Chappaqua School District Election Results

CHAPPAQUA, NY — Chappaqua school district voters approved the Board of Education's 2017-18 spending plan. The $119,571,688 budget is under the tax cap, a bare 1.14 percent above current spending. In addition, Jane Kimmel Shepardson was elected to the school board, and Victoria Bayard Tipp was re-elected.

The election for Library Trustee was won by Ronni Diamondstein.

There was an additional proposition on the ballot, to reallocate some funds from the $42.5 million bond passed last year. It also passed.

Six candidates were vying for two seats on the Chappaqua school board, which was roiled this past year by the high school teacher sex scandal.

Here are unofficial results from district officials:

School District Budget

• Yes 1,691
• No 363

Library Budget

• Yes 1,791
• No 259

Reallocate repair and renovation funds:

• Yes 1,597
• No 427

School Board

• 795 of votes – Victoria Bayard Tipp
• 359 – Dean Rock
• 677 of votes – Rhonda Kaufman
• 526 of votes – Sanford Benardo
• 223 of votes – Leah Heiss
• 1,179 of Votes – Jane Kimmel Shepardson

Library Trustee

• 716 of votes – Leslie Mark Wertheim
• 1,056 of votes – Ronni Diamondstein