A sampling of objectives implemented in Year One of the Pleasantville Schools 2026 Five Year Strategic Plan

2015-2016

Calendar

Dear Neighbor,
As we look forward to the 2015-2016 school year, I would like to share with
you a few highlights from last year and some of the challenges and opportunities
before us.
Our Strategic Planning process has continued to demonstrate results through
the first year of implementation. This year the Middle School will pilot block
scheduling in seventh and eighth grade English, science, and social studies that
will provide time for enhanced differentiation and inquiry learning. Our Communications Committee won a national award for its development of a new school
logo and a District app that links students, parents and teachers. This fall we will
appoint a Director of Technology to oversee our growth in this area.
In the coming year, we will continue the collaboration with our high school
students that led to the addition of a number of very popular electives last year.
We also will redouble our efforts to prevent drug and alcohol use by continuing
to work closely with the Pleasantville STRONG initiative.
With your strong support of the budgetary process, we have managed to prevent Albanys Tax Levy Cap from creating a negative effect on our schools. We
have consistently kept tax increases low, with an estimated 1.3% tax rate increase
this year, and an average tax rate increase of less than 1.5% over the last 6 years.
At the same time, we continue to invest in the future by rebuilding our sports
fields, repairing the roof of the Middle School, upgrading security at the Bedford
Road School and enhancing our technology and infrastructure.
With all that we are doing as a community, however, Albany plans to further
ratchet up the pressure against local control in general and school districts specifically. In the next fiscal year, Albanys new tax rebate system whereby only
residents of school districts that stay below the Tax Levy Cap will receive rebates
attempts to manipulate voter behavior with a cash incentive. At the same time,
Albany continues to impose unfunded mandates that often have a greater cost
than the levy limit allows, repeatedly substituting Albanys wisdom for yours.
We will continue to contest state initiatives that weaken our schools and
damage the grass-roots democracy that is the bedrock of our educational system;
to push vigorously for teacher evaluation and student testing reforms that will
ensure a uniform and transparent system of accountability for both teachers and
students; and to fight for a level playing field in labor negotiations. In these endeavors we continue to rely on your active support. You can find further information and sample letters to State Government officials on our District website.
On behalf of the entire Board of Education and the Pleasantville administrative team, I thank all of you for your support of our students and District.
Sincerely,
Shane McGaffey
President, Board of Education

BOARD OF EDUCATION GOALS for 2015-2016

Strategic Long-Term Plan: Review, implement and assess Pleasantville
Schools 2026: A Five Year Strategic Plan, which continues to provide the
framework for District decision-making to meet needs in all areas.

Students: Provide an educational environment that supports learning, positive

peer leadership, personal health and well-being, responsibility, service and
character. Help students to acquire the skills that will enable them to integrate
experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgments, solve problems, embrace
positive social and ethical behaviors and be prepared to take the next educational
and life step.
Learning: Cultivate a positive, motivating and creative instructional environment that encourages students to challenge themselves and that creates a genuine
love of learning while encouraging intellectual flexibility. Provide all students
with a rich learning experience infused with technology that enables them to
identify and follow their passions and to work effectively, both individually and
collaboratively.
Curriculum: Clearly articulate our academic standards on a K-12 continuum.
Communicate the knowledge, process and assessment goals for each curricular
area. Encourage improvement and innovation in all curricular areas. Focus on
teaching for understanding and depth of knowledge by enabling children to be
successful learners, confident individuals and team contributors.
Staff Development: Create a true Learning Community that will nurture
creativity, foster enthusiasm and build morale. Provide research-based and
collaborative opportunities for professional development that will provide
practical, relevant information and strategies to meet student needs at all levels.
Evaluate all opportunities in terms of 21st century skills and learning.
Community: Strengthen, nurture and engage the supportive partnership among
school, home and community. Continue to improve the meaningful flow of
communication with all constituents including those that promote the health and
well-being of our students and community. Create a welcoming atmosphere in all
of our schools.
Facilities: Support facility-based decisions that enhance sustainability, efficiency,
creative use of instructional spaces and the educational program. Continue to
maintain District buildings and property to reflect the expectation of excellence.
Continue the implementation of the 2014 Bond for Facilities Infrastructure,
Safety and Security Improvements.
Fiscal: Exercise sustainable fiscal responsibility while maintaining academic
excellence as articulated through Pleasantville Schools 2026. Continue the
transparent budget process that offers more opportunities for community input.
Energize legislative outreach and community involvement in/awareness of the
legislative process.

SEPTEMBER 2015

2015
SUNDAY

MONDAY

Abbreviations
JBFC: Jacob Burns Film
Center
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

13

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

SUPERINTENDENTS
CONFERENCE DAYS
Orientations:
Schools Closed
MS PTA 5th Grade
"Welcome to Middle
School" Family Fun Night
5:307 p.m.

