Dear Wynantskill Community,
Please find the attached newsletter that will be arriving in mailboxes soon. It includes information presented from recent Community Committee Working Group meetings, as well as details about the reorganization petition process (approved at the November 20th Board of Education Meeting) that would allow for a formal community vote on the proposed reorganization between the Troy CSD and Wynantskill UFSD.
If in support of the reorganization, you may sign the petition at any time during school hours (8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.) in the main office, or at upcoming school events such as concerts, Community Committee Working Groups, Board of Education & PTA meetings, and other gatherings.
If you have any questions regarding the proposed reorganization, please feel free to reach out to troywufsdfesibility@gmail.com or visit https://www.questar.org/feasibility/ for additional resources.
Click here for the November 2025 Feasibility Study Newsletter
PETITION PROCESS:
A long-standing New York State Education Department (NYSED) procedural requirement in the school district reorganization process is the initial assessment of public support. While not a statutory mandate, this assessment serves as an important preliminary step in determining whether the process should advance to the more formal community vote on reorganization.
The Wynantskill and Troy School Districts began the petition process on November 21, 2025. Both districts will collect signatures from qualified voters indicating their support for reorganization.
The Wynantskill and Troy Districts will follow the NYSED guidelines outlined below:
- Both Wynantskill and Troy will utilize the same petition method to assess public support.
- Petitions are considered a district action. Therefore, each Board of Education passed a resolution authorizing the use of petitions to assess community support for reorganization.
- For Wynantskill, at the November 20, 2025 Board of Education meeting.
- For Troy, at the November 19, 2025 Board of Education meeting.
- Signature counts must exceed the average total ballots cast (for + against) in the three most recent school district budget votes.
- Wynantskill must collect a minimum of 176 signatures.
- Troy must collect a minimum of 712 signatures.
- One copy of the petition must be available for signing at each District Clerk’s Office during normal operating hours:
- Wynantskill: 25 East Ave, Troy — Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
- Troy: District Office, 475 First Street, Troy — 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
The Boards of Education have authorized the superintendents to designate one or more District residents to represent and assist the District in gathering signatures at sites, events, or other locations outside of District property.
All signatures must be verified by the District Clerks to ensure that they belong to legally qualified voters of the district. After verification, the District Clerks will deliver the final tally, indicating whether the required threshold has been met, to the Board of Education. The Board must then adopt a resolution accepting the results.
If you would like to sign the petition but are unable to travel to Gardner-Dickinson during school hours (8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.), and would like a petition brought to you, please call (518) 283-4600 ext. 250.
If you are interested in assisting the district with gathering signatures for this petition, please call (518) 283-4600 ext. 250.