Democrats pledge to enact stimulus package that would provide more school district funding
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Feb 24, 2021, 6:00pm EST
Democrats are pledging to enact a stimulus package by mid-March that would provide more funding to school districts.
The House is expected to vote on the American Rescue Plan this week.
Ossining Union Free School District is staring down a $5 million budget gap for next school year.
Superintendent Ray Sanchez says budget shortfalls existed long before COVID-19 hit, but the pandemic only made things worse.
Some aid to school districts like Ossining is expected in the next stimulus bill, which the House hopes to pass later this week. It includes nearly $130 billion for state education departments.
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JOHNSTOWN Dr. Brandon Beck of Westchester County thinks everyone literally every human being walking the face of the Earth has untapped potential.
And the 2000 Johnstown High School graduate hopes his new book that’s currently climbing up the Amazon charts helps them realize that. Mixed with stories of famous people and personal anecdotes, the publication is catching people’s attention.
“I try to cast as wide a net net as possible,” the 39-year-old Beck says.
In December, the Sleepy Hollow teacher published his first book “Unlocking Unlimited Potential.” Beck is currently a fifth grade dual language English teacher for the Ossining Union Free School District. He is also a professor at Manhattanville College’s Foundation of Bilingual Education.
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The following school districts have announced closures for Monday, Feb. 1 due to the major winter storm.
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Westchester County
Briarcliff School District, closed
Chappaqua Central School District, closed
Croton Harmon School District, closed
Elmsford Union Free School District, closed
Greenburgh North Castle UFSD, closed
Harvey School, Katonah, closed
Hendrick Hudson School District, closed
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, Somers, closed
Katonah-Lewisboro School District, closed
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The following school districts have announced closures or delayed starts for Wednesday, Jan. 27 due to the storm.
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Westchester County
Croton Harmon School District, two-hour delay
Edgemont School District, , all schools are fully remote on Wednesday, Jan. 27
John F. Kennedy Catholic High School, two-hour delay
Katonah-Lewisboro School District, all schools are fully remote on Wednesday, Jan. 27
Lakeland Central School District, two-hour delay
Ossining Union Free School District, two-hour delay
Peekskill City School District, two-hour delay
Tarrytown Public Schools, two-hour delay
Yorktown Central School District, two-hour delay
Putnam County
Carmel Central School District, two-hour delay