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Principal Search For Port Chester's King Street School: 11 Candidates

District hopes to select a principal by the next board meeting: 7:30 p.m. on May 30 at the King Street School

The met Thursday evening at with a full agenda and auditorium. The meeting was highlighted by an update on the search for a principal , a public hearing on the 2012-2013 budget and an update on the year at Kennedy.

“As of now we have 11 candidates in place,” said . “I invited them all to the office and we went over protocol. We will be completing interviews in the coming weeks, invite them back for a walk through of King Street School and from there we’ll glean out the candidate.”

He added that they hope to have a principal picked out by the next board meeting, which is at 7:30 p.m. on May 30 at the King Street School.

Half a dozen people took the podium during the public hearing on the 2012-13 budget and they all had one thing in common, a desire keep the reading teachers that the board is planning on cutting after the end
of this school year.

The reading teachers were all called to the podium and handed tokens of appreciation by the PTA; tears were in the eyes of many in attendance.

The 2012-2013 budget vote will be held on May 15 at the Port Chester Middle School Gymnasium from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.

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PC Lover May 9, 2013 at 05:50 pm
Here's all the information anyone would need to choose the most prepared, competent andRead More knowledgeable candidate. Watch the debate for yourself: http://vimeo.com/65783040
PC Lover May 9, 2013 at 03:59 pm
Aidan ... your words are eloquent and true.
JJ May 9, 2013 at 03:50 pm
Wow, that's a lot of information. Thanks for sharing it.
Aidan May 23, 2013 at 05:15 pm
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Aidan May 23, 2013 at 05:10 pm
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Liz Giegerich (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 10:30 am
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HomeGrown10573 May 15, 2013 at 10:26 pm
Linda T., I would guess Mrs. Brakewood lives in Port Chester if she is running for the Port ChesterRead More Board of Ed. Even if the schools had to impose an austerity budget, your taxes would still go up. The state has more control in these matters than you think.
Aidan May 15, 2013 at 07:09 pm
Linda, the per pupil expenditure in PC schools is the lowest in Westchester and Rockland countiesRead More ... by about $2,000 per student. The issue is two fold. First, our property values are not as strong as our neighbors, so our homes have a higher levy in order to fund the schools. Second, and more important, is that the reliance on property taxes slams moderate income communities like PC. We need for the state to move to an income tax to fund schools. Scream at your legislators ... not the BoE.
Linda Turturino May 15, 2013 at 11:25 am
I am concerned there is not enough attention to detail in the BOE budget overall and Mrs. BrakewoodRead More comment about keeping taxes affordable ... where does she live ? they are out of control and in my opinion the money we pay for taxes we should have the best looking schools anywhere ... just my opinion