Category: Superintendent’s Messages

Dear Putnam Valley Community: The Putnam Valley Board of Education will hold a special business meeting, tomorrow, Tuesday, April 24, beginning at 7PM in the High School cafeteria. The purpose of this meeting is to approve the BOCES 2018-2019 budget and to vote on the BOCES Board of Education candidates. The Board will also acknowledge the 2017-19 retirees of the…

Dear Community and Staff:

Dear Parents and Guardians (Grades 3-8): The New York State English Language Arts Test will take place on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13.  These tests provide our teachers with valuable information about our students' growth and achievement and the effectiveness of our instructional practices. To further student learning, our teachers have employed new instructional…

Wishing all a wonderful holiday weekend with the hope that April will greet us with a smile of spring. Dear Staff and Community: As we say farewell to a month that has been filled with heartache, sorrow and struggle, March will always bring to mind the grief we shared and the storms that tested our resolve. We have…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: I would like to invite you to our next "Superintendent's Listening Hour", this Thursday, March 22. We will meet in our High School Library from 5:45 pm to 6:45 pm. Please consider joining me and sharing what's on your mind. (budget? curriculum? later start at the high school? assessments?) The goal of the Listening Hour is to share diverse perspectives…

Dear Community and Staff:

Dear Putnam Valley Community and Staff:

In response to the murder of 17 students in Florida on February 14, young people throughout the country have determined to have a voice in the quest for safer schools. We do know that schools are statistically the safest place for our children, yet the history…