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School Budgets Pass In All But One District In Hudson Valley School Budgets Pass In All But One District In Hudson Valley
School Budgets Pass In All But One District In Hudson Valley Only one district in the Hudson Valley failed to have its school budget denied by voters. Voters came out in force on Tuesday, May 18, and all budgets were passed in Rockland, Westchester, and Putnam counties outside of the Carmel School District, where voters narrowly rejected the spending plan by less than 200 votes. In Putnam County, the Carmel Board of Education will have to propose a new budget that voters will decide on in a second vote after residents denied the previous spending plan by a 1,296 to 1,125 vote, or adopt a contingency budget. The Carmel School Board said it will mee…

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by Zak Failla
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Brewster Schools Superintendent Announces Departure Brewster Schools Superintendent Announces Departure
Brewster Schools Superintendent Announces Departure A rocky school year in Brewster got a new surprise when Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte announced plans to leave the district at the end of the next school year.  The Brewster Board of Education accepted Henning-Piedmonte’s resignation effective July 31, 2019.  Henning-Piedmonte has been in education for 25 years.  She came to the Brewster district during the 2013-2014 year as assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and assessment and was promoted to deputy superintendent. In August 2016, Henning-Piedmonte was appointed by the school board as the district's superinte…

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by Jon Craig
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Voters Approve Brewster School Budget Voters Approve Brewster School Budget
Voters Approve Brewster School Budget Voters in the Brewster Central School District approved a $98 million budget for next year. A total of 1,123 Brewster residents voted for the budget proposal and 454 against it on Tuesday, June 19. Brewster was among three Hudson Valley school districts where taxpayers were asked to vote a second tie after the initial proposal was defeated. Brewster's next operating budget will increase the property tax levy by 2.22 percent. In May, Brewster voters rejected a proposed $99 million budget: 808 residents voted against it and 689 supported it. New Rochelle and East Ramapo school districts al…

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by Jon Craig