Central SChool DiStriCt RedCalen HookDar anD guiDe 2016/2017 Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year Whether you are new to the Red Hook Central School District or a returning member Superintendent’s Message of our learning community, we invite you to visit our schools and become an active member of our District. We welcome your participation as a volunteer on any number of our committees, as a spectator at our athletic events, or as an audience member Dear Students and Parents, viewing our impressive array of performances and exhibits ofered throughout the year. Please refer to this calendar throughout the year to identify events that interest you Welcome to the 2016-2017 school year! We are glad to have the opportunity to work and/or your family. Important testing dates and school vacation days are also included with you this year. Te Red Hook Central School District is an organization comprised to help you in planning your family’s schedule for the coming year. of individuals committed to helping children realize hopes and dreams. If you have a question or need assistance, we are here to help. Please visit one of our Our school district has a nationally recognized academic program that includes schools or call 845-758-2241 to speak to a member of our staf. opportunities for students to pursue International Baccalaureate (IB) coursework, For up-to-date information on RHCSD activities, please visit the District’s online Advanced Placement (AP) coursework, up to six years of a foreign language, the highest calendar at www.redhookcentralschools.org. levels of profciency in art and music, and a wide variety of other interesting learning Red Hook Central School District Mission Statement opportunities. We are sensitive to individual diferences and ofer many support services Te mission of the Red Hook Central School District shall be to develop in its students to help all students gain access to, and succeed with, the appropriate coursework. We pride the knowledge, intellectual integrity, and social consciousness to prepare them to accept ourselves on our faculty’s skill and commitment to building strong relationships with the obligations and opportunities found in a complex society. Te District seeks to students and their families. provide a challenging educational environment that fosters and rewards the values of respect, responsibility, honesty, integrity, and community service in all of its members. I wish all students, parents, and staf a successful 2016-2017 school year. If my ofce can Disclaimer be of any assistance, please call (845)758-2241 extension 55100. You may also email me at [email protected]. Tis calendar is printed prior to the opening of school. At the time of its preparation, many events have not yet been scheduled or may be rescheduled from the dates listed. Sincerely, Please consult the District’s website calendar, local newspapers or contact your child’s school for further information about specifc school events and activities. Paul Finch Get regular updates by following us Superintendent of Schools on Twitter: @RHCSD

Red Hook Education Foundation

The Red Hook Education Foundation works to enhance public education for students in our community by funding programs that promote equity and inspire excellence. Since its 16 inception, the RHEF has provided the district with thousands of dollars of funding to support Central SChool DiStriCt CalenDar anD guiDe a wide range of district initiatives including: the Mentoring Club, 3D printing technologies, Red Hook Crunchzilla computer programming, Guitar Club equipment, elementary grade-level 17 band instruments, Robotics Club software, New York State Council on Leadership and Student Activities Conference fees, the Martha Strever Math Scholarship, the Professor 9 Mill Road • Red Hook, NY 12571 Jacob Grossberg Studio Art Award, regional Model United Nations conferences, choral Tel. 845-758-2241 • www.redhookcentralschools.org • Twitter: @rhcsd accompanist, after-school tutoring, college and career counseling, the outdoor garden classroom, an after school knitting group, and the Student-in-Need Initiative. For more information about the RHEF, please visit redhookeducationfoundation.com. Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday August 31 1 2 3

RHHS 9th Graders 6th Grade Orientation Orientation 3:00-6:00 PM 5:00-6:00 PM (Parent Orientation LAMS Cafe 4:00-6:00 PM)

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First Day of School! 1/2 Day Mill Road No SCHool – Only No SCHool – SupeRiNTeNDeNT’S Kindergarten Orientation laboR Day CoNfeReNCe Day Last Name: A-K 9:30-11:00 AM Last Name L-Z Mill Road K-5 Open 1:00-2:30 PM House 5:30-6:15 PM or BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 6:30-7:15 PM Mill Road K-2 Library 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Meeting 7:00 PM Kindergarten Boo-Hoo 2:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library Breakfast 9:00-10:00 AM LAMS Conf. Rm. Mill Road K-2 Cafe Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 Mill Road 3-5 Summer BLT Meetings 3:30 PM Reading Assembly Back to School Night w/ Dance 7:00-9:00 PM LAMS Gym/Cafe 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

