The Fairport Central School District Board of Education voted to adopt the 2021-22 school budget at the April 20 Board of Education meeting at Fairport High School.

Budget highlights include:

• The $138,667,456 proposed total budget is a 2.59% increase over the prior year’s budget
• The budget is in compliance with the Property Tax Cap
• The estimated tax rate is a projected $23.40, a 2.05% increase
• The proposed budget addresses the social emotional and academic needs of students, provides meaningful academic and extra-curricular opportunities, and prioritizes smaller class sizes at the elementary level.

Residents will vote on this budget Tuesday, May 18 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Johanna Perrin Middle School. The Budget Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. in FHS Room 512.

On the Ballot:

Fairport Central School District

• Proposed 2021-22 school budget in the total amount of $138,667,456
• Proposition #1 authorizing FCSD to appropriate and expend from the Capital Technology Reserve Fund an amount not to exceed $185,000 for the purchase of information technology equipment and supplies
• Two Board of Education members

Fairport Public Library

• Proposed 2021-22 Public Library budget
• One Public Library trustee

Click here to view the presentation from the April 20 meeting.

For more information about the 2021-22 school budget, visit www.fairport.org/budget.