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What is happening between the Tuxedo and Greenwood Lake school districts?
Why does Tuxedo want the relationship with Greenwood Lake to continue?
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What is happening between the Tuxedo and Greenwood Lake school districts? (Return to TOP)
Greenwood Lake does not have its own high school and is forced to pay other districts to educate its high school students. Greenwood Lake currently sends its high school students to Tuxedo on a tuition basis under a five-year contract between the two school districts. The contract expires at the end of the 2006 – 2007 school year and Greenwood Lake has asked the Warwick school district to consider entering into a tuition contract with them so that it can end its relationship with Tuxedo and thereby save on the amount that it pays to another school district to educate its students.
Why does Tuxedo want the relationship with Greenwood Lake to continue? (Return to TOP)
The Greenwood Lake students bring enrollment and diversity that makes it possible to run a comprehensive high school program, including sports and extracurricular activities, in Tuxedo. Despite the addition of Greenwood Lake students George F. Baker Tuxedo High School at approximately 400 students is smaller than most high schools in our region, but according to many research studies conducted nationwide this is an ideal size. The Tuxedo – Greenwood Lake partnership has helped George F. Baker Tuxedo High School establish and maintain a reputation as one of the best high schools in our region and one of the Most Challenging High Schools in the country according to Newsweek magazine.
If Greenwood Lake and Warwick agree to a contract when would Greenwood Lake students start to attend Warwick High School? (Return to TOP)
The Warwick School District has stated that it would not consider taking Greenwood Lake students any earlier that September 2008.
If the Tuxedo – Greenwood Lake contract expires at the end of the 2006 – 2007 school year, and Warwick has stated that they will not consider accepting Greenwood Lake students before the 2008-2009 school year, then what happens to Greenwood Lake high school students for the 2007 – 2008 school year? (Return to TOP)
The Tuxedo and Greenwood Lake school districts have been meeting to negotiate a new tuition contract that would address the Greenwood Lake students’ needs for the 2007 – 2008 school year. One of the items for discussion in those negotiations will be the length of the contract. Tuition contracts may be for one to five years under current state law.
What is “ Seneca Falls”? (Return to TOP)
“ Seneca Falls” is a term that is used to describe a formula that New York State Commissioner of Education devised as one method to determine the net cost for educating a student. This formula includes calculations for secondary pupils (7-12), elementary pupils (K-6), half day kindergarten and special education pupils. School districts may use this formula or any other cost calculation that determines its net cost per student to establish tuition rates. The current contract rate Greenwood Lake pays Tuxedo as tuition is less than the Seneca Falls calculated rate .
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