The draft 2018-2019 safety plan was introduced at the Sept. 4 New Rochelle Board of Education meeting in the Linda E. Kelly Theatre. Find the draft plan via the link below or under Safety & Security Updates on this home page. The Board is expected to adopt a final version by October 15.
The public may comment on the plan. Send comments to save@nredlearn.org.
Athletic practices begin today (8/13) for some teams. Here's an update from the Athletic Department:
New Rochelle High School
Department of Athletics
Update on Team Practices
Due to the construction continuing at the high school the following is updated information regarding practices. If you have any questions you can e-mail the respective coaches or the Athletic Department: Judy Petrone – jpetrone@nredlearn.org or Steve Young – syoung@nredlearn.org.
VARSITY FOOTBALL
Monday, August 13 – Tuesday, August 14 - Practice at City Park – Depart NRHS at 10:15am
Wednesday, August 15 – Friday, August 17 – Practice at City Park – Depart NRHS at 8:00am
Saturday, August 18 – Practice at City Park – Depart NRHS 8:00am
For questions contact: Coach DiRienzo at ldirienzo@nredlearn.org
JV FOOTBALL
Monday, August 13 – Tuesday, August 14 - Practice at City Park – Team will depart from Isaac
Young MS at 2:15
Wednesday, August 15 – Friday, August 17 – Practice at City Park – Team will depart from
Isaac Young MS at 7:45am
Saturday, August 18 – Practice at City Park – Team will depart from Isaac Young MS at 7:45am
For questions contact: Coach Washington at twashington@nredlearn.org
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL
August 20 – Practices begin
For information contact: Coach Salvo at psalvo@nredlearn.org
GIRLS’ VARSITY and JV SOCCER
Monday, August 13 – Friday, August 17 – Practices will be at City Park from 11:00am-1:00pm
and from 3:00-5:00pm
Saturday, August 18 – Practice at City Park from 8:00-10:00am
For questions contact: Coach Fran at coachfn@ymail.com
BOYS’ VARSITY and JV SOCCER
Wednesday, August 15 – Practice at City Park 9:00-11:00am and 3:00-5:00pm
Saturday, August 18 - Practice at City Park from 9:00-11:00am followed by a team lunch at the
high school.
For questions contact: Coach Garcia at jgarcia@nredlearn.org
GIRLS’ VARSITY SWIMMING
Practice will begin on Monday, August 20. Site to be announced.
For questions contact: Coach Fierro at kfierro@nredlearn.org
GIRLS’ VARSITY and JV TENNIS
Monday, August 20 th – 9:00am (meet at the New Rochelle High School’s tennis courts)
Practice will be Monday through Friday, 9:00am – 12:00pm.
For questions contact: Coach Sgobbo at msgobbo@nredlearn.org
VARSITY and JV VOLLEYBALL
Practices will begin on Monday, August 20. Site to be announced.
For questions contact: Coach Flaherty at Meghan.flaherty1@yahoo.com
VARSITY and JV CHEERLEADING
Monday, August 13 th – 5:30pm at Isaac Young MS
August 18 – 21 – cheer camp at Trail’s End (more information to follow)
Wednesday, August 15 - There will be a Varsity Cheer Parent Meeting at 7:30pm at Isaac Young MS
Thursday, August 16 – There will be a J.V. Cheer Parent Meeting at 7:15pm at Isaac Young MS
For questions contact: Coach Trozzi at nrhscheerprogram@gmail.com
GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY
Monday, August 20 th – 5:00pm (meet at the Nature Study on Webster Avenue)
For questions contact: Coach Capellan at andycap@optonline.net
BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY
Monday, August 20 th – 5:00pm (meet at the Nature Study on Webster Avenue)
For questions contact: Coach Intervallo at joint415@hotmail.com
In order to be ready for the start of the season you must have a completed Sports Physical
and have submitted the health form to the High School’s Health Office. The sports physicals
can be dropped off at the Health Office at Trinity School on Monday, August 13 and Tuesday,
August 14 (no later than 11:00am)
The New Rochelle Board of Education tonight (8/7) accepted the resignation of New Rochelle High School Principal Reginald Richardson, which was submitted earlier in the day. Assistant Principal Joseph Starvaggi was named Interim Principal, and House II Principal Camille Edwards-Thomas was named Interim Assistant Principal.
