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Huntington School Board members approved reserve fund maximums for 2025.
June 3, 2025

Trustees Approve Reserve Fund Maximum Contributions

Huntington School Board members approved a resolution establishing the maximum amount of contributions into six separate reserve funds that have all been authorized by both law and district residents.

The Huntington School District's long-term debt keeps dropping
November 19, 2024

Huntington UFSD’s Long-Term Debt Nearly Extinguished

The Huntington School District’s long-term debt is nearly extinguished. The current amount of bonded debt is at the bottom of the list of any comparably sized district on Long Island.

Huntington School Board members have strengthened the district's reserve funds (7)
October 30, 2024

Trustees Allocate Surplus Monies to Reserve Funds

Huntington School Board members voted 7-0 to confirm allocations of surplus monies from the 2023/24 budget to the district’s reserve funds. Trustees took the action during a public meeting on Monday, October 21 in the Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School auditorium. Creation of each of the funds is authorized by state law. Some of the funds also required approval of district residents.

Finance and Management Information

Assistant Superintendent For Finance & Management

Dr. Rubie Harris
631-673-2111
rharris@hufsd.edu
Kim Zelman, Secretary for Finance & Management
631-673-2111
631-673-4199 FAX
kzelman@hufsd.edu
District Offices
50 Tower Streeet, Huntington, NY 11746
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

About The Finance & Management Services Office

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Ensures the Smooth Operation of HUFSD

The office of the assistant superintendent for finance and management services is responsible for a variety of programs and functions, all vital to the smooth operation of the Huntington School District and the services it provides to students and the community.

Responsible for Daily Operations and Long Term Planning

The office is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the district’s budget, business functions that support instructional and non-instructional programs and initiatives, payroll, accounts payable, purchasing, general accounting and benefits management, facilities maintenance and operations, capital project planning and management, food service and cafeteria programs, bus transportation, administrative data processing and the district’s computer network, technological infrastructure and the daily maintenance of hardware and software.

Financial Statements and Audits

The office also works with internal and external auditors as well as state and federal auditors and helps prepare the district’s annual financial statements.

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Asst. Superintendent for Finance and Management

Kathie Acker

Rubie Harris

Finance & Management

Dr. Rubie Harris has been Huntington UFSD’s assistant superintendent for finance and management services since July 17.

At the time of her appointment in Huntington UFSD, Dr. Harris had been the Grand Island Central School District’s assistant superintendent of business and finance since August 2018. She earlier worked as the Tonawanda City School District’s director of business and finance for four years and as a junior accountant at the Niagara Falls City School District for four years.

Dr. Harris earned a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting; an MBA in accounting and a Ph.D. in leadership and policy, all at Niagara University. She’s a member of the Association of School Business Officials International and the New York State Association of School Business Officials, serving on its board of directors and on its membership committee.

Dr. Harris’ dissertation was titled, “The Financial Planning of New York State School Business Officials in Districts That Experienced the Negative Tax Cap Issue Since the Implementation of the 2011 Tax Levy Limitation Law: A Mixed Method Study.” She has served as an adjunct professor at Niagara University, teaching a graduate level course in school business administration.

Dr. Harris said she “works hard to encourage the shared vision of serving the needs of the community of learners by being proactive in finding cost-effective solutions to assist when state funding is continuously unknown.”