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| White Plains Public Schools | |
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White Plains, New York. New York | |
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| Established | 2016–2017 |
| Authority | United States Department of Education |
| Superintendent | Dr. Joseph Ricca. |
TheWhite Plains Public School District is a publicschool district located inWhite Plains, New York. As of the 2016–2017 school year, the total district enrollment was 7,004 students attending 8 schools in gradesPre-K - 12. As of 2017, the district superintendent is Dr. Joseph Ricca.
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In 2013 the district began an initiative to increase numbers of racial minority and language minority students in upper division classes after theUnited States Department of Education concluded that not enough of those groups were present in such courses.[1]
Joe Ricca, previously of theEast Hanover School District and theElmsford Union Free School District, became superintendent of White Plains in 2017.[2]
By 2018 there were more African-American students in upper division courses.[1]
For the 2018–19 school year, the White Plains Public Schools will collaborate with several White Plains early childhood agencies to provide a free universal pre-kindergarten program to four-year-olds (children born in the year 2014) who reside in the City of White Plains. Transportation is not provided.
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