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Detailed Description
Subseries 1: Memorandums
Dates:
1956-1958
Physical Description:
0.75 cubic feet of records
Scope and Content Note:
This subseries consists of reports on studies initiated by NYSED by request of the Advisory Council on School District Reorganization. The first study details the number of central, union free, and common school districts in each county in New York. The remaining studies mostly deal with recommendations for the reorganization of groups of school districts, along with criteria to determine the size of an efficient school district, and notes on transportation problems likely to be encountered by reorganizations. Included are copies of the memoranda, drafts, and agenda of meetings in which memoranda were presented.Arrangement:
Roughly arranged by memorandum number
| Dates | Contents | Box | Folder |
|---|---|---|---|
Accretion: 1983 |
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| 1956 August | Memorandum No. 1 - August 30, 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 October | Memorandum No. 2 - October 25, 1956 | 1 | 2 |
| 1956 November-December | Memorandum No. 3 - November 29, 1956 | 1 | 3 |
| 1956 November | Supplement to Memorandum No. 3 - November 29, 1956 | 1 | 4 |
| 1956 November | Memorandum No. 3-a - November 29, 1956 | 1 | 5 |
| 1956 November | Memorandum No. 3-a - November 29, 1956 (unfiled) | 1 | 6 |
| 1957 January | January 10, 1957 - Material Presented at Meeting | 1 | 7 |
| 1957 January-February | Unfiled Papers - January-February 1957 | 1 | 8 |
| 1957 February | Memorandum No. 4 - Fifth Meeting - February 14, 1957 | 1 | 9 |
| 1957 February | Memorandum No. 4 - Fifth Meeting - February 14, 1957 (unfiled) | 1 | 10 |
| 1957 February | Supplement to Memorandum No. 4 - Fifth Meeting - February 14, 1957 | 1 | 11 |
| 1957 March | Memorandum No. 5 - March 28, 1957 (unfiled) | 1 | 12 |
| 1957 March | Memorandum No. 5 - Sixth Meeting - March 28, 1957 | 1 | 13 |
| 1957 March | Supplement to Memorandum No. 5 - Sixth Meeting - March 28, 1957 | 1 | 14 |
| 1957 July | Memorandum No. 6 - Seventh Meeting - July 25, 1957 | 1 | 15 |
| 1957 July | Tentative Material - Report of School District Reorganization | 1 | 16 |
| 1957 July | Proposed Schedule of Meetings - July 25, 1957 | 1 | 17 |
| 1957 June | Memorandum No. 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 1957 June | Memorandum No. 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 1957 June-1958 July | Memorandum No. 6 | 1 | 20 |
| 1957 June | Memorandum No. 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 1957 July | Supplement to Enlarged City School Districts and Central School Districts - Presented at Seventh Meeting - July 25, 1957 | 1 | 22 |
| 1957 June | Memorandum No. 6 | 1 | 23 |
| 1957 June | Memorandum No. 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 1957 October-1958 February | Material Presented at Meeting - February 6, 1958 | 1 | 25 |
| 1958 February | Changes in Recommendations as a Result of the Fourteen Hearings on the Reorganization Plan Held October 3, 1957 through November 13, 1957 | 1 | 26 |
Subseries 2: Subject files
Dates:
1955-1959
Physical Description:
0.25 cubic feet of textual records
Scope and Content Note:
This subseries consists of files documenting the administration and operations of the Advisory Council on School District Reorganization. Included are proposed schedules of public hearings to discuss the Advisory Council's recommended revisions to the Master Plan for School District Reorganization, as well as lists of changes in these recommendations due to feedback from the hearings. Also included are data on then-existing central school districts, including enrollments, maps, debt service, and transportation costs.Arrangement:
Arranged roughly alphabetically by subject
| Dates | Contents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Accretion: 11120-83 |
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| 1959 January-March | Correspondence Regarding Revised Master Plan - 1959 | ||
| 1957 March-June | Annexations - to June 30, 1957 | ||
| 1957 July-1958 December | Annexations - Voted July 1, 1957-1959 | ||
| 1957 October-November | Area Hearings - October and November 1957 | ||
| 1958 April-1959 March | Supervisory District Changes | ||
| 1957 March | Central School Districts | ||
| 1955 June | Central School District Enrollments | ||
| 1956 July-1957 May | Central, Union Free and Common School Districts - Number as of May 1, 1957 - By County | ||
| 1957 | Class Schedules from Secondary School Report - 1956-1957 | ||
| 1956 July | Qualifications for Aid - Union Free and Common School Districts | ||
| 1958 December-1959 January | School District by County - December 30, 1958 | ||
| undated | School Districts - Number and Type of School District by County | ||
| 1957 October-1958 January | School District Reorganization - Advisory Committee - Special Subcommittee - Notes | ||
