Research


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.