can be split, a recording studio, a makerspace and a gaming room. Olash said the library board has budgeted additional staffing to operate the large second floor once it opens. \"We have to include the debt service on the bond, that is the principal and the interest, in the library's budget,\" she said.

Olash provided context on local funding levels: the library ranks 30th of 54 public libraries in Nassau County for per-capita support, she said, with a Baldwin per-capita library tax just under $129 compared with a Nassau County average of about $141. She estimated the average household library tax in Baldwin is approximately $400 and that the proposed change will increase household costs by about $120 a year.

Olash also emphasized services the library provides, including subscription databases and in-person media-literacy help, a seed-lending program, a \"library of things\" for borrowing tools and equipment, museum passes and expanded meeting-room capacity. She said the board expects the second floor to open during the coming fiscal year and that the upstairs area might be available to the public before completion of all phased work on lower floors.

Discussion at the meeting included a procedural question about voting thresholds for library actions. In response to a question from an audience member about whether a supermajority is required, Olash said the library board’s resolution that implements the levy requires a 60% approval threshold for certain library board resolutions.

No district vote was taken on the library budget at the meeting; the director reminded attendees that the library budget is a separate proposition on the May 20 ballot and that absentee and early mail ballots have deadlines posted on the district website.","Library director Elizabeth Olash told the Baldwin Union Free School District Board that a 2025–26 library budget increase largely reflects bond debt service approved by voters in 2023 and that the library will need extra staffing when a renovated second floor opens.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6242748,"Baldwin students honored with regional, state and national awards at board meeting",4631,3146350,7777440,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3245597-0270aa6c73164c34b29282784d30863b&start=3146&end=7777","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3245597-0270aa6c73164c34b29282784d30863b/thumbnail_3146350.jpg","/articles/6242748/New-York/Baldwin-students-honored-with-regional-state-and-national-awards-at-board-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6242748-d3024167d239b3586aebdbc2fbb663e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770616774&Signature=OwJWbHCjqnjzkJDObsX~k7~Z~fFXCIeV2DZ238TEoexedaZkKilCtDZ7XKpQFGelp9CP7NjKfEWFWM7UOAEV3EUcmWG7cH3Whu8UTsg8cr8bgzzcuA9Lr9GT55QVvRTVKccYymfswIFf~hFOmMJC7mMtWdGPwzcjKOnIzGq0rThPvE3Lz4esz6D0BxYzm1aL2ymRLIJvztpm-W6fUberxS0P2MJGoiT39yXL0or2eF6f4Y~uHVw4FXR0PZz-vowbLeyBLW0MjlrvcagBXR9bvl6SDw92kdagVh~y3Et2ezXeSw6-BdB-dVIIqJ1UAp87Zqza~jLt-4fRI~fcQ1jNhw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Education meeting included a multi-part student recognition program highlighting academic awards, arts and athletics accomplishments and career-technical achievements across the district.

Superintendent and school leaders presented a long list of student honors. Administrators announced Baldwin High School’s top 10 graduates for the Class of 2025 and noted the valedictorian and salutatorian. The district also recognized AP Scholars (including with distinction and with honors), recipients of AP Seminar and Research certificates, and 18 students who earned the AP Capstone Diploma.

The Director of Fine and Performing Arts announced two All‑State musicians; the athletic director and coaches recognized sectional and state qualifiers and teams, including girls varsity basketball as New York State champions and other teams earning Nassau County honors. Career and technical and academy awards were presented as well: a student app earned a Congressional App Challenge district recognition, a virtual enterprise team advanced in a national business-plan competition, DECA students placed at states, and New Media Academy students placed in a Young Filmmakers competition.

Board members and school leaders repeatedly praised students’ academic rigor, community service and extracurricular leadership. The superintendent invited attendees to a reception after the ceremony and encouraged families to celebrate the students’ accomplishments.

No formal board business was required for the recognitions; they were presented as part of the meeting’s program of awards and acknowledgements.","The board meeting included an extended recognition segment celebrating student achievements across academics, fine and performing arts, athletics and career-technical competitions, with multiple students receiving AP distinctions, conservatory honors and state championships.","actionData","errors"]

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