RHHS BLT Meeting RHHS Open House PTA Ice Cream Social 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. 6:00 PM Mill Road K-2 Cafe BOE Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

RHHS School Pictures Mill Road K-5 Spirit Week 25 26 27 28 29 30 LAMS Picture Day LAMS Open House 6:00-8:00 PM

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Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 1/2 Day Mill Road BLT Meetings 3:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library Only PTSA Meeting 7:00 PM HS Cafeteria

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PTA Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road 3-5 Mill Road K-2 Library Information Night No SCHool – No SCHool – ColumbuS Day yom KippuR

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 LAMS BLT Meeting Mill Road 3-5 Picture Mill Road K-2 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm. Day Picture Day RHHS BLT Meeting 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. BOE Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 LAMS Halloween Dance 7:00-9:00 PM LAMS Cafe 30 31 Kindergarten Halloween Parade oCtober 2016 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3 4 5

PTA Bus Driver BOE Meeting 7:00 PM Breakfast 9:00 AM Mill Road K-2 Library Mill Road K-2 Cafe

8th Grade Washington DC Trip 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 Mill Road K-2 1st BLT Meetings 3:30 PM No SCHool – Marking Period Ends No SCHool – PTSA Meeting SupeRiNTeNDeNT’S RHHS 1st Marking VeTeRaNS Day 7:00 PM HS Cafeteria CoNfeReNCe Day Period Ends

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LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Meeting 7:00 PM RHHS BLT Meeting PTA Barnes & Noble 1/2 Day Mill Road grades 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm. Mill Road K-2 Library 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. Book Fair 2-5 Only; No school for BOE Meeting 7PM Grades K-1 Mill Road K-2 Library Mill Road K-5 Report Cards Issued

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No School - Tanksgiving Recess 27 28 29 30 RHHS Picture Retake Day

november 2016 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3

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Mill Road K-2 Picture LAMS Winter Carnival LAMS Winter Dance Retake Day 5:00-8:00 PM 7:00-9:00 PM RHHS Picture Retake Day LAMS Cafe LAMS Cafe Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 BLT Meetings 3:30 PM

Mill Road K-2 Personal Safety Program 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Meeting 7:00 PM BOE Meeting 7:00 PM RHHS Winter Concert 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm. Mill Road K-2 Library Mill Road K-2 Library 7:30 PM HS Gym Snow Date for LAMS Winter Dance 7:00 PM

Mill Road 3-5 Personal Safety Program PTA K-2 Holiday Bazaar PTA 3-5 Holiday Bazaar 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

7/8 Band and Chorus RHHS BLT Meeting Concert 7:30 PM 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. LAMS Cafe 6/7 Band and Chorus Concert 7:30 PM LAMS Cafe

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No School - Winter Recess DeCember 2016 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

SCHool ReopeNS!

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Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 PTSA & PTA Meeting: BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 1/2 Day Mill Road BLT Meetings 3:30 PM State of the Schools Mill Road K-2 Library Only Address 7:00 PM HS Cafeteria

LEGO Robots FLL Tournament 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

No SCHool – RHHS BLT Meeting Mill Road Chorus and maRTiN luTHeR 2:30 PM HS Conf. Room 5th Grade Band Winter KiNG Day Concert 7:00 PM Mill Road 3-5 Cafe

LEGO Robots FLL Tournament Snow Date LEGO Robots FLL Tournament 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LAMS Rating Day LAMS BLT Meeting BOE Meeting 7:00 PM No School for LAMS 2:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library Students Only LAMS Conf. Rm. Mill Road K-2 2nd Marking Period Ends RHHS 2nd Marking Snow Date LEGO Period Ends Robots FLL Tournament Regents Exams 29 30 31

january 2017 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3 4 Mill Road K-5 Report Cards PTA Family Fun Night Mill Road 3-5 Cafe/Gym

