C.V. Starr Intermediate School in the Brewster School District has been recognized nationally as a 2023-24 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. The honor is given to a select number of elementary schools in the United States for providing
Read MoreThe Bedford Board of Education is poised to reappoint current President Robert Mazurek to fill the vacancy created last month when former trustee Kristine Stoker suddenly resigned from her seat. The board made its intentions known toward the end of
Read MoreThe Chappaqua Board of Education Monday night adopted a reduced budget for the 2024-25 school year to present to voters in two weeks. School administrators cut $1.1 million from the first proposed budget of $141.8 million that was rejected by
Read MoreChappaqua school officials intend to present a revised budget to district voters that adheres to the tax cap on June 18 after Tuesday’s stunning lopsided rejection of its $141.8 million spending plan. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christine Ackerman said Wednesday
Read MoreAnnual school budgets in 15 districts in Westchester and Putnam counties were approved easily by voters Tuesday. Westchester Croton-Harmon $58.7 million budget passed 522-92. Incumbent trustees Omar Mayyasi and Ana Teague were reelected running unopposed. Greenburgh Budget approved 630-180. In
Read MoreBy Anna Carpinelli Byram Hills School District overwhelmingly approved the district’s $103.4 million budget for 2024-25 and a proposition to transfer $8 million from its construction reserve fund for renovations. In the Board of Education election, incumbents Scott Levy and
Read MoreChappaqua voters emphatically rejected the school district’s $141.8 million over-the-tax-cap budget on Tuesday, the first time in decades the district’s budget failed. With a heavy turnout of more than 3,000 voters, 2,006 residents voted against the spending plan and 1,128
Read MoreFor many school districts, the 2024 budget season was a challenging one, with inflation putting pressure on spending plans constrained by the tax cap and uncertainty over state aid. Despite the hurdles, the Mount Pleasant School District sends its $79.7
Read MoreThis is the year in the three-year rotation where there is only one seat being contested for the Chappaqua Board of Education. The election drew three candidates – current board member Cailee Hwang, who is completing her first term, and
Read MoreFive candidates are running for two available seats on the Hendrick Hudson Board of Education. The two seats are being vacated by board President Alexis Bernard and Trustee Jennifer Bakker. On the May 21 ballot for the unpaid, three-year term
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