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A
So
I
just
wanted
to
introduce
myself
first
of
all,
karen
elden,
I'm
really
I'm
honored
to
be
here
this
year
at
common
health
you'll
find
out
what
a
special
place
this
is
with
dr
levi
said
that
they've
it
it
really
is,
and
so
my
assistant
principal
just
stepped
out
for
a
minute.
I
need
to
back
out
jimmy
marie
debalco
and
she's
a
integral
part
of
every
day
here
at
coleman
hill
as
well.
A
B
B
C
B
Excited
that
karen
was
able
to
come
in
as
an
interim
principal
this
year.
She
is
a
retired
principal
and
we
needed
during
the
time
of
covid,
to
have
all
of
our
children
and
our
staff
in
really
good
hands
with
janie
marie
and
her
counterpart.
I'm
just
so
appreciative.
Karen
has
made
many
offers
for
similar
positions
in
other
districts,
but
she
chose
byron
so
did.
B
You
can,
but
I'm
crying
so
and
peggy
mcinerney,
as
she
said,
had
been
the
common
health
principal
for
years.
Then
she
came
up
to
the
district
office
and
was
the
assistant
to
the
superintendent,
and
then
we
had
a
principal
retire
from
wampus
and
peggy.
Being
a
k5
curriculum
coordinator
thought
it
was
best
that
she
goes
back
into
a
building
to
help
continue
to
establish
a
k5
continuum
for
our
academics.
So
peggy
went
to
wampus
and
now
peggy
will
be
coming
here
and
the
wampus.
B
Principal
will
be
rising
to
a
principal.
We
have
a
lot
of
succession
planning
in
the
district,
although
we
are
not
myopic,
we
look
outside
far
and
wide,
for
whoever
would
be
the
best
person
for
the
position
here.
So
I'm
really
excited
for
the
administrative
team
kelly-
and
I
are
here
to
do
the
budget
presentation
today.
B
Besides
keeping
in
mind
that
we
are
a
public
school,
we
also
have
an
education
foundation
which
is
separate
from
byram
hills,
but
is
only
about
byram
hills
and
that
education
foundation
for
decades.
Since
1994
I
mean
I
was
here
right,
it
was
like
1993
or
1994,
they
started
and
they
have
transformed
our
school
district
through
donations.
So.
C
B
B
Take
a
few
rainy
days
of
your
children
inside
without
any
outside
activity.
We
need
kids
to
play
and
we've
studied
play
here
and
we
recognize
the
importance
of
having
them
play.
Last
night
we
were
the
proud
recipients
of
another
grant
that
we
wrote
to
the
education
foundation
and
we
are
going
to
have
a
4
000
square
foot
patio
up
on
the
hill
on
that
side
of
the
building
as
an
outdoor
classroom,
space
for
kids
and
a
greeting
and
meeting
space.
So
if
today
we're
a
nice
day,
we
might
meet
you
out
on
the
patio
instead.
B
To
these
facilities
at
coleman
hill,
we
increased
the
size
of
the
field
over
here
and
for
the
first
time
since
we
increased
that
field,
we
see
all
of
these
little
kids
coming
for
soccer
or
any
other
sport
that
they're
doing
and
they
stay
right
on
the
coming
hill.
Campus
parents
come
to
greet
them
and
take
them
over
to
the
field,
and
they
have
practice
just
giving
kids
a
sense
of
community
for
the
school
that
they're
in
the
education
foundation.
B
Also,
we
did
our
library
space
amongst
other
things,
and
they
take
those
that
generosity
clear
up
to
the
high
school.
So
at
the
high
school
we
have
a
three-year
program
that
we
are
renowned
for.
It's
called
global
scholars.
We
created
it
here
in
byram
hills.
We
had
administrators
who
went
to
a
harvard
think
tank
to
develop
this.
They
wanted
a
three-year
program
for
kids,
besides
science
research,
where
kids
could
get
mentors,
they
could
learn
about
world
issues
and
they
can
have
an
impact
in
the
world.
B
So
the
education
foundation
supported
the
beginning
of
that
program
and
now
that
program's
been
in
full
swing
for
a
num
for
a
couple
years
now
and
this
year
at
the
high
school
the
education
foundation
paid.
So
we
could
pilot
an
entrepreneurship
program
for
our
high
school
kids,
so
that
is
going
to
start
next
year
and
it's
a
two-year
entrepreneurship
program
where,
where
we
are
getting
community
members
to
be
mentors
to
kids
who
are
entrepreneurial
either
in
in
ways
of
business
or
humanitarian
effort,
whatever
the
case
may
be,
so
we
are
public
school.
