The Friday Five (5) - March 21 2025

Posted Date: 3/21/25 (4:00 PM)

March 21, 2025

	2025-26 Budget Hearing The Proposed 2025-26 School Budget Hearing will take place at 6:30 PM on Monday, March 24, in Rooms 170-172 of Scarsdale High School. Please see the invitation sent to the community. Here is the Draft 2025-25 Budget Book and a 1-sheet summary of the budget and what it seeks to accomplish for students.
	Smartphone and Device Policy Discussion Governor Hochul has proposed a bell-to-bell device ban for the coming school year. The proposed legislation is being discussed by the Legislature as part of the State budget deliberations. At Monday night's BOE meeting, we will be introducing a new school policy for discussion that anticipates this device ban. Following the discussion, we expect to solicit input from our school community about the policy. Please watch this space next Friday for more information.
	Student BOE Members A new law requires NY Boards of Education to seat at least one ex officio student board member by the start of the 2025-26 school year. On March 10, the Board of Education discussed a proposed process for selecting two student members - a junior and a senior. A new policy associated with this process will be discussed at the March 24 BOE meeting. The Board expects to invite student applications as early as next week. Stay tuned!
	Capital Projects Steering Committee The first meeting of this committee was held on Thursday, March 20. The committee includes parents, community members, teachers, a student, building and district leaders, BOE members, and our consultants. We are excited to have kicked off our work, and we will use this space to keep the community apprised of the work as we develop capital project recommendations.
	Another State Championship! Congratulations to 4x800 relay State Champion runners junior Leia Patel, senior Zoe Dichter, junior Rachel Rakower and freshman Ana Pettinelli! Success on the track continued at Nike Indoor Nationals last weekend. Julie Scheffler earned All-American honors taking second place in the Girls 1 Mile Race Walk. Distance Medley Relay team of Zoe Dichter, Rachel Rakower, Alice Nicassio, and Adriana Pettinelli also earned All-American status finishing in 5th place, running the 3rd fastest time in Westchester County History. Zoe Dichter placed second in the Girls 800m Emerging Elite division and was also named the Con Edison Athlete of the Week. Catch up on this and more exciting sports news (and support local journalism) by visiting the SHS Maroon website, and the Raider Panther Reporter.