Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series contains the primary administrative and legal documentation on formation of central school districts and enlarged
city school districts, annexations and reorganizations of districts. Reorganization records may include correspondence; memoranda;
feasibility studies; budget and state aid estimates; maps of proposed districts; publicity material; applications to lay out
new districts; legal notices, vote totals, sample ballots, and copies of final orders laying out or altering the districts.
There are files for successful and unsuccessful reorganizations.
Creator:
Title:
School district centralization and reorganization files
Quantity:
33 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1936-1978
Series Number:
15672
Sponsor:
This series' description was enhanced as part of the States' Impact on Federal Education Policy Project (SIFEPP), in December
2010. The New York Community Trust - Wallace Special Projects Fund provided funding for this project.