Westchester County School Districts
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ABBOTT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Abbott Union Free School District is located in Irvington, NY and includes 1 schools that serve 72 students in grades 1 through 8.
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ARDSLEY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Ardsley School District aims to maximize every student’s potential by providing an educational environment in which learning is paramount, students are active participants, and the quality of teaching reflects the high expectations of the community. We seek to help young people attain the highest level of cognitive growth and critical analysis in all disciplines and expertise to use technology to access information and creatively use it for research/problem solving. We also seek to instill a love for an appreciation of aesthetics and the environment in which we live in order to help students succeed in a world of rapid change, growing competition and cultural diversity. We strive to build a lasting appreciation of democratic values, which includes a respect for others, a commitment to service to one’s community and a strong sense of self-esteem all of which are fundamentals of physical, social and emotional well-being. The District values the appropriate sharing of responsibilities in making decisions and encourages the broadest participation of parents, community members, staff and students.
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BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
We are dedicated to academic excellence, inspiring creativity, and the realization of one’s full potential through equal access to educational opportunities for all students.Our schools foster the development of positive interpersonal relationships and self-esteem within a safe and secure environment.Our schools are places where all are treated with mutual respect and empathy, encouraged to act responsibly, and contribute in their own way as valued members of the community
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BLIND BROOK-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Blind Brook Rye Schools are the cornerstone of our community. Our mission is to prepare our students to be active, life-long learners who have the skills and confidence necessary to achieve their highest potential. We encourage our students to be curious, compassionate and strong in their ability to face challenges. We are committed to preparing our students to be reflective, adaptable citizens with an open world view. We aspire to instill integrity as a core value and to influence our students to be ethical and responsible members of society.
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BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
"It takes the whole village to raise a child."We, the "Village of Briarcliff Manor" - parents, students, school staff, and community encourage each Briarcliff student:To become a sharing, caring individual, To communicate effectively,To be a lifetime learner,To accept and appreciate people of other cultures,To contribute in a positive way to society,Collaboratively, to create a community of learners reflecting the highest aspirations of the Briarcliff community while providing the greatest possible value to Briarcliff residents.
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BRONXVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
We are dedicated to bringing out the best in all our students, their minds, their talents, and their concern for others.
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BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the BHHS and HCC school counseling departments is to foster the intellectual, emotional, social and career development of all students. School counselors design and deliver effective curriculum, programs and services so that all students may utilize the tools that will enable them to be responsible and productive citizens in a rapidly changing world. They help students identify their abilities and interests, strengthen their decision-making and coping skills, and develop an approach to life that is uniquely their own.
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CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the Chappaqua Schools is to create a community for learning, where students, parents and staff are joined in the pursuit of academic excellence and personal growth in a caring environment. We seek to develop each student's full potential through a challenging curriculum, a diversified faculty, and a commitment to intellectual freedom. We will teach basic skills, foster creative and critical thinking, and provide a foundation for life-long learning. We will nourish our students' emotional lives and guide their social development, instilling in them an appreciation of self-worth, of individual difference, and of global interdependence. We will help them learn how to manage freedom and to act ethically so that each may become a responsible, contributing member of society.
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CHARTER SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE
The mission of the Charter School of Educational Excellence (“CSEE”) is to produce students who meet or exceed all New York State learning standards.
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CROTON-HARMON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Croton-Harmon School District is committed to: Challenging all children with high expectations, Including parents and the wider community as partners in this endeavor, Fostering a climate of mutual respect, having teachers play a strategic role in students' education,Developing student skills that will enable them to meet responsibly the challenges that lie ahead of them, Croton-Harmon School District graduates will develop into effective communicators, researchers, and problem solvers, individuals who are independent learners and assume responsibility for their own learning and behavior.
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DOBBS FERRY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of the Dobbs Ferry School District is to provide a high quality education whereby all students are empowered to reach their individual potential, respect and value themselves and others, and become life-long learners.
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EASTCHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission Statement: It is the mission of the Eastchester Public Schools to provide an environment that fosters mutual respect, promotes the uniqueness of the individual, provides opportunities for student successes, and guides all students intellectually, emotionally, physically and socially.
