Hinchey Locks in Funding to Create New Pre-K Seats, Delivers Unprecedented Investment in SD-41 Schools

Michelle Hinchey

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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