Three Village
BUDGET
SPENDING $215,075,416, a 2.51 percent increase from the current $209,803,354.
TAX LEVY 2.53 percent increase, from $154,981,001 to $158,895,478. This is equal to the district’s 2.53 percent tax-cap limit, so a simple majority vote is required for approval.
TEACHER PAY / PROGRAMS Includes a 1 percent contractual increase and an average step increase of 2.4 percent. The proposed budget includes funding for a new half-day prekindergarten enrichment program at each elementary school, with up to 200 children to be served; addition of a musical theater course at Ward Melville High School; and addition of a sixth-grade guidance counselor. There also are potential reductions of two full-time-equivalent positions at the elementary level because of enrollment decline, and a reduction of two to three FTE positions among secondary-level schools.
WHEN | WHERE
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at P.J. Gelinas Junior High School, R.C. Murphy Junior High School and Ward Melville High School. threevillagecsd.org
CANDIDATES
Vinny Vizzo and incumbents Jonathan Kornreich and Angelique Ragolia are running for two seats, elected at-large. Terms are three years.
Jonathan Kornreich
BACKGROUND Kornreich, 49, has lived in the district for 14 years and works in investment management. He holds a bachelor’s degree from University at Albany and is president of the Three Village Civic Association. He has two children in district schools and has served on the board since 2008.
KEY ISSUE “One of the most important issues facing Three Village is the persistent erosion of local control over our school district. A good example is the inappropriate testing and flawed evaluations to which our students and teachers are subjected. In addition, the diversion of Long Island taxpayers’ money to other parts of the state, unpredictable state revenue and unfunded mandates.”
Vinny Vizzo
BACKGROUND Vizzo, 65, has lived in the district for 30 years and has worked for 44 years in education — a decade in the Catholic schools system and 34 years in Three Village. He has a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College and a master’s degree from St. John’s University; in addition, he received state certification as a school administrator/supervisor after completing courses at New York University. Vizzo was principal of Murphy Junior High School for 14 years and also has been a Spanish teacher, department chair and assistant principal in the district. For the past decade, he has taught Spanish at Suffolk County Community College. Vizzo served as president of the Three Village School Administrators Association and vice president of the Council of Administrators and Supervisors for Long Island.
KEY ISSUE “We are a community that values education, but we also need assurances that programs and initiatives have strong sustainability and are of high quality. My many years in education will ensure that leadership remains dedicated to the continued success and development of our highly regarded and loved district and that we remain ever conscious of budgetary responsibility.”
CORRECTION: A previous version of this entry included a district resident who is not a candidate.
