Annual meeting and budget vote for Yorktown Central School District scheduled for May 19, 2026.

YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NEW YORK NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION NOTICE The Board of Education of the Yorktown Central School District, HEREBY GIVES NOTICE, that the Annual Meeting, Annual School District Election and Budget Vote of the residents of the School District, qualified to vote at school meetings in the District, will be held in the Cafeteria of the French Hill School, Yorktown Heights, New York on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 for the purpose of voting by voting machine on the statement of estimated expenses for the ensuing school year (School District Budget), for the purpose of electing three (3) members of the Board of Education, and for voting on any propositions legally proposed. Polls, for the purpose of voting, will be open from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM prevailing time. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a public hearing on the proposed 2026-2027 budget of the Yorktown Central School District will be held on Monday, May 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Mildred E. Strang Middle School for the purpose of presenting the 2026-2027 budget to the public. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for school district purposes during the 2026-2027 school year (Budget) may be obtained by any resident of the district at each school house of the district and the administrative offices during the hours of 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (prevailing time) during the fourteen days (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, OTHER THAN SATURDAY, SUNDAY or HOLIDAY. Such statements will also be available on the District’s website, at any free association or public library within the District, and at the Annual Meeting and School District Budget Vote to be held as aforesaid, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to the final adopted budget and will be posted on the District bulletin board maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s website. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the District Clerk at 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York no later than 5:00 PM on April 20, 2026. Vacancies on the Board are not considered separate specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which a candidate is nominated; must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence address of each signer, and must state the name and residence address of the candidate. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education. Term and Name of Last Incumbent Three (3) years, expiring June 30, 2026, Michael Magnani Three (3) years, expiring June 30, 2026, Catalina Tyndal Unexpired term, expiring June 30, 2027, Jacquelyn Guarino, appointed to fill the seat vacated by Jackie Carbone NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that all propositions by anyone other than the Board of Education must be submitted with an approving petition signed by at least forty four (44) qualified voters of the District (5% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election) at least 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voter registration is ongoing in the office of the District Clerk and that any person entitled to have their name placed upon the register may register on any school day at the Administration Office of the District, 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM up until 5 days before the Annual Meeting. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Registration of this District will meet according to the following schedule to prepare the register of the school district: Monday May 11, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (prevailing time) at the Mildred E. Strang Middle School, 2701 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598. Any person shall be entitled to have their name placed upon such a register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration they are known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election of the District. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that any person otherwise qualified to vote, who is currently registered to vote in any general election, pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, or is currently registered to vote with the School District and has voted at an Annual or Special school district meeting within the last four calendar years, shall be entitled to vote without further registration. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the register prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, including the names of military voters who submitted valid military voter registrations, will be filed in the Office of the Clerk, in the District Office at 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York, and that the same will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on each of the five (5) days prior to and including the day set for the election, OTHER THAN SUNDAY or HOLIDAY. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that APPLICATIONS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS and EARLY MAIL BALLOTS may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk at the Administration Office of the District, 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, New York on weekdays between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:00 PM (prevailing time). Such applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots must be received by the Clerk of the District no more than 30 days and at least 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 given directly to the voter or the voter’s authorized agent set forth in the application, at the Office of the District Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued and a list of all persons to whom early mail ballots shall have been issued, as well as a list of all persons to whom military ballots shall have been issued, will be available for inspection in the Office of the District Clerk during regular business hours, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on each of the five (5) days prior to and including the day set for the election, OTHER THAN SUNDAY or HOLIDAY until the day of the vote. Any qualified voter may file a written challenge of the qualifications of a voter whose name appears on any such list stating the reason for the challenge. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Military Voters who are not currently registered to vote may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District and military voters who are registered to vote may obtain an application for a military ballot, for the Annual Meeting on May 19, 2026, by contacting the District Clerk at 2725 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, Telephone 914-243-8000, Ext. 18529 or email: ysegal@Yorktown.org. The Military Voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile or email. The completed application to register and/or military ballot application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on April 23, 2026. Military ballots will be mailed or otherwise distributed no later than 25 days before the election. Military ballots must be returned by mail or in person and received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on May 19, 2026. BOARD OF EDUCATION YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT YVETTE SEGAL, DISTRICT CLERK DATED: April 2nd, April 16th, April 30th, and May 14th, 2026 12148516