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LAMS Spring Snow Date for LAMS Valentine’s Dance Picture Day Spring Picture Day 7:00 PM LAMS Cafe Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 BOE Meeting 7:00 PM BLT Meetings 3:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

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LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Meeting 7:00 PM RHHS BLT Meeting 1/2 Day Mill Road 2:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. Only LAMS Conf. Rm. Snow Date LAMS Valentine’s Dance 7:00 PM LAMS Cafe RHHS Prism Concert 7:00 PM RHHS

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BOE Meeting 7:00 PM LAMS Night of Service/ Mill Road K-2 Library Student Council No SCHool - 7:00-9:00 PM pReSiDeNT’S Day LAMS Cafe

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PTA Science Fair Mill Road 3-5 Cafe february 2017 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 BOE Meeting 7:00 PM BLT Meetings 3:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library No SCHool – PTSA Meeting SupeRiNTeNDeNT’S 7:00 PM HS Cafeteria CoNfeReNCe Day

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Author’s Tea RHHS BLT Meeting Mill Road K-5 Spring 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm Mill Road K-2 Library 2:30 PM HS Conf. Room Picture Day PTA Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

Kindergarten Registration 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM K-2 Lobby 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

BOE Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

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ELA Grades 6-8 LAMS ELA Grades 3-5 marCh 2017 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 RHHS 3rd Marking Mill Road K-2 3rd BLT Meetings 3:30 PM Period Ends Marking Period Ends PTSA Meeting BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 7:00 PM HS Cafeteria Mill Road K-2 Library

ELA 3-5 Makeups Mill Road 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

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LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Meeting 7:00 PM RHHS BLT Meeting Kindergarten Parent Mill Road K-5 Report 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm. Mill Road K-2 Library 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. Information Night Cards Issued BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 6:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

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Incoming Kindergarten Story Hour april 2017 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3 4 5 6

Mill Road K-2 & 3-5 BOE Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road Looping BLT Meetings 3:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Library Meeting 6:30 PM Mill Road K-2 Cafe

NYS Math Assessments Grades 6-8 PTA Story Hour NYS Math Assessments Grades 3-5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 LAMS BLT Meeting NJHS Induction Pre-1st Meeting 6:30 PM 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm. 6:00 PM LAMS Cafe Mill Road K-2 Cafe PTSA & PTA Meeting: Budget Presentation 7:00 PM NYS Math Assessments Grades 3-5 Makeups Kindergarten Screening Mill Road K-2 Lobby 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

1/2 Day Mill Road Only RHHS BLT Meeting 5th Grade Band & Jazz School Budget Vote 2:30 PM HS Conf. Rm. Band Spring Concert 12:00 PM BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Mill Road 3-5 Mill Road 3-5 Gym Mill Road K-2 Library Cafe

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No SCHool – No SCHool – memoRial Day SupeRiNTeNDeNT’S CoNfeReNCe Day

may 2017 Sunday Monday TueSday WedneSday ThurSday Friday SaTurday 1 2 3 RHHS Awards Night 7:00 PM HS Gym 8th Grade NYS Performance Science Assessment

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4th Grade NYS Written Mill Road Chorus and Science Assessment 5th Grade Band Spring 8th Grade NYS Written Concert 7:00 PM Science Assessment Mill Road 3-5 Cafe

4th Gr. NYS Science Assessment Makeups

11 12 13 14 15 LAMS End of Year 16 17 Dance/Activity Night LAMS BLT Meeting PTA Meeting 7:00 PM BOE Meeting 7:00 PM 7:00 PM LAMS Gym/Cafe 2:30 PM LAMS Conf. Rm. Mill Road K-2 Library Mill Road K-2 Library Mill Road K-2 Field Day Mill Road K-2 End of 4th Marking Period LAMS Final Exams (1/2 Day AM) Regents Exams 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 4th Grade Pool Party 3rd Pool Party 5th Grade Pool Party 1/2 Day Mill Road Only 1/2 Day Mill Road Only RHHS Graduation Rain Date for Mill Road 5th Grade Celebration 4th Grade Challenge Day Kindergarten Graduation Kindergarten Graduation 11:00 AM LAMS Lawn K-2 Field Day 8th Grade Recognition LAMS 1/2 Day Last Day of School Night 7:00-9:00 PM Field Day 8:00 AM Mill Road K-5 Report LAMS Cafe LAMS Lawn Cards Issued LAMS Final Exams (1/2 Day AM) RHHS 4th Marking Regents Exams Period Ends 25 26 27 28 29 30

