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Preliminary Spending Plan for 2010-11
Budget includes close to $1 million in cuts
The preliminary 2010-11 budget is far more optimistic than
what’s being forecasted by most New York school districts. While
the district is preparing to make close to $1 million in cuts,
unlike many other school communities, Port Jervis won’t need to
make drastic staff or program cutbacks to cover the projected
loss of state aid revenues. The $59,464,574 budget proposal
would
eliminate three elementary teaching positions
through attrition, reduce summer school and BOCES
services, and cutback athletic, student, and technology
supplies. The proposed cuts, combined with over $500,000 in cost
saving initiatives, represent a decrease in spending of 2.42
percent or $1.4 million over the current year.
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Preliminary 2010-11 Budget
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Fund Balance Planning
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HBE
Journalism 101 with Tracy Baxter
News veteran teaches students the write stuff
After
covering Read Across America events at Hamilton Bicentennial
Elementary School for countless years, veteran reporter Tracy
Baxter was on the other side of the camera last week. At the
request of school administrators, Baxter spent the day at the
school teaching fifth and sixth graders the basic journalistic
skills needed to enhance their writing.
FULL
STORY
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Bus Drivers complete Advanced Safety
Course
Twenty-three
bus drivers who serve the Port Jervis School District recently
completed the advanced 10-hour New York State School Bus
Drivers Advanced Course, which is designed to help experienced bus
drivers continue to do their jobs safely. The drivers were
recognized for their accomplishment March 4 by the Board of
Education.
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Filing Deadline is April 19
Three School Board seats are up for election
Three of the seats on the Board of Education
are up for election May 18.
Vice
President
Cathy Sadaghiani and Steven Doss
are completing one-year terms. Patrick Witherow is finishing his
three-year term. The three seats each carry a three-year term,
which will begin June 30.
Petitions to nominate candidates must be filed no later than
Monday, April 19 with the District Clerk at 9 Thompson Street,
weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PTA Meet the Candidates Night is
set for May 4 at 7 p.m. in PJHS cafeteria.
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Registration for fall
kindergarten classes
Kindergarten registration is being held on
the following dates for students who will be 5 years old on or
before December 1:
Wednesday, March 24: Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School
Tuesday, April 6: Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School
Wednesday, April 7: Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School
Thursday, April 15: Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School
Monday, April 19: Anna S. Kuhl Elementary School
Registration times are from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
List of documents required for
registration.
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Deadline for private school bus
requests
Parents of students seeking
transportation for their children to a non-public school for the
2010-2011 school year must submit a written request for
transportation by April 1, 2010. The request form can be
obtained from the non-public school your child attends or by
clicking here.
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AIDA performances set for March
19-21
The
Tony award-winning rock musical, Aida, is coming to Port
Jervis High School March 19-21. The musical score created
by Elton John and Tim Rice
brings excitement to the stage
with music ranging from reggae and gospel to zealous rock
ballads to express the characters' emotions and celebrate their
diversity.
Dates: Friday, March 19
&
Saturday, March 20 - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 21 - Matinee at 2 p.m.
Tickets:
$12/adults and $10 students/seniors. For advance tickets, call 845-858-3122. Tickets also sold at the
door. MORE
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Voters pass both
propositions
District residents overwhelmingly approved both of
the proposed capital renovation projects Feb. 23.
In spite of the harsh weather, residents came
out to support the propositions, which passed in all four voting
districts.
The passage of Proposition 1 - a
$11.5 million school safety and security project -
will allow the district to address several critical safety,
security, and
energy efficiency issues.
Proposition 2, a $3.1 million school renovation
project, will allow the district to upgrade its
telephone system, renovate five science classrooms,
and make other needed upgrades at Port Jervis High
School.
MORE INFORMATION
ON PROPOSITIONS
THANK YOU LETTER FROM
SUPERINTENDENT JOHN XANTHIS
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Spelling Bee finalists
advancing to Tri-States
The
district's top five spellers in grades 5-8 will represent Port
Jervis schools at the 2010 Tri-State Spelling Bee at Delaware
Valley High School March 14. Robert Cal (MS), Daniel
Kurdlya (HBE), Jeffrey Mackin (ASK), Shane McCooey (MS), and
Katelyn Tobey (MS) earned coveted spots at the regional
tournament by excelling at the district Spelling Bee Feb. 18.