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EDGEMONT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission Statement: Mission Statement The Edgemont School District is a culturally diverse community of concerned individuals dedicated to providing exemplary education in a changing world. The community recognizes the importance of ethical behavior, mutual respect, and social conscience. We accept our shared responsibility in creating a nurturing environment that promotes diverse learning opportunities for all. We are committed to our students: encouraging and facilitating intellectual development and critical inquiry, assisting discovery, and cultivating individuality and self-esteem. We take pride in our uniqueness; the Edgemont Schools are the essence of our community.
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ELMSFORD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission Statement: The mission of the Elmsford Union Free School District is to enhance the teaching and learning process and to raise achievement for all students while developing mutual respect in our diverse community.
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GREENBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
MISSION STATEMENT: The goal of the District is to provide a model learning center where students will grow from one stage to another and to develop those skills and talents which permit the individual to succeed in the pursuit of his/her goals and ambitions in an ever changing society.
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GREENBURGH ELEVEN UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission: The Mission of Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District is to prepare all students to become CRITICAL THINKERS, SELF-CONFIDENT, RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, INDEPENDENT LEARNERS AND CITIZENS by providing all students with a quality public education where diversity, creativity, mutual respect and self-esteem are emphasized and cultivated; where a collaborative partnership exists among students, educators, parents and the community; and where students and staff are challenged to develop their full potential.
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GREENBURGH-GRAHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission: The Graham School strives to enable students to: Realize their academic potential and become college and career ready; Understand and maximize their strengths; Experience opportunities for social and emotional growth; Become effective advocates for themselves; Develop the confidence, skills and knowledge to become productive citizens.
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GREENBURGH-NORTH CASTLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission: The District is committed to the success of each child in a safe, supportive, and stimulating learning environment.
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HARRISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Board of Education has proudly and consistently pursued a mission of excellence and equity for all students. Parents and community members play an active role in supporting its high achieving district characterized by its superior standards and even higher aspirations. Respect for high quality education is evident by the consistent support of school budgets and an active education foundation.
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HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Exceptional teachers, high expectations for student achievement, concern for the total development of all students, and strong community support are important contributors to the success of the District. In all grades, students consistently perform at the highest levels on local, statewide and national tests.
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HAWTHORNE-CEDAR KNOLLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District is a Special Act School District. This means that it is a public school district and follows all the part 100 and 200 Commissioners Regulations for provision of academic and special education services. All teachers are highly qualified and state testing follows all of the procedures found in a typical district.
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HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the Hendrick Hudson School District, a dynamic, innovative, and supportive educational community, is to ensure each student is an engaged, passionate learner who achieves his or her maximum potential and contributes to society.
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IRVINGTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the Irvington School District is to create a challenging and supportive learning environment in which each student attains his or her highest potential for academic achievement, critical thinking and life-long learning. Our schools encourage the discovery and development of students’ individual strengths, skills and talents, and foster social and civic responsibility. Four schools serve the District to achieve that mission: Dows Lane Elementary School (K-3), Main Street School (4-5), Irvington Middle School (6-8), and Irvington High School (9-12).
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KATONAH-LEWISBORO UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
A student-inspired, community-based center of educational excellence, is to ensure that each student has a passion for learning and defines and achieves individual success in a dynamic, competitive global society through a system distinguished by: Highly motivated active learners who continuously assess their progress and feel joy in their accomplishments; Faculty and staff dedicated to the success of all students; Rigorous curricula and innovative approaches to instruction that honor the uniqueness in each student; Collaboration among school, home, and community to create a stimulating learning environment.
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LAKELAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Lakeland is a suburban school district located in the Northwest corner of Westchester County and includes parts of six towns: Yorktown, Cortlandt, and Somers in Westchester County; Carmel, Philipstown, and Putnam Valley in Putnam County. The district population was 6,323 in October 2009. Lakeland includes five, grade K-5 elementary schools; one, grade 6-8 middle school; and two grade 9-12 high schools as well as the Lakeland Alternative High School.
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MAMARONECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
It is the mission of the Mamaroneck School District to promote intellectual engagement and an appreciation of learning as an inherently rewarding activity to prepare students to function as responsible citizens, and to prepare students to live in a multi-cultural world.
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MOUNT PLEASANT-BLYTHEDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
In 1971, Mt. Pleasant Blythedale UFSD was chartered by the New York State legislature as a Special Act school district. We are the only public school district in New York created to educate a hospital population. Our students are inpatients and day hospital children and adolescents receiving rehabilitation and medical services at Blythedale Children’s Hospital.