BOE Meeting 7:00 PM Mill Road K-2 Library

june 2017 july 2017 SunDAY MonDAY TuESDAY WEDnESDAY THuRSDAY FRIDAY SATuRDAY 16 1 17RedCentral SChool DiHookStriCt CalenDar anD gui De Curriculum and Instruction 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Te Red Hook Central School District provides a continuum of efective programs and services that support all students in meeting or exceeding challenging learning standards. We recognize that children develop and learn at diferent rates and in diferent ways. As a result, we ofer a high-quality K-12 curriculum aligned with district, New York State and federal standards which is brought to life by our faculty in classroom lesson plans and learning expectations. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Instruction and Learning at Red Hook High School Red Hook High School has consistently graduated large numbers of Regents diploma candidates and International Baccalaureate candidates, earning itself the distinction of a high-performing learning community. Te demand to prepare students with skill sets for the 21st century is driven by an 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 increasingly competitive global society and rapid technological advancements. We embrace the challenge of functioning in an environment that results in increased rigor and expectations for performance by students. As a result, courses that were once considered reserved for post-high school study are now ofered at Red Hook High School. We also recognize that not every student is headed to college after high school graduation. Our technical course oferings and school-to-employment programs facilitate 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 the acquisition of essential pre-employment skills and knowledge. Instruction and Learning at Linden Avenue Middle School 30 31 Linden Avenue Middle School focuses on providing a quality education for all students. We believe in developing the whole child through academic, social and emotional learning. Te middle school, like the elementary and high schools, is expected to develop students with the skill sets for the 21st century. auguSt 2017 Students have access to the best in global education learning through the meaningful use of technology SunDAY MonDAY TuESDAY WEDnESDAY THuRSDAY FRIDAY SATuRDAY resources. We believe all classrooms should provide opportunities for engagement, personalized academic growth, rigor and collaborative problem solving. We want students to be curious and fnd what truly 1 2 3 4 5 interests them, which in turn, will lead them to a love of learning. Instruction and Learning at Mill Road Elementary School Both the Primary and Intermediate schools provide programs and services that are standardized across both buildings, and acknowledge the need for individual teaching and learning styles. Tere is 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tremendous parity in student achievement in both schools. Tis refects our eforts to ensure consistency in academic programs and support services. Te elementary level serves as the platform for the introduction of skill sets for the 21st century. Mill Road faculty utilize responsive teaching methods, a balanced approach to literacy across the content areas, and a comprehensive pyramid of academic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 interventions and special education services.

