corning-painted post area school district

During a special meeting of the Corning-Painted Post school board on Wednesday, the district approved payments for three separate settlements with survivors of alleged child sexual abuse and sexual assault dating back five decades.

Three school districts in the Southern Tier successfully passed new school budgets on Tuesday.The Newfield, Ithaca, and Corning Painted-Post school districts all brought forward updated versions of the budget for a revote after their original proposals failed to pass in May. These revamped proposals cut spending and lowered proposed tax levies.

Last month, voters rejected a $139 million proposed budget with a tax levy of 4.97 percent. A newly proposed $138 million budget has a tax levy of 2.97 percent. Voters will cast their ballots Tuesday.

The Corning-Painted Post school board met last month to propose a new budget for a revote on June 18.

The Corning-Painted Post Area School District still has no budget set for next year, after the proposed budget failed to pass on Tuesday.

School districts across New York have budget votes, propositions and school board elections on Tuesday.

The Corning-Painted Post school board voted to approve a more than $139 million budget proposal for the next school year. It includes a more than 1% increase to the tax levy. Voters can approve or reject the proposal in May.

Steuben County has not been left out of the opioid epidemic. Narcan kits are accessible in public spaces countywide. The county is also working to get Narcan and Narcan training into every school district.

The school district in Steuben County was flagged by the state comptroller’s office in its 2023 municipal and school audits. The district is implementing recommended safeguards to its internal auditing procedures.