Category: Superintendent’s Messages

Dear Staff and Community Members:

Last evening many of us were inspired by our student bridge projects at the middle school. Our seventh graders displayed their remarkably diverse and aesthetically interesting solutions to the Pudding Street/Taconic State Parkway overpass design. Guided by a team of professional architects and their teachers, Ms. Conlin…

Dear Community Members:

After screening 10 candidates and asking 6 candidates to come back for a second round of interviews, the interview committee has recommended Nicole Mangiere as the next Putnam Valley Middle School Assistant Principal.  It is expected that the Board of Education will appoint Ms. Mangiere as Assistant Principal at…

Dear Community Members:

Following an in-depth hiring process, including the diligence of an 18 member interview committee representing all stakeholders, I want to inform the community that I am recommending that Dr. Jeremy Luft be appointed by the Board of Education to the position of Director of Learning and Innovative Educational Opportunities…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: 

Even if you did not see the Putnam Valley High School musical this year, you must have felt the exuberance from our Performing Arts Center this weekend. Billy Elliot was a brilliant star that illuminated hearts and minds with the joy of youth expressing its inner vibrancy of spirit. "All we…

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

 The Board of Education recently approved the District’s proposed energy performance contract (EPC) to promote energy savings and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. As you know, Putnam Valley High School and Putnam Valley Middle School are both served by geothermal systems which eliminate the use of oil…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: 

I  want to urge our community and staff to attend Billy Elliot, this year's musical!  Opening this weekend in Putnam Valley, you will be moved and inspired by this remarkable and meaningful play. Beyond entertainment, Billy Elliot conveys the joy of self-fulfillment and the love expressed by a…

Dear Putnam Valley Parents/Guardians:

Once again, I am writing to you to ask that you support our teachers and administrators in providing the instructional foundation and environment that supports student learning and achievement as creative and critical thinkers, readers and writers.

We are hoping that all students participate in the State…