Spencerport Central School District

The Spencerport Central School District’s referendum, requesting the use of reserves toward the purchase of two EV buses, has failed to pass. A total of 1,032 residents voted with the following results:

• 743 (72%) no, opposed and 
• 289 (28%) yes, in favor

This is the second time voters have defeated this proposition, which was intended to offset the local share of taxes and maintain our eligibility for state and federal grant funding. This is all part of the New York State mandate requiring school bus fleets to be 100% zero-emission by 2035.

Superintendent Ty Zinkiewich said, “We appreciate our community for taking the time to vote today and certainly respect the outcome. Moving forward, we will seek further guidance from our local and state municipal advisors in determining next steps toward meeting this legislative mandate along with clarification involving the waiver process.”

The online registration and application process is now open for Spencerport’s Pre-Kindergarten program for the 2026-2027 school year!  

Children who reside in the Spencerport School District, and will be 4 years old on December 1, 2026, are eligible for the program. Parents/guardians can access the online application and additional information about the program here.

All applications are due by 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. If you have any questions or require any support, please call 585-349-5135.

New this year: To be eligible for the lottery, students must also be registered with the district prior to the lottery date set for Monday, March 2, 2026.

Congratulations to the 57 outstanding high school students inducted into the National Honor Society. The 2026 ceremony, which was held on January 7, recognizes an individual’s dedication to scholarship, leadership, service and character. Our new members are:

Seniors
Grace Jackson
Reda Shaibi
Abigail Solano

Juniors

The health and safety of our students and staff is very important to us; therefore, we wanted to proactively make you aware of changes to the New York State lead testing program for schools and Spencerport’s most recent results.  

First and foremost, we do not have any findings that are cause for concern. In 2022, New York State updated its lead testing program, requiring schools to conduct testing every three years, not five, and reducing the threshold for acceptable levels to 5 parts per billion, from the previous 15 ppb. See explanation of ppb at the end of this email.*

The districtwide testing occurred in November, with water samples taken from every building, as well as our athletic fields and Ranger Stadium. The findings are detailed below and indicate the number and types of devices found to be above the NYS threshold. Canal View had no devices requiring action.

Included in these results are water outlets that had been shut off during the COVID pandemic and turned back on only for this testing. According to our facilities department and the firm who conducted the tests, many of the failed devices were from these inactive outlets. 

Nonetheless, all of the failed bubblers have been taken out of service and the faucets marked with signage for handwashing only. Our current action steps will be to follow the NYS and EPA requirements to identify and address potential sources of the ppb levels and if you recall, we had similar experiences in 2016 and 2020, when we tested our water quality at the higher threshold and remediation was required. 

Please be assured we will remain vigilant in our efforts to correct or replace any devices identified through these tests and findings. Information from NYS and its lead testing program has been attached for your convenience.

*The unit parts per billion (ppb) is used in chemistry, water testing and environmental science and helps to describe how concentrated a substance is within a solution (such as water), even when those amounts are incredibly small. One part per billion, or ppb, would be equal to adding one drop of water to a 10,000-gallon swimming pool.