In response to declining state aid and rising costs, Stockbridge Valley and Madison Central Schools have applied for a grant to study cost saving opportunities through reorganization and/or shared services.  Both communities will be actively involved in both the data collection phases and any ensuing reorganization proposals.  Should a merger vote be recommended, both communities must approve the proposal twice before reorganization could take place.  This webpage will provide information that is collected as part of the study so that citizens may make an informed decision.

Timeline (most recent first):

April 26, 2011 - SVCS students had a number of questions regarding the merger study. Mr. Chafee fielded questions from students in grades 7-12. A list of the questions can be found here.

April 13, 2011 - The Boards of Education of the Madison and Stockbridge Valley school districts met in an open worksession to develop a prioritized list of questions that they would want the study to address, should the state award the grant to study reorganization.  A list of the questions can be found here.

Feb. 8, 2011 - The Boards of Education of the Madison and Stockbridge Valley school districts voted to apply for a grant to study the feasibility of a merger or consolidation of the two districts after receiving notification of the two way Hamilton Morrisville Eaton study.  http://www.cnycentral.com/uploadedFiles/wstm/News/Stories/SchoolMergerMapLetter.pdf

Feb. 1 and Feb. 4, 2011 - The Boards of Education of the Hamilton and Morrisville Eaton school districts voted to apply for a grant to study the feasibility of a merger or consolidation of their two disctricts.

Jan. 11, 2011 - The Stockbridge Valley Board of Education voted to work with our neighboring school districts to consider a study which would explore the pro's and con's of consolidation.

Dec. 7, 2010 - The Boards of Education of the Hamilton, Madison, Morrisville-Eaton and Stockbridge Valley school districts met at Morrisville State College to participate in a discussion of how the districts could combine services to save costs. 

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