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Middle Country Physical Education, Health, Athletics, & Facilities

Budget Presentation

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Physical Education

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  • NYS Mandated for all students in grades K-12
  • Elementary Students meet 2 times per week
  • Secondary Students meet every other day
  • Main focus is Lifelong Fitness and Life Long Healthy Lifestyle
  • Social Interactions among students
  • New for 25/26 School year Physical Education for athletes with an emphasis on physical fitness.

32 Staff Members

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Physical Education Budget Codes

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Description

23/24 School Year

24/25 School Year

25/26 School Year

Percentage Change

Equipment

$20,000

$17,500

$7,211

-41%

Other Professional/Tech Services

$17,000

$18,500

$20,000

+.8%

General Supplies

$43,600

$39,600

$39,600

0%

Salaries

$4,528,443

$4,417,124

$4,460,091

+0.1%

Total

$4,609,043

$4,492,724

$4,526,902

+.8%

  • Secondary weight room money will be reallocated to be utilized by athletics for 25/26

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Health

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  • Graduation requirement
  • Offered to students in grade 6 and 10
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Mental Health Disease Awareness
  • Drug & Alcohol Prevention
  • Steroid Prevention
  • Human Anatomy and Chemical Makeup
  • Nutrition
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Sex Education – STD Prevention

5.7 Staff Members change from 6.0 in 24/25

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Health Education Budget Codes

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Description

23/24 School Year

24/25 School Year

25/26 School year

Percentage Change

General Supplies

$6,655

$4,000

$4,000

0%

Salaries

$925,370

$826,283

$787,138

-5%

Total

$932,025

$830,283

$791,138

-5%

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Facilities

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  • Custodial 71 (Includes mail) (in process of hiring 3)
  • Grounds 10
  • Maintenance 10 (Currently in process of hiring 1 electrician)
    • Assistant Director
    • Foreman (included in number above)
  • Support the approximately 9,500 students and 1,600 staff members in the district
  • Maintain and repair all facilities
  • Complete many projects cost effectively in house
  • Responsible for clean and healthy environment before, during and after school events.

Staff Members

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B&G Recent Upgrades

  • Increase use of technology
    • School dude note system
    • AESOP for custodial substitutes
  • Cost effective solutions
    • Motors for univents - Rebuild instead of replace cost savings per motor approx. 50%
  • Preparation for capital projects
  • Maximize BOCES support- once a month visits
  • Restructuring of district records
  • Ensuring maximization of work schedule for restructured positions

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Work Orders

  • 1,822 Total work orders submitted as of 4/4/25
  • 355 Work Orders still in progress
    • 64 of 355 are for outside vendors
    • 75 of 355 are for electrical needs
  • 84% completion of in house work orders

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In House Projects

New Lane Drainage

Newfield Univent Solution

New Lane Hallway Leaks

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In House Projects

Newfield Science

Room 125

New waste pipe at Holbrook

Installation of fans (pilot)

Unfunded mandate

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Facilities�Budget Codes

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What's included in the budget

  • Equipment
    • 3 new vehicles (1 grounds truck, mail truck, maintenance van) arriving this year. 2025/2026 Grass cutter
  • Boiler maintenance
  • Seeding all natural fields
  • Air tests
  • Supplies for custodians (vacuums, chariots, garbage bags toilet paper, paper towels etc.)
  • District records maintenance
  • In house projects
    • plumbing, electrical, painting, carpentry, special ed (AC’s)
  • Snow removal
  • Rubbish removal
  • Air Duct maintenance
  • Asbestos removal
  • Roof maintenance
  • Security and Fire Alarms