They went up against 26 of the strongest spellers from HBE, ASK,
and the Middle School. On March 14, the five students will be
competing for the opportunity to represent Port Jervis at the
National Spelling Bee in Washington DC. The students are
pictured with advisor Barbara Cathy.
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Transportation phone number changes
The Transportation
Announcement Line, 858-5867, and the old transportation office
phone, 858-3213, will no longer be in service after April 1.
Quality Bus Service can be
reached by calling 858-2150. School closings, delays,
early dismissals and other situations that affect transportation
services are announced on this web site, and on local radio and
television stations
listed on the
Emergency Closing Page.
Parents can
also
click here
sign up to
receive SNN (School News Notifier) text messages and/or email
alerts
about early dismissals, inclement weather delays, and other
school emergencies.
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Two Port teams win at Odyssey regions
Two
Port Jervis Odyssey of
the Mind teams won first place Feb. 20 at
the regional tournament at Orange-Ulster BOCES. The High School team won by creating
and
operating a series of aircraft powered
by three different propulsions systems. One of the Middle School
teams took top honors with its human-powered
car that resembled a giant roller skate. Both teams earned
a slot at the State tournament on March 27.
FULL STORY
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Port Jervis Second Quarter Honor Rolls
Congratulations to all of
the students in grades 4 to 12 who qualified for the
Second Marking Period Honor Roll.
• Port
Jervis High School
• Port
Jervis Middle School
• Anna
S. Kuhl Elementary School
• Hamilton
Bicentennial Elementary School
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Smith crowned
Section 9 champion
Port
Jervis finished 11th at the 2010 Section 9 Wrestling
Championships. Andrew Smith took first place, earning a slot at
the New York State Wrestling Championships in Albany, February
26-27. Isaiah Gillian, Dylan Muller, and John Moriarty placed.
Congratulations to all!
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Changes to district calendar
New dates for In-Service Days for Grades K-8
The dates for the upcoming K-8 In-Service
Days have been changed to accommodate revisions to the
2009-10 NYS testing schedule.
March 22: Regular school days for Port
Jervis Middle School and both elementary schools. In-Service
Days for PJHS students only.
May 10 & May 17: New In-Service dates for students
in grades kindergarten through eight. Port Jervis Middle School
and both elementary schools are closed. Regular school days for
PJHS students.
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H1N1 vaccine available for general OC population
Now
that H1N1 vaccine can be given beyond the initial target
groups, the Orange County
Health Department wants residents to be aware that physicians' offices are now receiving
H1N1 vaccines regularly, plus OCDH has H1N1 clinics scheduled
during the winter break.
MORE
Flu Preparedness & Prevention: The
Health Page on this Web site is dedicated to providing families
with updated information about H1N1.
HEALTH PAGE
H1NI RESOURCE PAGE
VIDEO -
Ways to prevent catching the flu
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When school's out, don't
be left in the cold
Want to be one of the first to know
about school closings and delays? Parents can sign up to
receive SNN (School News Notifier) text messages and/or email
alerts
about early dismissals, inclement weather delays, and other
school emergencies. Other sources of this information are this
Web site and the local radio and television stations listed on
the
Emergency Closing Page.
Click here
to sign-up for School News
Notifier
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All Port Jervis Schools In Good
Standing
Port Jervis School District Superintendent John
Xanthis announced recently that all Port Jervis schools are now
in good standing. The announcement at the Superintendent’s
Conference Day came one week after the New York State Department
of Education released Port Jervis Middle School from the Title I
“In Need of Improvement” list.
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Songs for Troops-MS students
bring cheer to troops
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First Marking Period Honor Rolls
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Capital Project & Reserve Fund Defeated
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Rotary gives students
gift of knowledge
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Port hosts 2009 Orange County Red Ribbon
Week Kickoff
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Three honored from
District by Mid-Hudson Study Council
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Seven inducted into Alumni Hall of Fame
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H1N1 Influenza Virus Information