November 11, 2011

No School - Veterans Day

November 14, 2011

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 p.m., Large Group Instruction Room

November 14-18, 2011

American Education Week

November 18-20, 2011

MS Drama Club production of "Seussical, Jr."

Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m., Performing Arts Center

November 23-25, 2011

No School - Thanksgiving Recess

Dr. Teresa Thayer Snyder

When social media is anything but...

I know that you have heard this before, but I am telling you, the time is now to get a handle on your child’s use of social media.

Over the past several weeks, I have had the unpleasant experience of having to investigate incidents of bullying and other bad behaviors. » MORE

Generalizations related to NAEP data disturbing

As much as I always relish pouring over data and looking at releases of new statistical data sets, I am frequently appalled at the gross generalizations that commonly occur, especially regarding educational outcomes. The media coverage on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results is particularly disturbing.

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Thanksgiving food drives underway through Nov. 18

The Voorheesville school community, led by the middle school's Builders Club and high school's Key Club, is once again helping stock the shelves of local food pantries for the holidays. Learn more about the MS food drive or the HS food drive.

 

MS Drama Club to present "Seussical, Jr.," Nov. 18-20

Enjoy the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss and your favorite characters The Cat in the Hat, The Whos, Horton and more during the middle school Drama Club's production of, "Seussical, Jr.," Nov. 18-20.

Performance times for Friday and Saturday are 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $6 for students and $9 for adults. » MORE

 

Voorheesville schools to celebrate American Education Week, Nov. 14-18

Parents and guardians are invited to visit the elementary, middle and high schools during recognition of American Education Week, Nov. 14-18. If you are interested in sitting in on a class at the middle or high schools, you are welcome to come in any day and sign-in at the high school office. We recommend that you check your child's schedule to determine the class you'd like to visit.      At the elementary school, dates have been designated per grade level as follows: Nov. 15- grades K-1; Nov. 16- grades 2-3; and Nov. 17- grades 4-5. Hope to see you in class!

Understanding New York's property tax levy cap

In this first year of New York's property tax levy cap, information about its provisions and implementation continue to evolve. The law has been misconstrued and misrepresented in media sound bites as a “2 percent tax cap.” In fact, the law does not restrict any proposed tax levy increase to 2 percent. You can get the facts and answers to some common questions on our 2012-13 budget webpage.