Category: Superintendent’s Messages

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…

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

In thinking about what I wanted to convey to our Putnam Valley community as we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. this year, I recalled the day last spring when Dr. Intrieri and I were in Memphis at an IB (International Baccalaureate) conference. During one afternoon, we visited the Civil Rights Museum…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: As we begin the next phase of our facilities project we will be convening an advisory committee that will meet periodically throughout the construction phase.  We are inviting all staff and community members who may be interested in serving on the committee to attend an information session on Tuesday, January 29 at…