THURSDAY

SCHOOLS OPEN

BRS Class Parent Meeting

9:15 am - BRS Cafeteria

10

11

PHS Freshmen & Senior Photos

LABOR DAY
Schools Closed

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting - 3:45 pm

PHS Sophomore & Junior

Photos; Senior Retakes

P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 p.m. - PHS Room 326

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

BRS Back to School Night:

Grades 3 & 4

15

16

17

MS PTA Pizza Wednesday

21

22

MS PTA Walk-a-Thon
68 pm - MS/PHS Track

23

24

25
MS PTA Picture Day
Portraits

MS Back to School Night:

Grades 7 & 8

K12 Art Show Closing

Day
Mt. Pleasant Public Library

30
BRS Back to School Night:
Grades K, 1 & 2

P.I.A. Ambassadors Night

7:30 p.m. - PHS LMC

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

Registration Deadline:
October ACT

PHS Back to School Night

7 pm

Friends of Visual Arts

7 pm - PHS Art Room

29

18

P'ville STRONG Forum

7 pm - JBFC

MS PTA Meeting
MS MPR

28

Pville STRONG / PBA

Family Fun Night
5:309:30 pm - Parkway
Field (Rain Date: 9/19/15)

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

19

K12 Art Show

September 1927
Mt. Pleasant Public Library

TAP Welcome Back Event

3:45

YOM KIPPUR
Schools Closed

27

12 ACT

Fund for Learning: Boo Hoo

Breakfast for Kindergarten
& New-to-District Moms
10 am - Kittsley Home

MS PTA Walk-a-Thon
68 pm - MS/PHS Track

20

Registration Deadline:

BRS New Family Tour, 1:30 pm

October SAT
BRS K, 22:30 pm
Modified Football Begins
MS Grade 5
PHS Freshmen, 9 am, PHS Gym

Other Fall Modified

9
8 AllSports
Begin

ROSH HASHANAH
Schools Closed

SATURDAY

BRS Kindergarten Delayed Opening 8:45 am

14

FRIDAY

Fund for Learning Annual

Dance & Auction
7:30 pm Briarcliff Manor
Pavilion

26

PLEASANTVILLE SCHOOLS 2026: FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, 20142019

MISSION
The mission of Pleasantville Union Free School District, the pathway to unique opportunities inspired by valued traditions, is to empower all
students to thrive as lifelong learners, dynamic thinkers, and compassionate, contributing citizens through a learning community distinguished
by: rich, differentiated academic programs in which depth of understanding, creativity and critical reasoning flourish; a safe, supportive
environment of respect and collaboration; exploration of individual passions and celebration of accomplishments; leadership and service.

WE BELIEVE THAT

Respect for all is the foundation of a caring and vibrant community.

Personal responsibility is essential to a healthy society.
Mindful change is the catalyst for learning, growth and opportunity
as change is inevitable.
Curiosity drives critical thinking, self-fulfillment and innovation.
Ones passion to create, dream, learn and persevere results in joy.
Self-awareness demands reflection.

Freedom of choice is essential to the pursuit of new ideas.

Embracing individuality maximizes human potential.
The power of advocacy is through ones own voice.
Integrity requires the courage to stand up for what is right even if one
stands alone.
A sense of family is fundamental to a thriving community.

OBJECTIVES

1. Each student will excel in a personally challenging, rigorous,

academic course of study.
2. Each student will acquire an educational foundation enabling the
pursuit of individual passions.

1. We will base decisions on what is best for students.

2. We will treat all people with dignity and respect.
3. We will honor the voice of every individual.

3. Each student will embody strength of character as a contributing

member of society.
4. Each student will pursue a life of wholeness, purpose and balance.

PARAMETERS

4. We will ensure integrity in our actions and relationships.

5. We will not compromise our commitment to excellence in education.

STRATEGIES

1. We will design dynamic, differentiated learning environments

infused with technology in the arts.
2. We will design dynamic, differentiated learning environments
infused with technology in the sciences (STEM).
3. We will design dynamic, differentiated learning environments
infused with technology in the humanities.

4. We will explore, design and realize optimal uses of time, space and
place.
5. We will sustain and expand our climate of holistic wellness.
6. We will communicate to inform and empower.
7. We will strengthen existing and develop new community
partnerships.

