Salute to the Class of 2020
Public Sc ns ho ai o l l White Plains P s e t i Public Schools h W W 2020-2021 ARNING IFE LE CALENDAR & AL L RE DIRECTORY WHITEWHITE PLAINS PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOLS
THE DISTRICT The White Plains City School District has a long tradition of being VISION recognized as one of the most forward-thinking school districts in the nation, in a community that vehemently supports public education. We aspire to unlock the infinite and unique potential of each student, every day. Our primary emphasis is on embracing the whole child and tending to a child’s overall well-being while focusing on social-emotional development, academic achievement, and civic responsibility. Our vision is to “aspire to unlock the infinite and unique potential of each student, every day.” This is supported by a favorable ratio of students to professionals, as well as MISSION various programs that meet the diverse learning needs and interests of our students through enrichment, advanced course offerings, honors options, Educate and inspire all students, while nurturing their dreams, so they learn continually, think critically, and mandated services (including special education and English as a New pursue their aspirations and contribute to a diverse and dynamic world. Language). Through grant funding and by partnering with community-based organizations as providers, the District offers Pre-Kindergarten to approximately 200 students each year. At the Kindergarten to Grade 5 level, there are five elementary schools. The District employs a Controlled Parent Choice Program, in which parent choice is one of the variables CORE BELIEFS included in an algorithm used to place students in each school. The goal is to have schools that are well balanced and reflective of the diversity of We believe that: the overall community. Full day Kindergarten is available in all five of the elementary schools. Ø Ø Respect, honesty and trust empower. This year we will continue to expand the Dual Language Program at All people have intrinsic value. Church Street School by adding a grade 3 cohort while also continuing the K-5 programs at George Washington and Post Road. Other innovations Ø Celebrating and embracing diversity enrich life. Ø When people serve the community, both in recent years include an engineering program at the elementary level, Project Lead the Way LAUNCH, and the addition of Math Specialists in Ø All people can learn, grow and contribute. the individuals and the community benefit. each building to work with students and teachers. The configuration of all sixth graders at the Eastview Campus and Ø Every choice matters, and that people are Ø High expectations promote high seventh and eighth graders at Highlands has proven to be a very successful responsible for their choices. achievement. middle school model. This configuration better serves the needs of the students at a key transitional point in their educational journey and results in a stronger sense of community as well as an increase in academic and social emotional attention. Students at both campuses have access to many extracurricular and athletic activities. A noteworthy addition to Grade 8 has been Regents Earth Science for All. THE STRATEGIC PLAN Core Strategies White Plains High School, located on a 75-acre campus, with a swimming pool, modern TV studio and music recording lab, among other The District follows a Strategic Planning initiative to develop Continue to improve performance facilities, provides exciting and various educational and extracurricular opportunities. The school offers over 300 courses, with 51 at the Honors long-range plans for the future. and Advanced Placement levels, five-year world language sequences, dual Community members were involved in the development of 1. Increase access to holistic wellness supports for enrollment classes that lead to college credit, a Science Research program, Core Beliefs, a Mission statement, Strategic Objectives and all students so that they are ready to learn. Engineering and Computer Science courses, and many others. At all levels, the District is committed to upholding the highest standards Strategies, listed below. The Board of Education accepted the 2. Recruit, hire and retain a diverse and talented in all fields of study. Local as well as NYS assessments are utilized to Strategic Plan, as presented by the Core Planning Team, and staff. monitor growth and achievement. Technology is used skillfully to enhance the Superintendent made recommendations for each of the five the teaching and learning experience and links students to a wealth of 3. Finalize, approve and implement the master resources outside of the classroom. E-mail, text reminders, websites, and strategies. https://www.whiteplainspublicicschools.org/Page/37 social media are used as communication tools between school and home. facility plan and multi-year capital project. Partnerships with parents as well as community organizations are nurtured. 4. Forge and sustain critical partnerships to increase These valued relationships make White Plains a special place for our Immediate Priorities teachers to teach and our students to learn and grow. opportunities available for students. Ø Provide access to a deliberately designed, 5. Publicly celebrate and highlight student and rigorous, enriched curriculum that challenges district successes. PROJECTED ENROLLMENT 2020-2021 and meets the needs of each student. Total Projected: 7,209 Church St. School 637 Ridgeway School 646 Ø Reduce the number of chronically absent students. District Professional Development will support our George Washington Eastview Middle 507 Ø Welcome, engage and nurture relationships with priorities and strategies. School 658 Highlands Middle 1,115 Mamaroneck Ave. High School 2,174 our families and communities School 661 Alternative Programs 106 Post Road School 646 Out-of-District 59 1 WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5 HOMESIDE LANE, NEW YORK 10605 - 914-422-2000
BOARD OF EDUCATION The Board is comprised of seven members, elected at large for three-year terms. It is responsible for establishing policies which govern the education of all children attending District schools, and for insuring adherence to state laws and regulations. The Board encourages communication and invites the public to attend its meetings. Regular meetings are held Dr. Ricca Ms. Augarten Dr. Hand Mr. Pepper Dr. Vaccaro-Teich at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of each month or as designated. The 2020-21 schedule of meetings is as follows: ADMINISTRATION Monday, September 14 ...... Education House Monday, October 5 ...... Education House Dr. Joseph L. Ricca ...... Superintendent of Schools Monday, November 9 ...... Education House [email protected] ...... 422-2019 Monday, December 14 ...... High School Ms. Deborah Augarten ...... Assistant Superintendent for Special Education & Pupil Services Monday, January 11 ...... Education House [email protected] ...... 422-2034 Monday, February 8...... Education House Monday, February 22 (7pm Budget) ..Education House Seated: Rose Lovitch, Sheryl Brady, Randy Stein Dr. Debbie J. Hand ...... Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction Monday, March 8 ...... Education House Standing: Cayne Letizia, Charlie Norris, Rosemarie Eller, [email protected] ...... 422-2026 Monday, March 22 (7pm Budget) .....Education House James Hricay, Mr. Scott Pepper ...... Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Monday, April 12 ...... High School [email protected] ...... 422-2216 Monday, May 10(Budget Hearing) ....Education House Term Expires Wed., May 19 (5:30 pm Canvass) ...... Education House BOARD MEMBERS Dr. Ann Vaccaro-Teich ...... Assistant Superintendent for Business Wed., May 24 (Teacher Tenure) ...... Education House [email protected] ...... 422-2064 Rosemarie Eller, President ...... 2023 Monday, June 14 ...... High School Tel. 683-5568 For a detailed directory of administrative personnel, please see “For Easy Reference” listing Thursday, July 6 (Reorg.) ...... Education House [email protected] on inside back cover. Additional meetings will take place in the community. Charlie Norris, Vice President ...... 2022 FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT Dates will be determined during the school year. Tel. 681-0131 Please contact the District Clerk, 422-2071, for further [email protected] Welcome to the 2020-2021 academic year! We hope you enjoyed a happy, healthy summer recess and information. we look forward to seeing you in the weeks and months ahead. Sheryl Brady ...... 2022 BUDGET VOTE/ELECTIONS Tel. 761-8345 Although we do not know, as we write this, the details of school opening in September, we expect this [email protected] year to be an exciting and engaging educational journey for our students, regardless of how that journey On the third Tuesday in May (May 18, 2021) the takes place. We have proven in the last year that we are all very flexible, so please watch for messages public votes on the school district budget and the election James F. Hricay ...... 2021 from your schools on changes in dates shown in this calendar. of Board members. The budget is developed through a Tel. 328-8744 lengthy process with various opportunities for community [email protected] We reconfirmed our vision for the future of the District in August when we continued our Strategic input. The Board will adopt a proposed budget, which will Planning process, in sessions with stakeholders from all of our constituencies, to review progress toward be presented at a public hearing on May 10th. Cayne Letizia ...... 2021 meeting our strategic objectives. We believe that this annual examination of our collective goals will Candidates for the Board must be qualified voters of move us forward as a progressive, student-centered educational community. Tel. 686-8375 the District and have lived in White Plains for one year. [email protected] As in the past, we are proud of our record of continuously strengthening our outstanding programming. Petitions to be signed by at least 100 qualified voters are We look forward to increasing academic opportunities wherever possible, insuring engaging available from the District Clerk. They must be filed by Rose Lovitch ...... 2021 educational experiences for our children and providing needed supports so that each student may learn April 28, 2021. Tel. 649-4690 and grow at his or her unique pace. With attention to our many enrichment programs and advanced Residents who are registered to vote in general elections [email protected] level programming, we will continue to focus on helping every child to be successful. Our talented are eligible to vote, or they may register on the District’s staff and supportive community all work together to accomplish our mission: to educate and inspire all Registration Day, May 1, 2021, noon to 5 pm at Mamaroneck Randy Stein ...... 2023 students, while nurturing their dreams. Avenue School. To vote in general elections, a resident may Tel. 949-5606 register with the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 [email protected] I wish everyone an exciting, productive and enjoyable school year. I hope you will join hands with us ______in our mission and commitment to provide an outstanding education for all of our children. My door will Quarropas Street, any time throughout the year. Qualifications for voters are: a citizen of the United be open if you wish to reach out to me. #WPProud Michele Schoenfeld ...... Clerk of the District and of the Board States, 18 years of age or more, a resident of White Plains 5 Homeside Lane 10605 - Tel: 422-2071 Fax: 422-2080 for at least 30 days prior to the election. Respectfully, [email protected] Absentee ballots are available for those who will not be Joseph L. Ricca, Ed.D. in the District during the voting hours and those who are disabled. Applications are available online and from the District Clerk, 422-2071. 2 CHURCH STREET SCHOOL
295 Church Street 10603 CHURCH STREET SCHOOL PTA Tel: 422·2400 [email protected] Fax: 422·2409 Health Room: 422·2403 Kelly Donovan ...... President Jenny Smith* ...... VP, Membership Grades K-5 Tristes Dunn ...... Recording Secretary Pamela Tumminello ...... Special Needs Rep. School Begins 8:15am Sean McCahill ...... Treasurer Joan Cruz ...... Faculty Rep. Lunch Periods 11am-1pm Dismissal 2:45 pm Candice Turner ...... VP, Programming Jenny Smith* ...... VP, Class Parents * Bilingual (Afterschool programs are provided until 6 pm by the White Plains Youth Bureau.)
