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Kudos Corner

Dianne Melville MES
Submitted by Eliza and Michael Bozenski
What parent is not a little anxious when sending their first child to Kindergarten?  We had high hopes and some worries about how our daughter would navigate the hallways, figure out the rules, ride the bus and make it through a full day of school.  The only thing we knew was that her teacher was Dianne Melville.  We had no idea at the time how thrilled we should have been, with that knowledge.  Mrs. Melville has nurtured a love of learning in our daughter that has increased her confidence and made her happy.  What more could a parent ask for?

Lorrie Gray  JHS
Submitted by Doreen Frey
Lorrie always has the friendliest smile and is most helpful to students and faculty.  When my son left his hoodie in the gym, and it was then “misplaced”, Lorrie was comforting and supportive to me and my son and very instrumental in the safe return of his favorite Christmas gift.  Any time of the day you pop your head into Lorrie’s office she is polite and helpful, and takes the time to speak to the kids, and makes them feel as though someone is listening and cares, and that is a gift that goes a long way, especially when a someone, whether faculty or student may be having a rough day.  Thank you Lorrie for you generous contribution of your time, your effort and your lovely smile.

Krista Kelly MES
Submitted by Carol O'Connell

Krista is the back bone of our safety committee at Marbletown. With recent “safety” issues, Krista has given us the guidance to insure the safety of the students and staff.

Kristie Pattison MES 
Submitted by Carol Brown
Kristie is always there when you need her, despite the fact that she has her own schedule as well. I don't know how she manages to take care of so many things at the same time!

Lorraine Farina KES
Submitted by Elizabeth Battaglia

Lorraine cares deeply about each of her students.  She is consistently gentle and always incisive about the needs of her ESL students.

Monday, May 20th, is an A day at the Junior High School 
and is a C day at the High School

Proposed 2013-2014 School Budget
Rondout Valley School District Budget Vote
Rondout Valley District Office
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
6:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Budget Newsletter


2013 Thomas King Distinguished Service
Award Nomination Form
“Spring Jam!” Benefit Concert
May 25th, 2013 at Saunderskill Farms, Accord, NY 
(rain date- May 26th, 2013)
This event is a fundraiser for the RVHS Music department.
4th Annual Fireboat Day
Saturday, June 1st
11 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Kingston Strand

Student Data Privacy


Concerns about the privacy of student data have been in the news a lot around the nation in recent months.  Some of the attention centers on a student database created through a joint project of the Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation (a foundation), and education officials from several states and districts.  The database is now administered by a non-profit, inBloom, Inc.  The New York State Education Department has entered agreements with inBloom to provide underlying services for the state’s new Education Data Portal (EDP).  

Here is an article providing some background on inBloom and the database: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/03/us-education-database-idUSBRE92204W20130303

The State Education Department developed this FAQ on student data privacy and the new EDP:  http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/data/edp-privacy-parent-faq.html

Questions 4 through 7 specifically address privacy concerns.  In Question 5, SED’s response commits that neither inBloom nor any other provide will sell student data to other parties.  In addition, in a March 2013 memo to superintendents on the EDP, Associate Commissioner Ken Wagner noted, “NYSED does not and will not collect social security numbers.”

Additional information about the EDP is available here:  http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/data/edp.html



The High School Jazz concert that was postponed on April 11th has been rescheduled for May 21st at 7:00 PM in the High School Auditorium.  This will take the place of the Prism concert that was originally scheduled for that evening.
Kudos Corner: Sincere thanks never grow old. So consider writing a sentence or two to praise the efforts, contributions or accomplishments of a staff member.  We will establish a section on the main page of our website to acknowledge your submission of “Kudos”.

An Invitation to the Rondout Valley 
Science Research Symposium

Friday, June 7, 2013
6:00-9:00 PM

The Hall of Pride is Rondout Valley School District’s “hall of fame.”   The purpose of the Hall of Pride is to highlight the accomplishments of Rondout Valley alumni. The Hall of Pride will be located in Rondout Valley High School lobby, where it will act as a daily reminder to students of the many wonderful and varied accomplishments Rondout alumni have made in our local community and/or the world beyond.   In addition to accenting alumni accomplishments, we aim to create a tradition that enriches relationships and fosters networking among our students, alumni and community members.

Please see the form below for nominating someone to the Hall of Pride.  We encourage our students, faculty, staff, administrators, as well as members of our community to nominate alumni for this honor.

Hall of Pride Information and Nomination Form


Universal Pre-Kindergarten

Applications are now available for the Universal Pre-Kindergarten program. Seats will be offered based on a public lottery to be held on May 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Middle School Lecture Hall. You must be a resident of the Rondout School District and your child must be 4 years old on/before December 1, 2013. Applications can be picked up at any Rondout Valley School, the District Office or can be printed using the link below.

Universal Pre-K Application


Kindergarten Registration for September 2013 

Marbletown Elementary School - May 6 - 9 & May 13-16
Kerhonkson Elementary School – May 6 - May 17

For registration information, please call:

Marbletown Elementary at 687-0284
Kerhonkson Elementary at 626-2451

All district residents who are age 5 on December 1, 2013
are eligible for Kindergarten 2013.
 

Career Information Web Sites

Grant opportunities for educators through the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley 
http://www.cfhvny.org/page30019.cfm

Funding for initiatives that involve the following:

Science equipment
Excellence in Teaching Global Studies and World Affairs
And other areas


Rondout Valley Annual Professional Performance Review
Plan (APPR) approved by the New York State
Commissioner of Education


District Teacher and Principal APPR

APPR Documents
announcements
DASA Documents

2012-2013 Calendar


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