Pleasantville School District voters will be asked to consider a proposed $57.7 million budget and a $2 million bond this May that would help pay for a new HVAC system at the middle school. The 2022-23 spending plan proposes a
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The Pleasantville Board of Education unanimously approved Wednesday evening the appointment of a Dutchess County educator to be the district’s next superintendent. Dr. Tina DeSa, who has served as assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services for the Arlington School District
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Bedford Board of Education challengers Robert Mazurek and Steven Matlin won their races Tuesday night defeating incumbent Michael Bauscher as school budgets were overwhelmingly approved throughout the area. Mazurek and Matlin, who ran as a ticket, picked up 1,425 and
Read MoreOn Tuesday, May 18, three candidates will be vying for two available seats on the Pleasantville Board of Education. One seat is held by current board Vice President Emily Rubin Persons, the other seat is being vacated by President Larry
Read MoreThe Pleasantville Board of Education approved the district’s $53.8 million budget for 2021-22 last week, providing homeowners with a zero percent tax increase for the second straight year and a tax levy hike of about .6 percent. The $53,834,774 budget
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery Parents vented their frustrations to the Pleasantville Board of Education last week, dissatisfied that the district’s reopening of schools for in-person learning hasn’t progressed as well as several neighboring districts. Guidance documents from the state Department of
Read MorePleasantville Superintendent of Schools and veteran educator Mary Fox-Alter, who rose from teacher to lead the district for just over a decade, announced Wednesday she will retire from her post in December. Fox-Alter delivered a message to the community on
Read MoreGovernment transparency and election mishandling became a hot-button item at last week’s annual joint meeting of the Pleasantville Village Board and the Pleasantville School District. As contentious as some of the exchanges were, by the end of the three-and-a-half-hour meeting,
Read MorePleasantville Middle School will close for two weeks after someone tested positive for COVID-19. In a letter to the community on Saturday, Superintendent of Schools Mary Fox-Alter said the Westchester County Department of Health confirmed late Friday that the building
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After a two-month search, Pleasantville High School has a new principal. The district landed Dr. Daniel McCann to serve as interim principal to replace departed PHS leader Dawn Bartz as the Board of Education unanimously approved his appointment Tuesday night.
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