Category: Superintendent’s Messages

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

On Thursday evening, it is expected that the Board Of Education will appoint Dr. Jeremy Luft as the next Superintendent of the Putnam Valley School District. As explained in the letter from your Board of Education on 2/14/19, the Board thought it prudent to seek the consultation services of the…

Dear Putnam Valley staff and community member: The Putnam Valley Business Network has arranged a Drug Awareness and Free Overdose Prevention Training at the Putnam Valley Ambulance Corps on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. We would like to encourage you to attend this training, and to learn more about the role we can play in saving…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: Yesterday was Valentine’s Day. At our schools there was a great deal of activity, a Blood Drive at the High School, a day to wear red in all schools to honor a former teacher who died in service and to raise money for student scholarships to honor a former teacher, and a…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: You are invited to attend two special events at Putnam Valley High School on Wednesday and Thursday evening, February 13, 2019, and February 14, 2019. When we discuss assessments of educational excellence, we often think about tests of cognitive ability and content knowledge. These tests are a necessary aspect of the validation of…

Dear Putnam Valley Families: With permission from the family, I am so sorry to tell you that one of our high school students, Elias Knapp, had a terrible accident on Friday night which resulted in a serious injury. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. All of our students will be supported by their teachers…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow and tomorrow evening, we are postponing Tuesday's information session for our Facilities Advisory Committee until next Tuesday, February 5.  We will meet at 6:30 pm in the High School Library. We will be closely watching the forecast for any effect on the school day and after school activities…

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

We are sending this email to make you aware of a situation that occurred on our High School/Middle School campus on Thursday evening. Upon receiving notification, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department was immediately contacted.  Key staff and after-school personnel were also notified.

One of our coaches reported observing a person…