Newburgh's Board of Education presented the 2019-2020 budget proposal during a public hearing Tuesday.

This upcoming school year, the board is calling for two capital bond projects: one expanding non-public school transportation and the other to create an evening school.

Newburgh Schools Superintendent Roberto Padilla said giving students a choice to attend in the evenings provides yet another avenue to success.

"This is all about creating pathways to graduation and ensuring that there's enough flexibility, choice and, most importantly, access to the various programs that we have to offer,” Padilla said. “This is just yet another attempt to do that."

Voters will get to weigh in on the budget next Tuesday.

Polls are open from noon until 9 p.m.

Also discussed at Tuesday's board meeting was plans to hire an independent monitor to address attendance issues.

Reporting to the superintendent, the director of compliance and accountability would be responsible for a number of items including ensuring compliance with attendance and eligibility, and conducting training and implementing a system for auditing attendance records.

They'll also be responsible for investigating complaints regarding attendance and eligibility requirements.

This comes as Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler outlined grand jury findings in April following an investigation into attendance issues and manipulation of student records.

The state department of education is also auditing the district.