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Largest districts by enrollment
Where the general fund goes, tracked district by district as budgets are proposed, amended, and put to a vote.
2026-27 Adopted Budget
Greater Amsterdam School District
A detailed expenditure breakdown for this district's 2026-27 budget was not publicly available at the time this page was last verified.
Total budget
$112.0M
Adopted for 2026-27
Budget vote
703–291
Approved Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Greater Amsterdam School District is Montgomery County's largest school district by enrollment. Voters approved this budget 703–291 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, with no increase to the tax levy.
2026-27 Adopted Budget
Fonda-Fultonville Central School District
Total budget
$37.4M
up 3.58% over 2025-26
Tax levy change
+1.7%
2026-27 school property-tax levy
Enrollment: 1,179 students (2024-25, NYSED). Sources: p12.nysed.gov.
2026-27 Adopted Budget
Canajoharie Central School District
Total budget
$26.1M
up 0.33% over 2025-26
Tax levy change
+2.5%
2026-27 school property-tax levy
Enrollment: 794 students (2024-25, NYSED). Voters approved this budget 145–77 on May 19, 2026. Sources: p12.nysed.gov, canajoharieschools.org.

New York's Real Property Tax Law requires every district to break its budget into three legally defined components — Administrative, Program, and Capital. That official split was not publicly available for Greater Amsterdam School District at last check. Other Montgomery County districts' budgets will be added here as they're verified.

Elections & Candidates

Most recent results
Who’s on the ballot for open board seats, and what they’re running on.
Most recent election · 4 seats up

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Greater Amsterdam School District · 4 seats · next election May 2027
Election results →
3-year term (one of three 3-year at-large seats)
Rev. Kent A. McHeard
Elected

567 votes.

3-year term (one of three 3-year at-large seats)
Dr. Nellie A. Bush
Elected

538 votes.

3-year term (one of three 3-year at-large seats)
Mike Porter
Elected

524 votes. New to the board.

1-year, six-week vacancy term
Wendy A. Swezey
Elected

349 votes.

Not elected
Juan C. Montalvo Jr.
Not elected

Incumbent. 333 votes.

Not elected
Erin Smith
Not elected

299 votes.

Not elected
Lauren Colucci
Not elected

236 votes.

Not elected
James W. Eagan
Not elected

227 votes.

Not elected
Misty Nichols
Not elected

177 votes.

Not elected
Nydia "Titi" Hill
Not elected

134 votes.

New York school board elections are held the same day as the budget vote — the third Tuesday in May. Greater Amsterdam School District's next Board of Education election is scheduled for May 2027; candidates had not yet filed as of this page's last update.

School Board Watch

5 Largest Districts
Meeting-by-meeting coverage of the largest school districts serving Montgomery County: when the board meets, and where to find the agenda.
Greater Amsterdam School DistrictBoard meetings are held in the Amsterdam High School Media Center at 6 p.m. per the 2026/27 Board/Budget Calendar.

No confirmed upcoming meeting dates could be sourced yet for this district.

Fonda-Fultonville Central School DistrictMeetings are held in-person in the FFCSD Auditorium per the published 2026-27 Board of Education Meeting Schedule.
30
Jun
Regular Session
6:30 PM · FFCSD Auditorium
Agenda pending
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30
Jun
Regular Session
6:30 PM · FFCSD Auditorium
Agenda pending
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30
Jun
Regular Session
6:30 PM · FFCSD Auditorium
Agenda pending
View meeting info
Canajoharie Central School DistrictBoard meetings are generally held at 6 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month at Canajoharie High School.

No confirmed upcoming meeting dates could be sourced yet for this district.

Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School DistrictBoard regularly meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM unless otherwise stated; September meetings are at the Elementary building.

No confirmed upcoming meeting dates could be sourced yet for this district.

Fort Plain Central School DistrictAll meetings are held in the Ronald H. Thibodeau Conference Room in the District Office per the published 2026-27 Board of Education Meeting Schedule.
17
Mar
Regular Session
6:00 PM · Ronald H. Thibodeau Conference Room, District Office
Agenda pending
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21
Apr
Regular Session
6:00 PM · Ronald H. Thibodeau Conference Room, District Office
Agenda pending
View meeting info
05
May
Regular Session
6:00 PM · Ronald H. Thibodeau Conference Room, District Office
Agenda pending
View meeting info

Dates refresh automatically once a day from each district's official site. Last checked 2026-11-12 07:05.

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