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Policy committee chair Miss Gracie (identified in the meeting as the policy committee chair) led the discussion and said a revised enrollment policy and enrollment procedures will be posted to board documents. The main change to the enrollment policy is the addition of sibling preference in the lottery for community-based pre-kindergarten programs; the regulations will clarify implementation steps. The administration also proposed adding special education needs as an explicit reason for an enrollment variance and updated language to reflect that elementary students operate on a trimester schedule rather than semesters. The policy package also revised language about the rights of students experiencing homelessness \"as per the federal McKinney-Vento\" (the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act).

Miss Gracie said she would supply a corrected policy memo after the meeting to fix a numbering mix-up in the memo that confused Policy 5110 and 5100.

The board also adopted a new policy (2,270) addressing superintendent advisory committees, formalized written charges for standing board committees (policy 22 50 / board committees), and revised the advisory-committee policy (2,260) to allow specified exceptions for when a board member must serve on an advisory committee where a law or regulation requires it. The district will add the committee charges to the district website, the board said.

Visitors-to-school policy (5300.65) was revised to state that all visitors may be subject to metal-detector screening at any time and that the visitor-management system the district uses (Raptor) will be required during the school day. For events outside the school day, Raptor may be used based on objective criteria such as event size, location, and risk assessment. The board also revised Policy 5030 (renamed Student Complaints and Appeals) to make the title clearer for someone searching how to file a complaint.

Several board members thanked policy staff for formalizing committee charges and for clarifying the scope and procedures of district advisory and superintendent-level committees. Miss Savage noted this was one of her last acts as a member of the policy committee and that communications staff would publish committee charges to the district website.

President Chitore moved to adopt the policies; Miss Savage seconded. The vote was unanimous (all six members present). The board then returned the gavel to President Chitore and moved on to committee reports.

No specific implementation dates for the new or revised policies were provided in the meeting; the policy chair said corrected memos and the regulations would be posted to BoardDocs following the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Education Public Meeting | Live Stream | August 21st, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Albany City School District Board approved several policy revisions, including changes to enrollment procedures to add sibling preference for community-based pre-K, added enrollment-variance language for special education needs, clarified homeless-student rights per McKinney-Vento, and updated visitor screening and committee charges.","taxTitle","ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, School Districts, New York","taxId",38555,"location","New York","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6491189,"Albany City School District board adopts 2025–26 tax warrant; overall levy rises about 1.13%",196,84000,280000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5614996-2b41730cc18355f60aa86c6d6298455b&start=84&end=280","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5614996-2b41730cc18355f60aa86c6d6298455b/thumbnail_84000.jpg","/articles/6491189/New-York/Albany-City-School-District-board-adopts-202526-tax-warrant-overall-levy-rises-about-113","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6491189-b5af7fcd28cd4b2e1e92324b5e4a5b83/orig.mp4?Expires=1770941708&Signature=F~cArqzmPERrF32ZIZUCcPDwrPwL9OWRlbuvE8cuer-QF4xWuHBpvTCiQBThDObblm7Uobnx2DD7DdzNj6FylfGkYnDuXAoUuKw4MXPvZDMlNDo-PgoiUFtn6SfoVmF9ZqpqvbiBy8n9Z21cy3sxR0rEMe4SRnqOoBtAn5mnkeHFdZ-KX95KlscEtt4heWww-t~PoeU4eRU1m3jXKMVvQOIgMpaz-IW4fZ6GBmV8VNFcT5dvzePjQzVrHM9nIA5v346m-0nRIGhh90VzLJRSvQYjFx1NCyzLqo6TOve6E-Vo-x6AgFeDauo4~4SNlhJFVs9FmBlnqYGOo8uhtqfHUQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Albany City School District Board of Education unanimously approved the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000's 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000'526 tax warrant during a public meeting, and district staff presented the levy breakdown, estimated homeowner effects and payment options.

District presenter Mr. Karas told the board the voters\u0000approved budget sets the 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000 levy. He reported the school portion of the levy rose by about 0.9 percent, an increase the presentation quantified at roughly $1,100,000; the library levy increased about 4.12 percent, or roughly $390,000. Together, the district will collect approximately $133,317,006.54 for 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000'526, an overall increase the presenter gave as about $1,491,006.69, or about a 1.13 percent rise in total levy collections.

Karas said that despite the levy increase, the school tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value is projected to fall slightly because of reassessments and higher total assessed value. He showed comparisons using an assessed value of $236,000 (derived from previous base assumptions adjusted for recent reassessment) and said that the school-only tax for that example would fall from $3,390.67 in 2024\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000 to $3,003.39 in 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000 (a decline Karas described as roughly $47 or about 1.3 percent when combined with the library levy changes).

Karas also reviewed taxpayer-facing details: STAR (School Tax Relief) amounts were listed at $30,000 for Basic STAR and $86,100 for Enhanced STAR; tax bills would be mailed August 31; payments are due during September with penalties beginning October 1 (3 percent through October, rising to 4 percent after November 1 through November 15). He said unpaid bills after November 15 would be turned over to the Albany County Division of Finance and the district would stop collecting those accounts. Senior taxpayers accepted an installment plan with payments spread through Feb. 28, 2026; unpaid senior installment balances after that date would be turned over to the county.

On payment logistics, Karas said the district will again offer in-person payments at the Harry Gibbons Student Center, 75 Wardle Ave., on Fridays from Sept. 5 through Nov. 15, noon\u0000to\u00005 p.m., and will provide paper receipts. He said last year about 120 taxpayers used the in-person receipt option. Other options discussed included mail (City School District of Albany, PO Box 15133); drop-off at KeyBank, 66 South Pearl St. (no receipt issued at the bank); and online payments with credit card fees (3.5 percent of the tax bill, minimum $2.25) or e-checks (flat $4.95 up to $24.99, then 0.5 percent for larger e-checks, with an e-check maximum of $25,000).

Board members asked for additional transparency around the city\u0000certified tax rolls and the specific tax-rule inputs that the city uses when it runs its tax bills. Karas said city figures can change late in the cycle as assessments and petitions are finalized and offered to post the tax rules that were submitted to the district; he described the city\u0000district timing as fluid and noted the district typically sets a hard date to generate the warrant (he said the district's calculation was prepared around Aug. 11 and was recalculated multiple times as city data changed).

After discussion, board member Miss Savage moved to approve the 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000 tax warrant; Miss Wilson seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The board then moved on to other agenda items.","The Albany City School District Board unanimously approved the district\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000warrant for 2025\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000'526, and staff outlined how the levy translates to homeowner bills and payment options.","actionData","errors"]

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Albany City School District board adopts 2025–26 tax warrant; overall levy rises about 1.13%