The Church Street School community takes pride in recognizing all students as learners. Our goal is to Ms. Castillo Ms. Jackson support students in reaching their potential to become self-motivated, life-long learners and contributing Myra Castillo ...... Principal members of society. [email protected] At Church Street School we encourage students to Merle Jackson ...... Assistant Principal take an active role in their learning. Students learn [email protected] the importance of being kind, safe and responsible. Kattyy Marte ...... School Office Manager We build community through various events such as [email protected] school-wide morning meetings, spirit week and the One Book One School event. As a school community we work collaboratively to nurture and educate the whole child. We build on our students’ strengths and support their areas of need through small group instruction and programs designed to provide interventions and enrichment. We integrate various hands-on experiences to engage students in their learning. Students have access to a greenhouse that serves as a resource to extend our growing season. Additionally, the garden serves as inspiration for students in art class. We utilize technology through a partnership with the Jacob Burns Film Center to teach students how to communicate their ideas through filmmaking. Students also learn how to decrease their carbon footprint through their participation in the We Future Cycle program. Students sort lunch products to recycle and reduce waste. Our goal is to provide students with a purpose for their learning and make connections to real life experiences. Parents are an integral part of our Church Street School family. A strong partnership ensures students’ academic, social and emotional success at school. Through the support of our PTA, Church Street families participate in activities throughout the school year including: Parents as Reading Partners, Carnival, Family Math Night, Family Reading Night, Family Fitness Night, School Dances, Book Fair, and trips to many interesting and educational destinations. At Church Street School, we work as a community to help students soar to new heights! 3 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY AUGUST 2020 OCTOBER 2020 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Superintendent’s Conference Day 30 31 Superintendent’s Conference Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Labor Day Schools & Offices Closed Superintendent’s Conference Day Superintendent’s Conference Day School Starts for Students 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Board of Education Meeting Education House, 7:30 p.m. Rosh Hashanah 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Rosh Hashanah 27 28 29 30
Yom Kippur PTA Council Meeting School & Offices Closed Education House, 7 pm
15-17 WPMS/Highlands-School Photos SEPTEMBER 2020 15 Church St-Back- to-School PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm 3 WPMS/Eastview-Staff Welcome Back Lunch Mam’k Ave, Post-PTA Meetings, 7 pm WPHS-9th Grade Orientation, 1-2:30 pm 16 WPMS-PTA Meeting, at Eastview, 7 pm 8-9 WPHS-Underclass Photos 17 WPHS-PTA Meet ‘n Greet & Guidance Night: Navigating 8 GW-Welcome Back PTA Meeting, 7 pm the HS, 6:30 pm 9 Mam’k Ave-Welcome Back Parent Coffee, 8:45-9:30 am 18 WPMS/Eastview-Picture Day Post Rd-New Parent Welcome 21 Church St-Miss Chocolate Fundraising Begins 25 GW-Spirit Day-Red & White Day 11 WPMS/Eastview-Bus Drill 22 Mam’k Ave-Open House, Grades K-2, Specials, Support Church St-Bingo Night, 6:30 pm WPMS/Highlands-Welcome Back Breakfast Staff, 6:15 pm Post Rd-Family Chess Night, 7 pm Church St-Back-to-School Celebration, 5:30 pm Church St, Ridgeway-Open Houses, Grades K-2, 6:30 pm 29 Mam’k Ave-School Picture Day Mam’k Ave-Back-to-School Family Picnic, 6 pm (Rain date, GW, Post Rd-Open Houses, Grades 3-5, 6:30 pm Church St, Ridgeway-Open Houses, Grades 3-5, 6:30 pm 9/18) 23 WPHS-Coffee & Conversation with Guidance, 7 am GW, Post Rd-Open Houses, Grades K-2, 6:30 pm Post Rd-Welcome Back Night 24 WPHS-Open House, 7 pm Mam’k Ave-Open House, Grades 3-5, 6:45 pm Rochambeau-Welcome Back Social Rochambeau-Open House, 7 pm 30 WPHS-Student Activities Fair (Lunchtime)
4 GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL
100 Orchard Street 10604 GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL PTA Tel: 422·2380 [email protected] Fax: 422·2108 914-422-2380 Health Room: 422·2386
Grades K-5 Andrea Poon ...... President School Begins 8:40 am Tiffany Reid ...... VP, Class Parents Lunch Periods 11:20 am-1:20 pm Dismissal 3:20 pm Elizabeth McKoy ...... Corresponding Secretary (Afterschool programs are provided until Arleen Lucido ...... Treasurer 6 pm by the White Plains Youth Bureau.) Rose Appese* ...... VP, Bilingual Liaison
*Bilingual
The George Washington Elementary School is a beautiful three-story building situated on eleven acres Mrs. Mungin Mr. McCarthy of land. The original building, erected in 1927, Laura Mungin ...... Principal has undergone two expansions to accommodate a [email protected] growing population. Brendan McCarthy ...... Assistant Principal Our goal is to provide a solid foundation in literacy, numeracy and democracy for our Patriots. [email protected] Toward that end, George Washington School offers Lori DiMarco ...... School Office Manager a nurturing educational environment that supports all [email protected] students on a journey towards personal excellence. Our students, in grades K through 5, are engaged in meaningful learning opportunities that encourage academic success and personal growth while preparing them to be citizens of our global society. Our balanced literacy approach—inquiry in Math, discovery in Science and exploration in Social Studies—is aligned with the NYS Learning Standards. Technology is embedded throughout the curriculum to further enhance and support student learning. Our Dual Language Program, available in all grades, provides an opportunity for students enrolled to become bi-literate and bi-cultural by the end of grade five. Our Media Center provides a stimulating environment for students, teachers and parents to immerse themselves in rich literature and research. At George Washington we believe that parent partnerships are an essential piece of the success of a student’s educational journey. We are fortunate to have an active PTA full of parent volunteers who are involved with enriching the educational experiences of all our students. The GWPTA coordinates community events such as International Children’s Festival, the Talent Show and Family Game Night. They also fundraise throughout the year in order to provide opportunities and experiences for all grade levels which would otherwise not be available, such as author visits, field trips and assemblies. We welcome and encourage our families to partner with us on our students’ educational journey towards excellence. 5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 2020 NOVEMBER 2020 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 29 30 Emergency Dismissal Drill* WPHS SAT Exams 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Church Street Holiday Pictures Board of Education Meeting 9-11 am—By Appointment Education House, 7:30 pm (Rain Date, 10/17) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Parent Conferences Noon Dismissal, Grades K-5** PSAT/NMSQT Columbus Day WPHS & Rochambeau PTA Council Meeting Schools & Offices Closed Dismiss at 11:40 am Education House, 7 pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WPHS ACT Exams Church St. Halloween Family Fun Day, 2-4 pm
Parent Conferences Evening Parent Conferences Ridgeway Halloween Event,1-3 pm Noon Dismissal, Grades K-5** Grades K-5, 6-8 pm Mam’k Ave. Spooktacular, 2-4 pm 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Halloween
* All schools will be dismissed 15 minutes early. ** Church Street School dismisses at 11:30 am.
OCTOBER 2020 14 WPMS/Highlands-Open House, 7 pm 1 WPHS-Guidance Night: Senior Workshop, 6:30 pm 16 Church St-Movie Night, 6:30 pm Church St-Miss Chocolate Fundraising Ends Post Rd-Fiesta,7 pm 2-3 WPMS/Highlands-Lion King, Jr. 7 pm & 2 pm Church St-Farmer’s Market 2 Walk/Bike to School Day WPMS/Eastvew-Bus Drill Ridgeway-Support Services Breakfast, 8 am 19-30 GW-PTA Read-a-thon 5-9 WPMS/Highlands-Spirit Week 19 Special Needs PTA, at WPHS, 7:30 pm 6 Ridgeway-Picture Day 21 WPMS-PTA Meeting, at Highlands, 7 pm Church St-PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm Area All-State Rehearsal, 3-9 pm GW-PTA Meeting, 7 pm Rochambeau-Picture Day Ridgeway-PTA Meeting 7:30 pm 22 WPHS-FAFSA Night 7 WPMS/Eastview-Open House, 7 pm 23-24 WPHS-Fall Play, 7 pm 8 Church St-Picture Day 23 WPHS-Pep Rally 30 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Mismatch Day 9 WPMS/Highlands-7th Grade Field Trip (Rain date, 10/16) 26-30 Rochambeau-Spirit Week WPMS-Halloween and Gressler Walk-a-Thon 13 Church St-Harvest Day 27 WPMS/Highlands-Mix It Up At Lunch Day WPHS-Trunk or Treat, 3:30-5 pm Mam’k Ave, Post Rd-PTA Meetings, 7 pm 28 WPHS-Underclass Photo Retakes Post Rd-Halloween Bash, 7 pm 6 MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL
7 Nosband Avenue 10605 Tel: 422-2286 Fax: 422-2109 Health Room: 422-2291
Grades K-5 School Begins 8:40 am Lunch Periods 11:30 am-1:30 pm Dismissal 3:20 pm
(Afterschool programs are provided until 6 pm by the White Plains Youth Bureau.)
MAMARONECK AVENUE SCHOOL PTA [email protected] Sitso Bediako ...... Co-President Elizabeth Ilberg ...... Recording Secretary Ms. McGuire Mr. Janowitz Jennifer Gold ...... Co-President Denise Costa ...... Corresponding Secretary Liliane Zuckerman ...... Co-1st VP, Programs Colleen Dunphy ...... Treasurer Eileen McGuire ...... Principal [email protected] Natasha Eaton ...... Co-1st VP, Programs Evelyn Trinidad-Armenia ...... Special Needs Rep. Robert Janowitz ...... Assistant Principal Sarah Davis ...... Co-2nd VP, Membership Sarah Goldstein ...... Special Needs Rep. [email protected] Shirley Clay ...... Co-2nd VP, Membership Susie Mark ...... Past President Milagros Yargas ...... School Office Manager Lisa Ballerini ...... 3rd VP, Communications [email protected]
MAS promotes the growth of the whole child with an emphasis on Responsive Classroom. We believe strongly in creating meaningful and collaborative relationships with our students and their families. MAS students and staff are part of the We Future Cycle schoolwide recycling program. Students are taught how to sort objects in order to recycle. Our students are enriched through many different activities such as Ballroom Dancing, Parents as Reading Partners (PARP), American Education Week, International Dinner and Student Art Show, Health Fair, Science Fair, musical performances, assemblies and class trips, including a partnership with the Jacob Burns Film Center. MAS is located on Nosband Avenue within a tree-lined residential neighborhood. We feel quite fortunate to have the benefits of being close to the vibrant downtown area of White Plains, which has provided our students with many walking trips and learning opportunities.
7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Remote Learning Day for all Students Standard Time First Marking Period Ends for Set clocks back one hour Election Day Secondary Schools WPHS SAT Exams 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Board of Education Meeting Veterans Day PTA Council Meeting Report Cards Go Home for Education House, 7:30 pm Schools & Offices Closed Education House, 7 pm Secondary Schools 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Church St. 5th Grade Committee Pancake Breakfast, 9-11 am Nov. 16-20 American Education Week Ridgeway 5th Grade Pancake Breakfast, 9-11 am 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Vacation A/M/8 Schools & Offices Closed Schools & Offices Closed
OCTOBER 2020 DECEMBER 2020 29 30 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27 28 29 30 31
17 Church St-Family Reading Night, 6:30 pm NOVEMBER 2020 Post Rd-Reading Carnival, 6:30 pm Mam’k Ave-PTA Meeting, 7 pm Ridgeway-PTA Meeting, 7:30 pm 1-30 Mam’k Ave-Box Tops for Education Month 18 WPMS-American Education Week and Family Breakfast 2 Church St-CSS Cares Food Drive Begins WPHS-Coffee & Conversation with Guidance, 7 am 3 Mam’k Ave-Election Day Bake Sale Church St-Picture Retakes Church St-Miss Chocolate Pick-up WPMS/Eastview-Winter Concert, 7 pm Ridgeway-Election Day Fundraiser 19 WPHS-PTA Meeting, 7 pm 4 Area All-State Rehearsal, 3-9 pm 20 Post Rd-Family Fun Night, 7 pm 5 Area All State Performance, SUNY Purchase, 8 pm 23 WPMS/Highlands-Guidance Push In-7th Grade-Interest & 10 Ridgeway-ELA & Math Night, 6:30 pm Career Inventory GW, Post Rd-PTA Meetings, 7 pm WPMS/Highlands-8th Grade Field Trip (Fall) 13 WPMS/Eastview-Dance, 2:45-4:45 pm 25 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Pajama Day 11-14 Ridgeway-Scholastic Book Fair WPMS/Highlands-7th Grade Tea 26 Rochambeau-Coffee House 16-20 Church St, Post Rd-Book Fairs WPMS-PTA & Guidance Joint Meeting, at Eastview, 6:30 pm 30 Mam’k Ave-Book Fair
8 POST ROAD SCHOOL POST ROAD PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD 175 West Post Road 10606 Tel: 422-2320 [email protected] Fax: 422-2097 Health Room: 422-2326 Shannon Nella ...... Co-President
Grades K-5 Jennifer Baukol ...... Co-President Bryan Nella...... Treasurer School Begins 8:40 am Lunch Periods 11:20 am-1:30 pm Lee Moore ...... VP, Faculty Communications Dismissal Ends 3:20 pm Jennifer Baukol ...... VP, Membership (Afterschool programs are provided until Claudia Ossa ...... VP, Class Parents 6 pm by the White Plains Youth Bureau.) Jaime Lieber ...... VP, Communications Sue Locke ...... VP, Programs Audrey Bowman ...... Corresponding Secretary Lisa Naclerio ...... Special Needs Teacher Rep.
