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Ossining Public School District Names Interim Superintendent Ossining Public School District Names Interim Superintendent
Ossining Public School District Names Interim Superintendent As a Northern Westchester school district's superintendent prepares to take over at a neighboring village, officials have named his temporary replacement.  Mary Fox-Alter will take over as Interim Superintendent of the Ossining Union Free School District beginning on Saturday, July 1, district officials announced.  She will replace Raymond Sanchez, who will depart to begin leading the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns on the same date.  Earlier Report - Tarrytown Public Schools' New Superintendent Comes From Neighboring District The former superintendent of th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Northern Westchester School District Names New Superintendent Northern Westchester School District Names New Superintendent
Northern Westchester School District Names New Superintendent A veteran Hudson Valley educator is set to step in to replace a schools superintendent in Northern Westchester who announced she will be ending her four-decade career earlier this year. Dr. Tina DeSa, who has served as assistant superintendent for pupil personnel services for the Arlington School District for the past five years in LaGrangeville, is set to take over for current Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter, who announced her retirement in January. Earlier story - School Superintendent In Westchester Steps Down DeSa will serve as a deputy superintendent under Fox-Alter between Nov. 1 and t…

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by Zak Failla
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School Superintendent In Westchester Steps Down School Superintendent In Westchester Steps Down
School Superintendent In Westchester Steps Down A longtime educator in Northern Westchester announced she will be stepping down at the end of the year after a four-decade career in education. Pleasantville Union Free School District Superintendent Mary Fox-Alter announced this week that she will be retiring at the end of the calendar year in December following a 40-year career, 31 of which were spent with the district. In announcing her “bittersweet” decision to retire, Fox-Alter turned to William Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor for a quote. ‘“It is better to retire a minute too early than a second too late,’” she said. “The d…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks After Exposure COVID-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks After Exposure
Covid-19: New School In Westchester Goes Remote For Two Weeks After Exposure Another school in the Hudson Valley will be closed for in-person learning for two weeks after a confirmed positive COVID-19 case. Earlier report - COVID-19: School In Westchester Closes For Two Weeks After Positive Case The new closure is also in Westchester, at the Pleasantville Middle School. Pleasantville Union Free School District Superintendent of Schools Mary Fox-Alter said on Saturday, Oct. 3 that two people have been quarantined after one confirmed case and one suspected case at the school. As a result, the school will shift to remote learning effective until Monday, Oct. 19.…

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by Joe Lombardi