May 20, 2025

All three propositions passed for the Hoosick Falls Central School District.

"We want to thank everyone in the Hoosick Falls community for your continued support of the school district. We work each year to provide a budget that sustains programming, promotes success and opportunities to all students, and is fiscally responsible. We wouldn't be able to do this without you," said Hoosick Falls CSD Board of Education President Joseph Patire.

School Budget Vote Results:

• Prop #1 : General Fund Budget (78.8%)

  • Yes - 315 No - 85

• Prop #2: Bus Purchase Proposition (75.8%)

  • Yes - 303 No - 97

• Prop #3: Bus Purchase Reserve Fund (80.3%)

  • Yes - 321 No - 79

Board of Education Election:

Election of three open seats for a three-year term ending, June 30, 2028

• Brian Keegan

• Joe Patire

• Jena Case

All documents below are posted in PDF format.

• Here is the Adopted 2025-26 Budget

• Here is the 2025-26 Budget notice

• Here is the 2025-26 Budget Newsletter

Proposition #1: General Fund Budget for 2025-26
Appropriate $31,308,609 for the 2025-2026 school year, and for the purposes shown in the statement of estimated expenditures adopted by the Board of Education on April 24, 2025 be approved and the amount thereof be raised by a levy of a tax upon the taxable property of the school district, after first deducting the monies available from state aid and other sources as provided by law. This includes funds to pick up children in the approved Child Safety Zone.

Proposition #2: Bus Proposition
Purchase school buses at a maximum estimated cost of $775,000 and that such amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and, in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said District shall be issued.

Proposition #3: Bus Purchase Reserve Fund
Establish a capital reserve fund to be known as the “Bus Purchase Reserve Fund” to accumulate moneys to finance the purchase of school buses with the maximum amount not to exceed $1,000,000, plus investment income.

The probable term is ten (10) years unless terminated earlier by an affirmative vote of the qualified voters of the HFCSD.

The Board shall be authorized, but not required, to fund such reserve beginning June 30, 2025 from the existing capital reserve fund and from unreserved fund balance. All expenditures from the Reserve fund shall only be made upon the affirmative vote of the qualified voters of the HFCSD.

Board of Education Election
Election of three open seats for a three-year term, ending 6/30/2028.

• Brian Keegan

• Joseph Patire

• Jena Case
  

Absentee Ballot Legal Notice 2025-26

ADDITIONAL 2025-26 BUDGET DOCUMENTS:

• School Administrator Salary Disclosure Form

• Property Tax Report Card

• Three-Part Budget Comparison

• Hoosick Falls ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Financial Transparency Report

• Hoosick Falls HIGH SCHOOL Financial Transparency Report

• Hoosick Falls MIDDLE SCHOOL Financial Transparency Report

• HFCSD - Financial Transparency Report

• HFCSD Report Card

• HFCSD HS Report Card

• HFCSD MS Report Card

• HFCSD ES Report Card

• Washington County Exemption Summary Report

• Rensselaer County Exemption Summary Report 

Any relevant additional documents will be posted as they become available.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STAR EXEMPTION RECIPIENTS

If you currently receive your STAR benefit as a reduction on your school tax bill, please note that New York State changed the program in 2019.  NYS has changed the income levels and percentage growth allowable for the STAR exemption program.  The table below highlights the significant differences between the STAR exemption and the STAR credit program.     

STAR Exemption

STAR Credit

• Available to homeowners who purchased homes before 2016

• New homeowners from 2016 on 

• Direct reduction of school tax bill

• Homeowners receive check in the mail

• NEW – Only for homeowners with income less than $250,000 (Based on 2018 Federal AGI)

• Available to homeowners with income less than $500,000 (Based on 2018 Federal AGI)

• NEW – Capped at 0% growth/increase

• Available increase up to 2%

If your 2018 federal adjusted gross income less the taxable amount of total IRA distributions is between $250,000 and $500,000, then you must switch from the STAR exemption to the STAR credit.  All other homeowners can keep the STAR exemption but the amount will have 0% growth for the 2020-2021 school year property taxes.   If you decide to switch to the STAR credit program, contact your escrow company to determine how receiving a check in the mail for your STAR benefit instead of a direct reduction to your tax bill will affect you.  Under the STAR credit program, you will have to pay the full amount of your tax bill.  Once you change to the STAR credit, you cannot go back to the STAR exemption. 

To switch from the STAR exemption to the STAR credit, you must notify your assessor to withdraw from the STAR exemption and register for the STAR credit at https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/star/default.htm.  Homeowners who wish to change after July 1, 2020, must complete a Form RP-496.  Please contact your assessor for more information on completing Form RP-496. 

Town of Grafton – 518-279-3565
Town of Hoosick – 518-686-5733
Town of Petersburgh – 518-658-3777
Town of Pittstown – 518-753-4222
Town of White Creek – 518-677-2963

For more information, please visit the New York State Department of Taxation STAR unit at https://www.tax.ny.gov/star/  or by phone at 518-457-2036 or your local assessors at the above numbers. 
Here is a helpful article regarding STAR rebates