“Mary Fox-Alter, a well-known education leader in the Lower Hudson Valley, takes over as interim superintendent in Ossining on July 1. She will leave her current job as a state-appointed academic monitor in the East Ramapo school district. Fox-Alter said…
The Journal News looks at the options now left for East Ramapo and the other two districts. “Voters rejected three school districts’ budgets in Westchester and Rockland counties Tuesday. Now those districts have to make some decisions. Blind Brook and Elmsford in…
The unofficial election results posted on the East Ramapo Central School District website record the following: The 2023-24 Budget total votes, which include in-person and absentee votes, was 3,774. “No” votes were 1,896 and “Yes” votes were 1,851. The budget…
Support the East Ramapo Budget in the Election Tuesday May 16. Your voting place might not be the same as for State and National elections, so you can check your location by clicking here. Scroll down to see the ballot…
Students Newcomers Academy in Pomona Middle School Photo/ John Meore The Journal News “Between July and mid-October, East Ramapo officials documented 938 new students coming to the school district − all of them English language learners and many recent immigrants.…
East Ramapo’s state monitors have repeatedly warned that the school district is teetering on a “fiscal cliff.” A $40 million hole looms for this year’s budget, and if it’s not fixed in time, the district faces dire consequences. For the…
“A Spring Valley man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison and must repay $1.14 million for stealing millions of dollars from a federal program designed to provide computer technology to underprivileged school children. Peretz Klein was considered the…
“East Ramapo once again failed to pass a budget plan at the polls. Tuesday’s vote on a revised spending plan went down by about 2:1. The district now must operate next academic year under a contingency plan that restricts the amount that…
The results here are from the two school districts, and at this point, are still unofficial. Suffern 2022-23 Budget — 4,555 Yes votes passes with 77.8% of the total vote. East Ramapo School Budget — 1,229 Yes 3,101 No For…
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 17, there are important School Board Elections for Board Candidates and Budget Approvals in Suffern Central and East Ramapo Central School Districts. Your support is critical here especially for the two budgets. Below are the candidates supported…
