{"id":9230,"date":"2021-06-25T10:08:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?p=9230"},"modified":"2021-06-25T10:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T14:08:12","slug":"end-of-year-message-from-dr-luft-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/district\/superintendent\/end-of-year-message-from-dr-luft-2\/","title":{"rendered":"End of Year Message from Dr. Luft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Dear Putnam Valley Community:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Goodbyes &amp; Hellos:\u00a0<\/strong> I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation for the many years of dedicated service Jenette Mistretta and Brian Burrow have provided the Putnam Valley School District.\u00a0 We are also saying goodbye to several teachers, support staff, and members of our Transportation Department.\u00a0 We wish them only the best in retirement or as they pursue their future endeavors.\u00a0 This is also an opportunity to welcome Jackie Levine, Director of Curriculum and Instruction.\u00a0 We anticipate appointing David Kantrowitz as our next Director of Physical Education, Athletics, and Health Services during the next board meeting.\u00a0 We look forward to opportunities for you to meet the new members of our administrative team.\u00a0\u00a0\\<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Looking Ahead:\u00a0<\/strong> The Putnam Valley School District is moving ahead with our plans to fully reopen all of our schools for full time, in-person instruction this fall.\u00a0 Unless we are otherwise required by NYS, hybrid or all remote instruction will not be available to students.\u00a0 We know that our staff has the greatest impact on student learning when those students are physically present within our classrooms.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>End of Year Thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is hard to believe all that has transpired over the past year.\u00a0 I personally struggle to remember what life and work were like pre-COVID; I am sure that many of you feel the same.\u00a0 Like all life-changing events of this magnitude, we must allow time to pass before we can accurately reflect back on what was learned.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">While this reflection process may take years, there are some important things we can identify and recognize today:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>How the Putnam Valley community rallied to support each other during these difficult times.<\/li>\n<li>The thought and effort our teachers put into the planning and execution of both in-person and hybrid instruction.<\/li>\n<li>Our support staff focused on the social and emotional needs of all students and staff.<\/li>\n<li>The efforts of our custodial staff to keep our buildings clean, sanitized, and open.<\/li>\n<li>Our own \u201chealthcare hero\u201d school nurses, helping keep each of us healthy and safe in school\u00a0 How the members of our Technology Department helped support our transition into hybrid and remote learning for students, staff, and parents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Most importantly, the fact that our students persevered and found a way to continue learning. There is so much to recognize and celebrate in the Putnam Valley Schools.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As we approach the much-needed summer break, plans are already underway for next school year.\u00a0 Teachers and support staff members will be involved in a wide range of professional learning opportunities throughout the summer.\u00a0 Our buildings are being prepared to welcome back ALL of our students this fall with classrooms transformed back into the innovative learning environments they were before COVID.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see which aspects of our learning over the past year will continue with us into the future.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It is my hope that the summer break provides everyone with time to rest, reflect, and rejuvenate; it has been one exhausting year.\u00a0 Take the time you need to reconcile all that has happened, but leave with a sense of pride for all you were able to do.\u00a0 We are all a little bit better and stronger after last year.\u00a0 I am looking forward to seeing all the amazing things that will continue to happen within the Putnam Valley School District next year.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/203164375_4245106932221484_8478708099445970240_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&amp;ccb=1-3&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=BQ4_0YMRvVoAX8lL22W&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&amp;oh=89da4bb8d84bd3bf10a2fedd1b582b67&amp;oe=60DA9B0A\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/202341912_4245107042221473_325018728476470363_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&amp;ccb=1-3&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=aJrCrms1cisAX_65YDU&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&amp;oh=a7534305c5033fa2a6ad8ff51a944e77&amp;oe=60D8F6E4\" alt=\"\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/203911817_4245107085554802_2881538400874057333_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&amp;ccb=1-3&amp;_nc_sid=8bfeb9&amp;_nc_ohc=doOrVAJ3vbwAX8tovpd&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&amp;oh=0b028374df0e9eae87371647455699cd&amp;oe=60D904AC\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">(check out Putnam Valley CSD on Facebook and Twitter for more pictures)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Sincerely,<br \/>\n<\/span><span>Dr. Jeremy Luft<\/span><br \/>\nSuperintendent of Schools<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Putnam Valley Community: Goodbyes &amp; Hellos:\u00a0 I would like to extend my gratitude and appreciation for the many years of dedicated service Jenette Mistretta and Brian Burrow have provided the Putnam Valley School District.\u00a0 We are also saying goodbye to several teachers, support staff, and members of our Transportation Department.\u00a0 We wish them only&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/district\/superintendent\/end-of-year-message-from-dr-luft-2\/\">Continue Reading<span> End of Year Message from Dr. Luft<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-9230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-superintendent","tag-covid19","clearfix"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9230"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9231,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9230\/revisions\/9231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}