This petition is being circulated by concerned school district community members. The purpose of the petition is to gauge interest of Tuckahoe school district residents to increase the size of the Board of Education (BOE) from the current five (5) members to seven (7).
The primary responsibility of the Tuckahoe Board of Education is to establish the policies, vision and goals for the educational program and management of the school district. The Superintendent and administration are responsible for the execution of the BOE’s objectives and are held accountable for results.
With the current BOE structure, policies are adopted for TUFSD with a simple majority of three (3) trustee votes. How would a larger BOE benefit the district?
* Encourage More Civic Involvement: provide an opportunity for additional stakeholders with experience and expertise to participate in the process;
* Foster More Community Representation: reflect interests of multiple constituencies;
* Increase Transparency: allow for more public discussion, decision-making and oversight of BOE and district activities;
* Promote Fairness: ensure a concentration of power and the trajectory of TUFSD is not (now or in the future) in the hands of a small majority.
The results of this petition will be delivered to the Tuckahoe Board of Education at the Regular Meeting of the Board on Monday, December 16th. An abundance of public support may result in a community vote on the issue. This petition may be signed by community members of voting age residing within the Tuckahoe UFSD. Multiple members within the same household should sign. Thank you for your consideration and activism.
DISTRIC COMPARISON
Ardsley: 5 trustees; 2,216 students
Bedford: 7 trustees; 4,045 students
Blind Brook: 5 trustees; 1,436 students
Briarcliff Manor: 5 trustees; 1,426 students
Bronxville: 7 trustees; 1,646 students
Byram Hills: 7 trustees; 2,349 students
Chappaqua: 5 trustees; 3,794 students
Croton-Harmon: 7 trustees; 1,608 students
Dobbs Ferry: 7 trustees; 1,471 students
Eastchester: 9 trustees; 3,226 students
Edgemont: 7 trustees; 2,013 students
Elmsford: 5 trustees; 971 students
Greenburgh 7: 7 trustees; 1,710 students
Harrison: 7 trustees; 3,579 students
Hastings-on-Hudson: 7 trustees; 1,623 students
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls: 5 trustees; 264 students
Hendrick Hudson: 7 trustees; 2,309 students
Irvington: 7 trustees; 1,745 students
Katonah-Lewisboro: 7 trustees; 3,035 students
Lakeland: 9 trustees; 5,594 students
Mamaroneck: 7 trustees; 5,591 students
Mount Pleasant: 7 trustees; 1,906 students
Mount Vernon: 9 trustees; 7,771 students
New Rochelle: 9 trustees; 10,672 students
North Salem: 7 trustees; 1,081 students
Ossining: 7 trustees; 4,817 students
Peekskill: 7 trustees; 3,324 students
Pelham: 7 trustees; 2,907 students
Pleasantville: 5 trustees; 1,696 students
Pocantico Hills: 5 trustees; 290 students
Port Chester Rye: 5 trustees; 4,623 students
Rye City: 7 trustees; 3,348 students
Rye Neck: 6 trustees; 1,605 students
Scarsdale: 7 trustees; 4,770 students
Somers: 7 trustees; 2,982 students
Tarrytown: 7 trustees; 2,687 students
Tuckahoe: 5 trustees; 1,172 students
Valhalla: 7 trustees; 1,439 students
White Plains: 7 trustees; 7,074 students
Yonkers: 9 trustees; 25,142 students
Yorktown: 7 trustees; 3,442 students
* student population from data.nysed.gov as of June 2017
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
December 3, 2019
29 Comments
The current structure has resulted in complete dysfunction. I agree we need a 7 member board. Perhaps then there will be more accountability to the public.
More diversification is always a good thing and nothing entrenched is good for long. Please increase the numbers on the board
As an alum of Tuckahoe Middle and High School, I am no stranger to the instability and dysfunction within the current BOE structure. Increase the size and let more people be heard!
I think this is a great idea. The current make up of the board has lost the confidence of the community and seems out of touch. I think the board needs more “Village” representation
It’s a shame that 3 people can decide who our Superintendent should or should not be. Take a look at New Rochelle to see how quickly a district can deteriorate when it doesn’t have stability.
We cannot continue down the path we are on!!
I vote to increase the board to 7 members. Thank you. Peter
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This petition is being circulated by concerned school district community members. The purpose of the petition is to gauge interest of Tuckahoe school district residents to increase the size of the Board of Education (BOE) from the current five (5) members to seven (7).
The primary responsibility of the Tuckahoe Board of Education is to establish the policies, vision and goals for the educational program and management of the school district. The Superintendent and administration are responsible for the execution of the BOE’s objectives and are held accountable for results.
With the current BOE structure, policies are adopted for TUFSD with a simple majority of three (3) trustee votes. How would a larger BOE benefit the district?