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Description

24/25 School Year

25/26 School Year

Percentage Change

OTHER PROFESSIONAL / TECH SERVICES

$24,000

$24,000

0%

GENERAL SUPPLIES

$4,000

$4,000

0%

EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT

$200,000

$225,830

+10.3%

SPECIAL PROJECTS

$400,000

$405,000

+1%

EQUIPMENT REPAIR

$55,000

$55,000

0%

MEMBERSHIPS

$850

$2,000

+135%

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

$70,000

$70,000

0%

LIABILITY INSURANCE

$1,900

$1,900

0%

HAZARDOUS WASTE REMOVAL

$52,000

$52,000

0%

EQUIPMENT LEASE / PURCHASE

$5,800

$5,800

0%

FIRE INSPECTION FEES

$5,000

$5,000

0%

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Description

24/25 School Year

25/26 School Year

Percentage Change

EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

$10,300

$10,500

+2%

AIR QUALITY TESTS

$90,000

$90,000

0%

LICENSES / PERMITS

$5,500

$5,500

0%

OTHER PROFESSIONAL / TECH SERVICES

$698,000

$700,000

+.02%

STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS

$9,500

$9,500

0%

FUEL OIL

$10,000

$10,000

0%

ENERGY MANAGEMENT / SECURITY

$120,000

$110,000

+8%

GASOLINE

$64,710

$64,710

0%

OIL / LUBRICANTS

$5,000

$5,000

0%

BOCES SERVICES

$81,600

$83,000

+2%

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Description

24/25 School Year

25/26 School Year

Percentage Change

GENERAL SUPPLIES

$30,000

$30,000

0%

CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES

$610,000

$655,000

+7%

AUTO ACCESSORIES / PARTS

$45,000

$45,000

0%

TIRES CHAINS

$10,800

$9,800

-10%

EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT

$100,000

$111,210

+11%

UPKEEP / EQUIPMENT REPAIR

$330,000

$330,000

0%

EXTERMINATION SERVICES

$30,000

$30,000

0%

OTHER OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE SVC

$318,000

$318,000

0%

RUBBISH REMOVAL

$165,100

$165,100

0%

SNOW / SAND REMOVAL

$17,485

$17,485

0%

GROUNDS SUPPLIES

$45,000

$45,000

0%

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Description

24/25 School Year

25/26 School Year

Percentage Change

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES

$80,000

$75,000

-6%

PLUMBING SUPPLIES

$154,100

$154,100

0%

HARDWARE / LUMBER SUPPLIES

$37,000

$34,000

-8%

GLASS REPLACEMENT

$11,500

$8,500

-26%

PAINTING SUPPLIES

$40,000

$40,000

0%

OTHER GROUND DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIES

$6,900

$7,500

-9%

BUILDING REPAIRS MATERIALS

$248,000

$248,000

0%

SALARIES

$7,129,319

$7,340,095

+3%

Totals

$11,321,614

$11,602,780

+2.5%

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Athletics

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High School Sports Offered

Fall

Winter

Spring

Football

Boys Basketball

Baseball

Boys Soccer

Girls Basketball

Softball

Girls Soccer

Wrestling

Boys Tennis (MC)

Girls Volleyball

Boys Fencing

Boys Lacrosse (MC)

Field Hockey

Girls Fencing

Girls Lacrosse (MC)

Cheerleading (Game Day 23/24)

Cheerleading

Boys Track and Field (MC)

Kickline

Kickline

Girls Track and Field (MC)

Girls Tennis (MC)

Boys Indoor Track & Field (MC)

Boys Cross Country (MC)

Girls Indoor Track & Field (MC

Girls Cross Country (MC)

Gymnastics (MC)

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Middle School Sports Offered

Fall

Winter

Spring

Football

Boys Basketball

Baseball

Boys Soccer

Girls Basketball

Softball

Girls Soccer

Wrestling

Boys Lacrosse

Field Hockey

Girls Volleyball

Girls Lacrosse

Cheerleading

Cheerleading

Boys Track and Field

Boys & Girls Cross Country

Kickline (SMS Only)

Girls Track and Field

Girls Tennis (MC)

Boys Tennis (MC)

Kickline (SMS Only)

109 TOTAL TEAMS

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Student Athlete Academic Performance

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  • Over 75% of teams qualified for NYS Scholar Athletes Team status
  • Centereach and Newfield High School received New York State School of Excellence in recognition of athletic academic performance 5 years in a row
  • Minds in Motion
                  • CHS 52% (Same as last year)
    • NHS 47% (+1%)

