Thank you for your support! Here are the unofficial results from the budget vote/Board Elections:
Proposition 1:
Resolved, that the Annual School District Budget for the
fiscal 2013-2014 in the amount of $93,992,000 and the requisite portion thereof
to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District be approved.
YES: 757
No: 306
All three BOE candidates were re-elected:
Karen Corrado - 805 votes
Peter Biscaccia – 784 votes
Tom Donatelli – 778 votes
There were 7 write in votes for Ed Ciffone.
2013 Yorktown CSD Budget Newsletter Now Available
Please click here to view the newsletter; it will be arriving in Yorktown households via US mail this week. The budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 21 from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM at Mohansic Elementary School, 704 Locksley Road, Yorktown Heights, NY.
Yorktown's "Tech Tuesdays" Program Featured Nationally
Please click here to read the spring 2013
Scholastic Administrator article about how the Yorktown CSD professional development "Tech Tuesdays" program is changing the nature of instruction throughout the district.
Here is a link to the full publication.
YCSD Hosts Second Annual "Energy Throw Down"
From April 24 - May 24, 2013, students and staff from throughout the Yorktown Central School District will be participating in the second annual competition to see which building can save the most energy. All are invited to brainstorm ways to conserve energy and reduce the carbon footprint. All school calendars have suggested ideas, including turning off water, using eco-friendly water bottles, reusing copier paper and more. On the final day, a district-wide “Earth hour” will be held where all will be asked to turn off lights, computers, and other electronic equipment to help conserve energy. In June, the electric bills from the previous months will be compared to see which building team saved the most energy, and the winner will be presented the “Green Light Bulb” award. Last year, Mohansic Elementary won the coveted award. Which school will save the most energy this year?
Please see the video from the recent Special Education PTA (SEPTA) meeting, featuring developmental pediatrician Dr. Stephan Cowan, as he discusses his new book,
Fire Child Water Child: How Understanding the Five Types of ADHD Can Help You Improve Your Child’s Self-Esteem and Attention. He offers practical activities that parents and teachers can use to help each child develop calm focus by transforming his or her innate abilities.
Click here for larger version. Also showing at 4:30 PM on Cablevision 18 and FIOS 27.