At its meeting held on May 18, 2021, the Board of Education certified the results of the 2021 annual election and budget vote based on a canvass of votes from the election machines and absentee ballots that was conducted by designated election inspectors.

After the certification of the results, it was discovered that there were two tabulation errors as follows: Candidate Michael Dorgan received 915 votes instead of the reported 675 votes, which makes Mr. Dorgan the purported winner of the seat currently held by incumbent Jessica Carney. Candidate Joann Walsh, who ran unopposed, received 1,871 votes instead of the reported 1,405 votes which, while a tabulation error, has no impact on her election to the seat previously held by Christopher Nicolia. Other than these two tabulation errors, there  are no other discrepancies between the canvass of votes that were tabulated by the election inspectors and the results certified by the Board of Education.

The Board of Education has been advised by school counsel that the proper procedure for correcting inaccurate election results that have already been certified is the filing of a proceeding with the Commissioner of Education in accordance with Education Law Section 2037. Accordingly, to preserve the integrity of the election process, the Board of Education will file a proceeding with the Commissioner of Education to seek a determination that annuls the incorrect canvass of votes for candidates Michael Dorgan and Joann Walsh that was certified by the Board of Education and directs the canvass of votes for these candidates be corrected.

The East Islip School District's 2021-2022 budget passed on May 18, with residents casting 1,617 yes votes to 777 no votes.

For the Board of Education, voters elected Joann Walsh to Christopher Nicolia’s open seat with 1,405 votes; Walsh was running unopposed after being appointed to this seat last November when Nicolia resigned.

For the open seat held by President Jessica Carney, who did not run for reelection, Charles Kalinowski received 745 votes, Michael Dorgan received 675 votes and Laurie Gapinski-Gould received 429 votes.

For the open seat held by trustee Philip Montuori Sr., who did not run for reelection, Stephen Ruland received 851 votes, Dominick Barbato received 728 votes, Timothy Sassone received 446 votes and Joshua Zusmer received 226 votes.

The district thanks the community for supporting the budget and offers congratulations to Joann Walsh, Charles Kalinowski and Stephen Ruland.