Budget Vote and Board of Education Election – May 19

Pittsford residents are invited to vote on the Pittsford Central School District 2026-27 Budget and Board of Education Election on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Calkins Road Middle School Gym.

The  Proposed Budget of $176,522,427 is within the NYS Tax Cap and preserves current programming.
 
Propositions will NOT result in additional taxes or issuance of debt, and include:
 
1: Capital Reserve Fund - Purchase of Buses

Authorization to purchase up to two (2) 36 passenger diesel school buses at a total cost to the School District, not to exceed Three Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Seven Dollars ($339,387); and up to seven (7) 66 passenger diesel school buses at a total cost to the School District, not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Five Dollars ($1,295,855) for the purpose of providing student transportation and ancillary educational purposes, including original equipment and incidental expenses for the foregoing

purpose, which shall be funded by the Capital Reserve Fund – Purchase of Buses (savings account)

and/or any available state aid.

2: Capital Reserve Fund - Purchase of Electric Buses

Authorization to purchase up to two (2) 66 passenger electric school buses for the purpose of providing student transportation and ancillary educational purposes, including charging stations, original equipment and incidental expenses for the foregoing purpose, at a total cost to the School District, not to exceed Nine Hundred Forty One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Two Dollars ($941,222) which shall be funded by the Capital Reserve Fund – Purchase of Buses (savings account) and/or any available state aid.

3: Capital Reserve Fund - Instructional Technology Reserve

Authorization to withdraw from the “Capital Instructional Technology Reserve” (savings account) a sum of money not to exceed $850,000 to be used for the purchase of technology equipment and laptops to support the 1:1 device program.

4: Capital Improvement Project - Wayfinding Signage System

Authorization to broaden the scope of a construction project that voters approved on March 28, 2023. The added work would improve outdoor signs for safety purposes and add new signs to help emergency vehicles find their way around various District campuses. The total cost of the project will not increase, and there will be no additional taxes raised.
 
Board of Education Seats

Three candidates are running for two seats

For more information, visit: Budget Information

Para español, visite www.pittsfordschools.org/PresupuestoEspanol