Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District administrators will present the 2026-27 budget proposal during a public hearing on Monday, May 11. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in J-D High School’s Large Group Room. You can also attend virtually via YouTube. The link will be available on the district website.
The district’s $74.9 million proposal for the 2026-27 school year calls for a $365,208 decrease in spending over the current year’s budget. Administrators have taken a careful look at areas where they can reduce spending in order to account for increased costs while still maintaining student programming inline with the district’s mission and strategic plan.
The proposal would be funded through four areas: state aid ($22.9 million), the tax levy ($47.5 million), fund balance ($2.5 million), and other revenues ($2 million) from such items as county sales tax and interest income.
It stays within the district’s calculated tax levy limit of 2.63%, requiring a simple majority of voters to approve the budget for it to pass.
On the Ballot
Proposition 1: 2026-27 Budget
Proposed Budget: $74,962,459
Proposition 2: Bus Purchases
The district is proposing the purchase of four new 65-passenger gasoline buses and one Micro Bird wheelchair (WC) bus for a total cost of $837,993. The vehicles would replace four buses that are 11-13 years old and have between 113,000-140,000 miles each and one Micro Bird WC bus with 80,000 miles and significant mechanical and body issues. This would keep the district’s bus replacement plan on track, which aims to keep maintenance costs low and provide safe transportation for students.
Proposition 3: Funding Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville
When district residents vote on the proposed 2026-27 school budget, they will also vote on a proposition to levy and collect a tax in the amount of $1,688,580 for the Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville. New York state education law allows libraries to place a funding proposition on school district ballots and requires districts, at the libraries’ requests, to levy and collect taxes for libraries.
Board of Education Election
District residents will elect three members to the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education. Three candidates filed nominating petitions for three available seats. The candidates with the highest number of votes will fill the available seats. Each term will run from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2029.
Candidate names will appear on the ballot in this order:
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- Andrew Nolan
- Dominic D’Imperio
- David Babikian
You can read candidate profiles and statements provided to the district here.
Next Steps
You can learn more about the proposed 2026-27 budget in a community newsletter and postcard which are being mailed to district residents.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Tuesday, May 19, at the J-D High School gymnasium. Additional information can be found on the district’s Budget and Finance webpage.