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Carmel School District Names New Superintendent Carmel School District Names New Superintendent
Carmel School District Names New Superintendent The Carmel Central School District has tabbed a veteran upstate New York educator to take over as its new Superintendent of Schools. Mary-Margaret Zehr, who has been the superintendent of the Oneida City School District for four years, will take over in Carmel after being appointed at the Board of Education’s latest meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10. “The Board of Education is proud to welcome Mary-Margaret Zehr,” Board President John Cody said in a statement. “Our goal was to find a leader with experience who is a progressive leader with a vision to help grow our district. Mary-Margaret brings …

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by Zak Failla
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Carmel Schools Superintendent Resigns Carmel Schools Superintendent Resigns
Carmel Schools Superintendent Resigns The superintendent at one of the area's largest public school districts is stepping down before the new academic year begins after just five years at the helm of the district. Carmel Schools Superintendent Andy Irvin announced this week that he will be resigning from his position as superintendent after informing the school board of his decision at the end of last week. He had been a member of the district for the past 12 years. Irvin’s formal resignation will be on the Tuesday, June 23 Board of Education agenda, at which point, the Board is expected to accept it. He started his career in C…

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by Zak Failla
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$25.5M Carmel School Bond Proposal Voted Down $25.5M Carmel School Bond Proposal Voted Down
$25.5M Carmel School Bond Proposal Voted Down For the second time in less than a year, Carmel taxpayers defeated a school renovation bond plan, this time worth $25.5 million.Tuesday night's unofficial results were 1,334 votes against the bond issue and 1,192 Carmel residents for it. Carmel School Superintendent Andy Irvin has said the roofs at all five schools are more than 30 years old and need to be replaced. He also said there was a flood at the high school this summer. The most sensitive part of the proposal was $11.7 million for a new garage to house the district's school buses. That would have taken land off the tax rolls in the…

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by Jon Craig