Photo by N. Bower

May 8, 2024: On May 21, 2024, Bronxville residents will have the opportunity to go to the polls to vote for two School Board candidates and to vote for or against the School's 2024-25 Budget.

Bronxville School 2024-25 Budget Information

At its meeting on March 21, 2024, the Bronxville School Board adopted the 2024-25 budget proposal in the amount of $53,903,298, up 2% from the 2023-24 Budget. You can click here to see the 2024-25 Budget. 

The Board also authorized a proposition for the funding of two capital projects in an amount not to exceed $1.3M. The first project consists of installing a security vestibule at the main “flagpole”entrance on Pondfield Road, completing enhanced security at all three entrances to the school building. The second project is the installation of a roofed enclosure over the flood mitigation pumps in order to protect and preserve their useful life.

To learn more about the Budget, there is a School Board Meeting and Budget Hearing on May 9 at 7pm in the Bronxville School Middle School/High School Library on the 3rd floor. 177 Pondfield road in Bronxville.  This meeting will also be broadcast on the School's Youtube Channel.

Below is voting information.

What's on the Ballot?

Two Trustees: Susan Conniff and Miki Kapoor are currently Bronxville School Board Trustees, and both are running for reelection for 3-year terms. Susan currently serves as President of the Board. Below is information about both trustees.

Proposition 1: The 2024-2025 School Budget is in the amount of $53,903,298: Vote Yes or No

Proposition 2: Expend Funds not to exceed $1.3M from the “Capital Reserve Fund 2011” The Board of Education authorized a proposition to fund the installation of (a) a roofed enclosure over the flood mitigation pumps; and (b) the third and final security vestibule at the Pondfield Road main entrance.

Who can Vote?

You may vote if you are a U.S. citizen, 18 years or older as of May 21, 2024, claim principal residency in the Village of Bronxville for at least 30 days prior to May 21, 2024, and if you are not otherwise prohibited from voting under the provisions of NYS Election Law.

Voting Hours:

Polls are open from 7:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m.

Were to Vote:

Bronxville School at 177 Pondfield Road in the Blue Gym (use entrance on Meadow Avenue).

NPC Bios of the Two Candidates 

The two candidates below are current Board members and are running unopposed for reelection. Susan Conniff currently serves as the President of the School Board, and Miki Kapoor serves as a member of the Board.

Susan Conniff

Susan and her family have been residents of Bronxville since 2013. She and her husband, Chris, have two daughters in college who graduated from the Bronxville School in 2021 and 2023. Susan will complete three years of service on the school board at the end of this year.

Susan has been a committed parent and active community member, serving as PTA Treasurer, PTA rep to the District Safety Committee, Community Fund Treasurer and Secretary, Reformed Church Nursery School Treasurer, Chapel School PTO Treasurer and Golf Outing Chair, and Bronxville Derby Secretary.

Professionally, Susan started her career as a CPA, investment banker for JP Morgan and later as VP for Finance at Loyola School in Manhattan where she worked with their Finance Committee and Board of Trustees. Following Loyola, Susan served as a Board member and Finance Committee chair for Xavier High School in Manhattan while consulting for other private schools and presenting at a conference on secondary school governance at the University of San Francisco. Most recently she co-founded a foundation focused on improving college access for first-generation, Pell-eligible students.

Originally from Massachusetts, Susan attended public schools before receiving her BS in Accounting from the University of Virginia, followed by an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and an MA in Journalism from Columbia University.

Susan has been grateful for the opportunity to serve on the Bronxville Board of Education during the past three years, including two years as Board President. She has served on the finance, audit, negotiations, and curriculum committees, and as liaison to the Bronxville School Foundation. Working together with her colleagues and the Superintendent, accomplishments include:

-A successful superintendent search during 2022-23 resulting in the appointment of 28-year district veteran Dr. Rachel Kelly

-Improved communications with the community, meeting recaps, issue-focused workshops and website updates including updated curriculum timelines

-An update of the District’s Bronxville Promise to strengthen language around belonging, technology and civil discourse

-Strong financial stewardship with budgets delivered under the tax cap while supporting improvements in programming

Miki Kapoor

Miki Kapoor and his wife, Heidi, are the parents of three children at the Bronxville School and have been Bronxville residents for ten years. Miki is an active member of the community and has served on the Bronxville school board for 2.5 years and the Bronxville Police Community Relations Committee. He has also served on several other for-profit and not-for-profit boards in the past.

Professionally, Miki is a healthcare operational executive for healthcare data and technology companies. He is an operating partner at Linden Capital Partners, a private equity fund based in Chicago. In 2017, Miki co-founded and served as the CEO of Verana Health, a healthcare technology company that assembles clinical datasets to enable faster research and development of medicines.

Prior to Verana Health, Miki was the CEO of Tea Leaves Health (leading to an acquisition), President of the publicly traded Everyday Health (also leading to an acquisition) and ran a division of a healthcare data company called IQVIA (leading to an IPO). Miki has also served as Executive Vice President for the Clinton Foundation while living in India and leading healthcare operations for Africa and India.

Miki attended graduate school at Yale University, where he received an MBA in Finance and an MPH in Health Policy. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Washington University in Saint Louis. Miki is a Fulbright Fellow, formerly a visiting professor at two universities, and has served on the boards of several healthcare organizations.

As a Board of Education member, Miki has served on the facilities committee of the board for two years, the health & safety committee during the pandemic, the strategy & curriculum committee, and he has served as liaison to the Bronxville School Foundation and the PTA. Details below:

-2021: Facilities, PTA liaison, Health & Safety,

-2022: Finance, Strategy & Curriculum

-2023: Foundation liaison, Facilities