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MOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT
It is the goal of Mount Vernon City School District to build the capacity of our teaching staff so that they can differentiate and modify instruction to meet the individual student needs.
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NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Barnard Early Childhood Center is a three story stone structure nestled in a residential neighborhood of New Rochelle near the City’s border with Larchmont. Housed in this space are several district programs, including a four-year pre-kindergarten through grade two magnet program featuring the district’s first full-day kindergarten program, New York State/ Head-Start Pre-Kindergarten, the district’s Pre-School Speech Language Learning Center, and district Special Education classes. New York State recognized EC2 as a Sharing Success Program.
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NORTH SALEM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
MISSION - Engage students to continuously learn, question, define and solve problems through critical and creative thinking...
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OSSINING UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Students become young adults at Ossining High School, learning to accept and step up to responsibility, take on new challenges and look to far horizons. Teachers assume the role of guides to learning, encouraging students to find their independence while taking a part in the school community.
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PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the Peekskill City School District is to: • Educate students in a caring, inspiring environment characterized by a spirit of excellence and high expectations; • Prepare graduates to meet or exceed state standards; • Graduate students who respect and appreciate cultural diversity; • Prepare students to pursue adult lives as contributing citizens of our local and global community.
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PELHAM UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Pelham school community, comprising The Board of Education, administrators, teachers, school staff, parents, students and community members, has high expectations and standards for all students.
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PLEASANTVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Pleasantville Union Free School District believes that all students are unique and can be educated in a manner consistent with their abilities, learning styles, individual interests and talents. Our purpose is to provide all students with the means to acquire skills, knowledge and values enabling them to be healthy, competent, contributing and responsible members of society. To affect the future in a positive way, we accept the challenge and embrace the responsibility of providing an excellent education so that all students may attain their potential.
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POCANTICO HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
In 1931, workers laid the cornerstone for the Pocantico Hills Central School. ... Our Strategic Framework is the blueprint for the School District and guides us in ... the education of our children from a complicated web of New York State politics.
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PORT CHESTER-RYE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the Port Chester School District — “Success for Every Student” — has been internalized by every teacher, administrator and staff member within our schools. The educational programs and services offered to our students reflect a quest for scholastic excellence, combined with respect and concern for the worth and development of individual students.
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PUTNAM-WESTCHESTER BOCES
It all began on September 9, 1948 when a group of 40 people met to discuss the new intermediate district legislation. On that date the second BOCES in the state became a reality. Five newly elected board members joined District Superintendent Robert E. Bell in the venture. Over the years, our commitment to excellence and innovation in responding to the needs of our component school districts, the needs of other districts across New York State, and of thousands of adult students as well, has created an array of services that have been recognized repeatedly at the regional, state, and national level as the best that public education has to offer.In Special Education, we open new possibilities in movement and self-sufficiency for multiply disabled students; in behavior management and the creation of positive behavioral environments; and in Response to Intervention, wich integrates general education and special education intervention in order to turn failure into success at the earliest possible moment. Our Regional Alternative High School provides a path to success for students who might otherwise be unable to graduate from high schoool. Our Walkabout program helps disengaged students find confiidence and direction.Our Career and Technical Education Center offers a wide range of career and college training opportunities, including Career Academies, which integrate academics with technical training. We also help hundreds of adults who are changing careers, learning English, or pursuing a delayed high school education.
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RYE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Rye’s three elementary schools are all New York State Schools of Excellence and National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence. Elementary academics stress the mastery of language arts, reading, social studies, science, mathematics, and creative and critical thinking skills. Writing journals and portfolios are maintained by all students. Art, computer, music, library skills, and physical education are taught at all grade levels. Spanish instruction begins in first grade. Instrumental music instruction begins at Grade 4. Our middle school, also a National School of Excellence, serves students Grades 6-8 who learn from teacher teams in the core academic areas. Teaching blocks include interdisciplinary studies. Students may continue their study in Spanish or elect to take Latin, French or Mandarin beginning in 6th Grade. The high school, ranked 59th out of more than 21,000 high schools in the country as measured by U.S. News & World Report, and consistently ranked by Newsweek among the top 100 high schools nationwide, serves students in Grades 9-12 with a full range of curriculum opportunities at Regents, honors, and Advanced Placement levels. Courses in foreign languages, the performing arts, instrumental, vocal and digital music, career education, television, business, health, computer, home economics, technology and physical education augment core academics. A cable television station is housed at the high school and serves as a classroom for video journalism, video production and performing arts video instruction. A writing mentor program provides one-on-one assistance for students in Grades 9 - 11. An off-campus alternative high school serves the needs of those students who benefit best from non-traditional educational approaches. An extensive extracurricular program, which includes service activities, performing arts, athletics, and student publications, is available at all grade levels. A model school/community service program is mandatory at the high school.Support service personnel at all grade levels include psychologists, registered nurses, speech and language therapists, English Language Learner teachers, and reading, writing and adaptive physical education specialists. The special education program serves students pre-school through Grade 12. Consultant teacher, learning center, and self-contained classroom services are matched to student need. An enthusiastic and committed group of volunteers work in the schools. Residents also serve on special committees created by the seven-member Board of Education, including school Excellence Teams at each building. Cooperative programs exist between the schools and community agencies.
