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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East Coldenham held their 5th grade moving up day ceremony on June 22nd. View the Facebook album here of the ceremony.
Walden’s 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony. View the Facebook album here of the ceremony.
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 …
Schools and healthcare professionals have seen significant increases in the use of vaping amongst teens. Exposure to these chemicals is increasingly becoming more dangerous. Parents and educators must continually educate themselves on the risks associated with these behaviors. Resources are available at the school, at the county, and at the national level. Please take time …
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The question of what happens after high school looms large for every child as they complete their educational journey. This question looms even larger for children with special needs. Special needs is a spectrum of abilities with students who need minimal assistance to students who need a great deal of assistance to achieve success. What …
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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 …
