NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (May 11, 2022) – The Annual School Election and Budget Vote of the City School District of New Rochelle and the Annual Library Election and Budget Vote of the New Rochelle Public Library will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2022, between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Voters will:
•Elect two New Rochelle Board of Education members who will serve five-year terms beginning July 1, 2022.
•Vote on whether to adopt the 2022-2023 school district budget approved by the New Rochelle Board of Education. View budget information here: English | Spanish. Learn more, and view FAQs, at org/page/budget-copy.
•Vote on a capital bond proposition for Hurricane Ida repairs and restoration. Information is within the budget presentations linked above in English and Spanish.
•Elect one member of the New Rochelle Public Library Board of Trustees to serve a five-year term beginning July 1, 2022.
•Vote on whether to adopt the 2022-2023 New Rochelle Public Library Budget.
Budget Proposal
The proposed budget reflects the school district’s values of excellence and equity and makes judicious use of federal, state, and local resources to keep the tax levy increase at 0.98%, significantly below the tax cap of 2.345%. On May 17, voters also will consider a bond proposition to provide necessary cash flow to complete post-Hurricane Ida repairs to the New Rochelle High School library and pool and Isaac E. Young Middle School until state and federal reimbursement is received.
Highlights of the proposed budget include:
•The addition of 15 teaching/staff positions to further address unfinished learning and wellness, including creating a Dean of Students position for each middle school to focus on attendance, conflict resolution, and social-emotional learning.
•Adding a Dance Teacher at Isaac E. Young Middle School to open pathways for more students to access our Performing and Visual Arts in Education (PAVE) program.
•Adding a second Science Research Teacher at New Rochelle High School who will expand the program’s reach into middle and elementary schools.
•Bringing the school district into compliance with state regulations by hiring 21 special education and English as a New Language teachers.
•Retaining 25 newly hired full-time security staff for our middle and high schools.
•Adding laptops, Chromebooks, and smart boards for our students and classrooms.
•Leveraging pandemic relief dollars to support adding teachers at Huguenot Academy to create access for more ninth-graders.
•Expanded after-school and summer school programs.
Board of Election Candidates
Candidates for the Board of Education, in alphabetical order, are Adam Cooper, Stephen I. Mayo, and David Peters. Biographies of each are available at nred.org/page/candidate-resources.
Voting Locations
The City School District of New Rochelle is divided into School Election Districts (SED) in which voting will take place. GED stands for General Election Districts. Though Westchester County is restructuring voting boundaries, voting locations for May 17, 2022 have not changed. Visit https://vip.ntsteamed.com to determine where you vote. Information contained at this link is part of a direct partnership between the school district and NTS, and is not shared externally. A budget newsletter mailed to registered voters includes a “Your Polling Location is Here” section, confirming your polling location.
SED 1: Barnard School, 129 Barnard Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 11, 12, 13, 16, 38, 70)
SED 2: Columbus School, 275 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 74, 75)
SED 3: Davis School, 80 Iselin Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804, Gymnasium (Gymnasium entrance off Iselin Drive) (G.E.D.: 30, 32, 39, 40, 43, 46, 47)
SED 4: Jefferson School, 131 Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805, Gymnasium (Emmett Terrace Entrance) (G.E.D.: 18, 22, 23, 24, 71, 73)
SED 5: Central Administration (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center), 95 Lincoln Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Dining Hall (G.E.D.: 10, 15, 49, 53, 60, 64, 66, 78)
SED 6: New Rochelle High School, 265 Clove Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Auditorium Lobby (Clove Road Entrance) (G.E.D.: 14, 34, 36, 37, 41, 45, 48, 61, 68)
SED 7: Trinity School, 180 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 1, 5, 6, 9, 28)
SED 8: Albert Leonard Middle School, 25 Gerada Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10804, Auditorium Lobby (G.E.D.: 31, 35, 44)
SED 9: Webster School, 95 Glenmore Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 7, 57, 58, 59, 63, 72)
SED 10: Isaac E. Young Middle School, 270 Centre Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 19, 25, 26, 29)
SED 11: New Rochelle Fire Station #1, 45 Harrison Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801, (G.E.D.: 2, 3, 4, 8, 65, 69)
SED 12: Ward School, 311 Broadfield Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804, Cafeteria (Rear Entrance) (G.E.D.: 27, 33, 42, 67)
SED 13: 570 Fifth Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Community Room (G.E.D.: 21)
Absentee Ballots
To download an Absentee Ballot application, please click each link as appropriate, and scroll down to pages 2 and 3 to review the directions: English | Spanish.
An absentee ballot application only may be used for school district elections by qualified voters who reside in a school district that provides for personal registration of voters. Absentee ballot applications had to have been received by the district clerk no later than Tuesday, May 10, 2022, if mailed. The deadline for hand delivery or pickup in person is Monday, May 16, 2022, and must be done by the actual voter unless an individual is otherwise authorized to do so.
If the voter qualified for absentee voting and was issued an absentee ballot, the ballot itself must be received by the school district clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the election in order to be canvassed.
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