Community Advocacy
As part of our campaign for fiscal equity, our administration and Board of Education are working together to fight for Riverhead’s fair share of state funding. As residents of the Riverhead Central School District, how can you help? You can contact your state senator and legislator and governor to address these funding deficiencies. To assist, we have drafted a sample letter and complied contact information for Gov. Cuomo, Senator LaValle, Assemblyman Palumbo and Assemblyman Thiele. Please feel free to personalize your letters. Thank you.
Dr. Henriquez
Click here to read the Funding Advocacy Letter
| Assemblymember Fred Thiele New York State Assembly, District 1 District Office 3350 Noyac Road Building B, Suite 1 Sag Harbor, NY 11963 631-537-2583 Fax: 631-725-2372 ThieleF@nyassembly.gov |
Assemblymember Fred Thiele New York State Assembly, District 1 Albany Office LOB 837 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5997 Fax: 518-455-5963 ThieleF@nyassembly.gov |
| Assemblymember Anthony H. Palumbo New York State Assembly, District 2 District Office 30 West Main Street Suite 103 Riverhead, NY 11901 631-727-0204 Fax: 631-727-0426 palumboa@nyassembly.gov |
Assemblymember Anthony H. Palumbo New York State Assembly, District 2 District Office LOB 719 Albany, NY 12248 518-455-5294 palumboa@nyassembly.gov |
| Senator Kenneth P. LaValle New York State Senate, District 1 District Office 28 North Country Rd, Suite 203 Mount Sinai, NY 11766 Phone: (631) 473-1461 Fax: (631) 473-1513 lavalle@nysenate.gov |
Senator Kenneth P. LaValle New York State Senate, District 1 Albany Office Legislative Office Building, Room 809 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: (518) 455-3121 lavalle@nysenate.gov |
| The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 518-474-8390 www.governor.ny.gov/ |
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Assemblymember Fred Thiele
New York State Assembly, District 1
District Office
3350 Noyac Road
Building B, Suite 1
Sag Harbor, NY 11963
Dear Mr. Thiele:
I am a resident of the Riverhead Central School District and call upon our state leaders to reverse the trend that has caused the following school districts to receive the lowest percentage of Foundation Aid from New York State:
- Riverhead Central School District;
- Glen Cove City School District;
- Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District;
- Ossining Union Free School District; and
- Westbury School District
Our districts receive less than 50% of their allocated Foundation Aid based on the formula. Currently, the average Foundation Aid funding level for school districts across the state is approximately 80%.
Since the Foundation Aid Formula was established in 2008, Riverhead has experienced:
- a 22.8% increase in student enrollment
- a 307.9 % increase in the number of English Language Learners
Furthermore, Riverhead serves an ever-increasing number of students who receive free and reduced lunch. The Foundation Aid gap in these districts will continue to grow as their student needs and enrollments increase. We are simply asking that we be funded at the same level as our peers by providing these districts with at least 70% of their fully phased-in amount.
Sincerely,
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Assemblymember Anthony H. Palumbo
New York State Assembly, District 2
District Office
30 West Main Street
Suite 103
Riverhead, NY 11901
Dear Mr. Palumbo:
I am a resident of the Riverhead Central School District and call upon our state leaders to reverse the trend that has caused the following school districts to receive the lowest percentage of Foundation Aid from New York State:
- Riverhead Central School District;
- Glen Cove City School District;
- Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District;
- Ossining Union Free School District; and
- Westbury School District
Our districts receive less than 50% of their allocated Foundation Aid based on the formula. Currently, the average Foundation Aid funding level for school districts across the state is approximately 80%.
Since the Foundation Aid Formula was established in 2008, Riverhead has experienced:
- a 22.8% increase in student enrollment
- a 307.9 % increase in the number of English Language Learners
Furthermore, Riverhead serves an ever-increasing number of students who receive free and reduced lunch. The Foundation Aid gap in these districts will continue to grow as their student needs and enrollments increase. We are simply asking that we be funded at the same level as our peers by providing these districts with at least 70% of their fully phased-in amount.
Sincerely,
Senator Kenneth P. LaValle
New York State Senate, District 1
District Office
28 North Country Rd, Suite 203
Mount Sinai, NY 11766
Dear Senator Lavalle
I am a resident of the Riverhead Central School District and call upon our state leaders to reverse the trend that has caused the following school districts to receive the lowest percentage of Foundation Aid from New York State:
- Riverhead Central School District;
- Glen Cove City School District;
- Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District;
- Ossining Union Free School District; and
- Westbury School District
Our districts receive less than 50% of their allocated Foundation Aid based on the formula. Currently, the average Foundation Aid funding level for school districts across the state is approximately 80%.
Since the Foundation Aid Formula was established in 2008, Riverhead has experienced:
- a 22.8% increase in student enrollment
- a 307.9 % increase in the number of English Language Learners
Furthermore, Riverhead serves an ever-increasing number of students who receive free and reduced lunch. The Foundation Aid gap in these districts will continue to grow as their student needs and enrollments increase. We are simply asking that we be funded at the same level as our peers by providing these districts with at least 70% of their fully phased-in amount.
Sincerely,
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The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
Dear Gov. Cuomo:
I am a resident of the Riverhead Central School District and call upon our state leaders to reverse the trend that has caused the following school districts to receive the lowest percentage of Foundation Aid from New York State:
- Riverhead Central School District;
- Glen Cove City School District;
- Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District;
- Ossining Union Free School District; and
- Westbury School District
Our districts receive less than 50% of their allocated Foundation Aid based on the formula. Currently, the average Foundation Aid funding level for school districts across the state is approximately 80%.
Since the Foundation Aid Formula was established in 2008, Riverhead has experienced:
- a 22.8% increase in student enrollment
- a 307.9 % increase in the number of English Language Learners
Furthermore, Riverhead serves an ever-increasing number of students who receive free and reduced lunch. The Foundation Aid gap in these districts will continue to grow as their student needs and enrollments increase. We are simply asking that we be funded at the same level as our peers by providing these districts with at least 70% of their fully phased-in amount.
Sincerely,