a population of about 70,000 residents. A large district serving more than 9,600 students from a 31 square mile area, Clarkstown prides itself on fostering a small school climate, community involvement and a focus on the individual in its ten elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, and K-12 alternative education center. The district has recently completed the final year of a multi-year plan to implement a $15 million technology program and is in the process of a multi-year plan to implement an approved $33 million building program. It is also in the middle of a multi-year plan worth over $44 million to expand and modernize facilities, as well as improve energy performance. The district works in close partnership with the Clarkstown community, a population that highly values and is exceptionally supportive of public education.