The actions were taken at the Board of Education meeting in City Hall.
Find Mr. Richardson’s letter here.
The Board of Education issued the following statement:
“The City School District of New Rochelle Board of Education would like to extend our sincere gratitude and thanks to Mr. Richardson for his service in our district as New Rochelle High School Principal. During his leadership, the high school significantly increased its engagement with community services to lend a helping hand to students in need of extra help and guidance. Mr. Richardson also added to the already extensive list of Advanced Placement classes offered. He successfully co-chaired the first Westchester chapter of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative. We wish him much success in his future endeavors.”
El Consejo de Educación de New Rochelle aceptó esta noche (8/7) la renuncia del director de New Rochelle High School Reginald Richardson, que se presentó anteriormente ese mismo día. El subdirector Joseph Starvaggi fue nombrado director interino y la House II Principal Camille Edwards-Thomas fue nombrada subdirectora interina.
Las acciones se tomaron en la reunión de la Junta de Educación en City Hall.
Encuentra la carta del Sr. Richardson aquí.
La Junta de Educación emitió la siguiente declaración:
"La Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar de la Ciudad de New Rochelle desea extender nuestra sincera gratitud y agradecimiento al Sr. Richardson por su servicio en nuestro distrito como Director de New Rochelle High School. Durante su liderazgo, la escuela secundaria aumentó significativamente su compromiso con los servicios comunitarios para ayudar a los estudiantes que necesitan ayuda y orientación adicional. El Sr. Richardson también se agregó a la ya extensa lista de clases de Advanced Placement que se ofrecen. Él co-presidió con éxito el primer capítulo de Westchester de la iniciativa My Brother's Keeper. Le deseamos mucho éxito en sus esfuerzos futuros.”
Watch the New Rochelle Board of Education meeting live here:
http://newrochelle.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=45
The district is in receipt of the following letter. This is a personnel issue. The Board of Education will discuss the matter in executive session at its August 7 meeting and has no further comment at this time.
El distrito está recibiendo la carta siguiente. Este es un asunto de personal. La Junta de Educación discutirá el asunto en una sesión ejecutiva en su reunión del 7 de agosto y no tiene más comentarios en este momento.
July 26th, 2018
Dear Dr. Osborne,
I hereby rescind my letter of resignation dated July 19th 2018.
Best,
Reginald Richardson,
Principal of New Rochelle High School
Administrative offices and most operations at New Rochelle High School have been moved to House 4 until late July while crews ramp up construction and replace electrical switchgear equipment in other areas of the building.
Most NRHS summer school classes have been moved to Albert Leonard Middle School at 25 Gerada Lane. There will be shuttle bus service from NRHS to ALMS for summer school classes. The buses will leave from North Avenue by the Huguenot Children's Library (near Eastchester Road) on the following schedule: 8:00, 10:00 and 12:00. Buses will leave ALMS at 10:30, 12:30 and 2:30, returning to North Avenue.
Other NRHS business, including picking up transcripts, will take place in House 4, where internet service and phone lines have been re-routed.
House 4 will also be the temporary home of the District’s re-registration process, which begins this summer with incoming ninth-graders.
Power was turned off in most of the building on June 26 to allow crews to replace the equipment. The work is part of Phase II of the $106.5 million bond project approved by voters in 2016. The $46 million phase is on course to be completed later this year.
Access to House 4 is off North and Braemar avenues or from the end of Flandreau Avenue. The building’s main entrance at 265 Clove Road is temporarily closed to the staff and the general public.
The NRHS administrative office can still be reached at (914) 576-4500.
For questions on the construction, contact Director of Facilities Carl Thurnau, cthurnau@nredlearn.org, (914) 576-4222.
The New Rochelle High School Class of 2018 graduated Thursday afternoon in a commencement ceremony filled with advice, encouragement and challenges for the students to be the best that they can be.
“I call on the Class of 2018 to find a path that each of you finds genuinely purposeful,” valedictorian Elijah Pomerantz said to the sea of 670 fellow purple-robed seniors on the high school’s McKenna Field. “Standing on the precipice of adulthood, we all have to decide what this next chapter of our lives will bring. Whether we are heading off to college, to work or to serve our nation, we are all poised to begin our adult years auspiciously.”
