Nyack Public Schools Board of Education

2025-26 BUDGET INFO:

• 2025-26 Approved Budget 
• 2025-26 Proposed Budget Presentation
• 2025-26 Line by Line Proposed Budget
• 2025-26 Summary Budget
• 2025-26 Budget Vote & BOE Election Calendar
  • 2025-2026 Escuela Presupuesto Calendario
  • 2025-2026 Lekòl Bidjè Kalandriye

2026-27 SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE & BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION IS TUES, MAY 19, 2026

POLLS OPEN: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM: FIND YOUR POLLING SITE

FOUR POLL SITE LOCATIONS:

1. Depew Senior Center
2. Nyack Public Schools Administration Building
3. Valley Cottage Elementary School
4. Upper Nyack Elementary School

VOTER REGISTRATION:   To qualify as a voter, you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• At least 18 years old
• A resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to the day of the vote

In order to vote in the school budget vote and board elections, voters must be registered with the Rockland County Board of Elections or Nyack School District.  You are registered if you have voted at least once in a general or school election at your present address in the past 4 years.  

AM I REGISTERED?

TO REGISTER:    You may register by mail with the Rockland County Board of Elections, 11 New Hempstead Road, New City, New York  10956 (845-638-5172); or online at https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application.

ABSENTEE BALLOTS:  A registered voter who will be unable to vote in person on the day of the election must first complete an APPLICATION ABSENTEE BALLOT which can be downloaded here or obtained from the District Clerk by mail or in person at the Nyack Schools Administration Building, 13A Dickinson Avenue, Nyack. Upon receipt and review of the application, a ballot will be issued. Ballots must be returned to the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the day of the vote.

Los votantes registrados pueden solicitar una solicitud de boleta de voto ausente descargándola o comunicándose con la oficina del secretario del distrito (845-353-7015).  Si la boleta se envia por correo, el secretario del distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección o el día antes de la elección si la boleta se entrega en persona. La boleta de voto ausente debe entregarse antes de las 5:00 p.m. en las oficinas del distrito escolar de Nyack.  APPLICATION ABSENTEE BALLOT SPANISH

EARLY MAIL VOTER INFORMATION: First day to apply for an early mail ballot for the Budget Vote and Election is (DATE TO BE POSTED).

Early mail voter ballots must be returned to the District Clerk's Office at Nyack District Administration Office by  (DATE TO BE POSTED) at 5:00pm. Registered voters may request an application for an early mail voter ballot by downloading an application or contacting the district clerk's office at 845-353-7015. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the voter’s designated agent.  EARLY MAIL BALLOT APPLICATION - ENGLISH

Boletas para votación anticipada, deben devolverse a la Oficina de Administración del Distrito de Nyack antes(DATE TO BE POSTED) .   Los votantes registrados pueden solicitar una solicitud de voto, descargando una solicitud o contactando a la Oficina de Administración del Distrito de Nyack al 845-353-7015. Si la boleta se envía por correo, el Distrito debe recibir las solicitudes completas al menos siete (7) días antes de la elección.  Si la boleta se entrega en persona, la boleta debe entregarse antes de las 5pm en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito de Nyack. EARLY MAIL BALLOT APPLICATION  - SPANISH

BOARD CANDIDATES FOR MAY 19, 2026 ELECTION:  There will be three open seats for the Board of Education. The term begins July 1, 2026 and runs through June 30, 2029. Elections will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 together with the Annual School Budget Vote. Any person 18 years or older; a resident of the District for at least a year; a U.S. citizen; and a registered voter may run for a position on the School Board.

Anyone interested in running for the Board of Education should contact the District Clerk (see below) to obtain a packet containing guidelines for running, plus the nominating petition.  Signatures of at least 33 qualified voters are required on the nominating petition.  The deadline for filing the petition is 5:00 PM on (DATE TO BE POSTED).  

For further information on the School Budget Vote/Trustee Election , please contact the District Clerk pro tem at (845) 353-7015 or Tabbene@nyackschools.org.

Tara Abbene, District Clerk Pro Tem
Phone: (845) 353-7015
Email: Tabbene@nyackschools.org.

COMING IN SEPT/'25: monthly summaries of BOE meetings.

THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. USE THIS LINK FOR NOW:

https://www.nyackschools.org/groups/6140/board_of_education/capital_projects

Stay tuned... more to come:

• What does the BOE do?
• Are you thinking of becoming a BOE member?
• How can stakeholders become more involved?
• Learn more about our district's BOE initiatives.

Nyack BOE Issues of Advocacy

The Nyack Board of Education will occasionally make an appeal to community members to speak out against an issue of concern or to advocate for an issue at hand. The following information is provided for community members to contact local government officials with concerns or questions that relate to NYS policies and laws.

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY:
Mike Lawler-- District 97
1 Blue Hill Plaza, Ste. 1116 
POB 1549 
Pearl River, NY 10965 
845-624-4601
Lawlerm@assembly.state.ny.usOpens in a new browser tab

NEW YORK STATE SENATE: William Weber. Jr. - 38th Senate District
163 Airport Executive Park
Nanuet,, NY 10954 
845-623-3627
Weber@nysenate.gov

NEW YORK STATE GOVERNOR:
Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
1-518-474-8390 (Office hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm)