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New Superintendent In Hudson Valley Comes From Neighboring District
A school district in Westchester has named their next leader who will be coming from a neighboring district in the county. Raymond Sanchez will serve as the next superintendent of the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, district officials announced on Wednesday, May 17. Sanchez's appointment will be officially finalized during a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, May 30. He will succeed Chris Borsari, who announced his retirement in November and will serve his last day on Friday, June 30. Sanchez will be coming to Tarrytown from the Ossining Union Free School D…
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Student Turned Politician: 18-Year-Old Elected To NY School Board
A New York high school senior is going from the classroom to the boardroom - the school boardroom that is. Long Island’s Quinn Bedell, an 18-year-old senior at West Islip High School, was elected to the West Islip Board of Education as a write-in candidate in the election held Tuesday, May 16. “I would like to thank the West Islip community for choosing me to be a trustee on the Board of Education. I am truly honored,” Bedell wrote on Facebook Wednesday, May 17. “I could not have done this without the overwhelming support of this community. I am forever grateful to every one of you and I …
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New Athletic Director Named At School District In Northern Westchester
A school district in Northern Westchester has named a new athletic director who is determined to work together with school staff to foster the growth of student-athletes on the field and in the classroom. Shawn Baumann is set to be appointed as the new Director of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics for the Mount Pleasant Central School District at the Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, May 24, Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo announced on Wednesday, May 17. Baumann, who is replacing Donna Pirro who announced her retirement in early Spring, will take on …
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New Superintendent To Take Command At North Salem Central School District
After an extensive search, a school district in Northern Westchester has named its next superintendent. Duncan Wilson has been selected as the new Superintendent of the North Salem Central School District and will take over the position on Saturday, July 1, district officials announced. Wilson will take over the position from Ken Freeston, who will be retiring at the end of the school year. Wilson comes to North Salem from the Ardsley Union Free School District, where he was assistant superintendent. Prior to that, he was director of instruction and human resources a…
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Danbury Educator Earns State's Top Honor
An educator in Fairfield County has been named the Connecticut Association of Schools’ 2023 Elementary School Principal of the Year. Dr. Keshia Smith-Davis, the principal of Great Plain Elementary School in Danbury, was selected last week after being nominated by Danbury Schools Superintendent of Schools Kevin Walston, who praised her as a “warm, engaging, articulate and inclusive school administrator who consistently leads by example.” “I am grateful and truly honored to have been selected as Connecticut’s Elementary Principal of the Year by the Connecticut Association of Schools,” said Sm…
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This School District In Hudson Valley Ranks In Top 15 In America, New Report Says
A school district in Westchester has been recognized as one of the best in the entire country, according to new rankings. The Scarsdale Union Free School District has placed No. 11 in America, according to Niche's new 2023 rankings of the top school districts in the country. According to Niche, the organization uses "a series of steps to ensure statistical rigor and useful guidance in the school choice experience," according to its website. A detailed explanation of the criteria used to rank the school districts can be read by clicking here. In addition to ranking as one …
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Brewster Central Schools Superintendent To Step Down: Decision Made With 'Very Heavy Heart'
The superintendent of a Hudson Valley school district has made the unexpected decision to retire in order to take care of a family member. Laurie Bandlow of the Brewster Central School District in Putnam County is set to retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year, according to an announcement by the school district. The "unexpected" decision came after Bandlow's mother died in September 2022 and she realized that she would soon need to care for her aging father, according to district officials. Because of this, she decided to give notice to the district a year in advance…
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New Assistant Superintendent Of HR Named By Mahopac Central School District
A school district in the Hudson Valley has selected its next assistant superintendent of human resources. The Mahopac Central School District in Putnam County has picked Jennifer Pontillo to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, officials announced on Friday, April 28. Pontillo, who is currently the principal of the district's Lakeview Elementary, has worked in Mahopac since 1994, beginning as a first-grade teacher. She then became the principal of Lakeview Elementary in 2000 and has remained in the pos…
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Boces
Names New Superintendent For Putnam, Northern Westchester
The Board of the Putnam and Northern Westchester BOCES has named its next superintendent as the current one plans to retire. Neil Boyle, who previously served as the organization's Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, will serve as the next District Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer of PNW BOCES, officials announced on Thursday, April 27. Boyle will succeed James Ryan, who is retiring from the position this year. Already having a long history with BOCES and other school districts in the area, Boyle has previously served as the coordinator …
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Support Pours In For Teens Severely Injured After School Bus, Car Crash In Northern Westchester
A community is pulling together to help several teenagers who are fighting for their lives after suffering severe injuries in a head-on crash between a car and a school bus in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on Wednesday, April 26 just before 3 p.m. in New Castle on Lake Road, New Castle Police said. Earlier Report - New Update: At Least 9 Injured After Head-On New Castle Crash Between School Bus, Car The incident involved a head-on collision between a school bus and a Honda Accord that somehow veered into the southbound lane on Lake Road near Crow Hill Road, inju…
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High School Hires New Assistant Principal In Northern Westchester: 'Tremendous Asset'
A high school in Northern Westchester has appointed a new assistant principal who district officials believe will quickly become successful in his new position. Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo is set to recommend that Daniel Brady be appointed as the new Assistant Principal of Westlake High School during the next Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 18, the district announced. Brady will begin his new position on Saturday, July 1, and will replace Ken Amann, who is set to become the district's new Director of Technolog…
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Chappaqua CSD Didn't Properly Monitor, Account For Fixed Assets, State Comptroller Says
A school district in Northern Westchester was found to have maintained inaccurate records of fixed assets by an audit performed by state officials. The audit, performed by the Office of the New York State Comptroller between July 2020 and April 2022, found that the Chappaqua Central School District did not "properly monitor and account for" several fixed assets, and had not performed a physical inventory count since 2018, state officials said. According to a report released by the Comptroller's Office, of the 164 assets reviewed by the audit, 148 assets totaling over $220,0…
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