School Budget and Board of Education Election

Please check this page to find the latest news on the budget and for additional resources related to school finance.
 

2026-27 Budget Documents

• The items below will be prepared in January-April, 2026
• Proposed Budget Presentation
• Property Tax Report Card
• Proposed Budget Summary
• Budget Notice (mailed to all district residents)
• 2026 Budget Newsletter  
• 2026-27 Proposed Budget Packet - Complete

 

Who Can Vote?

• U.S. Citizens (including naturalized citizens)
• Those 18 years of age and older
• Those who have been district residents for at least 30 days prior to the vote
• No voter registration is required; vote in person, by absentee ballot, or early mail ballot (contact Bernadette Fall at 315-689-8500 x 5002 or email bfall@jecsd.org to request your early/absentee ballot)

 

Where/When/How Do I Vote?

• Tuesday, May 19, 2026
• 7:00 am to 9:00 pm EDT
• Jordan-Elbridge High School (Events entry)
• Voting in-person or by mail (absentee ballots are due to the district clerk by 5:00 pm on May 19, 2026)
• Public Budget Hearing & Meet the Candidate(s) will be Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00 pm in the Middle School library.

 

Our school’s tax base growth factor went from 1.0025 in 25-26 to 1.0061 in 26-27. What does this mean?

In plain terms, our district’s taxable property base grew modestly, but meaningfully, year over year.

The Tax Base Growth Factor reflects real growth in taxable value from:

• New construction
• Major renovations/additions
• Property improvements that add value

It does not include simple reassessments or inflationary changes.  New York State uses this factor to recognize when a community’s tax base has genuinely expanded. What This Change Means Numerically

• 2025–26 TBGF: 1.0025 → 0.25% real growth
• 2026–27 TBGF: 1.0061 → 0.61% real growth

Our real tax base growth more than doubled year over year.  That’s a positive sign. Why This Matters for the District's Tax Levy Limit

The tax levy cap formula roughly works like this:

Allowable Levy Increase ≈ Inflation Factor × Tax Base Growth Factor (TBGF)

So when your TBGF increases:

• The community is allowed to raise more total levy without exceeding the cap;
• The additional levy comes from new value, not higher taxes on existing taxpayers

In practical terms:  The community can collect more total tax dollars without increasing the tax rate on current property owners as much (or at all). What This Signals About Your District & Community

This increase suggests:

• New or expanded development in the district
• Capital investment (commercial, residential, or mixed-use)
• A strengthening local tax base
• Long-term fiscal sustainability
• Reduced pressure on future tax levy growth
• Smarter multi-year financial planning

Summary

Our tax base growth factor increased from 0.25% in 2025 to 0.61% in 2026, which means our community experienced real growth through new investment. That growth helps the district generate additional revenue capacity without shifting the burden onto existing taxpayers.
 

Bottom Line
?? Good news financially
?? More levy flexibility under the tax cap
?? Evidence of local investment and growth
?? Supports stable, predictable budgeting

 

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Historical Information

On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the community approved the 2025-26 Proposed Budget (641-Yes; 291-No).

At a special meeting of the Board of Education on May 28, 2025, the members of the Board of Education approved the following proposed budget for a district-wide revote on June 17, 2025.

 

2025-26 Proposed Budget Information (REVOTE)

• Proposed Budget: $39,458,847
• Proposed Spending Increase: 5.46%
• Proposed School Tax Levy Increase: 0.85%
• NYS Tax Cap: 3.06%

 
 

2025-26 Proposed Budget Information (REVOTE)

 

• Proposition #1:  Shall the proposed 2025-2026 budget for the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, in the amount of $39,458,847, as approved by the Board of Education on May 28, 2025, be adopted?

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2025-26 Budget Documents (REVOTE)

• Proposed Budget Presentation
• Property Tax Report Card
• Proposed Budget Summary
• Budget Notice (mailed to all district residents)
• 2025 Budget Newsletter  
• 2025-26 Proposed Budget Packet - Complete

 

Who Can Vote?

• U.S. Citizens (including naturalized citizens)
• Those 18 years of age and older
• Those who have been district residents for at least 30 days prior to the vote
• No voter registration is required; vote in person, by absentee ballot, or early mail ballot (contact Bernadette Fall at 315-689-8500 x 5002 or email bfall@jecsd.org to request your early/absentee ballot)

 

Where/When/How Do I Vote?

• Tuesday, June 17, 2025
• 7:00 am to 9:00 pm EDT
• Jordan-Elbridge High School (Events entry)
• Voting in-person or by mail (absentee ballots are due to the district clerk by 5:00 pm on June 17, 2025)
• Public Budget Hearing & Meet the Candidate(s) will be Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Middle School library.

 

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A special meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 28th at 6:00 pm in the Middle School library at 9 North Chappell Street, Jordan, NY to discuss next steps relative to the 2025-26 school budget.

 

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The budget presented below was defeated by voters on May 20, 2025. 

 

 

Yes - 223     No - 252  (Budget defeated by 29 votes)

 

 

Four individuals were elected to the Board of Education starting July '25:  Jodi May (362 votes-3 year term), Tabitha DelCostello (332 votes-3 year term), Matthew Gardiner (320 votes-3 year term), Sara Aaserud (301 votes-1 year term)

 

2025-26 Proposed Budget Information

• Proposed Budget: $39,585,000
• Proposed Spending Increase: 5.5%
• Proposed School Tax Levy Increase: 1.5%
• NYS Tax Cap: 3.06%

 
 

2025-26 Proposed Budget Information

 

• Proposition #1:  Shall the proposed 2025-2026 budget for the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, including the use of up to $100,000 from the Worker’s Compensation Reserve, $100,000 from the Unemployment Insurance Reserve, $100,000 from the Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve, $400,000 from the ERS Reserve, $150,000 from the TRS Reserve, and $650,000 from the 2022 School Bus Capital Reserve, in the amount of $39,585,000, as approved by the Board of Education on April 9, 2025, be adopted?
• Proposition #2:  Shall the annual appropriation for the Elbridge Free Library be increased by the sum of $10,000.00, to be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property within the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, in accordance with Section 259 of the Education Law?
• Proposition #3:  Shall the annual appropriation for the Jordan Bramley Library be increased by the sum of $10,000.00, to be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property within the Jordan-Elbridge Central School District, in accordance with Section 259 of the Education Law?

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2025-26 Budget Documents

• Proposed Budget Presentation
• Property Tax Report Card
• Proposed Budget Summary
• Budget Notice (mailed to all district residents)
• 2025 Budget Newsletter  
• 2025-26 Proposed Budget Packet - Complete
• 2025-26 Proposed Budget - Additional Detail

Board of Education Candidate Documents

• Board of Education Candidate Packet
• Petition for Nomination

Who Can Vote?

• U.S. Citizens
• Those 18 years of age and older
• Those who have been district residents for at least 30 days prior to the vote
• No voter registration is required

 

Where/When/How Do I Vote?

• Tuesday, May 20, 2025
• 7:00 am to 9:00 pm EDT
• Jordan-Elbridge High School (Events entry)
• Voting in-person or by mail (absentee ballots are due to the district clerk by 5:00 pm on May 20, 2025)
• Public Budget Hearing & Meet the Candidate(s) will be Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Middle School library.

 

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