Ms. Ossorio Ms. Lasser At Post Road School, students, staff and parents are proud members of an active learning community. Jesimae Ossorio ...... Principal Guided by the New York State Next Generation [email protected] Learning Standards and supported by ongoing Suzanne Lasser ...... Assistant Principal professional development, we view ourselves as life- [email protected] long learners and engage our children in experiences Mercedes Ruiz ...... School Office Manager that generate enthusiasm, foster decision making, develop leadership skills, and provide active [email protected] participation in all aspects of learning through inquiry and hands-on experience. We proudly offer a Dual Language Program, which lays the foundation for students to exit 5th grade as bilingual, biliterate and bicultural. Our spacious “green” school features geothermal heating and cooling systems and extensive use of day lighting. A state-of-the-art theater and media center are integral in supporting our academic program. At Post Road School we are excited about using technology to support and enhance the curriculum. We are proud to have several Learner Active Technology Infused Classrooms. In addition, interactive whiteboards, document cameras, laptop and iPad carts are available to all classrooms and children receive computer instruction in our state-of-the-art computer lab. Our PTA is an active, vibrant organization that welcomes new members. Through its outstanding efforts, grants are awarded to teachers to help extend the curriculum in meaningful ways. Our PTA also sponsors a variety of educational experiences, cultural events, assemblies and school trips. Post Road School is a caring, nurturing and respectful child-centered learning environment. We encourage character development through the Responsive Classroom approach to developing a sense of community in each class and throughout the school. We invite you to visit Post Road School. It is a joyful and exciting place to learn. 9 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2020 JANUARY 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 WPHS SAT Exams 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Curriculum Planning Grades 6-12 First Marking Period Ends for WPHS PTA Craft Fair 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 11:30 am Dismissal Elementary Schools 10 am - 4 pm 31 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Curriculum Planning Grades K-5* Noon Dismissal
Report Cards Go Home For First Night of Hanukkah Elementary Schools 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Board of Education Meeting PTA Council Meeting WPHS, 7:30 pm Education House, 7 pm 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Holiday Recess Christmas Day Schools Closed Schools & Offices Closed First Day of Kwanzaa 27 28 29 30 31
Holiday Recess Holiday Recess Holiday Recess Holiday Recess Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed
* Church Street School dismisses at 11:30 am.
DECEMBER 2020
1-4 Mam’k Ave-Book Fair 1-11 Church St-CSS Cares Toy Drive 9 WPMS/Eastview & Highlands 8th Grade-Winter Concerts, 1 Church St-PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm 7 pm 2 Mam’k Ave-Family Breakfast, 7:30-9 am 10 WPHS-Winter Concert I, 7 pm 3 WPHS-Guidance: Collee Bound with IEP/504,7 pm 11 Post Rd-Holiday Family Fun Night, 7 pm 4 WPMS/Highlands-1st Quarter Honor Roll Assemblies 14-18 Post Rd-Spirit Week Rochambeau-Picture Day Retakes 15 Church St-Winter Concert, 6:30 pm 7-11 Church St-Holiday Boutique GW, Mam’k Ave-Winter Concerts, 7 pm 21-23 Ridgeway-Spirit Week 7 WPMS/Highlands-Guidance Push In-8th Grade-College 16 WPMS/Highlands-7th Grade Winter Concert, 7 pm WPMS/Eastview-Skating Trip Knowledge 17 WPHS-Winter Concert II, 7 pm 23 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Pajama Day 8 Ridgeway-Winter Concert, 6:30 pm 18 WPMS/Highlands-Winter Caroling Tour (Select Choir & Rochambeau-Holiday Feast Post Rd-Winter Concert, 7 pm Jazz Band) WPMS/Highlands-8th Grade Team Activity 10 RIDGEWAY SCHOOL
225 Ridgeway 10605 RIDGEWAY SCHOOL PTA [email protected] Tel: 422-2081 Fax: 422-2366 Lucia Anselmo & Rachel Johnson ...... Co-Presidents Health Room: 422-2084 Courtney Kostek ...... Corresponding Secretary Caroline Bautista & Katie Clymer ...... Co-Treasurers Grades K-5 Jennifer Clampet ...... VP Communications School Begins 8:40 am Tara Weiss ...... VP Fundraising Lunch Periods 11:30 am-1:30 pm Laura Barrera ...... VP Events Dismissal 3:20 pm Melissa Biffert & Lauren Kraver ...... VP Programs Bonnie Gordon ...... VP Membership Claudia Parcesepe & Corinne Ellovich (Afterschool programs are provided until ...... Special Needs Representatives 6 pm by the White Plains Youth Bureau.) Amy Handelsman ...... VP Class Parents Jessica Buck ...... PTA Counsel Representative Julie Bhatt ...... Volunteer Chair Michaela Bauman & Elizabeth Hayes ...... Hospitality Megan Rosario & Michael Meyers ...... Faculty Representatives
Ridgeway Elementary School nurtures children’s intellectual, moral and ethical development by building a Ms. Torres Dr. Crawford caring community guided by the principles and practices Jessica Torres ...... Principal [email protected] of Responsive Classroom. Kimberly Crawford ...... Assistant Principal We understand and support the role of students as [email protected] active participants in their own learning. We foster literacy Deana Guarino ...... School Office Manager development within the balanced literacy approach [email protected] and we offer an inquiry-based, hands-on experience in mathematics, science and social studies. We encourage children to develop as critical and creative thinkers in the arts classrooms where they learn to perform and read music on their own and in ensemble. Students grow as unique individuals as they synthesize abstract ideas into original visual art creations. We motivate children to use their bodies in movement as they develop their kinesthetic understanding of the world through athletic and nutritional education. We utilize a variety of resources such as iPads, laptops, interactive white boards, document cameras, and desktops as we teach students to become critical thinkers and inclusive citizens of our world. We believe in educating the whole child. In addition to art, music and physical education, our students are enriched by numerous activities. Ridgeway’s active faculty and parents support various community events, such as American Education Week, College and Career Day, Dr. Seuss Day, Author & Illustrator Week, Global Dinner, Cultural Celebration Day, Grandparents’ Day, Wellness Week, Weekly Salad Bar, musical performances, assemblies, and class trips. We fully embrace parents as partners in their child’s education and rely on parent engagement and partnership. Located in a spacious, one story facility at the corner of Ridgeway and Mamaroneck Avenue, the school has two playgrounds - - one newly-built with sensory play items and nature trails adjacent to its playing fields. 11 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
DECEMBER 2020 FEBRUARY 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 28 New Year’s Day Schools and Offices Closed 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Schools Reopen 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Kindergarten Choice Period Begins
Board of Education Meeting Education House, 7:30 pm 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schools & Offices Closed 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
WPHS & Rochambeau WPHS & Rochambeau Regents Exams/Midterms/Finals Regents Exams/Midterms/Finals
31 WPHS & Rochambeau WPHS & Rochambeau PTA Council Meeting Second Marking Period Ends Regents Exams/Midterms/Finals Regents Exams/Midterms/Finals Education House, 7 pm for Secondary Schools JANUARY 2021
7 WPHS-Guidance Night: Program Planning, 7 pm 8-9 WPHS-Winter Play, 7 pm 19-22 WPMS/Highlands-No Name Calling Week 8 Post Rd-Family Game Night, 7 pm 20 WPMS-PTA Meeting, at Highlands, 7 pm 12 Church St-PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm (Snow date, 2/10) Mam’k Ave, Post Rd-PTA Meetings, 7 pm 21 WPHS-PTA Meeting, 7 pm Ridgeway-PTA Meeting, 7:30 pm 26 Post Rd-PARP-Family Reading Night, 6:30 pm 13 WPMS-Middle School Curriculum Night, at Highlands 7-9 pm 27 WPMS/Eastview-International Dinner, 6-8 pm 14 WPHS-Winter Concert III, 7 pm 29 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Crazy Hat/Hair Day 15-31 Mam’k Ave-PARP – Pick a Reading Partner Ridgeway-College & Career Day 15 GW-Family Bingo Night, 6:45-8:45 pm GW-PTA Talent Showcase, K-5, 6:30 pm (Snow date, 2/5) (Snow date, 1/22) Ridgeway-Talent Show, 6:30 pm (Snow date, 2/5)
12 WHITE PLAINS MIDDLE SCHOOL
“One School ... Two Campuses” White Plains Middle School serves students on two campuses. The Eastview Campus is our Grade 6 Academy and the Highlands Campus is home to our 7th and 8th grade students. Both Eastview and Highlands are organized using interdisciplinary teams at each grade level. As a basis for social-emotional development and learning, teams provide a nurturing, supportive environment to meet the needs of each student. Eastview’s schedule runs on A-F letter days. Highlands runs on an alternating day schedule with days labeled “M” or “S”. Each school day is composed of nine, forty-two minute periods. The AVID program is available at both campuses. Regents level mathematics courses are available to qualified students in grades 7 and 8 and all grade 8 students take Regents Earth Science. A wide variety of extracurricular activities is available at both campuses.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PTA [email protected]
Lisa Bonelli ...... President Donna Keane ...... VP, Membership Patrick Tighe ...... Immediate Past President Annalisa Weigand ...... Spiritwear Chair Highlands Campus Eastview Campus Kate Scorza Ingram ...... Treasurer Kate Scorza Ingram ...... Budget Representive 128 Grandview Avenue 10605 350 Main Street 10601 John Battistini ...... Corresponding Secretary Donna Keane ...... Special Needs (EV) Tel: 422-2092 Tel: 422-2223 Weekly Newsletter (HL) Shannon Nella ...... Special Needs (HL) Fax: 422-2273 Fax: 422-2222 Dara Goodman ...... VP, Communications Anna Lewis ...... Bilingual Liaison Health Room: 422-2133 Health Room: 422-2412 Weekly Newsletter (EV) Erika Gamero ...... Bilingual Liaison Attendance: 422-2090 or 2120 Sheila McAndrew ...... VP, Grants Grade 6 Dr. Rodriguez Grades 7-8 Mr. Spatafore Heather Hendrickson ...... VP, Ways and Means *(HL) = Highlands Campus; (EV) = Eastview Campus Entrance Bell 7:35 am Morning Announcements in Walkathon and Fundraising Chair (EV) First Class Begins 7:46 am Auditorium 7:35 am Alissa Roldan ..Walkathon and Fundraising Chair (HL) Lunch Periods 10:01 am-12:58 pm First Class Begins 7:47 am 9th-Period Day Dismissal 2:30 pm Lunch Periods 10:47 am -12:15 pm Dismissal 2:30 pm
Mr. Dixon
Daisy Rodriguez ...... Principal [email protected] Leroy Dixon ...... Assistant Principal [email protected] Mr. Brown Mr. Eaton Ms. Simpkins Sara Hall ...... Assistant Principal/Guidance [email protected] Marcia Denais ...... School Office Manager Ernest Spatafore ...... Principal [email protected] [email protected] Brent Brown ...... Assistant Principal [email protected] Michael Eaton...... Assistant Principal michaeleaton@ wpcsd.k12.ny.us Valerie Cadet Simpkins ..... Assistant Principal [email protected] Sara Hall ...... Assistant Principal/Guidance [email protected] Connie Bellantoni .... Secretary to the Principal [email protected]
13 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Have you changed your: 1 2 3 4 5 6 • Home phone #? • Address? • Work phone #? Please let your child’s Report Cards Go Home for school know immediately. Secondary Schools 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Board of Education Meeting Education House, 7:30 pm 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Presidents’ Day Winter Recess Winter Recess Winter Recess Winter Recess Schools & Offices Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Board of Education Meeting PTA Council Meeting Education House, 7pm (Budget) Education House, 7 pm Kindergarten Choice Period Ends