For more information, contact the RHCSD Ofce of Curriculum and Instruction at 845-758-2241 ext. 55210. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31 16 RedCentral SChool DiHookStriCt CalenDar anD gui De Keeping in Touch 17 Te district uses several forms of technology to communicate with Enrollment at a Glance parents/guardians of children in the district. SchoolMessenger® is a Te Red Hook Central School District begins the 2016- school-to-home system used for voice calls, email and text messages 2017 school year with a total anticipated enrollment of 1,878 to parents/guardians to share information and broadcast emergency in-district students. Building enrollment is expected to be announcements. Parents are expected to keep their email addresses as follows: Mill Road Primary (grades K-2), 346; Mill Road and ALL important phone numbers up-to-date with the main Intermediate (grades 3-5), 380 students; Linden Avenue ofce staf in their student’s school so that they are included in Middle School (grades 6-8), 479 students; and Red Hook these alerts. Emergency Closing Days High School (grades 9-12), 673 students. Te district’s web site—www.redhookcentralschools.org—is Schools may be closed fve times before a make-up Graduation Requirements another valuable resource for information. Please check it often for information about school events, school delays and snow day is required for students. If there are more than In order to receive a NYS Regents Diploma, all high school cancellations. You will also fnd closing and delay information for fve closing days, the make-up days for the 2016-2017 students graduating in the 2016-17 school year must acquire RHCSD posted on www.cancellations.com and on the district’s school year are as follows: at least 22 units of credit: English 4 units, social studies 4 Twitter feed @rhcsd. Te district also manages a Parent Portal 1st Day* – May 26, 2017 4th Day – April 12, 2017 units, science 3 units, math 3 units, foreign language 1 unit, which provides encrypted, online access for parents to view student health 1/2 unit, art or music 1 unit, physical education 2 units, attendance, marking period and report card reports, assignment 2nd Day – April 10, 2017 5th Day – April 13, 2017 and sequence/electives 3.5 units. grades, class schedules, and more. Any parent/guardian of a child 3rd Day – April 11, 2017 Red Hook Continuing Education enrolled in Red Hook schools can request an account to the *If fve or more snow days have been used by February 1, 2017. If there are no emergency Parent Portal by visiting https://esd-parentportal.mhric.org and school closings, the order of the give back dates will be determined in March. Red Hook Continuing Education ofers classes to community completing the registration process. Lunch Prices members on a wide range of topics in the fall and spring. We believe that home-to-school communication is an important K-12 Breakfast** ...... $1.75 Te list of classes, dates, and costs is available at www. determinant in your child’s success. Every teacher in Red Hook K-5 Lunch ...... $2.75 **If a child qualifes for redhookcentralschools.org. If you are interested in teaching a a free or reduced lunch has a voice mailbox and an email account. A directory of all staf 6-12 Lunch ...... $3.00 course or have questions about courses ofered, please contact phone extensions and email addresses is available on our web site through the application Continuing Education Coordinator Gail Jafe-Bennek at 845- K-12 Milk ...... $ .60 process they also qualify for or you can call our main number and access the voicemail system’s K-12 Reduced Price ...... $ .25 758-2241, ext. 71351, or by e-mail at [email protected]. directory. Please keep in touch! a free or reduced breakfast. Grades K-5 ...... Breakfast served 8:35 am to 9:00 am School Hours Shared Decision Making at RHCSD in K-2 Cafeteria Mill Road Primary School...... 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Grades 6-12 ...... Breakfast served 7:30 am to 9:00 am Te purpose of school-based planning and shared decision-making in school cafeteria Mill Road Intermediate School ...... 9 a.m.-3 p.m. is to improve the educational performance of all students in our Linden Avenue Middle School ...... 7:45 a.m.-2:11 p.m. schools, regardless of factors such as socioeco- Red Hook High School ...... 7:45 a.m.-2:11 p.m. nomic status, race, gender, language back- School Closings and Delays District Ofce Hours ...... 8 a.m.-4 p.m. ground, or disability. Information on school closings or delays is available at www. Each school has a Building Level Team (BLT). redhookcentralschools.org, on our Twitter feed @rhcsd, or by calling Members of the team include teachers, parents, 845-758-2241, or by listening to the following radio stations: administrators, and support staf. Each BLT meets monthly. An agenda is determined in ad- 92.1 FM WRNQ 97.3 FM WZAD 107.3 FM WRWD vance and decisions are arrived at by consensus. 