The Next VC 21 Meeting is March 13th

The next VC 21 meeting will be Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at Montgomery Elementary School. The meeting will be literacy focused.

BOE Approves School Calendar for 2024-2025

The Board of Education approved the VCSD 2024-2025 School Calendar at their March 4, 2024 meeting.   The calendar is posted on the website on our Calendar page.   

MES Kindergartners Sing At Montgomery Nursing Home

Kindergartners from MES visited Montgomery Nursing Home for Valentine’s Day to perform songs and share Valentine wishes with the residents.  This year, one of the residents, Ed, offered to accompany the students on the piano.  The students sang Ed’s favorite song, “You Are My Sunshine” much to everyone’s delight. 

UPK Applications Will Be Accepted Beginning January 25th

The UPK Application for 2024-2025 opens on Thursday, January 25th. To request an application, email UPK@vcsdny.org and one will be sent to you. (Be sure to include all required information listed on this webpage: https://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/…/universal-pre-kindergarten/ Applications will be accepted from January 25th – March 22nd at 4PM. (An application may be requested at any time. …

Emergency Closing Information

With winter weather quickly approaching, we want to ensure that you stay informed about any potential school delays or closures. School closures and two-hour delays will be promptly communicated via phone message, email, the Valley Central School District website, and local news stations. Please check the following stations: News 12, Spectrum News Hudson Valley, WPDH, …

Kindergarten Registration

The Valley Central School District will soon begin accepting Kindergarten Registrations for the 2024-25 school year. Only those children who will be five years old on or before December 1, 2024, will be enrolled for the upcoming school year. Registration packets will be mailed to parents in late February. If you have an eligible child, …

UPK Application Period for 2024-2025 Opens in January

The Valley Central School District has an outstanding Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) Program! We are thrilled to announce the anticipated continuation of this program for the 17th year. Our UPK program for the 2024-2025 school year plans to again offer half-day, full-day, and expanded-day placements. Eligible children include those who reside in the district AND who …

Free Meals for Students Beginning on December 1st

The USDA published a final rule in the Federal Register on September 26, 2023, to expand access to the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) by lowering the minimum identified student percentage (ISP)1 participation threshold from 40 percent to 25 percent. The rule gives more high-need schools the option to elect CEP and offer all students healthy …

Walden Rotary Club Donates Dictionaries to Third Graders

The Valley Central School District is pleased to accept the generous donation of dictionaries from the Walden Rotary Club to all third graders. This effort is part of a national effort called the National Dictionary Project. The dictionaries will be distributed by members of the Walden Rotary Club at all of the District’s four elementary …