Monday, May 21, 2012
Get to know the new members of the Mamaroneck Board of Education.
The Mamaroneck Community voted three new school board members into office last week: Incumbent Robin Nichinsky and newcomers Roger Martin and Melany Gray. Larchmont Patch will be running a series of Q & A articles this week to introduce the new board members to the community and present their views on district issues. In this editon, we spoke with Dr. Roger Martin, who, with his wife, has resided in Mamaroneck since 2008. Dr. Martin attended Mamaroneck Avenue School, and graduated from Mamaroneck High School (MHS). He holds BAs from Drew and Yale and a PhD from Oxford. Currently, Dr. Martin volunteers with seniors at MHS as they prepare for the college admissions process. He served as President of both Moravian College, from 1986-97, …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Voters turned out Tuesday to pass the Mamaroneck School District budget and bond as well as to elect new board of education members.
After tonight's vote, the Mamaroneck School District will not be resorting to a contingency budget after all. The public voted overwhelmingly to pass the $124,295,897 budget, 1,832 to 432, a 77 percent margin. The budget was a $1 million decrease over the 2011-12 budget, and stays within the two percent tax cap. The tax levy will only increase 1.08 percent, however, property taxes will be approximately $372 more annually for the average assessed home at $20K due to a decreased value of homes in the district and an increase in property tax challenges. In order to keep the budget within the cap, the school made several cuts including five staff positions and the outsourcing of approximately 35 transporation employees. "The budget …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The community will vote on three critical issues Tuesday, May 15.
This Tuesday residents in the Mamaroneck School District will have more on the ballot than the school budget. In addition to passing the first budget under the two percent tax cap law, residents will also be casting their votes in the first contested school board election since 2006. With the addition of independent candidate Victor Gatti onto the ballot, a total of four candidates will be competing for three available board seats. The other candidates—which have been vetted by the Mamaroneck Selection Committee—include Melany Gray, Roger Martin and current Board President Robin Nichinsky. Board members Anant Nambiar and Linnet Tse will not be running for reelection this year, and Nichinsky's second term is ending. At a recent debate …
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Three candidates are on the school board ballot this year.
Three candidates will be on the ballot in May 15th's upcoming school board election: Current School Board President Robin Nichinsky will be seeking a third, 3-year term and two new candidates, Melany Gray and Roger Martin, will be looking to fill two seats vacated by Anant Nambiar and Linnet Tse. According to a press release sent out by the Mamaroneck School Board Selection Committee yesterday, the three candidates vetted by the committee were whittled down from a large pool of applicants. The Selection Committee is an independent nonpartisan organization made up of 24 elected citizens who find qualified candidates for the school board. Below are bios submitted by the Selection Committee for the three candidates: For more information …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The Mamaroneck Board of Education presented the 2012-13 school budget at last night's meeting; the budget now awaits two votes from the board and from the community.
The Mamaroneck School District was faced with a seemingly impossible task this year: balance the school budget in the wake of rising mandated costs while maintaining the same educational standard and simultaneously reining in costs to stay within the two percent property tax cap law. Although several cost-cutting options were presented to the community over the past month—including potentially converting private school students in grades 6-12 to public transportation—indignant reactions from parents and concerns over safety led the board to reconsider what some considered draconian cuts. The latest budget figures for 2012-13—presented at last night’s board meeting—propose an over $1 million decrease from this year’s budget—from $125,325,…
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Local parents stormed the podium at last night's Mamaroneck Board of Education meeting over proposed cuts to school transportation for private/parochial school students.
Armed with angry words for school officials, Mamaroneck School District parents lashed out at board members at last night’s meeting in light of a proposed plan to cut school transportation for some private school students. Although no binding decisions were made at the meeting, the district floated the idea of potentially cutting school busing for approximately 100 private/parochial school students in grades 6-12, instead, providing vouchers for the students to take public transportation. The board reviewed factors such as travel times to and from school, distance from pick up/drop off, arrival time before school, grade levels and safety in deciding which schools would be affected; commuting times could vary depending on how close …
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Mamaroneck High School
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Around sixty residents, school board members, administrators and volunteers on the Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC) jammed the Hommocks Middle School library last night to attend a community engagement forum entitled Property Tax Cap: It’s Here.
With a large proportion of the Mamaroneck School District’s budget already earmarked for mandated costs associated with current and retired employee’s salaries, the district may have less wiggle room for taxpayer funded budget increases in the wake of the new two percent tax cap law. In order to comply with the new law, the district may have to make draconian choices with regard to school programs, said Mamaroneck District Superintendent Robert Shaps. “In a tax cap world, salaries and benefits are increasing at a rate that will exceed the allowable tax levy limit and the use of reserves will not solve the problem,” he said. “Districts will be required to make choices about programs and delivery of education to remain under the cap or pass …
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
At last night's Mamaroneck School Board meeting, the five-year capital facilities plan was discussed.
The Mamaroneck School District may be facing up to $45 million in capital improvements after the results of a five-year building condition survey came back earlier this year from LAN Associates. The survey—part of New York State’s mandated five-year capital facilities plan—identifies buildings, heating/cooling and electrical systems that may be in need of repair and could potentially present health or safety issues to students and faculty. The district’s building committee—comprised of past and current board of education members, residents and school personnel—is charged with making recommendations to the board of education about which repairs should be completed, and in what order. The committee divided the $45 million in repairs into …
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
The 2011 school tax warrants for the Mamaroneck School District and residents of the Mamaroneck Strip were announced at last night's Town of Mamaroneck board meeting.
School tax warrants for the upcoming school year, beginning in September, were announced at last night’s Town of Mamaroneck board meeting, with the total amount owed for the Mamaroneck School District a little over $102 million. The total amount owed for the Mamaroneck Strip—approximately 260 town households that utilize Scarsdale schools—is $5.6 million. “The Town of Mamaroneck is obligated to collect the school taxes. School taxes represent over 60 percent of people’s tax bills,” said Councilwoman Nancy Seligson, referring to the proportionally larger chunk of the property tax levy that goes to fund local schools. According to Seligson, of the remaining 40 percent of property tax bills, an even smaller amount—20 percent—is allotted to…
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Friday, September 3, 2010
With a week before classes start, Patch introduces the school district's newest faculty members.
On Wednesday, we introduced you to the new teachers at Mamaroneck High School and Hommocks Middle School. The excitement and nerves of the new educators could be seen in their energy as they convened on Monday afternoon for a new teacher luncheon at the high school cafe. As classes begin next week, these past few days have been a welcoming period for the new faculty members into the community. To make this transition as smooth as possible, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District pairs each new teacher up with a mentor faculty member and also offers a bus tour of Larchmont and Mamaroneck so the educators can become acquainted with the area. To wrap up our feature on the 22 new teachers, today's installment will introduce you to the new …
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Murray Avenue School
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Mamaroneck Avenue School
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Chatsworth Avenue School
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5:24 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
It would be a shame to loose the experience of Nichinksy or ignore the dedication and knowledge of Gray and for us not to capitalize on the lifetime of knowledge of Martin. Vote for Nichinsky, Gray and Martin for School Board. Vote YES for the budget. Vote YES for the bond. more ›