OCTOBER 2015

2015
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

MS Back to School Night

Grades 5 & 6

FRIDAY

Staff Development
Committee
3:30 pm - PHS LMC

SATURDAY

SAT

Comm. Scholarship Fund

Rotary Pancake Breakfast
8am12 pm - MS Cafeteria
PHS HOMECOMING WEEKEND

Friday: Class of 2016 Pasta Dinner 6-7:30 pm PHS Cafeteria

Pep Rally/Bonfire 8-9 pm PHS Gym & Softball Field
PHS Performing Arts

Homecoming Dance 9-11 pm PHS Cafeteria
Dance Workshop
89:30 pm - PHS Auditorium Saturday: Bricklaying Ceremony 9 am PHS Alumni Plaza

PHS Photo Retakes

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

Comm. Schol. Fund Golf Outing

Tee Time, 1 pm; Cocktail Party,
6:15 pm Pville Country Club

15

16

17

BRS Grade 4
Teamwork Counts

MS PTA Clothing Drive

23

24 ACT

Registration Deadline:
November SAT

MS Grade 7 Sharpe Reservation (Fishkill) Environmental Trip

10

BRS PTA Meeting

9:15 am BRS Cafeteria
SEPTA Safety Conference

11

Pville STRONG Public Meeting

7 pm - PHS LMC

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

12

13

COLUMBUS DAY
Schools Closed

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

14

BRS PTA Picture Day

MS PTA Pizza Wednesday

P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

18

19

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

20

BRS Family Fitness Night

67:30 p.m.
Friends of Performing Arts
7 pm - PHS Chorus Room

PHS Parent Council

7 pm - PHS LMC

Senior Portraits
21 PHS
due to photographer 22

K-12 Dismissal at 12 Noon

Extended Day forTeachers: District Wellness Committee
Professional Development 3:30 pm - PHS LMC
HS Area All-State Rehearsal
49 pm (off site)

25

BRS PTA Fall Harvest

34 p.m.

PHS National Honor

Society Induction Ceremony
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

Friends of Visual Arts

7 pm - PHS Art Room

PHS Theatre Sports

7:30 pm - PHS Chorus Rm

Pville STRONG Forum

7 pm - PHS Cafeteria

26

27

Tests @ PHS
28 PSAT
29
PHS: No Classes

MS 8th Grade Parents

Meeting re: Washington Trip
7 pm MS MPR
Board of Education Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

Grades 712 Orchestra

Pops Concert
7:30 pm - PHS Cafeteria

PHS Performing Arts

Dance Workshop
89:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

30
BRS Halloween Parade
1:30 pm BRS Playground

31 HALLOWEEN

BEDFORD ROAD SCHOOL

Bedford Road School Staff 2015-2016

Bedford Road School PTA 2015-2016

Principal: Peggy Galotti........................................................................741-1441

Assistant Principal: John Morash.........................................................741-1441
Secretary to the Principal: Donna Loprieno ......................................741-1441
Secretary: Martha Coffey .....................................................................741-1442
Curriculum & Extended Learning Coordinator: Lisa Rodriguez.....741-1441
Nurse: Jill Wilson ..................................................................................741-1446
Psychologists: Dr. Rachael Goldrich ...................................................741-5313

Kelly Benanti................................................................741-1448

Gregory Kemp..............................................................741-1496
Classroom Teachers
Debbie Anttila
Ann Brown
Lauren Davidson
Danielle DiSalvo
Eileen Eustace
Elena Garcia
Tara Goldstein
Jackie Hagey
Christine Harris
Joanne Koutsaris
Lisa Long
Christopher Marsden
Katerina McTiernan
Abby Mor
Sheila Moran
Deanna Nola
Jennifer Picco
Eileen Prizeman
Tara Reay
Valerie Reich
Stephanie Roth
Lizabeth Sebring
Laura Twomey
Marc Vavolizza
Kim Vecchiariello

Valerie Wiebke
Leah Wisotsky
JulieAnne Zanis
Art
Erica Siciliano
Assistive Technology
Sam Aidala
Computer Technology
Tina Iannotti
English Language
Learner (ELL)
Sara Natlo
Library Media
Specialist
Bonnie Ellis
Math Lab
Patty Metzing
Music
Katherine Hughes
Maura OLoughlin
Jon Vercesi

Cathy Sabol & Dyana Nessel

India Dunlap
Rebekah Lee
Sheila Coyle

Committee

Chair or Co-Chairs

Bake Sale
Jenn Gorsuch & Caroline Rosegarden
Beautification TBA
Book Fair
Meredith Collins, Kelly Farling, Julie Moss &
Megan Perry
Class Parent Representative
Suzie Sanborn
Grade Representatives
K: Sarah Slocum

1st: Dyana Nessel

2nd: Danielle Dispenza

3rd: Kathleen Dearstyne

4th: Suzie Sanborn & Amelia Wish
Class/Student Pictures
Kim Bendus & Sandra Lepore
Class Play DVDs
Karen Buccheri
Cultural Arts/Curriculum
Joan Jacobson & Lana Pattinson
Community Outreach
Jenn Gorsuch, Sara Hukkanen & Rebekah Lee
Directory
Sarah Lieb
Edible Garden/Earth Week
Meg Kennedy, Carolyn Ramsey & Elizabeth Singh
Family Fitness
Danielle OReilly & Jen Picco
Fund Raising
Danielle Dispenza
Healthy Heads
Rebekah Lavigne
Healthy Kids
Cathy Sabol
Lost & Found
Diane Mulcahy & Julia Wike
Membership
Sheila Coyle
School Board Liaison
Nicole McCarthy
School Supplies
Sharon DeLuca & Stacey Follman
Social Events
Christina Hundzynski
Special Needs
Helene Dahan, Beth McGinley & Mary McNeilly
Teacher Appreciation
Deirdre DAttoma & Jenny Minelli
Technology Webmaster
Matthew Moscato
Yearbook
Rebekah Lavigne & Amelia Wish

