On Tuesday, May 20, Spencer-Van Etten Central School District residents voted to approve on the district’s $29,070,645 proposed budget for the 2025–26 school year. The proposed spending plan includes a projected increase in expenditures of $1,298,244, reflecting rising costs in key areas such as salaries, health insurance, and BOCES services. Voters approved the budget 128 to 60.

The proposed budget maintains all current academic and extracurricular offerings and aligns with the district’s long-term strategic priorities, which include:

Investing in student learning by maintaining current programming, expanding advanced course options, and right-sizing instructional technology;
Enhancing student support and mental health services through partnerships with Tioga County Mental Health and CASA Trinity, while expanding RTI and MTSS-I efforts;
Strengthening school safety and security with updated threat assessment protocols, staff training, and facility improvements;
Addressing transportation, staffing and facilities needs by continuing planned maintenance and evaluating service levels; and
Maintaining fiscal responsibility with a proposed tax levy increase of 1.56%/$130,470 which remains within the district’s calculated tax cap.

Spencer-Van Etten Central School District

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