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PARP

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Mental Health

Admins

Tom Bell

Scott Graviano

Sal Merenda

Brian Csorny

Joe Mercado

Coaches/Teachers

Nick Adler Amanda Catapano

Jason Fernandes Tyler Fernandes

Nick Nappi Jose Moreno

Paige Covas Kristin Heuschneider

Brandon Giller Thomas Hanley

Dylan Pastore Dom Milani

Jon Agostino Nick Dovas

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Incorporating youth and program building

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On the Field

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  • Competitive athletics- All teams in the last 9 years qualified for playoffs at least once
    • NHS Baseball Long Island Champions
    • MC Girls Lacrosse NYS Runner up
    • 2 Wrestlers (1 CHS and 1 NHS) placing in the state tournament
    • NHS Football Rutgers Cup Winner and Long Island Champions
    • Boys and Girls Bowling League Championships and individual state qualifiers
    • MC Girls Track and Field Relay Team All State
    • MC Boys Track and Field Athlete County Champion
    • NHS Boys Fencing County Champions (5 Times)
    • NHS Girls Fencing County Champions
    • CHS Girls Basketball going from 1 Winter (21/22) win to perennial playoff team in just 5 years. (County Semi-Finals 2025)
    • MC Gymnastics County Champions (Fall 2024) State Champion (2025)
    • Newfield/Rocky Point female wrestler 1st NYS Champion in school history and NYS

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College Bound Athletes

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Over $439,000 in scholarship money earned 2024/25!!

ELMIRA

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSK

ALLEGHENY

MOLLOY

STONY BROOK

GEORGIAN COURT UNIVERSITY

WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

Spring signing day to be held in June

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New Facilities through bond allowed us to host the NYS Championship for Field Hockey 2021, 2022, 2023, and numerous other Section XI events such as basketball, fencing and volleyball!.

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Athletic�Budget Codes

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Description

23/24 School Year

24/25 School Year

25/26 School Year

Percentage Change

Equipment

$25,000

$13,420

$21,670

+61%

Equipment Repair

$2,500

$2,800

$2,800

0%

Memberships

$43,000

$44,000

$47,000

+.06%

Training/Travel

$1,000

$5,000

$5,000

0%

Miscellaneous

$3,500

$2,000

$2,000

0%

Student Conference

$32,000

$33,500

$33,500

0%

Officials

$165,900

$175,854

$182,900

+4.0%

Reconditioning

$25,000

$26,500

$30,000

+6.0%

General Supplies

$113,000

$130,000

$133,000

+2.0%

Medical Supplies

$3,200

$4,500

$4,700

+.04%

Awards/Trophies

$7,500

$7,500

$7,000

-.06%

Transportation(In District and contract)

$104,000

$108,000

$351,000 ($75/$276)

0% *Last year did not reflect STS

Coaching Salaries

$1,090,000

$1,128,767

$1,144,238

+3.5%

Chaperones

$125,000

$125,000

$140,000

+12%

Total

$1,740,600

$1,817,312

$2,104,802

+16%

101 Coaches

67 are district employees (some coach multiple sports)

  • Increase due to transportation reporting and equipment

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Cost Saving Measures

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  • Change in uniform brand
  • In house uniform washing
  • Change in home bowling alley $16 per bowler per day to $9
  • Change to hosting procedures

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Student Athlete Participation

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  • Students participate across three seasons in the high schools and four seasons in the middle schools
    • High School 1,447 students across three seasons (Last year 1,443)
    • Middle School 605 students across three season (Last year 598)

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The mission of the Middle Country Central School District is to empower and inspire all students to apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to be creative problem solvers, to achieve personal success, and to contribute responsibly in a diverse and dynamic world. Our commitment to this mission is embodied in our ongoing strategic objectives:

Each student will continually identify personal goals, and develop and implement plans for achieving those goals.

Each student will choose to continually contribute to the community in a responsible manner.

Each student will identify and implement creative solutions to increasingly challenging problems within their world.