Occupational Therapy
Tracey Carriera
Jane Mwanza
Sarah Sibajene
Physical Education
Anthony Becerra
Robert Bernarducci
Thomas Micucci
Science
Christen Moses
Special Education
Renee Battaglia
Shannon Cunnane
Joanie DeConne
Maura Hunter
Kristy MacSweeney
Cara Padovani
Katelyn Roberta
Lindsey Rosenthal
Kimberly Schulman
Deirdre Vedovino
Speech and Language
Karen Cerreta-Figueroa
Corin Hendricks
Monica Nolan

Co-Presidents
Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary

NOVEMBER 2015

2015
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Daylight Savings Ends

ELECTION DAY

WEDNESDAY

HS Area All-State Rehearsal

K-12 Dismissal at 12 Noon
Extended Day for Teachers: 4-9 pm (off site)
Professional Development SEPTA/JBFC Special Event

MS/PHS 2nd Quarter

Begins

JV & Varsity Winter Sports

Begin

16

Registration Deadline:
December SAT

MS PTA Meeting
9:15 am MS Cafeteria

P'ville STRONG Public Meeting

7 pm - PHS LMC
Comm. Scholarship Fund
7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

PHS Parent Council

7 pm - PHS LMC

10

11

12

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm

VETERANS DAY
Schools Closed

P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

15

HS Area All-State
Rehearsal: 9 am-3:15 pm
Concert: 8 pm
SUNY Purchase

Time TBA

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

THURSDAY

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

17

MS/PHS Report Cards

on eSchool Data

PTA Pizza
18 MSWednesday

PHS Performing Arts Talent

Show
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

19

TAP Gen'l Meeting 3:45pm

FRIDAY

Registration Deadline:
December ACT

SATURDAY

SAT

MS/PHS 1st Quarter Ends

MS Class Picture & Large
Group Picture Day

13

20

14

MS PTA Picture Retakes

PHS Sophomore Career

Conference
9-11:30 am @ BOCES

21

PHS Spring Musical Auditions: 3:305:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

MS PTA Book Fair, WedSat; Pancake Breakfast, Sat, MS Cafeteria; Holiday Boutique, Sat, MS MPR
PHS Science National

22

23

Honor Society Induction

Ceremony
7:30 p.m. - PHS Cafeteria

24

P'ville STRONG Forum

7 pm - PHS Cafeteria

PHS Financial Aid Night

7 pm - PHS LMC

PHS Sock Hop

710 pm - PHS Cafeteria

25

26

27

PHS Spring Musical Auditions: 3:305:30 pm - PHS Auditorium K-12 Dismissal at 1:30 p.m. THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Schools Closed
Rapid Dismissal Drill

28

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

29

Winter
30 Modified
Sports Begin
Abbreviations
JBFC: Jacob Burns Film
Center
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

PLEASANTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Pleasantville Middle School Staff 2015-2016

Middle School PTA 2015-2016

Principal: Vivian Ossowski...................................................................741-1451

Assistant Principal: Donald Marra ......................................................741-1543
Secretary to the Principal: Arlene Lowry............................................741-1451
Secretary: Lisa Salzano.........................................................................741-1452
Curriculum Coordinator/Literacy Coach: Melissa Brown................741-8562
Nurse: Julie Keane ................................................................................741-1436
Psychologists: Andrea Einhorn ............................................................741-1437

Dr. Megan Cunningham................................................741-1494
School Counselors: Pamela DAgostino.............................................741-1489

Susan Leyden .....................................................741-5587
Classroom Teachers
Tara Birrittella
Marissa Burmaster
James Carey
Janel Cassino
Dawn Cavrell-Epstein
George Coffey
Amy Corradi
Christopher DeGrazia
Hillary Dettwyler
Laura Drysdale
Janine Fugarino
Bryan Gaiser
Jean Gilroy
Jennifer Gottfried
Keith Grasmann
Carol Ierace
John Koziol
Sara LaMar
Lance Levine
Laura Mazzeo
Kelly McCaden
Dr. Kern Mojica
Ashley OHara
Tracy OSullivan
Erica Plouffe
Julie Sillings

Robert Slotoroff
John Speight
AIS-ELA
Melissa Brown
Julie Ann Power
Maureen Spinozza
Art
Grace Lee
English Language
Learner (ELL)
Angela Zappavigna
Extended Learning
Melissa Brown
Health Education
Nancy Neumeister
Lois Shillito
Home Skills
Lois Shillito
Library Media
Specialist
Marissa Fraher
Music
Hillary Johnson
Mary Ann Meade