JANUARY 2021 MARCH 2021 28 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 31 FEBRUARY 2021 10 Rochambeau-Wellness Day 1-5 Mam’k Ave-PARP-Pick a Reading Partner Special Needs PTA, at WPHS, 7:30 pm 1-26 Church St-Read-a-Thon 11 Mam’k Ave-Staff Valentine’s Day Breakfast 1 WPMS/Highlands-Guidance Push In-7th Grade-Interest & WPHS-Guidance: Junior College Application Tool Kit Career Inventory/8th Grade Program Planning Planning Workshop, 7 pm 2 Church St-PARP Kick-off 12 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Kindness Challenge Day GW-PTA Meeting, 7 pm 23 Post Rd-Math Carnival, 6:30 pm 5-7 WPHS-Musical, 7 pm, 7 pm & 2 pm 24-26 GW-PTA STEM Fair 5 Church St-CSS Read Aloud Day 25 WPHS-Coffee & Conversation, Guidance, 7 am Church St-Valentine’s Day Craft Night WPMS/Eastview-Honor Roll Assembly, 8:24 am Post Rd-Sweetheart Dance, 6:30 pm Church St-Invention Convention, 5:30 pm 8-12 WPMS/Eastview-Spirit Week Rochambeau-Coffee House 9 Post Rd-PTA Meeting, 7 pm 26 WPMS/Highlands-2nd Quarter Honor Roll Assemblies WPHS-Mid-Winter Concert I, 7 pm 27 Ridgeway-Family Game Night 14 WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL
550 North Street 10605 Tel: 422-2182 Fax: 422-2196 Health Room: 422-2231 Attendance: 422-2140 North House 422-2171 South House Grades 9-12 Mr. Martinez School Begins 7:40 am Dismissal 2:35 pm
White Plains High School, located on a beautiful 75-acre campus, offers over 300 courses to ninth through twelfth graders. The District takes great pride in the school’s rich diversity, unique breadth of educational opportunity, impressive Ms. Figueroa Mr. Vitiello Ms. Hall facilities, and highly qualified staff. The school is committed to providing a challenging academic program and an enriching co-curricular program for all of its students. A $28 million expansion and renovation project was completed Emerly Martinez ...... Principal several years ago and includes new science labs, media center, cafeteria, and [email protected] atrium. Barbara Penasso ...... Administrative Assistant From Advanced Placement courses in all major subjects to participation in the Advanced College Experience (ACE) Program at Westchester Community [email protected] College, the quality of the school’s programs is reflected each year in the honors Raegan Figueroa ...... Assistant Principal and awards achieved by individual students, teams and groups. Extracurricular raeganfi[email protected] programs include 67 clubs, literary publications and performing arts groups, in Gaetano Vitiello ...... Assistant Principal addition to 73 athletic teams. The essence of White Plains High School is embodied in the District’s mission [email protected] statement: “to educate and inspire all students, while nurturing their dreams, so Sara Hall ...... Assistant Principal/Guidance they learn continually, think critically, pursue their aspirations and contribute to [email protected] a diverse and dynamic world.”
NORTH HOUSE WHITE PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL PTA Khali Murrell ...... House Administrator [email protected] [email protected] Liz Murray ...... Co-President Mark Russo ...... House Administrator Suzette Vitale ...... Co-President [email protected] Deidre Kimble ...... Treasurer Susan Iannucci ...... Senior School Office Manager Leslie Hickey ...... Asst. Treasurer [email protected] Meryl Stevens ...... VP, Membership Amanda Dennis ...... Corresponding Secretary SOUTH HOUSE Silvia Viciedo-Andrade ...... Craft Fair Wilbert Dixon ...... House Administrator Yuki Haynes ...... Spiritwear [email protected] Rosemary Rappa ...... Spiritwear Irene Vivar ...... Spiritwear Jessica Rappaport ...... House Administrator Silvia Viciedo-Andrade ...... Bilingual Liaison [email protected] Eilish Rogers ...... PTA Webpage Shonda Watkins ...... Senior School Office Manager Michele Brady ...... Special Needs Rep [email protected] Donna Keane ...... Special Needs Rep Susan Brumer ...... Faculty Rep Kristin Mulvey ...... Past President 15 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6
Parent Conferences Evening Parent Conferences Noon Dismissal, Grades K-5* Grades K-5, 6-8 pm 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Parent Conferences Noon Dismissal, Grades K-5*
Board of Education Meeting Education House, 7:30 pm WPHS SAT Exams 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Daylight Savings Time PTA Council Meeting Second Marking Period Ends Set clocks ahead one hour Education House, 7 pm for Elementary Schools 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Board of Education Budget Workshop Report Cards Go Home for Education House, 7 pm Elementary Schools First Night of Passover
FEBRUARY 2021 APRIL 2021 28 29** 30** 31** S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Spring Recess Spring Recess Spring Recess 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 Palm Sunday Schools Closed Schools Closed Schools Closed
* Church Street School dismisses at 11:30 am. ** If schools are closed for more than three days due to weather, schools will be open in the following order: March 30th, March 31st and March 29th. 16 Church St-PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm Mam’k Ave-International Dinner, 6:30 pm MARCH 2021 17 WPHS-National Art Honor Society Induction, 6:30 pm 1-31 Mam’k Ave-Box Tops for Education WPMS-PTA Meeting, at Eastview, 7 pm 2 Mam’k Ave-PTA Meeting, 7 pm 18 WPHS-Mid-Winter Concert III, 7 pm 4 WPHS-PTA Meeting, 7 pm 19-20 WPMS/Highlands-Spring Musical, 7 pm & 2 pm 5 Ridgeway-Dr. Seuss Day 19 WPMS/Eastview-Bus Drill 8-12 Church St-Spirit Week Post Rd-Family Fun Night, 7 pm 9 Post Rd-STEM Fair, 6:30 pm 22-26 Rochambeau-Spirit Week Ridgeway-PTA Meeting, 7:30 pm 23 Mam’k Ave-4th & 5th grade Science Fair, 6:30-7:30 pm 10 WPMS/Eastview-5th Grade Tours, 7 pm Post Rd-Evening of the Arts, 6:30 pm 11 WPHS-Mid-Winter Concert II, 7 pm 24 WPMS/Eastview-5th Grade Tours, 7 pm 12 WPMS/Eastview-Jared Campbell Assembly, 1:05 pm Citywide Choral Festival, 7 pm Church St-International Dinner, 6:30 pm 25 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Beach Day WPHS-Jr. Prom, 6:30-9:30 (Snow date, 3/19) WPHS-Guidance Night: College Panel, 7 pm 16 STAFF ASSOCIATIONS ROCHAMBEAU SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND Rochambeau Alternative High School SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION 228 Fisher Avenue 10606 Tel: 422-2420 Jennifer Hammond-King ...... President Fax: 422-2340 Raegan Figueroa ...... President-Elect Community School Mark Russo ...... VP, Negotiations Passages Program TASC Program Margaret Doty ...... VP, Benefits Merle Jackson ...... VP, PGLD Grades 9-12 Kimberly Crawford ...... Secretary School Begins 8:30 am Dismissal 2:42 pm Mr. Bratcher Albert LaPorte ...... Treasurer
Paul Bratcher ...... Director of Alternative Programs WHITE PLAINS [email protected] TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Nathalie Forbes ...... School Office Manager Staff Development Center [email protected] 500 North Street Rochambeau, founded in 1971, offers an academic White Plains, New York 10605 alternative to White Plains High School students. [email protected] This school affords ninth through twelfth graders an individualized approach to an array of academics, Tel: 761-5187 including college preparatory courses. Fax: 761-5306 Each year, the Rochambeau Alternative High School’s nurturing and supportive approach helps guide more than Executive Board 150 young people who might otherwise have been “lost” Kara McCormick-Lyons ...... President in a traditional school setting. Often students who are David Acevedo...... Vice President overwhelmed or overlooked in a larger setting flourish in this smaller, more personal atmosphere. At Rochambeau, the John Hughes ...... Secretary accent is always on a community atmosphere where the entire LaSheila Brown ...... Treasurer staff works together to promote the success of each child. Students may expand their educational opportunities CIVIL SERVICE by taking courses at White Plains High School as well EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION as take part in High School extracurricular activities and athletic teams. We are also fortunate to have a division Adele Herzenberg ...... President of the White Plains Youth Bureau housed in our building, Phyllis Paul ...... 1st Vice President providing additional support in the areas of employment, Robbie Dell’Orletta ...... 2nd Vice President the college process and character education. Elizabeth Ramos ...... Secretary In addition, we have various programs that serve under our organizational unit of Alternative Programs. Eileen Perri ...... Treasurer Homebound Instruction provides an educational program for students who are not able to attend their regular school. WHITE PLAINS SUBSTITUTE The Community School, Passages, and TASC Programs are designed to meet each student’s academic, social, TEACHERS ASSOCIATION and/or emotional needs. Tel: 761-5187 Our mission is to provide a dynamic educational environment which • reflects and respects individual differences and cultural STAFF DEVELOPMENT CENTER diversity 500 North Street • challenges all students to achieve a high level of White Plains, New York 10605 academic success 914-422-2438, or contact • nurtures talent • creates opportunities for the development of responsible [email protected] and productive citizens Rochambeau ROCKS! Policy Board Chair: Ann Hovis-Williams
17 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MARCH 2021 MAY 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Spring Recess 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Good Friday Schools Closed School & Offices Closed 30 31 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Easter Elementary Transfer Period Begins 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Ramadan Begins WPHS ACT Exams Board of Education Meeting Third Marking Period Ends WPHS, 7:30 pm for Secondary Schools Post Rd Springfest, 5-8 pm 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Joint PTA Budget Meeting WPMS/WPHS/PTA Council Report Cards Go Home for Church St. Spring Carnival, at WPHS, 7 pm Secondary Schools 11 am-2 pm 25 26 27 28 29 30
Deadline for Filing Petitions for Board of Education Election Elementary Transfer Period Begins
* If schools are closed more than three days due to weather, schools will be open in the following order: April 6th, April 7th and April 8th. 20 Post Rd/Ridgeway Joint PTA Budget Meeting, 7 pm APRIL 2021 21 WPMS/Highlands-National Junior Honor Society Induction 22 Rochambeau-Earth Day Celebration WPHS-Underclass Awards, 7 pm 9 Ridgeway-Cultural Day 23-24 WPHS-Spring Play, 7 pm WPMS/Highlands-Talent Show 23 WPMS/Highlands-8th Grade Field Trip 13 Church St-PTA Meeting (Budget) 6:30 pm WPMS/Eastview-Dance, 2:45-4:45 pm Church St-Spring Concert 26-30 GW-PTA International Children’s Showcase Mam’k Ave-PTA Meeting (Budget), 7 pm 27 Post Rd-Grade 3 Recorder Concert, 6:30 pm GW-PTA Meeting (Budget), 7:45 pm 28 Church St-Family Math Night, 6:30 pm 11 WPHS-Engineering Expo, 10 am-4 pm 29 WPHS-Spring Concert I, 7 pm 12 Special Needs PTA, at WPHS, 7:30 pm 30 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Multicultural/International Day 14 WPHS-Opening Reception for Portfolio Week, 6:30 pm Ridgeway-Grandparents’ Day WPMS/Eastview-Eastview on Broadway, 7 pm Mam’k Ave-Family Fun Night, 6-9 pm 15 WPHS-8th Grade Orientation, 6:30 pm Ridgeway-Spring Fundraiser, 6:30 pm 18 WHITE PLAINS PTA COUNCIL [email protected] PTA Council is the coordinating body and forum for the White Plains Public School PTAs. Its members are the Council officers, committee chairpersons, PTA presidents and council delegates from each school. The Council meets once a month to exchange ideas and concerns with one another, with the Superintendent of Schools and with members of the administration, Board of Education and staff, and to discuss and act on districtwide issues. The schedule for these open meetings is listed in this calendar.
