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School Consolidation
Bedford, NY
Schools
Bedford Central Considers Closing Pair Of Elementary Schools
As student enrollment continues to decline in the Bedford Central School District, officials are considering consolidating their elementary schools, closing two as part of their “long-range facilities plan development.” The district commissioned three demographic studies, which determined that enrollment is on the decline and that each of the district’s five current elementary schools has excess capacity, which is expected to continue to grow. Bedford had 3,915 students enrolled districtwide last year, a 10 percent decrease from just five years ago, when 4,367 students were enrolled. Offic…
Greenburgh, NY
Schools
$114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected
Voters in Greenburgh rejected a proposed $114.6 million capital project to consolidate schools in the district by a nearly two-to-one margin. With a 2,284-1,257 unofficial tally, voters in Greenburgh rejected the proposal, which included a unified campus for all Greenburgh students. “Although we are disappointed in the outcome of our Capital Project vote, we are unbowed in our determination to improve our school surroundings and the education of our precious students,” Schools Superintendent Tahira Dupree Chase said. "We will continue our hard work and determination to move the Greenburgh C…
Greenburgh, NY
Schools
Greenburgh Schools $115M Bond Up For Vote Tuesday
After months of discussion, voters in Greenburgh will head to the polls to vote on a $114.6 million capital project that would consolidate schools in the district. In December, the Greenburgh Board of Education called for a vote to be held in February regarding the proposal, which includes a unified campus for all Greenburgh students. That vote was eventually pushed from Feb. 12 to Tuesday, March 19. According to district officials, the unified campus model has been shown to deliver academic, economic and social benefits. “This is a solution that will provide students with a safe, healthy …
Westport, CT
Schools
Westport Schools Superintendent Resigns
Following a trying year, Westport Schools Superintendent Colleen Palmer announced that she will be resigning from her position before the 2019-2020 academic year. In a letter to parents this week, the Westport Board of Education announced that Palmer plans to retire from the district, effective on Aug. 1, just two years after she left the Weston School District to take over in Westport. The announcement comes weeks after it was announced that Coleytown Middle School will likely not open before January 2020 due to ongoing mold issues. It also comes as area parents have been vociferously prot…
Greenburgh, NY
Schools
$115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed
After months of discussion and consideration, the Greenburgh Board of Education voted to give the community more time to decide whether to consolidate each of its schools onto one campus. The community was originally scheduled to vote on the $114.6 million bond on whether to consolidate all schools to the Warburg campus on Tuesday, Feb. 12. On Wednesday, the Board unanimously determined that they would postpone that public vote until Tuesday, March 19. According to the Board, “area residents voiced the need for more time to evaluate details of the community-driven capital project. The curre…
Westport, CT
Schools
Westport Dad Launches Petition Against 'Monster' Middle School
A Westport father is rallying the community as he attempts to prevent the school district from creating what he dubbed a “monster school.” Earlier this year, the Coleytown Middle School in Westport was forced to shut down for the year due to an ongoing mold problem. The emergency closure left the 450 Coleytown elementary school students and staff split between Bedford Middle School and Staples High School. One of the proposals included the consolidation of every middle school in the district into one school in Bedford, drawing the ire of some opposed to the “monster school.” The district’s …
