Somers Central School District

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Somers Central School District is a school district headquartered in Somers, New York.

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The district includes most of Somers town, and it has the census-designated places of Heritage Hills, Lincolndale, and Shenorock. [1]

History

Two teenagers in 2016 were charged with vandalizing 40 district school buses that amounted to $29,000. [2] The school district was forced to close schools for a day due to all the slashed tires, shattered windows, and used fire extinguishers.

In 2022, there was controversy in the school district over how racism should be addressed as part of classroom instruction. [3] The superintendent ordered a teacher to halt a segment about racism after some parents sent communications arguing against the lesson. [4]

On June 14th, 2024, the district superintendent, Dr. Raymond Blanch, announced that he was leaving the Somers Central School District for district superintendent of Katonah-Lewisboro [5] by July 15th. This leaves the school district with a vacant superintendent role.

Statistics over time

Currently, the Somers Central School District operates on a large budget totaling $106,228,824 for the 2023-2024 school year. [6] [7]

2018-2025 Data
YearProposed Budget ($) [7] Budget ±% [7] Votes In Support [8] Votes Against [8] Budget Pass or Fail (Support %)* [8] # of Enrolled Students [9]
24-25110,810,731 [10] 4.311,902774Pass (71.1)N/A
23-24106,228,8245.202,1261,322Pass (61.7)Not Released Yet
22-23100,982,9303.591,049495Pass (67.9)2,600**
21-2297,483,1432.981,266357Pass (78.0)2,709
20-2194,658,2221.053,1261,080Pass (74.3)2,781
19-2093,677,2202.65870303Pass (74.2)2,862
18-1991,257,5003.31751220Pass (77.3)2,948

*Public School Districts in New York State need 60% of voters to support a budget in order for it to pass

**School Budget for 2023-2024 listed the Enrollment in 2022-2023 as 2,649. [6] However, the New York State Department of Education has the number as 2,600. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Westchester County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2023-04-08. - The school district is #27180 on the map.
  2. ↑ Spillane, Matt. "2 teens charged in $29K Somers bus vandalism". The Journal News. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  3. ↑ Stern, Gary (2022-11-04). "Conflicts over teaching racism continue in schools; this is what happened in Somers". The Journal News . Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  4. ↑ "Somers School District superintendent shuts down lesson on racism after parents' complaints". News 12 Westchester. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  5. ↑ "Our Superintendent - Somers Central School District". 2024-07-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  6. 1 2 2023-2024 Somers Central School District Budget (finalsite.net)
  7. 1 2 3 "Budget Archive - Somers Central School District". www.somersschools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  8. 1 2 3 "Statewide School District Budget Voting Results :Office of Educational Management - NYSED". p12.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  9. 1 2 "Archive - SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NYSED Data Site". data.nysed.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  10. ↑ "Presentations - Somers Central School District". www.somersschools.org. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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