A year after a federal judge ruled that the East Ramapo Central School District (ERCSD) board violated the federal voting rights act, the New York State Legislature passed a measure on June 10 that will expand the powers of a district monitor appointed to ensure equity in the district. Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski and Senator Elijah […]
BY SENATOR DAVID CARLUCCI The East Ramapo Central School District is owed $208,311 in federal funding after an error was admittedly made by the State Education Department (SED) for the 2017-2018 school year. This funding is critical to the largely minority district, which has been suffering financially due to unique circumstances. While we were able […]
BY JOE KUHN Just in time for the new school year, the Ramapo Central School District on Wednesday officially changed its name to the Suffern Central School District. Superintendent Dr. Douglas Adams, Deputy Superintendent Stephen Walker, and New York State Assembly Member Ellen Jaffee were on hand at the newly minted Suffern Central School District Administrative Offices. […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM ERCSD BOARD PREZ Dear Editor, Peggy Hatton’s dissatisfaction with the East Ramapo School District vote (Letter to the Editor: Hatton Not Happy With E. Ramapo Vote, Posted May 23, 2013) is not news. We have all seen this movie before. Ms Hatton has been complaining about the ERCSD election results for […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA Ramapo – In an attempt to seek outside help from state lawmakers, activists with the group The Power of Ten travelled to Albany to submit a petition requesting an oversight monitor to identify and resolve problems in the East Ramapo Central School District. The petition, which was posted on the Power of […]