ยง 1714. Contracts  with academies.   The board of education of a union
  free  school  district,  with  the  approval  of  the  commissioner   of
  education,  may adopt an academy as the academic department thereof, and
  contract for the  instruction  therein  of  pupils  of  academic  grade,
  residing  in  the district.   The academy thereupon becomes the academic
  department of such union free  school  district,  and  the  district  is
  entitled  to  the  same  rights  and  privileges, is subject to the same
  duties, and the apportionment and distribution  of  state  school  money
  shall  be  made to it, as if an academic department had been established
  in such district.
Structure New York Laws
Title 2 - School District Organization
Article 35 - Union Free School Districts
1701 - Boards of Education Corporate Bodies.
1702 - Board of Education; Election; Terms of Office.
1703 - Change in Number of Members of Board of Education.
1704 - Length of School Year, and Expenditure of Funds.
1705 - Annexing Territory to a Union Free School District.
1706 - Power of Removal of Member of Board of Education.
1707 - Annual Organizational Meetings of Boards of Education.
1708 - Regular Meetings; Visitation of Schools.
1709 - Powers and Duties of Boards of Education.
1709-A - Powers of Boards of Education to Ban Fraternities, Sororities and Other Secret Societies.
1710 - Boards of Education Have Powers of Trustees of Common Schools and Trustees of Academies.
1711 - Appointment of Superintendent of Schools.
1712 - Kindergartens; Nursery and Night Schools.
1713 - Academy May Be Adopted as Academic Department.
1714 - Contracts With Academies.
1715 - Retransfer of Academy to Its Former Trustees.
1716 - Estimated Expenses for Ensuing Year.
1717 - Corporate Authorities Must Raise Tax Certified by Board of Education.
1718 - Limitation Upon Expenditures.
1719 - Deposit, Custody and Payment of Moneys in Villages.
1720 - Moneys and Accounts in Union Free School Districts.
1722 - Application of Article.
1723-A - Temporary Investment of School Moneys.
1724 - Form and Audit of Claims.
1725 - Lease of Personal Property.
1725-A - Powers of Boards of Education; Instructional Equipment.