New York State Education Department Division of Educational Finance School District Boundary Alterations File

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Overview of the Records

Repository
New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
These files contain school district trustees' consent to the alteration of boundaries and orders of district superintendents of schools making alterations; orders of the commissioner of education appointing district superintendents or altering the boundaries or numbers of district superintendencies; correspondence and memorandums concerning boundary alterations; notices of hearings regarding boundary changes; and occasional maps.
Title
School district boundary alterations file
Quantity
3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
13108
Creator
Arrangement

Alphabetic by county.

Administrative History

This series was maintained by a succession of units having responsibility for the apportionment of state aid to schools: Statistics Section in the Administration Division, ca. 1914-1923; Statistics Bureau, 1923-1938 (transferred from Administration Division to Finance Division in 1928); Bureau of Apportionment, 1938-ca. 1954; Division of School Financial Aid, ca. 1955-1964; and Division of Educational Finance, 1964-1975.

Scope and Content Note

District superintendents of schools were authorized in 1914 to alter school district boundaries with the consent of district trustees. These files contain the following items documenting changes: copies of school district trustees' consent to boundary alterations and orders by the district superintendent of schools making alterations ("Consent and Order"); orders of the Commissioner of Education altering boundaries of or renumbering district superintendencies; Comissioner's orders appointing district superintendents; memorandums announcing changes in district superintendencies; correspondence concerning school district or district superintendency boundary alterations; district superintendent's notices of hearings regarding boundary changes; and occasional maps showing school district boundaries.

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