| 1955 August-1956 December | Maps - New York State, and Correspondence - with Department of Public Works | ||
| 1955 August-1956 December | Maps - New York State, and Correspondence - with Department of Public Works | ||
| 1958 February | School District Reorganization - A Brief Summary for Presentation to the Board of Regents | ||
| 1956 | School District Reorganization - "Net Debt Services 1955-1956 - Central Schools Recommended for Combination" | ||
| 1956 December-1957 May | Transportation Data | ||
| undated | Maps - Counties of New York State - Miscellaneous (Extra Copies) | ||
| 1957 July-1959 January | Master Plan - Rewriting Directives, etc | ||
| 1956 February-1957 November | Office Records - School District Reorganization Study - Legislation Study 1956-1957 - Outline of Plan - Steps in Development of Revised Master Plan | ||
Subseries 3: Files on counties
Dates:
1941-1959, 1955-1959
Physical Description:
2.5 cubic feet of textual records
Scope and Content Note:
This subseries consists of information on New York counties used by the Advisory Council on School District Reorganization in the preparation of recommendations for changes in the Master Plan for School District Reorganization. Included are lists of school districts within counties, maps of counties showing school district boundaries, correspondence from citizens and school district officials, and recommendations for revisions of plans.Arrangement:
Roughly alphabetical by county name
| Dates | Contents | Box | Folder |
|---|---|---|---|
Accretion: 1983 |
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| 1956 October-1957 November | Albany | 2 | 8 |
| 1957 March-May | Allegany | 2 | 9 |
| 1957 February-1958 March | Broome | 2 | 10 |
| 1956-1957 October | Cattaraugus | 2 | 11 |
| 1956 October-1957 October | Cayuga | 2 | 12 |
| 1956 October-November | Chautauqua | 2 | 13 |
| 1957 February-November | Chemung | 2 | 14 |
| 1956 November-1957 September | Chenango | 2 | 15 |
| 1956 October-1957 October | Clinton | 2 | 16 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Columbia | 2 | 17 |
| 1956 November-1958 January | Cortland | 2 | 18 |
| 1956 November-1957 November | Delaware | 2 | 19 |
| 1956 November-1958 January | Dutchess | 2 | 20 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Erie | 2 | 21 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Essex | 2 | 22 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Franklin | 2 | 23 |
| 1955 October-1957 October | Fulton | 2 | 24 |
| 1956 October-1957 October | Genesee | 2 | 25 |
| 1956 November-1958 September | Greene | 2 | 26 |
| 1956 November-1957 November | Hamilton | 2 | 27 |
| 1957 February-October | Herkimer | 2 | 28 |
| 1957 January-November | Jefferson | 2 | 29 |
| 1957 February-December | Lewis | 2 | 29 |
| 1956 October-1957 November | Livingston | 2 | 30 |
| 1956 November-1957 November | Madison | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 October-1959 March | Monroe | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 February-October | Montgomery | 3 | 3 |
| 1956 February-1958 January | Nassau | 3 | 4 |
| 1956 September-1957 October | Niagara | 3 | 5 |
| 1957 February-August | Oneida | 3 | 6 |
| 1956 October-1958 March | Onondaga | 3 | 7 |
| 1956 November-1959 January | Ontario | 3 | 8 |
| 1956 October-1957 October | Orleans | 3 | 9 |
| 1956 December-1957 December | Oswego | 3 | 10 |
| 1956 September-October | Otsego | 3 | 11 |
| 1957 November-December | Putnam | 3 | 12 |
| 1956 November-1957 December | Rensselaer | 3 | 13 |
| 1941 March-1958 January | Rockland | 3 | 14 |
| 1957 March-November | St. Lawrence | 3 | 15 |
| 1956 November-1957 November | Saratoga | 3 | 16 |
| 1956 October-1957 July | Schenectady | 3 | 17 |
| 1956 October-1957 December | Schoharie | 3 | 18 |
| 1956 October-1957 October | Schuyler | 3 | 19 |
| 1956 October-1957 December | Seneca | 3 | 20 |
| 1956 November-1958 March | Steuben | 3 | 21 |
| 1956 May-1959 February | Suffolk | 4 | 1a |
| 1956 May-1959 February | Suffolk | 4 | 1b |
| 1956 May-1959 February | Suffolk | 4 | 1c |
| 1956 May-1959 February | Suffolk | 4 | 1d |
| 1956 October-1957 June | School District Reorganization - List of Schools in a County and Recommended Reorganizations by Counties - Complete Set of Each County in New York State as of March 28, 1957 | 4 | 2 |
| 1957 October | Indices to the Public Schools of New York State | 4 | 3 |
| 1958 October | Index to the Public Schools of New York State | 4 | 4 |
| 1957 March-1958 January | Sullivan | 4 | 5 |
| 1956 November-1957 November | Tioga | 4 | 6 |
| 1957 October-1959 March | Tompkins | 4 | 7 |
| 1956 June-1957 November | Ulster | 4 | 8 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Warren | 4 | 9 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Washington | 4 | 10 |
| 1956 November-1957 October | Wayne | 4 | 11 |
| 1956 June-1958 January | Westchester | 4 | 12 |
| 1956 November-1957 November | Wyoming | 4 | 13 |
| 1956 October-1957 November | Yates | 4 | 14 |
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