Co-Presidents
Vice President
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer

Beth DAllessandro & Melissa Moran

Paula McLane
Jackie Burton
Kathleen Rapley
Diana Cahill

Committee

Chair or Co-Chairs

Bake Sale
Holly Boes & Marielise Watts
Band T-Shirts
Rose Pagano
Book Fair
Elizabeth Lem & Francesca Varga
Box Tops & Corporate Promotions Jackie Stone
Canteen (7th/8th) TBA
Concert Caf
Alissa Wilson
Cultural Arts
Katy Moran
Earth Day Celebration
TBA
Fitness Day
Vanessa Catalano
Fun Night (5th/6th)
Melissa Anderman
Fundraising
Jackie Stone
Graduation Dance (8th Grade)
Paula McLane
Health & Safety TBA
Hemisphere Day
5th: TBA

6th:Anne McGarrey
Holiday Boutique
Linda Durante
Ladies Night
Lavern Kittsley & Carolyn Townsend
Membership
Danielle ORielly
Middle School Garden
Helen Meurer
Picture Day
Liz Daniele
Pizza Day
Jen Taboh
School Apparel TBA
School Board Representative TBA
School Supplies
Sharon DeLuca & Stacey Follman
Scrip Fundraising
Kimberly Kraus
Student Directory
Katie Beatley Stargiotti
Teacher Appreciation
Holly Boes
Theater
Paula McLane
Walk in My Shoes TBA
Website Updates TBA

Dorian Nuccio
Maura OLoughlin
Jon Vercesi
Physical Education
Dawn DiMassimo
Robert Jordon
Speech and Language
Stephanie Chu
Rita Curtin
Special Education
Kathleen Canfield
Michele Compito
Tania Dunlap
Donna Gavagan
Maura Hunter
Julie Ann Power
Nancy Pregiato
Ruth Rust
Kimberly Spence
Maureen Spinozza
Barbara Vaccaro
Ila Vinchkoski
STEM
Dr. Kern Mojica

DECEMBER 2015

2015
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

1
Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

BRS PTA Picture

Retakes

Staff Development
Committee
3:30 pm - PHS LMC

HANNUKAH

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

BRS/MS Parent Conferences: K-5 Dismissal @ 11:30 am

BRS PTA Book Fair - 25 pm Wed; 11 am4 pm & 68 p.m. Thurs; 10:30 am2 pm Fri; BRS Cafeteria

P'ville STRONG Public

Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC
Comm. Scholarship Fund
7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

MS Grade 6 Winter Concert

Community Scholarship
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium
Fund Wine Event
NYSSMA All-State Music
6:309 p.m.
Conference thru Dec 6 MS 7th & 8th Grades Musical: 7 pm - MS MPR
Rochester NY

10

11

PHS Snowflake Dance

7-10 pm - PHS Cafeteria

MS PTA Pizza
Wednesday

12 ACT

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm
P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

13

20

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

14

21

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

MS Grade 5 Winter Concert

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

BRS Winter Concert

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

SEPTA Event
7 pm - PHS LMC

MS Gr. 7/8 Winter Concert

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

22

23

24

15

16

17

18

19

25 CHRISTMAS DAY

26

HOLIDAY RECESS
Schools Closed

27

PHS Winter Concert

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

Deadline:
28 Registration
29
January SAT

SAT

30

31

HOLIDAY RECESS
Schools Closed

PLEASANTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Pleasantville High School Staff 2015-2016

James Carey
Erika Flynn
Virginia Mancini, Chair
Rikki Saperstein
Eileen Sheldon

High School Main Number ................................................................741-1420

Principal: Joseph Palumbo....................................................................... x20511
Assistant Principal: Gregg Fonde............................................................ x20501
Secretary to the Principal: Maria DiBenedetto....................................... x20511
Secretary: Meta Lau................................................................................. x20501
Athletic Director: John Bauerlein............................................................ x20810
Attendance: Ruth Speno .......................................................................... x20507
Curriculum/Extended Learning Coordinator: Virginia Mancini......... x50520
Nurse: Joann LaBarbera............................................................................ x20700
Psychologists: Dr. Debra Green............................................................... x20640

Dr. Rukmini Bhalla.......................................................... x20641
School Counseling Office ........................................................................ x20601
Student Management Liaison: James Campbell.................................... x20540
Art/Photography
Mary Lynne Bonforte
James Maron, Chair
Gregory Nemec
Computer Technology
Andrew Marino
English
Robert Delle Bovi
Daniela DiFranco
Phyllis Grella
Leigh Meyer
Gaffney Murray
English Language
Learner (ELL)
Angela Zappavigna
Foreign Language
America Blanco, Chair
Keith Grasmann
Deborah Hurdis
Josephine Stinziani
Fernando Zappone