(Election of new officers will take place in September) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jeanna Munch ...... White Plains Middle School Cristine Cavallucci ...... White Plains High School James Dean ...... Co-President Kristine Holden ...... White Plains High School Gina Norfleet ...... Co-President Jessica Buck ...... VP, Advocacy SPECIAL NEEDS COMMITTEE Meg Benjamin ...... VP, Communications Kristen Lalla ...... VP, Programs The White Plains Special Needs PTA Committee, an Naomi Downey...... VP, Records arm of the PTA Council, is open to any parent, teacher, Kristine Holden ...... Recording Secretary student, administrator or person who is interested in Jeanna Munch ...... Treasurer Special Education issues and advocacy. There are Special Michael Villafane ...... Past President Needs Parent Liaisons at each building. Please see the individual school pages for their contact information. STANDING COMMITTEES Co-Chairs ...... Donna Keane and ...... Budget ...... Evelyn Trinidad Armenia Kate Scorza Ingram ...... Enrichment & Curriculum Susie Welling ...... Hospitality Secretary/Newsletter ...... Shannon Nella Susie Mark ...... Hospitality Programming ...... Claudia Parcesepe Laura Reidy ...... Outreach Parent Rep. Coordinators ...... Michele Brady Shannon Nella ...... Special Needs ...... Lisa Imperato Donna Keane ...... Special Needs Tara Johnsson ...... Walk/Bike Safety Outreach/Support Group ...... Suzanne Sabatino Christine Cavalucci ...... Safe Schools Task Force Advocacy ...... Ellen Manger ...... Free Book Fair LIAISONS DELEGATES
Chevor Pompey...... Church Street School Rosemarie Eller ...... Board of Education Peter Gentile ...... Church Street School [email protected] ...... 683-5568 Ross Abrams ...... George Washington School James Hricay ...... Board of Education Eugene Kim ...... George Washington School [email protected] ...... 761-8345 Kristen Lalla...... Mamaroneck Ave School Michele Schoenfeld ...... Board Communic./Calendar Tracey Zimmerman...... Mamaroneck Ave School [email protected] .422-2071 Mike Locke ...... Post Road School Lee Moore ...... Teachers Assn. Rep Steve Magneson ...... Post Road School Laura Reidy ...... Bilingual Jessica Buck ...... Ridgeway School Lucia Anselmo ...... Ridgeway School Kimberly Strayer ...... White Plains Middle School PTA
19 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY APRIL 2021 JUNE 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 WHITE PLAINS SCHOOLS ONLINE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 www.whiteplainspublicschools.org 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 www.facebook.com/wpschools 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Registration for Board of Education 27 28 29 30 www.twitter.com/wplainsschools Election, Mam’k Ave. School, 25 26 27 28 29 30 12-5 pm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
WPHS SAT Exams
May 3-7, WPHS AP Exams Loucks Meet Loucks Meet Loucks Meet 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
May 10-14, WPHS, AP Exams
Board of Education Meeting PTA Council Meeting Mother’s Day Education House, 7:30 pm Eid-al-Fitr Education House, 7 pm 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Board of Education Budget Vote Board of Education Meeting & Election, Noon-9 pm Education House, 5:30 pm
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Board of Education Meeting WPHS, 7:30 pm 30 31 19 WPMS/Eastview & Highlands-Staff Appreciation Luncheons 6 Mam’k Ave-Staff Appreciation Lunch WPMS/Eastview & Highlands (8th Grade) Spring Concerts, Ridgeway-Teacher Appreciation Event 7 pm 7 Church St-Staff Appreciation Luncheon 20 Church St-PTA Meeting Mingle, 6:30 pm Memorial Day Ridgeway-Mother’s Day Plant Sale WPHS-PTA Meeting, 7:45 am Schools & Offices Closed WPMS/Highlands-3rd Quarter Honor Roll Assemblies WPHS-National Honor Society Induction, 7 pm * If no snow days are used, schools will be closed on May 27th, May 28th and June 1st. GW-PTA Family, Fitness & Fun (Rain date, 5/14) 21 Ridgeway-Kindergarten Round-Up If one snow day is used, schools will be closed on May 27th and May 28th. 10-14 Ridgeway-Wellness Week WPHS-PTA Staff Appreciation Luncheon If two snow days are used, schools will be closed on May 28th. 11 Post Rd-Family Fitness Night, 6:30 pm WPMS/Eastview-Talent Show Mam’k Ave-PTA Meeting, 7 pm 25 Rochambeau-Stoney Hill Cemetery Community Cleanup 12 WPMS/Highlands-7th Grade Spring Concert, 7 pm Post Rd, Ridgeway-Spring Concerts, 7 pm 13-14 WPMS/Highlands-7th Grade Field Trip WPHS-Spring Concert II, 7 pm MAY 2021 13 Rochambeau-Art Show, 7 pm 26 WPMS/Eastview-Day of Giving 14 Church St-Talent Show WPMS/Highlands-Eighth Grade Class Trip 3-7 Church St, GW,Post Rd-Staff Appreciation Week Mam’k Ave-Health Fair & Skip with MAS! WPHS-Senior Day Awards, 7:45 am 5 Walk/Bike to School Day Ridgeway-Walkathon Rochambeau-Coffee House WPMS/Eastview-Spring Concert, 7 pm 17 Church St-One Book One School Reveal 28 GW-PTA Spirit Day-Color Wars 20 GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES ATTENDANCE CODE OF CONDUCT Dignity For All Students Act The Center (422-2038) is open year round, Monday In the elementary and middle schools, a written In keeping with requirements of the Project Following enactment of this Statewide legislation, through Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm. It is located at 500 excuse signed by the parent is required following SAVE legislation (Safe Schools Against Violence in the District adopted a policy relating to Student North Street adjacent to White Plains High School. any absence or tardiness. Written excuses also are Education Act) enacted by the State, the Board of Harassment and Bullying Prevention and Intervention. necessary for dismissal of a child before regular Education adopted a Code of Conduct in June of All forms of discrimination, harassment, hazing FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES closing time. Excused and unexcused absences are 2001. The Code was developed around the belief that and/or bullying are strictly prohibited. Instruction The Food and Nutrition Program provides nutritious defined in a policy that is distributed to all parents at a dynamic educational environment is one that creates concerning awareness and sensitivity to these issues is breakfasts and lunches that include an assorted variety the start of the school year. opportunities for the development of responsible and included in the K-12 program. Students, parents and of fresh, quality foods that allow students to eat healthy Parents are required to telephone the school if a productive citizens, where everyone is treated with staff who observe bullying behavior are encouraged and make sensible food choices. Monthly menus that child will be absent. Check with the school for the respect and dignity, and where decisions are based and expected to report such incidents. If appropriate, include nutritional tips and ideas are sent home with appropriate number to call. solely on what works best for students. disciplinary action will be taken by the administration elementary students and they are nutritionally analyzed The school office must be notified if anyone other The District has a long history of high expectations in accordance with the District’s Code of Conduct. by the School Nurse to assist parents with meal planning. than a parent or guardian is to pick up a child for for acceptable behavior and this comprehensive A copy of the complete policy is posted on the Lunch selections include a choice of at least three entrees, either early or regular dismissal. document incorporates and expands upon many of District website, along with a bullying complaint form. main dish salads, fresh fruits and vegetables, juice and At White Plains High School, following an absence, the policies and programs that have been in use in the milk. Healthy snack choices such as pretzels, popcorn, the student should bring a note or letter signed by a District for some time. It was designed around five core CODE OF ETHICS, GIFTS baked chips, trail mixes, yogurt, and bagels are also parent or guardian. The note or letter must include principles that govern its implementation: A Code of Ethics, adopted by the Board of Education, available daily. The student breakfast price is $1.50 the student’s name, the date(s) of absence, reason for • A safe and orderly school environment is essential sets forth the standards of conduct expected of and lunch is $3.00 at all schools. the absence, and the parent’s/guardian’s signature. to learning. members and employees. The Code deals with conflict Applications for free and reduced meals are High School students whose absences are excused are • Students, staff and visitors will be held responsible of interest, private employment, disclosure of interest available in school offices as well as sent home with responsible to make up work missed. for their own actions. in legislation, confidential information, and other the yearly calendar mailing in August and must be Secondary school parents and students will be • Home/school partnerships are critical to success. matters. Copies of the Code of Ethics are available completed yearly. The previous year’s free and informed about specific attendance policies that • School rules and their enforcement should be at the Board of Education offices, 5 Homeside Lane. reduced status can be used until October 15th, but pertain to their schools. fair, just and non-discriminatory. The administration also has adopted a policy of parents are urged to submit applications as soon as A summary of the Attendance Policy is enclosed in • Respect must be given for each person’s unique discouraging the collection of money or giving of gifts possible to avoid interruption of benefits. the calendar mailing. needs. to teachers and other staff members. Items of little A computerized POS system is used to record value or items made by students are appropriate. all prepaid meal and snack purchases. Students The document has been updated to insure will use their student ID numbers to access their compliance with the Dignity for All Students Act and FAMILY INFORMATION CENTER accounts in the cafeteria. The advantages of the includes Rights and Responsibilities, Dress Code, The Family Information Center is a resource for POS system are elimination of the need for students Student Conduct, Reporting of Violations, Student to bring cash daily and to aid in the problems of Disciplinary Penalties, Procedures and Referrals, families whose children attend our schools and for long lines in the cafeteria. Charging of food is not Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Corporal individuals who are thinking of moving to White permitted. Payments for meals can be made by Punishment, Student Searches and Interrogations, and Plains. Staff provide information on the school district sending a check to the school cafeteria or by using Public Conduct on School Property. and the Controlled Parents’ Choice Program and assist myschoolbucks.com to pay by credit card. For menus Excerpts of the Code are enclosed in the calendar families in the District with school-related questions or and program info please visit the district’s website at mailing and a copy of the full Code is available on concerns. All new entrants to the District enroll here. www.whiteplainspublicschools.org the District website or from the office of the Assistant (See Registration section.) Superintendent for Special Education and Pupil Services, 422-2034.
