Category: Superintendent’s Messages

Dear Putnam Valley Community: I am writing to notify you that the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has notified the school district regarding the deployment of Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) to its officers, including their School Resource Officers (SROs). This change is the result of the Policy Reform Act of 2020, which called for programs incorporating BWCs…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: The Putnam Valley Central School District Board of Education will hold their regularly scheduled Business Meeting, tonight, Thursday, September 8, at 7:00 pm in the High School Cafeteria. Board of Education meetings are open to the public and all are welcome.  Meetings are also streamed live on our website at pvcsd.org. The agenda for the meeting can be found here: 

Dear Putnam Valley Community: As we near the end of what I hope was a wonderful summer for all, we are eager to welcome our students back to school. As usual, the reopening of schools has been the focus of many throughout the summer, our buildings and grounds staff have ensured that our facilities have been…

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

As mentioned in yesterday’s communication, the appointment of Mr. Mello as interim principal created an immediate vacancy for an assistant principal at Putnam Valley High School. I am happy to announce that Dr. Letitia Payne has agreed to move over from Putnam Valley Middle School to fill the assistant principal…

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I am writing to provide some additional information regarding this morning’s situation involving a single student at Putnam Valley Elementary School. In response to the incident, law enforcement officers arrived quickly.  An ambulance was also dispatched to provide medical assistance.  All classrooms were initially asked to “hold in place,” keeping all students…