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SCARSDALE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Scarsdale Public Schools seek to sponsor each student's full development, enabling our youth to be effective and independent contributors in a democratic society and an interdependent world. To this end, we endeavor to help them to think and express themselves clearly, critically and creatively; to understand themselves and others within the broad fabric of human experience and the natural universe; to appreciate their rights and responsibilities as citizens; and to become people of integrity, maturity and generous spirit. A measure of our success is the degree to which they fulfill their potential for the common good, non sibi -- not for themselves alone. Valuing our individuality, we unite to keep the flame of learning.
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SOMERS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Forward in Excellence.We are committed to meeting the individual needs of each of our students, and we are focused on ensuring that all students graduate with the knowledge, skills,and experiences they need to find success — in higher education, in the workforce, and in life.
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TUCKAHOE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
"A Promise To Prepare For Tomorrow".Welcome:The Tuckahoe Union Free School District is located approximately 25 minutes north of midtown Manhattan in a small, suburban community adjacent to the Village of Bronxville, New York. The Tuckahoe Schools service the Town of Eastchester in the communities of Tuckahoe, Bronxville Manor, and Chester Heights, totaling in enrollment of approximately 1,100 students grades K-12. This small school setting has fostered a unique educational environment with the added personal touch of a small town within the largest metropolitan area in the United States. The strength that comes from within a small town, such as Tuckahoe, has been tested and trusted many times; a strong pride is shared by all that call Tuckahoe home.
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UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE TARRYTOWNS
The mission of the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns is to empower students to make informed choices and assume responsibility for their own actions as they become self-directed, lifelong learners who are committed and able contributors to a sustainable local and global society. In partnership with our diverse community, we promote continuous growth through active engagement in a personalized learning environment characterized by high expectations and academic rigor in a climate of collaboration and mutual respect.
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VALHALLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
A portion of each business meeting is reserved for District residents to address the Board on any issue they desire. All business meetings are held at 7 p.m. and take place at Valhalla Middle High School. Work sessions take place at 6 p.m. and are held at the District Office. Check the website calendar for any changes in time or location that might occur during the school year.
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WESTCHESTER BOCES
Mission:To collaborate with districts, agencies, and communities to meet their educational challenges by providing regional leadership and cost effective, high quality services.
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WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
The mission of the White Plains City School District is to educate and inspire all students, while nurturing their dreams, so they learn continually, think critically, pursue their aspirations and contribute to a diverse and dynamic world.
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YONKERS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Our Mission :To achieve excellence together.Our Vision :The Yonkers Public Schools empowers all students to take their place in the world as knowledgeable, competent, responsible citizens. Students are articulate and creative, attaining individual academic, emotional and physical goals in a safe and equitable educational community. Students are well-rounded, achieve in all subject areas, integrate technology, think independently and connect content to real life.All District staff are student-centered, innovative, committed, enthusiastic, educational leaders. They respect diversity and address the strengths and learning challenges of each student. They understand and implement research-based strategies in orderly state-of-the-art facilities. All staff have high standards for their students, colleagues and themselves.The community is an empowered, positive, collaborative voice that supports teaching and learning and participates in educational decision making for students. The District embraces the global community and is committed to meaningful partnerships.Yonkers Public Schools is committed to student success.
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YORKTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mission: The Curriculum Council is a professional community of educators whose purpose is to develop and nurture kindergarten to grade twelve communication and advise decisions about curriculum, instruction, assessment and staff development in a representative manner.