school merger

Polls are open from noon until 8:00pm today.  Residents of Ilion and Mohawk will vote on whether to merge their school districts.

Dr. Rick Timbs is executive director of the Statewide School Finance Consortium and an expert on school funding and mergers. He has periodically joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning to discuss the upcoming merger vote for the Ilion and Mohawk school districts.

The proposed Ilion-Mohawk school merger is generating much discussion.  A vote is scheduled next week, February 12, 2013 on the issue.  Many of those most closely involved in the debate joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning to participate in a forum.

The debate regarding the proposed Ilion-Mohawk school merger continued, as supporters and detractors attended an open forum at Jarvis Junior-Senior High School, in Mohawk.

Ilion, NY (WIBX) - The Ilion and Mohawk School Districts are continuing with their proposed school merger, as they pursue special legislation to offer voters another referendum.

Herkimer, NY (WIBX) - Voting took place right up to the wire and came down to about two hundred votes.  In the end Ilion and Mohawk voted to merge their school districts and Herkimer voted to reject it.

Herkimer, NY (WIBX) - The Herkimer, Ilion and Mohawk school districts are hosting a series of informational meetings regarding their proposed merger. Tonight's meeting will be held at Jarvis Junior-Senior High School in Mohawk and starts with a 4:30 tour of the building...

Herkimer, NY (WIBX) - Residents in four Herkimer County school districts will soon decide whether they want to merge together into one. Last night, the Boards of Education in Ilion, Herkimer, Mohawk and Frankfort-Schuyler voted unanimously to merge...