Health
Nancy Neumeister,
Chair

Myndi Hill

Mathematics
Natalie Dolgetta
Virginia Nalbandian
Martin Pernerstorfer
Mary Prevost, Chair
John Vlad

School Counseling
Rebeca Castellano
Joyce Connell,
Coordinator
Elizabeth Hamel
Cheryl Thomas

Library Media
Specialist
Joanne Wallace
Music
Kathleen DonovanWarren
Dr. Thomas
Heintzelman, Chair
Mary Ann Meade
Physical Education
Anthony Becerra
Robert Bernarducci

Special Education
Daniel Brink
Rosemary Browne
Dillon Clark

Christopher Welsh
Susanne Wilson
Eileen Yee
Babette Zacks
Speech & Language
Lindsey Esterow
TV Production
Joanne Wallace

High School Parent Council 2015-2016

Co-Presidents: Kat Nemec & Debbie Fischer

Vice Presidents: Lori Stockel & Nelle Stokes
Co-Secretaries: Marianne Aponte & Kathy Palmer
Treasurer: Carolyn Mittelstadt
Website Manager: Barbara DuPont & Maria Peters
Apparel Sales: Suzanne Largey & Tracey Ruth
Bakers Brigade: Barbara Dupont & Maura McSpedon
Membership: Sundar Natarajan
Student Directory: Katie Beatley
School Board Liaison: Lori Stockel
Teacher Appreciation: Linda Durante & Teri Ferraiuolo

Pleasantville Academy
Daniel Iorio

Class of 2016
Co-Presidents: Tara Phethean &
Karen Sicignano
Co-Vice Presidents: Marianne
Aponte
& Edie OReilly
Secretary: Carolyn Mittelstadt
Treasurer: Kathy McGrinder

Science
Filiz Becer
Ed Dans
Gregory DiMurro
Timothy Healy
Lorraine Kearney
Kesiah Mathew
Jennifer McGuire
Joanne Pugliese, Chair
Brian Rivenburg
Social Studies
Daria Anuszkiewicz
Thomas Baffuto

George LaMar
Jazmin Blanco-LiMarzi
Stephanielynn Marra
Jeanette Robinson
Allison Steinberg
Staci Tedrow
Kristen Vietro
Michael Voron
Kristen Weiss

Class of 2017
Co-Presidents: Mary Crowe &
Mary Anne Guttridge
Co-Vice Presidents: Jolina Halloran
& Molly Kennedy
Co-Secretaries: Mary Pat Bonanni
& Laurie Drillock
Treasurer: Mary Maloney

Class of 2018
Co-Presidents: Peggy Carty &
Lauren Stipo
Co-Vice Presidents: Mary Jane Reda
& Carolyn Sweeney
Secretary: Tricia Sullivan
Treasurer: Sarah McPhee
Class of 2019
President: Loretta Chiavetta
Co-Vice Presidents: Kitty Howe &
Elizabeth Kwiat
Secretary: Trish Kauber
Treasurer: TBA

JANUARY 2016

2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

FRIDAY

1 NEW YEAR'S DAY

HOLIDAY RECESS
Schools Closed

SATURDAY

Friends of Performing Arts

7 pm - PHS Auditorium
P'ville STRONG Public
Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC
Fund for Learning
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

10

11

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

12

PTA Pizza
13 MSWednesday

NYSTEA Theatre Conference thru January 10 (off-site)

14

17

15

16

K-12 Dismissal at 12 Noon:

Professional Development

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm
P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

BRS PTA District-wide

Speaker
7 pm - Location TBD

Friends of Visual Arts

7 pm - PHS Art Room

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

18

19

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

20

PHS Orientation for 8th

Grade Students & Parents
6:30 pm - Tours
7 pm - PHS Auditorium

21

22

BRS Grade 4
Walk in My Shoes

23 SAT

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

MS Grade 8 & PHS Midterm Exams
DAY
Schools Closed
District Wellness Committee PHS Parent Council
3:30 pm - PHS LMC
7 p.m. - PHS LMC

24

25

31

26

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

P'ville STRONG Forum

7 pm - Location TBA

MS PTA Ladies Bunco Night SEPTA Holiday Party

Time/Location TBD
5:30 pm - Location TBD

27

28

29

MS/PHS 2nd Quarter

Ends

30

GENERAL INFORMATION
Absence Excuse

Joann Jankowski (PHS)
Treasurer:
Janet Abinanti
Secretary:
Julie Gold Anderson
Fundraising:
Amy Ades
Membership:
Deb Fischer
Web/PR/Social Media:

Julie Gold Anderson & Tara Klein
Special Events: Mary Ann Serlin & Bernadette Walsh
To contact SEPTA: Pleasantville SEPTA; P.O. Box 428; Pleasantville NY
10570; website: www.pvillesepta.com

Upon a childs return to school following an absence, he or she must bring a

dated, written excuse from a parent giving the specific reason for the absence.
This helps complete the childs health record. A call to the school nurse (BRS
& MS) or attendance coordinator (PHS) is required between 8:008:45 a.m.
on the first morning of an absence and on each succeeding morning that the
student is not in attendance.

