Mamaroneck Board of Education Study Session on High School Electives 12/1

Written By: Robert Cox

MAMARONECK, NY –Superintendent Dr. Shaps, MHS Principal Elizabeth Clain and Assistant Principal Mario Washington will provide an overview of the Mamaroneck High School elective program.

The program will include current elective offerings and enrollment numbers, how students select and are assigned to electives, the number of students participating in one or more electives and budgetary impact. This is not a meeting to focus on any ONE elective.

The Board publicly reviews building level and central administration recommended expenditures and staffing levels each year during the budget development process. In the coming months, as the 2020-2021 budget development process ensues, there will be a number of Board meetings devoted to addressing recommended expenditures.

Currently, there is some inaccurate information circulating in the community suggesting that the PACE program and/or PACE Music are being eliminated or significantly reduced. To clarify, the reduction of two PACE Music classes this year (PACE 1 and 3) was not included in the permanent cuts outlined in the November 17th, 2020 Board meeting. Please refer to a new post in the Superintendent’s Inbox answering the question, “Are the Administration and Board of Education Considering Eliminating the PACE (Performing Arts Curriculum Experience) program or the Music Component of PACE at Mamaroneck High School?


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