Category: Superintendent’s Messages

Dear Putnam Valley Community: 

The State of New York has designated October 24-28 as School Board Recognition Week in order to honor the volunteers who serve their communities to ensure that the educational needs of all children are addressed. The Putnam Valley Board of Education strongly supports programs and opportunities that provide…

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

Tomorrow night, our PTA has arranged to have a well-known local mother come to speak to parents about her journey as a parent.  Susan Salomone lost her son Justin at 29 years old to a drug overdose, but the family traces the start of his struggles back to…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: 

On September 6, Governor Cuomo signed a law requiring lead testing in schools (beginning with elementary schools) to take place every five years.  If you recall, Putnam Valley was proactive in testing for lead in late spring; however, the new law expands the parameters of lead testing. Previously,…

Dear Putnam Valley Community:

This is an unusual letter, but I feel that it is hard to ignore the social media postings and news activity around clown costumes and fear associated with clown sightings in the media and in our surrounding area. I am writing because the threatening aspect of these posts…

Dear Putnam Valley Community and Staff:

October 14 is the last day in New York State to register to vote for November's presidential election. We are hoping to urge all eligible voters to register and to vote, including our eighteen-year-old students. It is my hope that we demonstrate to our students the…

Dear Putnam Valley Community: 

Thank you to parents, students, community members and staff who attended last evening's screening of Most Likely to Succeed. While the setting of the movie was primarily High Tech High in San Diego, the focus on the student experience was a powerful reminder of how our schools vary in…

Dear Putnam Valley Parents/Guardians, Staff and High School students:

John Dewey writes: “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”

On Tuesday evening, September 27 at 7:00 PM, the Putnam Valley School District will screen Most Likely to Succeed, a film that explores a vision for…