Drug Policy The Board of Education policy and administrative regulations regarding drugs reflect a concern for all students. They provide a framework to promote healthy life styles for students and staff in order to prevent the use/ abuse of tobacco, alcohol and controlled substances. The policy covers possession and use/abuse of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs. It expressly prohibits the carrying, possession, use, purveyance, or placement anywhere on Board-owned premises of any dangerous drugs or implements associated with their use as defined in New York State Penal Law. The same prohibition applies to school-sponsored activities. Administrative regulations aim to secure any help which may be needed by an individual student or staff member. The policy provides for suspension where warranted. 21 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY WPHS Regents Exam- US History (new framework) MAY 2021 JULY 2021 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1* 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 WPHS Regents Exams 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 US History WPHS SAT Exams 30 31 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NYS Science Written Test Grades 4 & 8
WPHS & Rochambeau Last Day of Classes for High School Final Exams WPHS ACT Exams
Report Cards Go Home for Secondary Schools 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
WPHS & Rochambeau WPHS & Rochambeau Final Exams WPHS & Rochambeau Regents Exams Regents Exams WPHS & Rochambeau Board of Education Meeting WPHS & Rochambeau PTA Council Meeting Third Marking Period Ends for WPHS, 7:30 pm Final Exams Regents Exams Education House, 7 pm Elementary Schools Juneteenth 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noon Dismissal Grades K-5** Last Day of School 11:15 Dismissal, Grades 6-8 Noon Dismissal, Grades K-5** WPMS Moving Up, 3 pm 11:15 Dismissal, Grades 6-8 County Center Fourth Marking Period Ends for WPHS & Rochambeau Graduation, Secondary Schools WPHS & Rochambeau WPHS & Rochambeau WPHS & Rochambeau 7:30 pm, County Center Report Cards Go Home for Father’s Day Regents Exams Regents Exams Regents Exams WPHS & Rochambeau Regents Exams Elementary Schools 27 28 29 30
Report Cards Go Home for Secondary Schools
*If no snow days are used, schools will be closed on May 27th, May 28th and June 1st. ** Church Street School dismisses at 11:30 am. 8 WPHS-Spring Scholar Athlete Recognition Breakfast, 7:45 am Church St-Spring Concert, 6:30 pm JUNE 2021 GW, Mam’k Ave-Spring Concerts, 7 pm Post Rd-PTA Meeting, 7 pm Ridgeway-PTA Meeting, 7:30 pm 1 GW-PTA Meeting (Awards), 7 pm WPHS-Senior Athletic Awards Night, 6:30 pm WPHS-Spring Concert III, 7 pm 9 WPMS-PTA Meeting, at Highlands, 7 pm 2 WPMS/Highlands-Modifed Sports Awards Night, 6 pm WPHS-One Act Plays, 7 pm WPHS-Spring Concert IV, 7 pm 10 WPHS-Senior Breakfast & BBQ, 10 am 18 Post Rd-Popsicles & Playground Social 3 WPMS/Highlands-Eighth Grade Dance Rochambeau-Senior Celebration 23 Post Rd-Kindergarten Show, 1 pm WPHS-Senior Prom, 6-11 pm 11 Church St, Mam’k Ave-End-of-Year Family Celebrations, Ridgeway-5th Grade Celebration, 6:30 pm Citywide Art Show Reception 6:30 pm 24 Church St-5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, 9 am 4 Ridgeway-Support Services Breakfast, 8 am Ridgeway-Ice Cream Social Mam’k Ave, Post Rd, Ridgeway-5th Grade Moving Up Post Rd-Talent Show, 7 pm 15 WPMS/Highlands-8th Grade Awards Ceremony Ceremonies, 9:30 am 7 WPMS/Highlands-Eighth Grade Picnic Church St-Final PTA Meeting, 6:30 pm 25 GW-5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony, 9:30 am WPHS-Senior Awards Night, 6:30 pm Mam’k Ave-PTA Meeting, 7 pm WPMS/Eastview-Field Day 22 FRIENDS OF WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC send a copy of the physical exam to the School Nurse as NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES PUPIL SERVICES SCHOOLS soon as it is completed. Results of state-mandated health In compliance with federal and NY state requirements, Pupil Services are specialized social, emotional, medical screenings will be sent to parents/guardians if follow-up with The Friends of White Plains Public Schools, now the Board of Education of the White Plains City and educational services, which help a child have a a physician is necessary. A certificate of dental examination in its 23rd year, is dedicated to supporting the White School District and its officers and employees shall not successful and rewarding school experience. Professional is requested as well. If your child has a serious medical Plains Public Schools by funding academic and cultural discriminate against any student, employee or applicant assistance and support are provided to students, their condition or allergy, please discuss this with the school nurse enrichment programs and projects not included in the on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, families and staff in the following areas: guidance and at the beginning of the school year. District’s budget and by encouraging greater involvement sexual orientation, military status, sex, disability, religion, counseling, health services, special education services, Requests for the administration of any type of medication in and support for the schools by parents, the community or marital status. and homebound instruction. must go through the School Nurse. An Administration of and alumni. Any individual who believes that his or her employment Medication form must be signed by a parent/guardian The Friends have donated more than $415,000 to rights have been violated may file a charge of REGISTRATION and the prescribing physician. This medication should be over 180 projects and activities that have enriched the discrimination with the United States Equal Employment All new entrants register at the Family Information provided in a labeled container with the student’s name educational experiences of thousands of students in all Opportunity Commission. Any student who believes that Center located at 500 North Street, or online, on the on it. This includes Epinephrine Auto Injectors, Asthma District schools. In the 2019-2020 school year the Friends his or her educational opportunities hove been violated Family Information Center’s website. Inhalers, Insulin, and Glucagon. made a record 17 grants, funding Ballroom Dancing in may make inquiries or complaints to the Title IX on Section Kindergarten students for 2020-2021 must be five Parents are requested to notify the School Nurse if their all elementary schools and enrichment programs in math, 504 Coordinator for the White Plains City School District, years old on or before December 31, 2020. Children child develops a contagious disease. A physician’s note science, creative writing, the environment, and music. 5 Homeside Lane, White Plains, New York 10605, 422- eligible for kindergarten in September 2020, must is required when the child returns to school stating he/she The Friends welcomes grant requests from administrators, 2000. register at the Family Information Center, in accordance is no longer contagious. subject area coordinators, teachers, and staff. Individuals who need auxiliary aids for effective with the procedures established as part of the Controlled The Board of Education requires a physical examination The Friends, a 501c3 non-profit organization run communication or reasonable accommodations to Parents’ Choice Program. prior to participation in interscholastic sports. This exam entirely by volunteers, relies on contributions from parents, participate and benefit equally from programs and Please call 422-2038 (Monday-Friday, 8am-4pm) may be performed by the student’s own physician or residents of White Plains, local businesses, and foundations. services are invited to make their needs known to the for information regarding requirements necessary for by a school physician. Private physician exams must Volunteers are welcome. For more information and to Section 504 Coordinator for the White Plains City registration and for an appointment to register. be submitted on the state-approved forms. These exams donate, visit www.FriendsofWPPS.org or call 860-4945. School District, 5 Homeside Lane, White Plains, New are valid for 12 consecutive months. Highlands and York 10605, 422-2000. Parents desiring auxiliary aids High School students who wish to play interscholastic REPORT CARDS/PARENT CONFERENCES or reasonable accommodations to attend school events Report cards are issued three times a year for all HEALTH sports must register on Family ID and submit required New York State mandates and Board of Education involving their child(ren) shall make such requests no later students from kindergarten through fifth grade and four documentation through the program. Instructions may policies regarding immunizations must be met prior to a than two (2) weeks prior to the event. times a year for Middle School through High School. be found on the Athletic and Health Services websites. child being admitted to school. More specific information Elementary report cards are sent home with students. https://www.familyid.com/pages/home. may be obtained from the Family Information Center, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS Middle and High School report cards are mailed home A blank Physical Examination form and an 422-2038, or the Office of Medical and Health Services, Board policies and regulations are available at each and posted in the online Parent Portal. Administration of Medication form will be included in 422-2011. school and Education House. These are matters of public Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled twice a summer mailing to parents/guardians or they may State Education Law requires a physical examination for record and any interested citizen may peruse them. The during the year, both in the afternoon and evening, for be obtained from the Office of Medical and Health children entering grades PreK, K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, and books themselves, however, must remain within the building. students at the elementary level. In addition, parents may Services, Family Information Center or the School for new entrants to the school district. As of July 2018, ALL request a conference as needed at any level. Nurse. All school district health-related forms are physical exams must be on the state-approved form. Please PTA available and may be printed from the district website, PTA is an active and enthusiastic partner in the RESIDENCE www.whiteplainspublicschools.org. educational system in White Plains. Each school in According to State Education Law, a child’s legal Student health information is confidential and will not the District is supported by a PTA unit which provides, school district residence generally is considered to be the be shared with others unless it is necessary for the health among other things: family-oriented activities, assembly legal residence of the parent, unless there is evidence that and safety of the child. programs, lunchtime enrichment activities, in-school the parent has relinquished parental control. volunteers, parent education and support programs, Questions of residence for children who do not reside HUMAN RESOURCES and the school PTA newsletter. These and other activities with their parents, and who hove not been placed in a The Human Resources Department has responsibility are financed through membership dues and fundraising foster home by a recognized social service agency, should for all issues related to the personnel area involving activities conducted by the PTAs. be referred to the Family Information Center. The school teachers, administrators, managers, substitutes, and Civil The White Plains Special Needs PTA Committee, an arm district is vigorous in its pursuit of nonresident students Service staff members. All aspects of recruitment, hiring, of the PTA Council, is open to any parent, administrator, and will seek tuition reimbursement from families who fingerprinting, and health benefits are coordinated by teacher, student, or person who is interested in Special illegally send their children to schools in White Plains. the department. The recruiting and interviewing process Education issues and advocacy. is open and inclusive, and every attempt is made to SCHOOL INFORMATION involve staff and parents on interviewing committees for Families are encouraged to sign up to receive email administrative and teaching positions. and phone messages from the District and the schools. In addition, the department coordinates employment K12 Alerts is our automated telephone call system used decisions regarding tenure and permanent status for staff to send out announcement and attendance calls (Grades members. Stringent tenure standards are maintained, 6-12). The system has the ability to send announcements with the goal of awarding tenure to teachers who have to your e-mail/cell phones as a text message and for you demonstrated a superior level of knowledge, skills and to update your phone numbers and emergency contacts. professional commitment. Through the Parent/Guardian Portal in Infinite The District also sponsors various programs for Campus, parents hove access to the following information professional growth and development and supports the about their children: Attendance, Student Schedule, Staff Development Center located at Dammann House. Immunizations, State Exams, Grades, Progress Reports, Information about employment opportunities within the and Report Cards (Grades 6-12 only). White Plains City School District may be found on the Access information, directions and help for both K12 Human Resources portion of the District’s website. Alerts and Parent Portal can be found on the District website, www.whiteplainspublicschoofs.org/k12portal
