The Valley Central School District has adopted a new communications tool for the 2024-25 school year. ParentSquare will be used as its primary mass notification system, replacing SchoolMessenger effective Jan. 2025. From mass emails, texts and phone calls, ParentSquare is a unified communications platform that allows parents/guardians to access vital information – how and when …
Seven hours: That’s how long Mary Lynne (Pepe) Allen and her husband Tom Allen recently drove to attend a multi-generational school reunion in Maybrook, New York. Holding a very special place in her heart, the Maybrook School was Mary Lynne’s alma mater from kindergarten in 1950 to seventh grade in 1957, and the long drive …
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To Parents/Guardian: I hope you are having a wonderful summer with your family and friends. Summertime for school professionals is about replenishing, rejuvenating, and planning for the new year. As we quickly approach the end of August. I want to warmly welcome you and offer some of the essential reopening information. I would like to …
The new Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program will help low-income families buy food for their school-aged children during the summer. Each eligible child will get $120 in food benefits. Eligible children will receive Summer EBT food benefits on an EBT card. Families can use their Summer EBT food benefits to buy food like fruits, …
Girls Varsity Lacrosse takes on Pine Bush at O’Neill High School at 2:30 Thursday, May 23rd. Varsity Baseball takes on Wallkill at Cantine Field in Saugerties at 2:00 on Saturday, May 25th. Varsity Softball takes on Minisink Valley at Mount Saint Mary College at 12:00 on Saturday, May 25th.
On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Valley Central School District residents approved the proposed 2024-2025 budget of $129,300,000. The unofficial budget results are as follows: The budget passed with 70.9% voter approval, 662 yes votes and 272 no votes. This budget represents a 2.74% increase over the current year’s budget. This budget maintains all programs for …
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We are very excited and proud to share that the Valley Central School District has been recognized as one of the nation’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation! The Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to school districts across the United States that demonstrate special achievement in efforts to provide access …
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The Board of Education approved the VCSD 2024-2025 School Calendar at their March 4, 2024 meeting. The calendar is posted on the website on our Calendar page.
The UPK Application for 2024-2025 opens on Thursday, January 25th. To request an application, email UPK@vcsdny.org and one will be sent to you. (Be sure to include all required information listed on this webpage: https://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/…/universal-pre-kindergarten/ Applications will be accepted from January 25th – March 22nd at 4PM. (An application may be requested at any time. …
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With winter weather quickly approaching, we want to ensure that you stay informed about any potential school delays or closures. School closures and two-hour delays will be promptly communicated via phone message, email, the Valley Central School District website, and local news stations. Please check the following stations: News 12, Spectrum News Hudson Valley, WPDH, …