92.7 FM WRRV 97.7 FM WCWZ 920 AM WGHQ Te public is welcome to attend the meetings 92.9 FM WBPM 98.1 FM WKZE 1020 AM WKZE and speak during visitor recognition. 93.3 FM WBWZ 98.5 FM WCTW 1230 AM WHUC A District Leadership Team (DLT) meets monthly to discuss District-wide student 93.5 FM WCZR 99.3 FM WFKP 1450 AM WKIP achievement issues. Te DLT believes that 94.3 FM WKXP 100.1 FM WDST 1460 AM WGNA post-secondary student outcomes are improved 96.1 FM WPKF 101.5 FM WPDH 1495 AM WKNY when each child feels valued and connected to his or her community. 96.9 FM WPKF 104.5 FM WABT DiD You Know? Historically, a small percentage of 16 the 8,000 eligible voters vote on the Central SChool DiStriCt CalenDar anD guiDe school budget. 17Red Hook This year’s School budget Public use of School Facilities Budget Info – At a Glance Vote Date is may 16, 2017 Please get involved and Individuals requesting to use district facilities and/or grounds to host an activity R5Ļ 5hfgl7gm5-"))&5/! .5#-5qkg6jlm6jgl exercise your right to vote! are required to submit an Application For Use of School Facilities at least 45 R5.. 5#5#-5 -.#'. 5.5qgl6ioj6gnk days in advance of the requested date(s). Applications are available on the district R5 )&5.25& 035#-5qih6foi6fff website as a printable download or you can pick one up at the District Ofce. Te Te balance is made up through appropriated fund balance and miscellaneous revenue. district retains the right to give preference to groups that are associated with and/ On average, local school taxes increased 0.11 percent. Variations in tax increases between or sponsored by the district. Te requirements for any entity making a request to towns and individuals are the result of local assessments, NYS equalization rates, and use district facilities are indicated on the application form. changes in the value of the STAR exemption. Red Hook’s athletes, coaches and maintenance staf take great pride in the In the 2005-2006 school year, state aid represented approximately 40 percent of our athletic felds. Our felds beneft from a comprehensive grounds-keeping program district’s revenue. For the 2016-2017 school year, we estimate that state aid will represent that includes routine fertilization and over-seeding. Maintaining healthy turf approximately 32 percent of our district’s revenue. Tis is a signifcant shift of the provides much more than a good-looking athletic feld; it is a solid footing and a fnancial burden to the local property taxpayer. Te cost to local taxpayers is magnifed cushioning-impact surface for our athletes. Without healthy turf, the potential for by largely uncontrollable cost drivers such as legally required salary increases for teachers (i.e., step increases), increasing health care costs, and required contributions to employee injury to athletes increases greatly. retirement systems. While we work diligently to control our costs, many of the structural Use of the outdoor grounds and athletic facilities by individuals and groups problems facing public education can only be resolved through new legislation that are permitted providing the activity does not cause damage to the property or speaks to the funding of public education. interfere with the district’s use of these resources. No cleats, spikes or other footwear that could cut, puncture or tear the surface of the track are allowed. School Budget Voter Registration Information Persons walking pets on school district property should prevent the pets from To vote on the school budget or school board elections, a person must be a U.S. citizen, voiding on the athletic playing areas and be prepared to clean up after their 18 years of age or older, a district resident for at least 30 days prior to the vote date, and animals. Animal waste can kill the turf and provides an opportunity for weeds, registered to vote. If a person is registered to vote in a general election and has voted within including crabgrass, to fourish. the past four years, there is no need to register separately for the school district vote. In the event that a person is not registered, a voter registration date will be established by the Te district strives to maintain a balance between good stewardship of its facilities district for school district-only elections. Please call the district clerk at 845-758-2241, and use of those facilities by the public. We appreciate your cooperation. Please ext. 55010, if you have any questions. contact the Facilities and Operations Department at 845-758-2241, ext. 59010 if you have any questions. RHHS International Baccalaureate Program MySchoolBucks.com Parent Portal Te full International Baccalaureate Diploma involves completing advanced coursework in six distinct areas (i.e., language and literature, language acquisition, Te District’s Cafeteria Program manages a parent portal for the Point of Sale breakfast individuals and societies, experimental sciences, mathematics and computer science, and lunch program. and