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Board signals willingness to explore BOCES-led regionalization for mental health, pre-K and transportation
Summary
After a presentation, the board consented to submit a preliminary response to BOCES that the district will explore regionalization activities including regional mental-health services, cooperative pre-K seats and coordinated transportation; no binding commitment was made.
HENDRICK HUDSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — The board on Sept. 16 told administrators to proceed to the next stage of planning with Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES on regionalization activities that could include shared mental-health services, cooperative prekindergarten arrangements and coordinated transportation and work-based learning.
The district presentation summarized the state’s regionalization concept, quoting the New York State Education Department’s definition of regionalization as “a collaborative approach where multiple school districts share services, programs and resources to improve efficiency, expand access to specialized programs, reduce…
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