B
B
Were
in
elementary
school,
they
didn't
have
global
scholars,
they
didn't
have
an
entrepreneurship
program,
they
didn't
have
an
indoor
play
space,
they
didn't
have
revamped
libraries,
they
didn't
have
one-to-one
technology
right
that
has
been
afforded
to
us
through
the
education
foundation.
So
I
will
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
budget
with
kelly
seibert.
We
are,
we
have
proposed
and
may
17
is
the
budget
vote
it's
at
the
middle
school
from
6
30
right,
6
30
in
the
morning?
Yes,
yes,
until
9
00
pm,
and
I
encourage
you
to
go
and
cast
your
vote.
B
C
B
Year,
in
addition
to
voting
with
the
budget,
we
have
four
trustees
on
the
board
of
education:
four
board
members
whose
seats
are
up
the
four
current
board
members.
The
incumbents
are
running
for
those
seats
again
and
there
are
three
additional
people
running
for
those
seats,
so
we
don't
usually
have
that
in
my
room
hills,
usually
sometimes
we
have
to
like
knock
on
doors
and
ask
people.
Can
you
give
up
part
of
your
life
and
come
be
a
board
member?
But
this
year
we
have
seven
people
who
are
going
for
those
positions.
C
B
Or
1.78
budget
to
budget
increase,
I
talked
about
everything,
that's
included.
We
have
so
many
athletic
programs.
I
think
we
have
67
different
athletic
teams.
We
had
this
year
10
high
school
seniors,
who
signed
on
to
play
sports
in
university.
Now
one
of
them
is
going
to
trinity
dublin
to
play
lacrosse.
We
have
tennis
players.
Spencers
I
mean
it
runs
the
gamut,
but
for
a
school
of
our
size
to
have
10
kids,
who
are
assigned
to
go,
play
sports
and
colleges.
It's
pretty
spectacular.
B
We
have
our
own
transportation
department
and
you're
going
to
find
that
that
is
really
great,
particularly
when
you
are
sending
your
kids
to
after
school
activities
as
they
get
older.
We
have
an
activity,
bus
that
actually
picks
kids
up
in
the
district
and
takes
them
to
their
different
activities
after
school.
That
was
something
that
the
district
had
to
do,
because
otherwise,
your
5
000
cars
were
swarming
the
parking
lot
and
could
really
manage
the
volume.
B
B
C
D
Is
fine?
I
just
want
to
give
you
kind
of
a
brief
background
of
the
budget.
If
you
want
to
check
the
website
and
review
the
presentations
that
go
into
a
lot
more
detail,
this
is
kind
of
just
a
quick,
easy
brief
idea
of
the
budget
for
next
year.
So
just
quickly,
a
school
district
is
required
to
do
their
budget
in
three
components:
program:
capital,
administrative.
D
The
program
is
essentially
everything
associated
with
students,
your
teachers,
psychologists,
your
bus
drivers,
your
aides
and
that's
the
salary.
The
benefits
equipment
supply
anything
associated
with
them.
That's
72
percent
of
our
current
budget
capital
is
essentially
taking
care
of
our
buildings,
but
it's
also
the
staff.
It's
your
custodial
maintenance,
your
operations
and
groundskeepers
repairs
and
services
to
building
improvements,
as
well
as
debt
service
utilities,
everything
associated
with
the
facilities,
so
kind
of
fits
that
category.
D
Any
school
district,
the
majority
of
your
expenses
associated
through
staffing,
so
the
salary
and
benefits
make
up
about
78
of
our
total
budget
on
a
year-to-year
basis.
That's
pretty
consistent
year-to-year.
The
second
biggest
category
is
contractual
services.
Anything
we
can't
do
in-house.
You
know
professional
development
repairs.
We
can't
do
internally
renting
of
lights,
for
homecoming
or
kind
of
those
kind
of
examples.
D
The
district
maintains
the
facilities
on
a
yearly
basis,
a
lot
of
you'll
see
in
the
paper,
probably
in
the
next
couple
weeks
about
votes
on
a
new
roof
at
another
school
or
a
new
boiler.
We
do
that
on
a
yearly
basis
within
the
budget,
so
we
don't
have
that
big
payment
towards
the
other,
the
big
bond
for
the
end
of
the
year
to
replace
a
roof,
replace
a
boiler
or
do
this
and
that
we
maintain.