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24 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS a student’s parent or person in parental Parents of children currently in the school district The White Plains Public School District utilizes the relationship; a designee of the school district in may request their children’s transfer from one school to nationally-accepted, proactive program of School which the student resides, or the public school another in the spring for the following school year. The Resource Officers in our schools. In this program, district the student legally attends or is eligible to procedures and rules are also described in the Manual. White Plains police officers work in our schools to help attend; the commissioner or designee of a public Staff at the Family Information Center, 422-2038, deal with the pressures facing today’s youth. agency with responsibility for the education are happy to answer any questions about the District’s There are two School Resource Officers, in of the student; or a designee of an education placement policy. cooperation with the City, and funded by the School program affiliated with a child care institution, or District. One is located at the High School and a licensed physician; or a judicial officer; or a Rochambeau School and the other is shared by the student who is 18 years of age or older. STUDENT RECORDS AND PHOTOS two campuses of the Middle School and other schools Once a child is classified, an Individual Education Under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of as needed. Program (IEP) is developed and reviewed at least 1974, parents or guardians of a student under 18 may The SROs are involved in a variety of functions annually by the CPSE or the CSE. Re-evaluation inspect their children’s school records, including material geared toward prevention of problems and can reviews are conducted on at least a three-year basis. that is incorporated into each student’s cumulative record answer questions from students, parents and staff. The The District is committed to providing educational folder. The law grants a similar right to students 18 officers have positive relationships with students and services to students who are classified in the least or older to inspect their own records. Applications to staff and often informally counsel our students. They restrictive environment and offers a full continuum inspect or review records must be made in writing to the serve to maintain a safe school climate and to foster of special education programs and services which building principal. cooperative relationships between the schools and include, but are not limited to, the following: speech/ The law also enables parents to seek amendment SUPPORT & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS the police. The SROs are also resources for parents, language, occupational or physical therapy, counseling of student education records that they believe to be The District offers a wide variety of programs and faculty and the administration. services, resource room, consultant teacher, integrated inaccurate, misleading or otherwise in violation of services to supplement or enrich the curriculum. Among co-teaching special classes in and out of district, and the student’s privacy rights. If the District decides not these are programs such as Artists-in-Residence, Eng- home instruction. to amend the record as requested, the parent or adult lish as a New Language, Learning Strategies, and SPECIAL EDUCATION student will be notified of the decision and advised of Special education services are provided to students Students classified by the CSE are provided equal Dual Language. the hearing procedure to challenge the contents of a who are residents or students who attend private schools opportunity to participate in all instructional services We offer enrichment options in English Language child’s school records. within the White Plains Public School District boundaries* and extracurricular activities, sponsored by the school Arts, Mathematics, and Visual Reasoning at the ele- The Act provides parents with the right to consent and have been identified as having a disability by either district. mentary and secondary levels as well as Project Lead to disclosures of personally identifiable information the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) Concerns about a child’s possible need for special the Way LAUNCH to all elementary students and as contained in the students’ education records. Exceptions or the Committee on Special Education (CSE). The CPSE education supports or services should first be discussed permitting disclosure of personally identifiable Project Lead the Way elective courses in Engineering serves students three and four years of age and the CSE with the child’s teachers and/or other professional staff information without parental consent include disclosure and Computer Science to secondary students. We of- serves students who are kindergarten-eligible through high members in the child’s school. For further information to school employees, officials and certain State and fer more than 20 different Advanced Placement cours- school graduation or twenty-one years of age, whichever about the CPSE referral process, please call 422-2435; Federal officials who have a legitimate educational es and Dual Enrollment courses at the high school level comes first. A referral for initial evaluation may be made for the CSE process, please call 422-2037. The Special need to access such records. In addition, the District will, that allow students to earn college credit. in writing for students suspected of having an educational Needs Committee of the PTA provides additional upon request of parents or adult students, or if otherwise We collaborate extensively with nearby universities disability by: opportunities for parental support and information. *Under Chapter 378 of the Laws of 2007, the White required by law, disclose student records to officials of and corporations and make the District’s Cablevision Plains City School District is responsible, upon request, another school district in which a student seeks to enroll. Channel 77 and Verizon Channel 46 available for for individual evaluations, conducting the Committee The District may also release “directory information” school related use. on Special Education (CSE) meetings, developing without parental consent. “Directory information” For further information on any of the above, please Individualized Education Services Programs (IESPs) includes students’ names, parents’ names, addresses, check the “For Easy Reference” guide on the inside and providing special education services to students participation in school activities or sports, weight and back cover of this calendar. with disabilities who are parentally placed in non- height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, public schools within our district boundaries. and degrees and awards received. The release of The Board of Education of the White Plains City School “directory information” applies equally to military TESTING District does not discriminate in the educational programs recruiters, the media, colleges and universities, and Students in grades 3 through 8 take the New York and activities which it operates as per the requirements prospective employers, among others. State English Language Arts (ELA) test in April and of the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Parents, guardians and eligible students may choose the New York State Math test in May. These tests Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If you are not to allow the District to release “directory information” assess the New York State Next Generation Learning aware of a child who might have a disability that may by notifying the Superintendent’s Office in writing, 5 Standards and include multiple choice and short require special education services or accommodations in Homeside Lane, White Plains, New York, 10605, by answer questions and extended responses. order to access our educational and/or extracurricular October 1st of each school year. Parents of High School English Language Learners take the New York State programs contact Deborah Augarten, Assistant students will receive a separate letter regarding the English as a Second Language Achievement Test Superintendent for Special Education & Pupil Services, release of directory information to military recruiters. (NYSESLAT) in April and May. 422-2034, [email protected]. During the school year photographs may be taken All high school students are required to take and videotapes may be made of classes or activities Regents-level exams. In addition, some middle shcool involving various students. These photos may become students may take Regents Exams in math (Algebra STUDENT ASSIGNMENT public. Parents or guardians who wish their children to or Geometry) or Earth Science if they are enrolled in The assignment of incoming kindergartners through be excluded from such photos or videos must notify the High School level courses in seventh or eighth grade. fifth graders is governed by the rules of the Controlled school office in writing by October 1st of each school Information about high school testing can be found in Parents’ Choice Program, an assignment procedure year. This also applies to photos which may be used on the White Plains High School Course Booklet. established in 1988 by the Board of Education. An the District’s website. 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26 TRANSPORTATION TEST DATES FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS & SCHOLARSHIPS - 2020-2021 The Board of Education transports public school College Board Tests ACT - High School: Code: 335955 children in grades K-5 who live more than a half mile from their schools and children in grades 6-12 who HIGH SCHOOL CODE – 335955 The American College Test, similar to the SAT live more than one mile from their schools. Pursuant to The SAT REASONING TEST and the SAT and accepted by many colleges and universities, State law, the District provides similar transportation for SUBJECT TESTS will be administered separately has four parts: English, Reading, Mathematics, children who attend non-public schools within the city. or concurrently on the test dates listed below and Science. The ACT will be offered at WPHS Children with disabilities in grades K-12 are transported at White Plains High School, Center Number (Test Center Code 154520) on the following dates: by the District as mandated by the state. 33-994. Students registering for each test date Parents of private or parochial school pupils who REGISTRATION may take either one when both are offered. They desire transportation for their children must file an TEST DATES DEADLINES may not take both tests on the same date. All tests application for each student by April 1 for service to will be administered in the morning, at the same Oct. 24, 2020 Sept. 18, 2020 begin the subsequent school year, or in the case of time, but there will be separate rooms for the tests Apr. 17, 2021 March 12, 2021 new residents, within 30 days of moving to White when both are offered. June 12, 2021 May 7, 2021 Plains. Applications, available at the schools and at the It is recommended that Seniors take the District’s Transportation Office, must be submitted every October, November, December or January SAT Other Important Test Dates year that transportation is requested. Written requests for transportation to or from a child REASONING TEST. It is recommended that Juniors Oct. 14, 2020 care location must be submitted by the parent or legal take the March, May or June SAT REASONING Preliminary Scholastic guardian not later that April 1 each school year. WEATHER EMERGENCIES TEST. Please consult the Guidance Department’s Assessment Test/National To provide for the safety and welfare of students, Families will be notified of school closings or website for specific information regarding the most Merit Scholarship Qualifying District buses are equipped with video cameras. New appropriate timetable for taking these college- delayed openings in bad weather via K12 Alerts. Test (PSAT/NMSQT) buses are designed to make handrails safer. Older level tests and for information on standardized Tune in to radio station WFAS (1230 AM, 103.9 FM), This test will be offered at White Plains High models have been retrofitted to increase safety. Clothing testing. Registration materials are available in the the District’s cable TV stations - Cablevision Channel School. The White Plains School District will and backpacks without or with short drawstrings are Guidance Offices in September. Students may also 77 or Fios Channel 46 - or the District’s website, sponsor this examination for sophomores and safer. Parents are encouraged to support the safety register on-line at www.collegeboard.org www.whiteplainspublicschools.org. Please do not call juniors. practices and procedures as well as the use of seat the schools or the Board of Education. For delayed belts. A Transportation Handbook is available on the REGISTRATION May 3-14, 2021 openings, buses (including those for private schools District’s website. TEST DATES TESTS DEADLINES Advanced Placement (AP) and special education) will operate one or more hours Questions regarding transportation should be Examinations later than the usual schedule, as announced. Oct. 3, 2020 ...... BOTH ...... Sept. 4, 2020 directed to the Transportation Office, 422-2110. Bulletins will be broadcast by radio stations WCBS Nov. 7, 2020 ...... BOTH ...... Oct. 7, 2020 PLEASE NOTE: All students enrolled in an AP (880 AM) and WINS (1010 AM). Television stations class must take the ADVANCED PLACEMENT VISITORS WNYW (Channel 5), News 12 (Channel 12), WNBC- Dec. 5, 2020 ...... BOTH ...... Nov. 5, 2020 examination. Registration and payment of fees Throughout the year, there are many opportunities TV (Channel 4), WABC-TV (Channel 7), WCBS-TV Mar. 13, 2021 ..... SAT ONLY .....Feb. 12, 2021 take place at WPHS during the month of March. for parents to visit classrooms, including parent/teacher (Channel 2) and WRNN (channel varies with location) conference days and American Education Week. Parents will carry announcements as well. May 8, 2021 ...... BOTH ...... Apr. 8, 2021 IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the student’s who wish to meet with their child’s teacher/principal Parents who are not home during the day should June 5, 2021 ...... BOTH ...... May 6, 2021 responsibility to register or apply on time for tests. should either call the teacher/principal or send a note make provisions for their children to go to the home of Counselors are available to answer questions. or email requesting a meeting. When requesting the a friend or neighbor if bad weather requires an early appointment, parents should indicate when they are closing. An alternate emergency phone number should available to come into the school. be given to the child, filed with the school and updated To ensure the safety of our students, all visitors must with K12 Alerts when there are any changes. report to the school office upon entering a building and When District schools are closed due to bad weather, present photo identification to receive a visitor’s pass. no transportation will be provided for BOCES, private/ There may be other protocols that need to be followed parochial or special education schools normally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The District will inform serviced by the school district. parents of any necessary changes in visitor policies to When private or special education schools announce ensure the health and safety of our students, staff, and a delayed opening that is in conflict with the District’s families. schedule, the District will do its best to accommodate the delay, but cannot guarantee that buses will run at VOLUNTEERS AND the time announced by the specific school. COMMUNITY SERVICE If schools are closed more than three days due to Students are encouraged to volunteer through weather, schools will be open in the following order: a Community Service Program at White Plains March 30th, March 31st and March 29th. High School in which they receive recognition and If no snow days are used, schools will be closed on Community Service credit on their transcripts for 60 or May 27th, May 28th and June 1st. If one snow day is used, schools will be closed on more hours of service. Assistance is provided to secure May 27th and May 28th. placement in local agencies and organizations. If two snow days are used, schools will be closed Adult volunteers are welcome in the White Plains on May 28th. Schools. For further information, call 422-2013. 27 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4
