The Syracuse City School District is requesting approximately $575 million for the next school year, a 50 million dollar increase from the current budget.
CNY Central is reporting $25 million will be used to retain 225 full-time employees hired under COVID relief funding.
While suburban districts, such as Jamesville-DeWitt face staff cuts, Syracuse schools anticipate an increase of over 20 million dollars in state aid, with property tax revenue remaining stable at an estimated $67.9 million.
Syracuse Common Councilors raised security concerns following the assault of a teacher at Lincoln Moddle School, prompting budgetary increases to hire special police officers for elementary and middle schools.