* Encourage More Civic Involvement: provide an opportunity for additional stakeholders with experience and expertise to participate in the process;
* Foster More Community Representation: reflect interests of multiple constituencies;
* Increase Transparency: allow for more public discussion, decision-making and oversight of BOE and district activities;
* Promote Fairness: ensure a concentration of power and the trajectory of TUFSD is not (now or in the future) in the hands of a small majority.
The results of this petition will be delivered to the Tuckahoe Board of Education at the Regular Meeting of the Board on Monday, December 16th. An abundance of public support may result in a community vote on the issue. This petition may be signed by community members of voting age residing within the Tuckahoe UFSD. Multiple members within the same household should sign. Thank you for your consideration and activism.
DISTRIC COMPARISON
Ardsley: 5 trustees; 2,216 students
Bedford: 7 trustees; 4,045 students
Blind Brook: 5 trustees; 1,436 students
Briarcliff Manor: 5 trustees; 1,426 students
Bronxville: 7 trustees; 1,646 students
Byram Hills: 7 trustees; 2,349 students
Chappaqua: 5 trustees; 3,794 students
Croton-Harmon: 7 trustees; 1,608 students
Dobbs Ferry: 7 trustees; 1,471 students
Eastchester: 9 trustees; 3,226 students
Edgemont: 7 trustees; 2,013 students
Elmsford: 5 trustees; 971 students
Greenburgh 7: 7 trustees; 1,710 students
Harrison: 7 trustees; 3,579 students
Hastings-on-Hudson: 7 trustees; 1,623 students
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls: 5 trustees; 264 students
Hendrick Hudson: 7 trustees; 2,309 students
Irvington: 7 trustees; 1,745 students
Katonah-Lewisboro: 7 trustees; 3,035 students
Lakeland: 9 trustees; 5,594 students
Mamaroneck: 7 trustees; 5,591 students
Mount Pleasant: 7 trustees; 1,906 students
Mount Vernon: 9 trustees; 7,771 students
New Rochelle: 9 trustees; 10,672 students
North Salem: 7 trustees; 1,081 students
Ossining: 7 trustees; 4,817 students
Peekskill: 7 trustees; 3,324 students
Pelham: 7 trustees; 2,907 students
Pleasantville: 5 trustees; 1,696 students
Pocantico Hills: 5 trustees; 290 students
Port Chester Rye: 5 trustees; 4,623 students
Rye City: 7 trustees; 3,348 students
Rye Neck: 6 trustees; 1,605 students
Scarsdale: 7 trustees; 4,770 students
Somers: 7 trustees; 2,982 students
Tarrytown: 7 trustees; 2,687 students
Tuckahoe: 5 trustees; 1,172 students
Valhalla: 7 trustees; 1,439 students
White Plains: 7 trustees; 7,074 students
Yonkers: 9 trustees; 25,142 students
Yorktown: 7 trustees; 3,442 students
* student population from data.nysed.gov as of June 2017
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
December 3, 2019
29 Comments
Served on the board 2011-14. Proposed expanding it then. So, yes I would support it. There is really no good reason NOT to do this since there is usually quite a bit of work involved and sharing the load across 7 (or even 9 as in Eastchester district) would be helpful. It needs to be put on the ballot so obviously a majority of the board would need to want to do this. Back then I don't think I had another member in agreement to do this nor was the Supt. warm to the idea either. Other comments I've read suggested you couldn't get enough (qualified) people to serve -- and if that's the (sad) case then perhaps they should consider merging with Eastchester.
The current structure has resulted in complete dysfunction. I agree we need a 7 member board. Perhaps then there will be more accountability to the public.
More diversification is always a good thing and nothing entrenched is good for long. Please increase the numbers on the board
As an alum of Tuckahoe Middle and High School, I am no stranger to the instability and dysfunction within the current BOE structure. Increase the size and let more people be heard!
I think this is a great idea. The current make up of the board has lost the confidence of the community and seems out of touch. I think the board needs more “Village” representation
It’s a shame that 3 people can decide who our Superintendent should or should not be. Take a look at New Rochelle to see how quickly a district can deteriorate when it doesn’t have stability.
We cannot continue down the path we are on!!
I vote to increase the board to 7 members. Thank you. Peter
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Served on the board 2011-14. Proposed expanding it then. So, yes I would support it. There is really no good reason NOT to do this since there is usually quite a bit of work involved and sharing the load across 7 (or even 9 as in Eastchester district) would be helpful. It needs to be put on the ballot so obviously a majority of the board would need to want to do this. Back then I don't think I had another member in agreement to do this nor was the Supt. warm to the idea either. Other comments I've read suggested you couldn't get enough (qualified) people to serve -- and if that's the (sad) case then perhaps they should consider merging with Eastchester.