Information Sessions (2025-26)

SCHOOL BOND

On Monday, January 26, 2026 at 11 am at Scarsdale Public Library Scott Room (online only due to inclement weather forecast) and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 865 7517 4314, Passcode: 325429), LWVS will hold a general membership information session and consensus meeting regarding the proposed Scarsdale School District 2026 Bond. Members of the District Cabinet and Board of Education have been invited to present and answer questions. The information session will be open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

Follow these links to:

Information concerning the 2026 School Bond Planning may be found on the District website.

For more information, please contact LWVS School Budget Chair Dalya Khan.

SCHOOL ELECTION SYSTEM

On Friday, January 30, 2026, at 10:30 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 837 6649 7124, Passcode: 483158), LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) election. Representatives from the SBNC Administrative Committee, including the Election Chairs Jocelyn Zoland and June (Xun) Deng, have been invited to answer questions. The information session will be open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

Follow these links to the Information Session Agenda (inclusive of SBNC responses in blue) and Consensus Questions. When available, a link will be provided to the resulting LWVS Consensus Statement.

For more information, please contact LWVS School Election System Chair Shilpa Spencer.

LOCAL, COUNTY, AND NATIONAL LEAGUE PROGRAMS

On Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 8:30 pm via Zoom (Meeting ID: 868 2957 6750, Passcode: 185484), LWVS will hold its annual general membership and consensus meeting to discuss next year’s programs for LWVS (to be proposed for adoption at the LWVS Annual Meeting in May), for the Westchester County League (to be communicated to the LWVW board for its consideration), and for the National League (to be communicated to the LWVUS board for discussion in drafting the proposed 2-year program to be adopted after debate and discussion by delegates at the biennial June convention).

In preparation for the discussion, attendees will be asked to review the Agenda and Consensus Questions for the Meeting, which will include links for the current LWVS Program for 2025-26, the current LWVW Program for 2025-26, the LWVUS Program Planning Materials for 2026-28, and the LWVUS Bylaws Amendment Process.

SCHOOL BUDGET

On Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11 am at Scarsdale Public Library Scott Room and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 832 8312 1295, Passcode: 758526), LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session and consensus meeting regarding the preliminary 2026-27 Scarsdale School District Budget. Members of the District Cabinet and Board of Education have been invited to present and answer questions. The information session will be open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

The LWVS Board Statement re 2026-27 School Budget Planning was delivered at the Community Forum on Budget Priorities on Monday, November 17, 2025. When available, links will be provided to the FY 2026-27 Budget Documents files on Board Docs, the LWVS Information Session Agenda and the District’s Responses, and the LWVS Consensus Questions. Additional materials, including links to presentation slides, are housed on the District’s 2026-27 Budget Documents webpage.

Important dates on the Budget Development Calendar are noted below:

  • Monday, February 9, 2026: Budget Study Session #1
  • Monday, March 2, 2026: Budget Study Session #2
  • Monday, March 16, 2026: Budget Study Session #3
  • Monday, March 23, 2026: Budget Forum
  • Monday, April 13, 2026: Board Adopts Budget
  • Monday, May 11, 2026: Statutory Budget Hearing
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2026: Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election

For more information, please contact LWVS School Budget Chair Dalya Khan.

VILLAGE BUDGET AND MAJOR PROJECTS

On Friday, March 27, 2026 at 10 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 821 7841 7188, Passcode: 525820), LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session and consensus meeting regarding the preliminary 2026-27 Village Budget. Members of the Village Administration and Board of Trustees have been invited to present and answer questions. The information session will be open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

Follow these links to the archives of adopted Village Budgets, the Village Budget FY 2025-26 files on ClearGov that include the Multi-year Capital Improvement Plan, and the recordings of the Village Board of Trustee work sessions.

When available, links will be provided to the LWVS Information Session Agenda and the Village Responses, and the LWVS Consensus Questions.

Village budget sessions are open to the public and public participation is encouraged. Meeting details and Zoom links are available on the Board of Trustees website.

Links below provide information about the Pool Complex Project:

Important dates on the Village budget development calendar are noted below:

  • Tuesday, January 13, 2026: First Pass Budget review
  • Tuesday, February 10, 2026: Second Pass Budget review
  • Tuesday, February 24, 2026: Public Hearing and Adoption of Tax Cap Local Law
  • Thursday, February 26, 2026: Village Manager and Treasurer to discuss preliminary 2026-27 budget to be discussed with Village organizations
  • Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Third Pass Budget review
  • Friday, March 20, 2026: Filing deadline for the Tentative 2026-27 Budget
  • Tuesday, March 24, 2026: Tentative 2026-27 Budget to be presented during Work Session (must be filed by March 20)
  • Tuesday, April 14, 2026: Statutory public hearing on Tentative Budget (must be completed prior to April 15)
  • Tuesday, April 28, 2026: Village Board of Trustees to adopt budget (must be adopted prior to May 1)

For more information, please contact LWVS Village Budget Chair Deborah Bhatt.

Information Sessions from Earlier this Year

PROPOSED SBNC RESOLUTION AMENDMENTS (SCHOOL ELECTION SYSTEM)

On Friday, November 21, 2025, at 10:30 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 852 9290 1522, Passcode: 421311), LWVS held a general membership information session regarding this year’s Proposed SBNC Resolution Amendments. Representatives from the SBNC Administrative Committee, including the Resolution Chair Art Rublin, were invited to present and answer questions. The information session was open to the public; the consensus meeting was for current LWVS members only.

Follow the links to the red-lined changes to the SBNC Resolution, the Information Session Agenda, SBNC AC Responses, the Consensus Questions, and the LWVS Consensus Statement.

Please note: Proposed Amendments 6 and 8 have been revised as of November 20, 2025. Follow these links to the UPDATED red-lined version of the proposed changes to the SBNC Resolution and the UPDATED Proposed SBNC Resolution Amendments.

For more information, please contact LWVS School Election System Chair Shilpa Spencer.

VILLAGE ELECTION SYSTEM

On Friday, December 5, 2025, at 10:30 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 817 5008 2150 Passcode: 390539), LWVS held its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC) election. The Procedure Committee Chair Ralph Geer and Vice Chair Daniel Besikof were invited to present and answer questions. The information session was open to the public; the consensus meeting was for current LWVS members only.

Follow these links to the Information Session Agenda, the Consensus Questions, and the resulting LWVS Consensus Statement.

For more information, please contact LWVS Village Election System Chairs Diane Baylor and Attiya Malik.