the arts). Additionally, all students must complete a Teory of Knowledge course that includes a Community Action Service Project and a 4,000-word essay. All fnal Te online parent portal allows parents to access their child’s breakfast/lunch account assessments are evaluated and graded by external evaluators from the International from any computer connected to the Internet. From the portal web site, parents can make Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). advance payments for breakfast &/or lunch by using a debit or credit card or an e-check; view their child’s fund balance, and see what their child is buying in the cafeteria. We encourage parents to create an online account! (Payments are also accepted in person via We thank the community for its continued support of this important program. It has check or cash in each school building.) allowed our full diploma candidates as well as hundreds of other students to access To create your online parent portal account, you will need to visit www.mySchoolBucks. rigorous college-level curricula while attending RHHS. Te IB Program frst became com and follow the online directions found there. Keep in mind that payments can be a part of the educational program at the high school in September 2002. For more made for all of your children at one time by using the parent portal. No more separate information, please visit www.ibo.org or email the IB Coordinator for RHHS, checks per building! Please remember that each time you make a deposit transaction in Mike McCrudden at [email protected]. MySchoolBucks.com, there is a $2.00 processing charge. Plan ahead and deposit funds for all of your children in one transaction to avoid multiple processing charges. 16 Mill Road PTA offcers 2016-2017 Central SChool DiStriCt CalenDar anD guiDe James M. Onnembo, President Enrique Piraces, Co-Vice President RedBoard of Education Hook Contacts 17 Deborah Rinehart, Co-Vice President Edward Mercier, President [email protected] Nicole Pethic, Treasurer Dawn Morrison, Vice President [email protected] Jen Cole, Secretary Trustees: Ryan McCann [email protected] Kelly Borrelle, Membership Johanna Moore [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Maggie Rothwell [email protected] If you need to speak to us, please leave The Board of Education meetings are normally held on two Wednesdays of a message at the main offces of Mill Road. each month in the K-2 Library of the Mill Road Elementary School, beginning at 7 p.m. Please see the calendar for specifc dates. PTSA offcers 2016-2017 Administration Contacts Stacy Hobson, Co-President Main Number 845-758-2241 Patricia Piaget, Co-President Trish Dantzic, Vice President Paul Finch Superintendent of Schools ext. 55100 [email protected] Alexandria Jameison, Treasurer Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Ann Marie Vosburgh, Secretary Kitty Summers Staff Development ext. 55200 [email protected] Health offces - Contact Information Bruce Martin Business Manager ext. 53100 [email protected] Mill Road Primary Tom Cassata Director of Athletics ext. 18800 [email protected] ext. Peg Lewis, R.N. School (K-2) 47000 [email protected] Director of Pupil Joe DeCaro Personnel Services ext. 26400 [email protected] Mill Road Intermediate ext. Gerianne Carey, R.N. School (3-5) 37000 [email protected] Jeff Popp Director of Transportation ext. 29100 [email protected] Linden Avenue ext. Donna Seelbach Director of Technology ext. 59500 [email protected] Ann Domkowski, R.N. Middle School 27000 [email protected] Director of Facilities Red Hook High ext. Perry Sheldon and Operations ext. 59100 [email protected] Kathy Frustaci, R.N. School 17000 [email protected] Lawrence Anthony Director of Food Services ext. 38100 [email protected] Philip Campbell Red Hook High School Principal ext. 15100 [email protected] Go Raiders! Red Hook High School Te interscholastic athletic program at Red Hook Central Schools is available to Amanda Greene Assistant Principal ext. 15200 [email protected] students in grades 7-12. Students in the middle school are eligible to participate Linden Avenue Middle School in modifed sports, and students in the high school are eligible to participate in Katie Zahedi Principal ext. 25100 [email protected] junior varsity and varsity sports. Over 800 student-athletes participated in the athletic program during the 2015-2016 school year. Red Hook currently ofers Linden Avenue Middle School teams competing in football, soccer, feld hockey, volleyball, cross country, boys’ Jillaine Berardi Assistant Principal ext. 25200 [email protected] golf, tennis, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, track and feld, and boys’ Mill Road Intermediate School and girls’ lacrosse. Questions? Contact Tom Cassata, Director of Athletics, at Brian Boyd (3-5) Principal ext. 35100 [email protected] 845-758-2241, ext. 18800. Follow the Raiders on Twitter @RH_Athletics.

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