Author: Jeremy Luft
September 11, National Day of Service and Remembrance
Dear Putnam Valley Community:
Reflecting on the return to school this week, I’m feeling tremendous pride and gratitude for our PV students and staff, and at the same time, I’m finding it difficult to comprehend that this Saturday, September 11, 2021, will mark the 20th anniversary of that tragic day. A day when everyone who is…
Remote and Quarantined instruction
Dear Putnam Valley Community:
As everyone begins to settle back into school during these first two interrupted weeks of instruction, I would like to take this opportunity to restate and clarify some information:
Remote vs Quarantined Instruction: These two terms have been used within a variety of communications and warrant clarification.
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Remote…
Welcome Back! Thank you for your partnership!
Dear Putnam Valley Community:
With open arms and smiling faces, we welcomed students back into our buildings. The energy has been restored to our buildings and our classrooms are again filled with students eager to learn alongside their peers. Our staff members rejoice in the fact that their classrooms once again resemble the student-centered…
Update from Dr. Luft – Excitement is building!
Dear Putnam Valley Community:
Excitement is building as we are only days away from welcoming our students back into our classrooms. Over the past several weeks we have had the opportunity to see many current students participate in our summer enrichment programs and welcomed our incoming Kindergarten students with our traditional bus run and…
Summer programs masks
Dear Putnam Valley Community:
In light of rising COVID cases in our community and throughout the region, coupled with the higher transmission rate of the Delta variant, we are strongly encouraging all students who are scheduled to attend any of our summer programs to wear a mask while indoors. We want to do everything we can…
Prioritizing the aims of our mission is ongoing – Parent engagement
Dear Putnam Valley Parents,
Putnam Valley Central School District, in partnership with our families and community, commits to our mission to ensure that all students are engaged in a challenging, student-focused educational program, understand and assume their responsibility for life-long learning, work to achieve their personal best, and become productive citizens in a diverse…
Mid-Summer Update from Dr. Luft IB Diplomas! Summer Programs & Opening Days
Dear Putnam Valley Community:
I hope this message finds you well and you are enjoying your summer. Our buildings are busy with summer school programs, facilities projects, and we are preparing for the return of students in September. Here are some mid-summer updates:
Congratulations to our first-ever IB Diploma recipients! Our High School was…