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Another honor for district’s music programs
recognized arts education research firm WolfBrown. “Our Fine and Performing The Glen Cove City School Arts Department’s music proDistrict has once again struck a gram continues to display excepchord with national education tionalism in providing a compreleaders, earning a prestigious hensive arts and music educaspot on the 2024 list of Best Com- tion for all students in Glen Cove munities for Music Education. City Schools,” Lawrence Nadel, The distinction, awarded by the Coordinator for the Glen Cove NAMM Foundation, recognizes City School District Fine & Perthe district’s ongoing commit- forming Arts Department, wrote i na statement. ment to comprehen“Congratulations to sive, high-quality all students, parents, music instruction. faculty and staff This is the sixth time who continue to it has received the advocate for the national honor, reinexpansion of forcing its reputation authentic arts expeas a leader in arts riences and opportueducation. nities in our school Now in its 26th GRACE GUILLEN community. This year, the Best Comsenior, honor is a testament munities for Music to this advocacy and Education award is Glen Cove dedication to arts given to school dis- High School education.” tricts that demonSuperintendent strate exceptional achievement in providing music Maria Rianna emphasized that access and education to all stu- the recognition reflects more dents. Glen Cove met rigorous than just district policies — it’s a standards in areas such as fund- symbol of community-wide suping, graduation requirements, port. “This recognition reflects student participation, instruc- our community’s strong support tion time, facilities and commu- for music education and the dedinity involvement. The responses cation of our students, staff and were verified by school officials families,” she said. The NAMM Foundation and reviewed by the nationally
By ROKSANA AMID
ramid@liherald.com
Roksana Amid/Herald
There were plenty of smiles as school administrators and Board of Education members learned of the election results.
Voters give their approval to $118.1 million school budget By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Voters in the Glen Cove City School District approved the proposed $118.1 million budget for the 2025–26 school year on Tuesday night, passing the measure by a margin of 850 to 389. The budget is $4.7 million larger than the current spending plan, an increase of 4.15 percent, and includes a 2.981 percent tax levy hike — which remains under the district’s allowable tax cap. According to the most recent enrollment figures compiled by the state in October, Glen Cove has 3,154 students. Based on that data, the district will spend $37,451 per student in the coming school year, assuming enrollment remains stable.
Theresa Kahan, the district’s assistant superintendent of business, explained that the tax levy for 2025-26 will total just over $79.6 million. “The tax levy formula calculated a maximum allowable levy limit of just over $80 million,” Kahan said at a board meeting on April 9. “The Board of Education decided to levy less than the allowable limit to take some of the burden off of the community.” Kahan noted that the budget is divided into three parts. “The total for the administrative component, which includes expenses such as Board of Education, administration and central office, is $8,943,242,” she said. “The capital component, which includes expenses for the operation and maintenance of the district, finance payments and transCONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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len Cove has really spectacular music teachers.
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