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Schools band together to plan an alternative to East Hampton High School

Publication: The East Hampton Press
By Beth Young   Apr 20, 2010 6:48 PM
A consortium of administrators from every feeder school district in East Hampton began plotting a quiet revolt against the East Hampton School District last Wednesday night in the Montauk School Library.

Superintendents and School Board members from Montauk, Springs, Amagansett, Wainscott and Sagaponack met for a little more than an hour on April 14, but in that time they resolved to consider creating their own high school, demand that East Hampton re-examine its tuition fees and continue negotiations with other school districts to provide high school services to students in their districts.

The Montauk School District invited the East Hampton School District to send representatives to the meeting after learning that the cost to educate its students at East Hampton High School, which could be as high as $27,000 per student when... more

It is time for a changing of the guard regarding EH School Brd..They have become too comfortable and not accountable for themselves in many ways. I hope that soon there will be new faces on that board and in the administraion..and perhaps the sending districts will make some headway and work something out together. Loved the last line above.."show your work" ...Good Luck Springs,Montauk and Amagansett..
By gansetteer (115), East Hampton on Apr 22, 10 10:46 AM
We may have a $90,000,000 highschool with no students........how perfect is that?
By Lost Tribe (66), East Hampton on Apr 23, 10 7:47 PM
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