C
C
B
Still
paying
off
that
bond
from
27
years
ago-
and
I
know
one
of
my
counterparts-
a
superintendent
in
another
district
within
the
past
few
years-
put
out
a
90
million
dollar
bond,
because
everything
was
in
such
disrepair
in
the
school
district
that
they
needed
90
million
dollars
to
bring
it
up
to
your
debate.
Fortunately,
because
we're
doing
that
work
on
a
consistent
basis,
we
have
our
own
carpenter,
our
own
plumber,
our
own
electrician,
and
we're
keeping
up
with
our
capital
improvements
and
loses
everything
kelly.
D
D
Yeah,
we
don't
defer
that
maintenance,
you
know
if
we
need
to
do
a
roof,
we'll
do
a
section
of
a
roof
a
year
section
through.
So
it's
not
a
complete
replacement,
just
an
easier
way
and
then
not
needing
to
borrow
and
pay
that
that
interest
amount
on
a
yearly
basis
and
then
finally
vehicles
at
0.6
percent.
We
do
have
a
bus
fleet
and
we
replace
those
buses
on
a
date
on
a
yearly
basis.
C
B
D
But
it's
coming
yes,
we'll
study
that
and
we'll
be
prepared
for
it.
Yes,
so
we
talked
about
expenses,
what
we're
spending
so
how
the
revenue
we're
using
to
to
pay
for
those
expenses
and
the
majority
of
westchester
county
don't
doesn't
receive
a
lot
of
state
aid.
We
receive
four
percent,
so
the
majority
of
our
revenue
comes
from
our
property
taxes
at
89
you're,
going
to
see
in.
D
D
D
B
B
D
D
In
terms
of
budgets
and
then
pilot
payments
are
three
percent.
Excuse
me:
three
percent.
We
currently
have
two
pilot
payments
ibm
and
engel
berman
are
still
on
the
books.
So
pilot
payment
is
a
company,
comes
into
the
town
or
the
county
and
wants
to
see
a
reduction
or
a
flat
value
in
terms
of
their
taxes
on
a
yearly
basis.
So
they'll
make
an
agreement
with
the
town
or
county.
D
D
D
I
remember
last
time,
and
so
these
are
the
actual
numbers
in
terms
of
it
again,
our
our
total
tax
levy,
increase
of
1.844.
Excuse
me:
1.84,
our
maximum
allowable
tax
levy
is
2.5.
There's
a
long
formula
I
was
gonna,
say
boring,
but
long
formula,
which
I
did
a
presentation
in
january
about
how
you
calculate
it.
It's
not
two
percent
you'll
hear
that
two
percent
tax
cap
a
lot
the
maximum
allowable
is
2.5
this
year,
so
we're
going
below
that
that
maximum
at
1.84,
which
is
an
increase
about
1.5
million
dollars.
D
C
D
Yep,
we
don't
control,
that's
part
of
the
their
agreement
with
the
town
or
county.
It's
about
a
three
percent
decrease
between
engleburm
and
ibm.
Other
revenue
about
10
increase
the
county
a
couple
of
years
ago,
increased
the
sales
tax
in
westchester
about
one
percent.
We
benefited
from
that
and
we
can
continue
to
benefit
the
last
two
years.
D
So
we've
increased
that
assumption
for
next
year,
in
terms
of
revenue
we're
going
to
receive
by
additional
hundred
thousand
dollars
state
aid,
you
see
a
decrease
of
5.6
percent
again,
not
because
they're
taking
money
away
from
us.
We
have.
We
have
debt
service
still
on
the
books.
We
have
building
projects
that
we're
receiving
stated
on.
We,
we
canceled
well
expired
one
of
our
debt
service
payments
two
years
ago,
so
we're
receiving
less
aid
because
we're
paying
less
so
it's
not
a
huge
deal.
It's
not
a
big
decrease.
D
C
D
000
to
balance
the
budget,
the
revenue
side,
estimated
tax
rates.
So,
if
you
look
at,
if
you
check
a
presentation
on
march
29th,
I
gave
a
lot
of
detail
and
discussed
a
lot
about
the
changes
in
assessed
value
and
how
that
changes,
your
rate
on
a
yearly
basis.
You
know
whether
you,
whether
you're
in
north
castle,
the
really
the
shifting,
really
takes
place
for
the
most
part
in
north
castle
and
mount
pleasant
in
the
last
couple
of
three
years.