Absentee Ballots

Applications for Absentee Ballots for the School District Annual Budget Vote
& Board Election and referenda may be obtained from the District Clerk. Only
registered voters may receive Absentee Ballots. For more information, call the
District Clerk at 741-1400, x10511.

Confidentiality and Publicity (FERPA)

Student records are confidential except as permitted by law. One exception

is for Directory Information, which is considered neutral or positive
information about students. Directory Information may be released without
written consent to publicize school activities or student achievement, among
other things. The Pleasantville School District has designated the following
items as Directory Information: students name, participation in officially
recognized school activities and sports, height and weight of members of
athletic teams, dates of attendance, awards/honors received, photographs/
videos of students involved in school activities/events.
If for any reason you do not want your childs Directory Information released,
please complete an Opt Out Form and return it to your childs principal by
September 30, 2015. The form can be printed from the District website: go to
www.pleasantvilleschools.com, click on the Parents bar at the top of the page,
then select District Policies; click on Opt Out Form. The form also is available
at the main office of your childs school.
An opt out is valid for only one school year. You must re-file every year you
wish to opt out. Your decision not to return an opt out form will be taken as
consent to release your childs Directory Information. Please be aware that
opting out does not apply to your childs participation in school-related events
that are open to the public.

Athletic Events Schedules and Directions to Games

Get schedules for interscholastic athletic events and driving directions to away
games from the District website (www.pleasantvilleschools.com) by clicking
on either the Athletics or the Athletic Interactive Calendar tab located on the
home page. The Interactive Calendar also allows residents to subscribe to a free
online service that provides text and email messages when events change; click
Sign In and follow the directions. Subscribers are responsible for keeping their
contact information up-to-date.
The Athletic Director also maintains an Athletic Hotline, 741-5368, that is
updated daily through 2 P.M.

Bell Schedules and Lunch Hours

Bell schedules and lunch hour information are available on the Districts
website or from the main office of your childs school.

Committees on Special Education & SEPTA

The Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) and the Committee

on Special Education (CSE) are ongoing committees appointed by the Board
of Education to assist children with disabilities. Please contact Dr. Carolyn
McGuffog (741-1400, x60511) if you have any questions about these programs.
There also is a District-wide Special Education PTA (SEPTA) that holds
meetings and provides relevant programs throughout the school year.

Crossing Guard Sites

Pleasantville SEPTA

President:
Dominick Balletta
Vice Presidents: Helene Dahan (BRS), Mary Costello-Lazare (MS),

The Village provides crossing guards at the following intersections: Manville

Road/Pleasantville Road; Grant Street/Saw Mill River Parkway; Manville
Road/Academy Street; Bedford Road/Academy Street; Bedford Road/Marble
Avenue; Bedford Road/Orchard Street; Bedford Road/Broadway; Romer
Avenue/Middle School exit; Manville Road/Great Oak Lane.

FEBRUARY 2016

2016
SUNDAY
Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPPL: Mt. Pleasant Public
Library
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

MONDAY

MS/PHS 3rd Quarter

Begins

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

AMC10 / AMC12 Math

Competition @ PHS

Staff Development
Committee
3:30 pm - PHS LMC
Fund for Learning
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Registration Deadline:
March SAT

SATURDAY

MS/PHS Report Cards on

eSchool Data

Pville STRONG Public

Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC

BRS Grade 3 Mathletics

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

PTA Pizza
10 MSWednesday

11

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

MS 7/8 Grade Band Night

7 pm - MS Gymnasium
(Snow Date: 2/25/16)

17

18

12

13

19

20

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm
P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326
Board of Education Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

14

15 PRESIDENTS DAY 16

WINTER RECESS
Schools Closed

21

22

23

24

25

26

BRS Grade 2
Math Mania

27

TAP General Meeting 3:45pm

SEPTA Event
7 pm PHS LMC
Fund for Learning Ladies
Night Out
7:30 pm - Location TBA

28
PHS Spring Musical
Sitzprobe
14 pm - PHS Auditorium

29

MS Art Show
56:30 pm - MPPL
PHS Parent Council
7 pm - PHS LMC

MS 5th & 6th Grades Musical: 7 pm - MS MPR

GENERAL INFORMATION
Digital Media & BOEblast

Kindergarten Admission

Check the Districts website www.pleasantvilleschools.com for District,

Board of Education, and school news and schedules. Like us on Facebook
(facebook.com/pleasantvillenyschools) and follow us on Twitter (District:
@pvillenyschools; BRS: @galottip; MS: @pvillemsny; PHS:
@MrPalumboPHS; Athletics: @PHSPantherNews). Additionally, the Board
of Education sends updates on timely issues to its email blast subscribers. To
subscribe, send a request to bdofed@pville.k12.ny.us with your email address.

