Due to NYS Regents being taken during the Budget Vote, polling will take place in the North Cafeteria. Click on headline for more information.
In the revised budget, taxpayers are responsible for more than half of a million dollars less than proposed in the budget that was defeated in May. Click the headline for more information
Valley Central High School art students once again participated in The Memory Project. This year, the portraits were distributed to children living in a refugee camp on the Syrian border -- and cameras were there to capture it all.
There will be a budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. in the Valley Central administrative offices. A special meeting of the Board of Education will follow immediately.
Congratulations to these Valley Central High School students who earned their place on the third-quarter honor roll.
At a special meeting held on May 29, the Valley Central Board of Education voted 6-1 to approve a revised budget to the public for a vote on June 19, 2018. The revised budget that will be before voters reduces the district’s tax levy increase from the 4.09% increase that was rejected by voters on May 15, to a 3.11% increase.
In the weeks leading up to the event, students asked their families and friends to sponsor their walk with a donation and learned about the importance of being healthy in both mind and body.
Learners are growing at East Coldenham Elementary School. Second-grade students at the school recently broke ground in the school’s new “learning garden,” as part of the Garden-Based Learning (GBL) initiative.
Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018, the public is cordially invited to a reception honoring retirees of the past year, staff who have been employed by the district for 25 years, and this year’s tenure recipients. The reception will take place at Berea Elementary School at 6 p.m. The board meeting will reconvene following the reception at the administration building.
Students in Ms. Herman's kindergarten class are known throughout the district for their persuasive writing. This time, their message is headed to Yankee stadium.
There will be a special meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of a presentation and possible adoption of the 2018-2019 school budget. The meeting will take place at Berea Elementary School. Action may be taken at this special meeting.
For the first time ever, Valley Central Middle School has been recognized with the SupportMusic 2018 Merit Award, a part of the Best Communities for Music Education by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) foundation. VCMS was one of 135 schools nationwide to receive this distinction.
Parents of fifth-grade students who attend any district Valley Central elementary school are invited to attend a free seminar on cyber bullying and sexting on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Montgomery Elementary School
Students at the Alternative Learning Center at Maybrook (ALC) celebrated Cinco de Mayo on Friday, May 4. Now in its third year, the annual fiesta is the school’s flagship event.
On the morning of May 7, Valley Central High School students and staff lined the hallways of the school’s English wing to watch English teacher Zelig Kurland learn that he is one of the recipients of the 2018 Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award.
To Our Valley Central Community –
Exciting News…With the help of your electronic votes, Montgomery Elementary School has WON the $25,000 Grant Competition! Thanks to the teamwork of our community, we placed #1 out of 77 schools with 21,977 votes.
On a date to be determined in May, the Project Fit Team, sponsored by Dannon/ShopRite, will be visiting Montgomery Elementary School for our Golden Shovel Ground Breaking Ceremony.
We thank each and every one of you; as this could not have happened without your support. We are soooo excited to be able to share the indoor/outdoor fitness equipment with our students and community.
All transportation inquiries should be directed to Helen Herbert at East End Bus Company.
Her direct number is 244-8660 x1801.
Valley Central has moved to a new student management system called schooltool. To continue thorough communications with parents, we are implementing the new parent portal in schooltool. For more information please click here.
The Orange County Department of Health and the Orange County Medical Society want you to be aware that the flu season will again be on its way. Please see letter from the Commissioner of Health (Spanish version) with his recommendations.
13 Reasons Why - What Parents Need to Know
Valley Central School District wants parents to be aware of the popular Netflix original series, 13 Reasons Why. We urge parents to research the series to fully understand what your child may be exposed to. Please read the letter from the Superintendent and also review the important talking points about the miniseries.
On January 30th 2017, the Valley Central Board of Education approved the Smart Schools Investment Plan. Smart Schools funding as proposed in the SSIP will allow Valley Central to invest in network infrastructure upgrades as well as improved video and door security technologies. Read more about the SSIP here.