D
B
C
D
B
Just
you're
ahead
of
all
of
us,
so
if
you,
if
you
live
in
arma,
we
have
assessed
values
of
homes,
so
we
have
four
towns
that
are
feeding
into
the
byron
hill
school
district.
You
have,
you
have
armag,
you
have
bedford,
you
have
pleasantville
and
you
have
chat
right.
So
these
four
areas
feed
in
and
they
each
have
their
own
tax
rates
based
upon
assessed
values
of
homes.
That's
not
your
market
value,
it's
not
what
you
can
sell
your
house
for,
but
your
assessed
value.
C
D
B
7
000
properties.
So
if
there
is
a
higher
assessed
value
for
armok,
then
the
increase
is
spread
across
those
80
that
85
of
our
tax
base.
But
if
you
live
in
mount
pleasant-
and
this
is
something
that
we
saw
for
a
couple
of
years,
if
you
live
in
pleasantville,
we
started
seeing
increases
in
pleasantville,
even
when
we
had
a
zero
percent
budget
to
budget
increase,
and
I'm
saying
how
are
pleasantville
taxes
going
up
when
we're
at
a
zero
percent
budget
to
budget
increase,
and
it
was
based
upon
the
assessed
values
of
homes
in
that
town.
B
B
So,
while
mount
pleasant
saw
an
increase
in
taxes
over
a
number
of
years
this
year,
it
is
going
to
be
a
0.4
and
we
are
now
seeing.
If
you
look
at
the
history
and
the
trajectory
of
this,
we
are
now
seeing
decreases
a
decrease
in
taxes
in
the
newcastle
homes
and
the
bedford
homes.
The
two
percent
for
the
north
castle
is
actually
spread
across
all
of
the
north
castle
homes.
So
what
is
the
actual
amount
of
money
that
that
means
to
a
north
castle?
B
C
B
B
I
would
be
coming
to
you
right
now
with
with
taxes
proposing
taxes
that
would
be
over
a
hundred
million
dollars,
but
we're
not
because
we're
watching
what
do
we
need
and
when
do
we
need
it,
and
now
we
have
a
big
enrollment
growth,
kindergarten,
10
sections
already
almost
11.,
I'm
going
to
spend
so
much
more
time
here,
but
knowing
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
taxing
what
we
need.
If
we
continue
to
have
these
high
enrollments
in
increasing
years,
we
may
have
to
one
day
go
above
the
tax
cap.
B
That
is
unusual
for
districts
districts,
try
never
to
do
it.
Almost
every
other
district
will
go
right
up
to
the
tax
cap,
but
I
and
kelly
kelly-
and
I
look
at
this
amount-
and
we
say
why
would
we
have
burdened
taxpayers
with
this
if
we
didn't
have
to
right,
so
we're
just
we're
being
careful
with
that
money,
but
still
giving
all
of
the
opportunities
for
our
kids
and
there's
our
enrollment
growth
continued.
This
is
a
demographer's
report,
so
keeping
in
mind
that
these
years,
where,
where
they're
proposing
these
numbers,
these
kids
aren't
born.
B
This
point
right,
yeah,
it's
higher
already,
every
student
k-11
will
have
opportunities
afforded
to
our
graduating
seniors.
This
was
the
line
that
my
predecessor
used
to
use
and
I
keep
it
there
because
he-
and
I
always
spoke
about
that's
not
true.
We
want
more
opportunities
for
our
kids,
who
are
graduating
seniors.
Our
seniors
right
now
did
not
have
all
the
things.
I
told
you
that
your
children
have
even
in
kindergarten
the
one-to-one
technology,
the
you
know,
they're
they're
coding
these
little
ozobots.
They
are
right
playing
in
indoor
play
spaces.
B
For
the
district
and
the
polls
will
be
open
on
may
17th,
I
encourage
you
to
vote
and
you
can
reach
out
to
kelly
seibert.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
the
budget,
it
is
about
the
budget.
It's
important
that
we
give
you
these
numbers
and
you
start
to
become
an
informed
voter
and
you
start
to
become.
A
B
Out
for
your
tax
dollars,
no
one
in
my
town
has
ever
presented
how
they're
looking
at
my
tax
dollars
right
so-
and
I
know
I
mean
I
just
like-
fell
in
love
with
my
community
and
my
street
and
my
neighbors
whatever
so
I'm
just
like
there
for
the
duration.
But
it's
something
that
I
I'm
very
conscious
of
here
are
is
a
picture,
a
great
picture
of
some
of
our
seniors,
and
this
will
be
coming
home
to
you
seven
days
prior
to
the
vote,
you
will
also
get
a
budget
video
sent
to
your
homes.