An incoming member of Princeton University’s freshman class, Pomerantz was one of 15 graduating seniors who will attend Ivy League colleges in the fall. The class completed a sweep of the prestigious schools, sending at least one student to each of the eight ivies – including eight students to Cornell University alone.
Pomerantz and salutatorian Randall St. Louis remarked on the wide range of passions and skills exhibited by the class.
“As I look out at this crowd in front of me,” said St. Louis, who will attend Harvard University, “I see future scientists who have grown out of the Science Research Program, future athletes who have started their careers with championships here, future artists and performers from the PAVE program who will soon be walking red carpets, future engineers who will take us deeper into the age of technology and future leaders who I hope to see on ballots later in life.”
Class President Ever-Maat Mack challenged her fellow graduates and the families and friends present to think about “privilege and perspective.”
“If you can’t understand where others are coming from, you can’t empathize,” she said. “We should strive to treat each other with a certain level of unconditional respect.”
Principal Reginald Richardson said the seniors had faced challenges and had shown themselves to be “passionate, intelligent, articulate and resilient.”
“Because of you, I am filled with hope and optimism for the future,” he said. “Because of you, I can see a world much better than the one we have today.”
Board of Education Vice President Jeffrey Hastie also addressed the graduates, telling them that they have shown courage and kindness this year.
“The most impressive takeaway for me is your sense of now,” Hastie said. “Now is your time to action. Now is your time to speak. Now is your time to do. You are not waiting your turn, asking for permission. Nor should you. You will shape your future and no one else. Such a conviction at any age is inspiring, but more so in the young.”
Schools Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne told the graduates that they are ready to shape, “even radically alter,” the world.
“Graduates, whatever you do next, learn as much as you possibly can in every possible way,” he said. “Your education is not a place you attend or a class you take. It’s how you ultimately make sense of the world and your place in it. May you take the critical thinking and deeply held core values that are so embodied by New Rochelle, and bring all your joy, creativity and compassion to lead us to a better tomorrow.”
Voters Approve 2018-2019 proposed budget for City School District of New Rochelle
The $270,381,160 spending plan maintains existing programs, invests in social-emotional supports, safety and security measures, and adds teaching positions
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (June 19, 2018) – Residents today approved the City School District of New Rochelle’s proposed $270,381,160 budget for the 2018-2019 school year that stays within the state tax cap. The plan preserves programming and includes funds for several positions and safety measures.
The vote was 1,757 – 1,004. The results remain unofficial pending the counting of absentee ballots.
The cap on the increase in the tax levy – the amount of money to be raised by property taxes – was 2.231 percent. The budget kept the increase to that level by cutting $3.4 million from the tax levy that was included in the $272.8 million budget that voters rejected in May.
The tax levy in the now-approved budget is $209,002,162. That is an increase of $4,560,520 over the levy of $204,441,642 in the 2017-2018 budget.
“This budget will serve the District well,” said Superintendent Dr. Brian Osborne. “By allocating resources responsibly, the budget preserves our programs, provides for necessary additions and also protects the fiscal health that we have worked so hard to improve in recent years.”
The newly adopted budget carries an estimated tax rate of $785.72 per $1,000 of assessed value. That’s an increase of $21 per $1,000, or 2.75 percent. The current rate is $764.72 per $1,000. The tax bill for a home assessed at $16,000, the city average, will be an estimated $12,571.52, an increase of $335.95. Such a home has an estimated market value of $695,000.
All necessary programs, faculty and staff positions currently in place for this school year are maintained in the proposed budget. It adds four school counselors at New Rochelle High School, one in each house. It also adds teaching positions to address pressing student needs. They include 2.1 English as a New Language teacher FTEs split among Albert Leonard Middle School, Isaac E. Young Middle School and William B. Ward Elementary School); three special education teachers (one each at New Rochelle High School, ALMS and IEYMS); and one special education teaching assistant and one special education aide (both at the high school).
A sum of $200,000 is included for additional safety measures that have been recommended by the Task Force on Reducing Violence in the Lives of Children and Youth and that will be recommended in a security assessment being conducted by the global firm Guidepost Solutions.
About the City School District of New Rochelle
With nearly 11,000 students in 10 schools, the City School District of New Rochelle, through an active partnership amongst community, parents, staff and students, provides a high-quality and challenging education for every child, in a safe, nurturing environment that embraces rich diversity and drives success.
Shannon Mulqueen
