Hinchey Locks in Funding to Create New Pre-K Seats, Delivers Unprecedented Investment in SD-41 Schools
May 15, 2023
KINGSTON, NY – Senator Michelle Hinchey touted historic levels of school funding secured in this year’s final state budget that will create 803 new pre-kindergarten seats and maintain 2,708 total throughout her Senate District, combined with an 11.9% increase in Foundation Aid for SD-41 schools in Columbia and Greene counties and parts of Ulster and Northern Dutchess.
“Providing a good public education to every New York student is a core function of state government, and I’m proud to have delivered on that promise for our SD-41 schools by securing record investments to expand full-day four-year-old pre-K and a pivotal increase in Foundation Aid,” said Senator Michelle Hinchey. “This is a huge win for our students, teachers, and taxpayers — it means more money for Hudson Valley classrooms, which helps our kids build the foundational skills they need to succeed throughout their lives while helping districts keep a lid on local school property taxes. Every student in New York deserves a good public education, like the one I had in the Ulster County public school system, and I’ll always stand with parents and teachers in championing transformative investments in our public schools.”
The $419.47 million total Foundation Aid investment for SD-41 schools, an additional $44.6 million above last year, marks the final year of a three-year phase-in promised by Hinchey and her Senate Majority colleagues in 2021, which ensured that every K-12 school district received a minimum year-to-year increase of 3 percent. Due to Hinchey’s advocacy, SD-41 schools will also see a funding increase of $6.9 million in pre-K funding for a total of $17.45 million.
A breakdown of pre-K funding by district is included here:
Columbia County
|
School District |
2023-24 UPK Funding |
UPK Seats |
|
Chatham |
$226,800 |
22 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Germantown |
$380,000 |
31 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Hudson |
$538,441 |
20 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Kinderhook |
$541,192 |
41 NEW UPK Seats |
|
New Lebanon |
$108,000 |
18 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Northeast |
$185,002 |
20 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Pine Plains |
$253,800 |
27 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Red Hook |
$351,000 |
22 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Copake-Taconic |
$302,400 |
86 UPK Seats Maintained |
Dutchess County
|
School District |
2023-24 UPK Funding |
UPK Seats |
|
Arlington |
$2,668,180 |
195 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Dover |
$529,145 |
20 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Hyde Park |
$1,619,489 |
23 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Millbrook |
$280,800 |
26 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Northeast |
$185,002 |
20 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Pawling |
$345,600 |
20 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Pine Plains |
$253,800 |
27 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Red Hook |
$351,000 |
22 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Rhinebeck |
$318,600 |
26 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Copake-Taconic |
$302,400 |
86 UPK Seats Maintained |
Greene County
|
School District |
2023-24 UPK Funding |
UPK Seats |
|
Cairo-Durham |
$257,344 |
43 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Catskill |
$466,349 |
20 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Coxsackie-Athens |
$589,248 |
50 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Gilboa-Conesville |
$22,500 |
15 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Greenville |
$282,218 |
45 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Hunter-Tannersville |
$45,900 |
21 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Margaretville |
$48,000 |
9 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Onteora |
$258,032 |
44 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk |
$388,657 |
93 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Windham-Ashland-Jewett |
$108,000 |
8 UPK Seats Maintained |
Ulster County
|
School District |
2023-24 UPK Funding |
UPK Seats |
|
Highland |
$534,151 |
47 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Kingston |
$2,322,738 |
76 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Margaretville |
$48,000 |
9 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Marlboro |
$617,441 |
47 NEW UPK Seats |
|
New Paltz |
$469,800 |
23 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Onteora |
$258,032 |
44 UPK Seats Maintained |
|
Rondout Valley |
$960,296 |
60 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Saugerties |
$762,339 |
50 NEW UPK Seats |
|
Wallkill |
$843,182 |
38 NEW UPK Seats |
A breakdown of Foundation Aid totals by school district is included here:
Columbia County
|
School District |
2023-24 Foundation Aid |
Year-Over-Year Increase |
|
Chatham |
$5,327,012 |
$155,155 (3.00%) |
|
Germantown |
$4,027,375 |
$117,302 (3.00%) |
|
Hudson |
$17,864,260 |
$520,318 (3.00%) |
|
Kinderhook |
$12,188,708 |
$726,902 (6.34%) |
|
New Lebanon |
$2,591,363 |
$75,476 (3.00%) |
|
Northeast |
$4,436,988 |
$129,232 (3.00%) |
|
Pine Plains |
$6,393,733 |
$186,225 (3.00%) |
|
Red Hook |
$11,245,791 |
$327,547 (3.00%) |
|
Copake-Taconic |
$8,216,616 |
$239,318 (3.00%) |
Dutchess County
|
School District |
2023-24 Foundation Aid |
Year-Over-Year Increase |
|
Arlington |
$59,249,982 |
$11,469,523 (24.00%) |
|
Dover |
$16,212,153 |
$4,190,663 (34.86%) |
|
Hyde Park |
$28,289,651 |
$5,010,838 (21.53%) |
|
Millbrook |
$2,894,654 |
$263,486 (10.1%) |
|
Northeast |
$4,436,988 |
$129,232 (3.00%) |
|
Pawling |
$6,158,710 |
$1,249,936 (3.00%) |
|
Pine Plains |
$6,393,733 |
$186,225 (3.00%) |
|
Red Hook |
$11,245,791 |
$327,547 (3.00%) |
|
Rhinebeck |
$2,196,485 |
$63,975 (3.00%) |
|
Copake-Taconic |
$8,216,616 |
$239,318 (3.00%) |
Greene County
|
School District |
2023-24 Foundation Aid |
Year-Over-Year Increase |
|
Cairo-Durham |
$11,693,779 |
$340,595 (3.00%) |
|
Catskill |
$11,851,079 |
$345,177 (3.00%) |
|
Coxsackie-Athens |
$7,895,841 |
$430,290 (5.76%) |
|
Gilboa-Conesville |
$2,707,703 |
$78,865 (3.00%) |
|
Greenville |
$9,442,678 |
$560,330 (6.31%) |
|
Hunter-Tannersville |
$1,822,673 |
$53,087 (3.00%) |
|
Margaretville |
$2,630,741 |
$76,623 (3.00%) |
|
Onteora |
$7,817,819 |
$227,703 (3.00%) |
|
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk |
$13,525,786 |
$1,166,825 (9.44%) |
|
Windham-Ashland-Jewett |
$1,172,887 |
$34,161 (3.00%) |
Ulster County
|
School District |
2023-24 Foundation Aid |
Year-Over-Year Increase |
|
Highland |
$12,684,181 |
$2,009,700 (18.83%) |
|
Kingston |
$64,391,542 |
$6,979,222 (12.16%) |
|
Margaretville |
$2,630,741 |
$76,623 (3.00%) |
|
Marlboro |
$17,020,026 |
$4,454,839 (35.45%) |
|
New Paltz |
$11,120,854 |
$461,818 (4.33%) |
|
Onteora |
$7,817,819 |
$227,703 (3.00%) |
|
Rondout Valley |
$17,619,672 |
$513,194 (3.00%) |
|
Saugerties |
$17,496,772 |
$940,967 (5.68%) |
|
Wallkill |
$24,973,080 |
$2,398,816 (10.63%) |
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