B
C
D
B
Yeah,
so
I
think
it
was
not
only
about
the
budget,
but
really
talking
about
the
care
that
the
district
is
putting
into
navigating
your
future
kindergarten
child
all
the
way
through
to
12th
grade
right.
We
know,
I
remember
when
my
children
were
going
to
kindergarten.
My
first
son
was
going
to
kindergarten
and
I
had
a
babysitter
because
I
was
always
working
and
my
babysitter
said
well.
B
B
Is
that,
and
did
I
get
everything
and
where
should
I
be
showing
up
and
you
will
receive
tons
of
notification
about
everything
related
to
your
child?
Our
teachers
are
really
approachable.
So
if
you
have
any
questions
about
your
child
or
how
they're
doing
feel
free
to
reach
out
to
the
teacher,
we
care
about
partnering
with
parents,
I
have
tons
of
parents
who
have
my
cell
phone
number.
B
They
text
me
when
something's
happening
over
the
weekend
that
I
need
to
know
about
right,
because
we
care
about
this
community
and
we
are
in
support
of
children
and
in
support
of
parents
and
what
parent
needs
are
it's
not.
It's
not
easy
to
be
a
parent
right.
I
mean
there's
a
lot
that
goes
into
that
and
when
kids
are
your
children's
ages,
you
just
feel
like
you're,
never
going
to
get
out
of
that
right.
C
B
B
We
do
believe
that
you
should
have
every
understanding
of
how
your
child
is
in
school.
If
you
ever
feel
like
you're
worried,
we
have
middle
school
parents
who
will
call
the
principal
and
say
I
I
think
that
my
daughter
may
not
be
sitting
with
people
at
lunch,
or
I
think
you
know
she
she's
coming
home
and
she
seems
a
little
off
lately.
Can
you
just
check
in
on
her?
We
do
that
right.
B
B
C
B
Had
a
conversation
with
them-
and
I
told
them-
you
know
what
we're
what
we're
all
about
and
why
I
care
about
this,
our
facilities
and
why
they
look
so
good
for
them,
and
it
was
just
a
great
conversation.
We
tried
to
grow,
respectful
and
honorable
youth
right
and
and
to
do
that
we
have
to
pull
them
into
the
fold
and
help
them.
So
I
hope
that
you
had
experienced
or
are
experiencing
sos
this
week,
super
fun
for
the
kids
to
come
in
and
you
to
come
in
and
experience
our
schools.
B
We
did
have
some
parents
who,
during
the
time
of
covet
they
like,
were
never
in
the
schools.
The
schools
were
like
a
black
box
yeah,
so
we're
so
happy
to
have
you
back
here
and
in
person,
and
I
am
also
approachable.
So
you
can
always
email
me.
If
you
have
any
questions
you
know
just
about
the
community,
certainly
get
in
touch
with
your
principal
and
assistant
principal.
Our
ptsa
is
really
amazing.
B
If
anybody
wants
to
become
a
part
of
that,
the
education
foundation
will
be
hosting
some
events,
they
usually
host
an
incoming
kindergarten
parent
night
last
year.
They
had
it
outside
at
the
modern
barn
where
they
just
invite
you
to
come
and
mingle
with
other
kindergarten
parents
a
nice
opportunity
for
you
to
meet
the
bhef
and
to
meet
other
people
in
the
community.
B
So
if
you
are
not
so
new
to
byram
hills,
thanks
for
continuing
to
have
your
children
grow
up
here
and
if
you're
new
to
byram
hills,
welcome
we're
happy
to
have
you.
We
can't
wait
to
meet
your
little
ones,
which
I
will
probably
know
by
name
within
a
month.
No
kid
it's
true!
Kelly
does
too
during
covet
kelly,
and
I
would
come
over
and
assist
them
with
dismissal,
because
during
coho
we
were
deploying
240
cars
as
opposed
to
a
typical
like
50
or
60.,
and
kelly
knew
every
kid
in
every
car.
B
Yeah
they're
calling
him,
mr
kelly,
you
know
and
we
used
to
have
a
song.
I
say
mister,
you
say
kelly
and
I
would
say
mister
and
the
kids
would
say
kelly.
It
was
just
you
know,
it's
a
great,
a
great
school
environment,
so
welcome
and
thank
you
to
our
administrators
who
have
made
this
just
a
pretty
spectacular
place.
Thank.