MONTICELLO – Six public school districts in the Hudson Valley will
receive a total of $7.79 million in state funding to cover the costs of
providing after-school programs for 4,860 students.
Governor Andrew Cuomo came to the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School
in Monticello on Thursday to announce the funding.
He kidded with the auditorium full of students and their teachers that
playing video games after school softens their brains. Instead, he said
after-school programs in school will aid them as they advance through
their education on their way to adulthood and productive jobs.
The Monticello school district will be funded for 885 slots for children.
Also receiving funding for 885 slots each are the East Ramapo, Newburgh
and Poughkeepsie districts. Yonkers will be funded for 877 slots and Fallsburg
will receive funding for 443 students.
