On August 10, 2022, the Board of Education reviewed and approved four agreements with local police departments to provide an SRO in each school. Town of Montgomery Police Department will provide SRO’s in: Berea, EC, VCMS and VCHS. They will also provide substitute SRO’s in other buildings when needed. Village of Maybrook will provide the …
School safety is a top concern for parents around the country as we recover from not only another tragic school shooting, but a string of senseless mass shootings around our country. At Valley Central, a recent threat made by an elementary student has brought the discussion of school safety to the forefront. Interim …
Suggested Summer Reading Lists are now available. Click here for the list of High School Summer Reading Suggestions Click here for the list of Middle School Summer Reading Suggestions Click here for the list of Elementary Summer Reading Suggestions
For the third year in a row the Valley Central School District will be providing basic school supplies for all students. The source of funding was unspent supply money from last school year. We are sensitive to the continued difficulties that many of our District residents are encountering with rising costs due to inflation and …
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Continuing to provide students with engaging activities and opportunities to practice skills is of great importance during the summer months. Summer learning has a real impact on both academic and social-emotional development. It provides structure to children’s summer experiences, making it more likely that they’ll stay engaged and focused. It also keeps their academic skills …
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A Letter from Superintendent John Xanthis to the Valley Central Community: May 25, 2022 Dear Valley Central Community, It is with deep sadness that I write to you today regarding the tragic incident that occurred yesterday in a Texas elementary school. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have been irreparably …
Work has begun on our Capital Project Reconfiguration of the HS/MS Bus lanes/parking with tree removal so please use extra caution while in and around the HS/MS campus as the contractor works. Brad Conklin, School Business Official, reported on the tree removal at the February 14, 2022 Board of Education meeting. Mr. Conklin reported that …
NYSDOH supports “Test To Stay” (TTS) as a strategy that allows asymptomatic, unvaccinated, school based close contacts (e.g. students, teachers, school staff) to avoid school exclusion (but not other restrictions of quarantine) by testing negative through serial testing using rapid NAAT or antigen tests during a seven-day period following exposure. The Orange County Department of …
NYS Digital Equity Survey To collectively serve students, families, and educators, it is imperative that districts and the New York State Education Department have, and maintain, an updated, accurate, complete picture of the state of digital equity for each individual student. Therefore, the NYS Education Department is requiring that a short 9-question Digital Equity survey …
Sourav Sengupta, a University of Buffalo professor and an expert in child and adolescent mental health, says “our children will need to grow up to find a reasonable way to incorporate, tolerate and utilize social technologies in their lives”. Trusted adults can support young people is by setting age- and developmentally appropriate boundaries. He suggests …