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28 WORKING PAPERS ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE Working papers are required for the employment of INDEX any boy or girl from the age of 14 to 18. Middle School WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC LIBRARY Administration ...... 2 students may obtain an application form from the school Attendance ...... 21 nurse; High School students, from the Main Office; White Plains Public Library Library Hours 100 Martine Avenue Board of Education ...... 2 Rochambeau School students, from the school office. Due to COVID-19, our service plan continues to White Plains, NY 10601 Working papers are processed and issued from these offices. evolve. Pleaser check the Library website, Church Street School ...... 3 914-422-1400 To secure working papers, the applicant needs the www.whiteplainslibrary.org, and subscribe to our Code of Conduct ...... 21 signature of a parent/guardian on the application form, https://whiteplainslibrary.org youth and families newsletter, What’s the Story?, for Code of Ethics, Gifts ...... 21 proof of age and a physical fitness certificate (not more www.facebook.com/WhitePlainsPublicLibrary updates on programs and services at Family Information Center ...... 21 Twitter: @WhitePlainsLib than one year old) from a private or school physician. https://whiteplainslibrary.org/newsletter. Food and Nutrition Services ...... 21 Applications and permits also may be obtained at the Family Friends of WP Public Schools...... 23 Information Center located at 500 North Street, adjacent The Trove The Trove is the place for children and families through Grade 6 to find books, movies, and other materi- George Washington School ...... 5 to the high school. Call 422-2038 for further information. als, as well as fun and educational programs and activities, including a wide variety of early literacy and STEAM- related programs. More information at https://whiteplainslibrary.org/trove. Health ...... 23 YOUTH BUREAU PROGRAMS High School ...... 15 Human Resources ...... 23 The White Plains Youth Bureau of the City of White Plains The Edge The Edge is the Library’s welcoming and inclusive space for Grades 7-12 where teens are able to provides a range of youth development services for White be themselves. It is a place to hang out, read, play games, take part in activities, do homework and explore. Mamaroneck Avenue School ...... 7 Plains youth throughout the year. Afterschool Centers are run at More information at https://whiteplainslibrary.org/edge. Middle School ...... 13 all elementary schools and at Eastview and Highlands Middle Nondiscrimination Policies ...... 23 Schools. They provide homework help, recreational activities Free Online Tutoring and Homework Help. FREE, live, one-on-one tutoring from Tutor.com is available Policies and Regulations ...... 23 and a variety of special programs including Music, Art, and every day for Grades K-12 through the Library’s website at https://whiteplainslibrary.org/tutor-com-info. Projected Enrollment ...... 1 Science Technology Engineering Art and Math (STEAM). Through this service, students may also access study guides and other helpful materials for free, 24/7. Post Road School ...... 9 The Centers are in session from school dismissal until 6 pm. PTA ...... 23 The Youth Bureau’s Youth Employment Services provide The Library is committed to supporting reading and the literacy skills of White Plains youth. White Plains youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with Books and Reading PTA Council ...... 19 referrals for full and part-time employment throughout the year, The Library provides access to an abundance of ebooks and digital audiobooks for children and teens. Check out Pupil Services ...... 23 career exploration programs and job readiness training. A our Recommended Titles by Grade Level collection, available in print and eformats, https://whiteplainslibrary.org/ Registration ...... 23 Y.E.S. staff member is available at White Plains High School reading-lists. In addition, White Plains students can access the Library’s ebooks via their school Sora app without Report Cards ...... 23 in the H Cafeteria, Monday through Friday, 9 am -12:30 pm. a White Plains Public Library card. Find out how to do so here: https://whiteplainslibrary.org/2020/04/ Residence ...... 23 The Youth Bureau runs a year round Aviation Academy sora-access-to-library-ebooks. Ridgeway School ...... 11 Program that provides career pathways in the Aviation field. Youth are able to take flight lessons on the Youth Bureau’s Rochambeau School ...... 17 Virtual Programs and Services As a result of COVID-19, the majority of the Library’s programs are continuing flight simulators. School Information ...... 23 A partnership program has been developed with the Col- to be offered virtually. From story times to career panels, amazing performances to STEAM camps, and much more; School Resource Officers ...... 25 lege of Westchester where juniors and seniors can take fall we are committed to the entertainment and education of White Plains’ youth and families. See our Online Calendar Special Education ...... 25 and spring college courses for free and receive free college for program listings, as well as how to access them: https://whiteplainslibrary.evanced.info. Special Needs PTA ...... 19 credits. Staff Associations ...... 17 During the summer, the Youth Bureau has a variety of 6-week camps and programs that run at various school and Staff Development Center Policy Board .....17 community locations. The Youth Bureau, in collaboration State Tax Code ...... 29 with Let’s Get Ready and Berkeley College, offers free SAT Student Assignment ...... 25 preparation and post-enrollment mentoring to students from Student Records & Photos ...... 25 low-income circumstances to help them get into and graduate Support & Enrichment Programs ...... 25 from college. The Bits “N Pieces Tutorial Camp is for children Testing ...... 25 & 27 in K-5th grade, the White Plains Youth Bureau Community Transportation...... 27 Youth Court for 9th-11th grade students, a Health & Wellness Program for ages 13 years-16 years, the Greening & Com- Visitors ...... 27 munity Garden Programs for middle and high school students, Volunteers and Community Service ...... 27 Entrepreneur Program and the Summer Career Academy is Weather Emergencies ...... 27 open for high school youth, and a middle school STEM Camp Working Papers ...... 29 and rising 6th grade Math Camp. All these summer opportu- Youth Bureau Afterschool Program ...... 29 nities are designed to meet the academic needs as well as be fun and hands on. For further information, visit the Youth Bureau web page, STATE TAX CODE NUMBER whiteplainsyouthbureau.org or call 422-1378. New York State Resident Income Tax forms IT 200 and IT 201 require you to enter the name and code number of the public school district where you re- sided as of December 31st of the tax year. State distribution of financial aid is based on this data, as reported by taxpayers. The White Plains City School District Code Number is 699. 29 FOR EASY REFERENCE The following is a listing of districtwide administrators. You may call these people directly by using the 422 exchange and the extension listed next to their names. School administrators and their phone numbers are listed on the individual building pages.
Email address followed by @wpcsd.k12.ny.us Alternative Programs ...... Paul Bratcher ...... paulbratcher...... 2420 Art & Music Curriculum ...... Gary West ...... garywest ...... 2016 Athletics ...... Matt Cameron ...... mattcameron ...... 2236 Board of Education Information ...... Michele Schoenfeld ...... micheleschoenfeld ...... 2071 Business Office, Budget ...... Ann Vaccaro-Teich ...... annvaccaroteich ...... 2064 Cable TV ...... John Sheppard ...... johnsheppard ...... 2073 Curriculum & Instruction ...... Debbie Hand ...... debbiehand ...... 2026 English Curriculum K - 6 ...... Jennifer Hammond-King ....jenniferhammondking .....2180 7- 12 ...... Douglas Cronk ...... douglascronk ...... 2190 Facilities & Operations ...... Frank Stefanelli ...... frankstefanelli ...... 2050 Family Information Center ...... Michelle Bartley ...... michellebartley ...... 2038 Food Services ...... Edward Marra ...... edmarra ...... 2054 Foreign Language Curriculum ...... Lisa Panaro ...... lpanaro ...... 2230 Guidance Services ...... Sara Hall ...... sarahall ...... 3675 Homebound Instruction ...... Natasha Freeman-Mack ...natashafreemanmack ..... 2191 COVER Human Resources ...... Scott Pepper ...... scottpepper ...... 2025 Jackielyn Manning Campbell jackielyncampbell ...... 2046 CALENDAR CREDITS Instructional Technology & Library Services ...... Rocco Varuolo ...... roccovaruolo ...... 2338 Learning Strategies Program ...... Deborah Augarten ...... deborahaugarten ...... 2034 Cover design by Jill Singer Graphics. Mathematics Curriculum K-6 ...... Katherine Barpoulis ...... kathybarpoulis ...... 2450 7- 12 ...... Albert LaPorte ...... albertlaporte ...... 2152 Photos contributed by Geri Alvarez, Carol Alverio, Andrea Boyko, Medical Services ...... Magaly Racioppo ...... magalyracioppo ...... 2011 Seren Cepler, LaTonya Cropper, Katherine Davis, Andrea DiCamillo, Physical Education & Health Curriculum K-12 .. Christopher Trieste ...... christophertrieste ...... 2236 Katherine Eyre, Aminah Kapadia, Kristen Lalla, Erin Locascio, Pupil Services: Social Work, Speech, Jakki Forbes-Machado, Alyson O’Connor, Julie Pastore, Clara Thomas, Psychological Services ...... Deborah Augarten ...... deborahaugarten ...... 2034 and many other staff and community members. Registration ...... Michelle Bartley ...... michellebartley ...... 2038 Research, Testing & Evaluation ...... Jennifer Hammond-King ....jenniferhammondking .....2016 The calendar was compiled and edited by Michele Schoenfeld. Resource Officer ...... 2028 Science & Engineering Curriculum...... Margaret Doty ...... margaretdoty ...... 2248 PLEASE NOTE Social Studies Curriculum ...... Richard Dillon ...... richarddillon ...... 2172 One calendar is mailed to each family with children in the White Plains Special Education PreK-5 ...... Susan LeCointe...... susanlecointe ...... 2037 Public Schools. The calendar provides important information about the 6-age 25 ...... Celia Strino ...... celiastrino ...... 2037 schools. Please take time to read it thoroughly. Staff Development Center ...... Karin Cabral ...... karincabral ...... 2438 Student Activities (High School) ...... Natasha Freeman-Mack ...natashafreemanmack ..... 2191 Transportation/School Buses ...... Sergio Alfonso ...... sergioalfonso...... 2110 Volunteers ...... 2013 Youth Bureau Programs ...... 422-1378 Afterschool Programs ...... Byron Smalls Youth Employment Services ...... Patti Staffiero 30 WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5 Homeside Lane White Plains, New York 10605 914-422-2000 Website: www.whiteplainspublicschools.org
THE DISTRICT AT A GLANCE
•• 7,000+ 7,000+ students,students, 1,200+1,200+ staff staff •• 9 9 school school buildings,buildings, 75-acre75-acre High High School School campus, campus, Olympic-size swimming swimming pool pool •• Over Over $8$8 millionmillion annuallyannually in in state, state, federal federal and and foundation foundation grants grants •• 4 1 National National Merit ScholarshipScholarship Finalist, Commended 1 Semifinalist, - 2020 6 Commended - 2015 • 1 National Achievement Scholarship Winner - 2015 • 6 National Hispanic Recognition Award Scholars - 2020 • 2 National Hispanic Recognition Award Scholars - 2015 • 1 Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist, 16 Semifinalists since 2000 • 1 Intel Science National Finalist, 15 Semifinalists, since 2000 • 51 Advanced Placement and Honors Courses, 5 Foreign Languages • 41 Advanced Placement and Honors Courses, 5 Foreign Languages • 325 National Honor Society Members - 2020 • 163 National Honor Society Members - 2015 • 188 National Junior Honor Society Members - 2020 • 149 National Junior Honor Society Members - 2015 •• Over Over $240,000$240,000 inin ScienceScience Research Research Scholarships Scholarships and and cash cash awards awards since since 2000 2000 •• Programs Programs forfor specialspecial populations: populations: Enrichment, Enrichment, Learning Learning Strategies, Strategies, ESOL ENL •• 73 62 InterscholasticInterscholastic SportsSports Teams, Teams, 39 65 High High School School Clubs Clubs •• 322 428 NewNew YorkYork StateState Scholar-AthletesScholar-Athletes - 2015 - 2020
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