The Harrison Central School District adopted its $100.5 million budget for the upcoming academic year while managing to keep it unchanged from when it was first drafted. With its adopted 2017-2018 budget, the school district accomplished staying under the state-mandated tax cap while allowing for a $1.96 million increase in […]
Education
Proposed school budget to add 6.9 positions
The Harrison Central School District superintendent presented a proposed budget last month that would preserve all current school programs and add 6.9 total academic positions. “This is the first time in a long time that I feel we’ll be able to get back to improving and advancing our academic mission,” […]
School district welcomes new HHS principal
The Harrison Central School District is excited to announce that Kimberly Beukema is the new Harrison High School principal. Beukema was previously the principal of Johnson City High School near Binghamton, New York. In 2015, she received the High School Principal of the Year Award from the School Administrators Association […]
Harrison among top US high schools
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ix Westchester County public schools are among the top 500 in the country, according to a study commissioned by Newsweek in August. Each year, Newsweek compiles a list of the nation’s top high schools, rating most highly the institutions which best prepare their students for college. Harrison High School was […]
Superintendent Alvarez tenders resignation
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ye City School District Schools Superintendent Dr. Frank Alvarez announced his resignation on Tuesday, July 19. Alvarez, who will step down from the district’s lead position on July 31, sent a letter to administrators, faculty and staff early Tuesday and informed the public of his decision at the Board of […]