Rondout ValleyCentral School District

Please review this important information regarding the school schedule for the last week of school for the 2017-2018 school year (June 18th - June 22nd).

Stone Pony Chicken Bbq Take-out dinner orders to support The Fireboat John J. Harvey Project are taking place now!

Representatives from SUNY Ulster and the Rondout Valley CSD will share insights about the college process.

Our students and staff cordially invite and welcome our senior citizens to a morning event filled with music, art, food and conversation.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education of the Rondout Valley Central School District will be available online at Rondout.k12.ny.us and at the District Office, Kyserike Road, Accord, beginning on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

Universal PreKindergarten Lottery Applications are now available for the 18/19 school year! Student must be a resident of Rondout School District and must be 4 years old on/before December 1st of 2018.

Kindergarten Registration dates for September 2018 have been announced for Kerhonkson and Marbletown Elementary Schools.

Tadduni was chosen by the School Administrators Association of New York State and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.

As of March 14, 2018, the District has utilized nine emergency/snow closing days. In the Board of Education approved 2017-2018 Calendar we allocated six days and have gone over by three days. We have developed the following plan to address this matter.

Rondout Valley Central School District is proud to partner with Family of Woodstock in providing a text/chat hotline for individuals who need assistance.

In a unanimous vote held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the Rondout Valley Board of Education appointed Dr. Joseph G. Morgan as its next superintendent of schools.

First and foremost, thank you for supporting our students, staff, and entire educational community during my tenure as Superintendent of Schools. As a community we have always tackled challenges collectively and effectively.

We continue to practice a variety of safety drills with our students and staff including lockout and lockdown on a regular basis.

Rondout Valley High School will be presenting the all time musical favorite Grease! Shows are Friday, February 23rd, Saturday, February 24th at 7:00pm, as well as Sunday the 25th at 2:00pm.

Rondout Valley Fireboat John J. Harvey Project Presents…..our Little Caesar’s Pizza Kit Annual Fundraiser!

In recent days and weeks flu outbreaks, along with resulting doctor visits and hospitalizations, have reached a record high.

Please keep ill children home from school until they no longer have a fever or signs of a fever (chills, feeling very warm, flushed appearance, or sweating) without the use of fever reducing medicine like acetaminophen or ibuprofen as recommended by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

The Board of Education Meetings will start at 7:30 p.m. instead of 7:00 p.m. effective January 23, 2018 through May 15, 2018.

The Board of Education of the Rondout Valley Central School District, Accord, New York, hereby invites the submission of sealed Proposals from reputable and qualified school bus transportation companies for furnishing student transportation services in the Rondout Valley Central School District for a five-year (July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019 to July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) period.

We are again in cold and flu season. In order to minimize the risk of becoming infected by these viruses it is important to practice simple preventative actions daily. The following are easy, helpful suggestions for you and your student.

We have received inquiries regarding prepaying school taxes in advance of 2018 to avoid the implications of the new tax law. Our school district is not able to accommodate pre-payment of school taxes for federal tax purposes.

The phones on the main campus are back up following our scheduled outage.

Please be advised that the telephone system on our main campus will be down on Wednesday, December 27th beginning at 1:00 PM. This will affect the District Office, High School, Junior High School, and Intermediate School. We anticipate the outage to be short in duration, and will post another news item when the phone system is back up and running.

Join us on Thursday, December 14th, to hear our band and chorus students performing contemporary, classical, popular, & seasonal favorites!

Please note the attached analysis report related to the incident at the High School from Dr. Michael O'Rourke, Administrator/Staff, Industrial Hygienist, Ulster BOCES Risk Management.

At about 2:00 PM today, smoke was detected in the High School Auditorium. All students were safely evacuated and dismissed.

Yesterday the District conducted an unannounced safety drill at the District Office, High School, Intermediate School and Junior High School. You may not know but districts are required by state regulation to conduct several unannounced safety drills in each building during the school year.

In an effort to engage the whole Rondout Valley community, the Board of Education is taking input from our community in order to ensure that everyone will have the opportunity to share their opinions directly with the Board of Education. The Board of Education has elected to proceed with a closed search in order to have the highest caliber candidates apply to our school district. While our search will remain confidential, the Board of Education would desire and value all input from all stakeholders.

A fundraising event to benefit Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, is taking place on Saturday, October 21st in the Stone Ridge Towne Centre.

The Board of Education is currently seeking 15-20 community members to participate in a focus group for the Superintendent Search process.

We are looking for committee members to serve on our District Health & Wellness Committee. We welcome new members to the committee and encourage current members to continue to be part of the committee.

The purpose of the Hall of Pride is to highlight the accomplishments of Rondout Valley alumni.

The Rondout Valley Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools and District Staff strongly believe that school attendance is critical to the academic success of our students.

The beauty of rural living abounds throughout the towns served by the Rondout Valley Central School District. Mountain vistas, meandering streams, and family farms are common throughout the District, which serves the Ulster County towns of Rochester, Marbletown, Rosendale, and Wawarsing. But don’t let the quaint appeal of these agriculturally based towns fool you into thinking our community is isolated.

Our new weather station, the Rondout Valley WeatherSTEM, funded by a “Bullet Aid Grant” from Assembly member Cahill, is now live!

We welcome our new SRO, Deputy Wilber to the District, who will be working with us for the 2017-2018 school year. We wish Deputy Tom Sharon the best as he begins his career as an SRO at the Onteora School District.

The agenda for opening day for employees, which is Tuesday, September 5, 2017, has been posted.

Technology workshops for teachers will be held the weeks of August 21st and August 28th.

The READING LIT Camp is an opportunity for Rondout Valley CSD students to participate in a summer literacy program that combines innovative, research-based reading and writing activities with an engaging and interactive approach. Please click to learn more and to register your child for READING LIT camp.

This evening's graduation ceremony, taking place at 6 PM, will be live streamed.

Questions utilized for our budget exit survey were developed through guidance provided by the New York State School Boards Association.

The 2017-2018 budget was passed by District voters on 5/16/17.

The 2017-2018 proposed budget information is now available to the community. Please remember to vote on Tuesday, May 16th.

Here at Rondout Valley Central School District, we value communication. That is why we’ve built a mobile app for our District, which is available now on Android and Apple devices! For quick access to District News, Upcoming Events, Menus, our Parent Portal, and more, download our free app today!

I am reaching out to you directly in an effort to explain the Later Start Time (LST) Committee’s intent, process and next steps as it pertains to the school district’s start time

Candidates for the Board of Education must be at least 18 years old, qualified voters in the Rondout Valley Central School District and able to read and write. They must have been residents of the District continuously for one year before the election.

We encourage you to visit our grant funding information page. Please click the read more button to visit the link.

For up to date Water Testing Information, please click the read more link below. New information posted on 1/3/2017.

The Preliminary Plan Phase II Smart Schools Investment Plan was approved at the December 13th Board of Education Meeting.

Please click here to access information about the Later Start Time Committee Information.

The Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz and New York State Assemblymember Kevin Cahill (Ulster, Dutchess), announce the Science Lab Initiative (SLI), a collaborative undertaking funded by a $500,000 capital grant to support the creation of science and technology labs in school districts in the 103rd NYS Assembly District.