Children must be five years of age on or before December 1 of the current year
to be eligible to enter kindergarten in September of that year. Please contact
the Superintendent of Schools or the Bedford Road School Principal for further
information if your child is eligible and you have not received Registration
Materials by April 1 or if you have other questions.

Minimum Graduation Requirements

Minimum graduation requirements are listed in the Pleasantville High

School Course Directory, distributed to all students in grades 9-12. For more
information, contact the High School Guidance Office at 741-1420, x20601.

District App

A free District app for Apple and Android devices provides anytime, anywhere
access to school information school and District news, teacher webpages,
calendars, lunch menus, sports schedules, social media, eSchoolData,
MySchoolBucks, staff directories, and much more. Go to either the iTunes
store (Apple) or Google Play (Android) and enter Pleasantville to find and
download the app. As a user, you can subscribe to only the information that is
relevant to you by selecting the specific school or schools you would like to
follow. Changes to District events, such as date/location changes for an athletic
event, are automatically updated and available on the app as they occur.

New York State Assessments

The New York State Education Department (SED) requires students in grades
38 to take assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics;
additionally, students in grades 4 and 8 take a science performance test.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Pleasantville School District does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation,
marital status, veteran status or any other classification protected by law in its
employment practices and educational programs and activities. This policy of
nondiscrimination includes access by students to educational programs, student
activities, recruitment, appointment and promotion of employees, salaries, pay
and other benefits. Inquiries regarding the application of this policy should be
directed to the Equal Employment/Education Opportunity Compliance Officer:
Dr. Carolyn McGuffog; Pleasantville UFSD; 60Romer Avenue; Pleasantville
NY 10570; 741-1400, x60511.

Educational Cable Channels

The District broadcasts Board of Education meetings, school events, and other
related programs on Cablevision channel 77 (simulcast on PCTV Cablevision
channel 76 on Fridays between the hours of 6 a.m. and 12 midnight for nonVillage residents) and on Verizon channel 32. Additionally, www.pctv76.org
provides on demand viewing of Board of Education meetings and selected
District programs.

eSchoolData Portal to Monitor Student Progress

Personal Voter Registration

Middle School (grades 5-8) and High School (grades 9-12) students records
will be updated on approximately the 1st and 15th of the month, at a minimum.
Logon to your eSchoolData Portal to obtain real-time progress data. Please
contact the appropriate school immediately with any questions or concerns.

District residents must be registered with either the Westchester County

Board of Elections or the School District in order to participate in School
District votes and elections. Residents who need to do so can register with: the
Westchester County Board of Elections either in person or by mail (the NYS
Registration form is available at www.pleasantvilleschools.com) no later than
25 days before the vote/election; the School District at the District Office on
any school day (SeptemberJune) from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on business
days during the summer months from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. no later than five days
before the day of a vote/election. For more information, contact the District
Clerk at 741-1400, x10511.

K-12 Alerts System

District residents can subscribe to K-12 Alerts, a web-based emergency

notification system, by clicking on the link found on the Districts website
www.pleasantvilleschools.com. Information on school closings, early
dismissals, and other school-related matters will be sent to subscribers e-mail
addresses and cell phones that have text messaging. Subscribers are responsible
for keeping their contact information up-to-date.

MARCH 2016

2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

World Language
National Exams thru
March 11

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC
JV & Varsity Spring
Sports Begin

BRS Nutrition Week

Community Scholarship
Applications Due in
PHS Guidance Office

PHS Spring Musical

Time TBA - PHS Auditorium

Savings
13 Daylight
Begins

WEDNESDAY
Dr. Seuss'
2 BRS
Birthday Vocabulary

Parade & Read Across

America

PHS AP & Honors Night

7 pm - PHS LMC

BRS PTA Meeting

9:15 a.m. BRS Cafeteria

MS PTA Meeting
9:15 a.m. - MS Cafeteria

PHS Spring Musical

Performance for Sr Citizens
6 pm - PHS Auditorium

BRS Grade 4 Science Fair

5:30-7 pm - BRS Cafeteria

PTA Pizza
9 MSWednesday

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

14

Day
15 Extended
for Teachers:

16
SEPTA Spa Night
Time & Location TBA

20

AIME Math
Competition @ PHS

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

Professional
Development

FRIDAY

Registration Deadline:
April ACT

SATURDAY

SAT

P'ville STRONG Public

Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

BRS Healthy Heart Week

THURSDAY

Friends of Visual Arts

7 pm - PHS Art Room

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

P'ville STRONG Forum

7 pm - Location TBA

21

22

23

10

17

PHS Spring Musical

Time TBA - PHS Auditorium

PHS Spring Musical

Time TBA - PHS Auditorium

11

12

PHS Spring Musical

Time TBA - PHS Auditorium

PHS Spring Musical

Time TBA - PHS Auditorium

18

19

Fund for Learning March

Madness: Dads Night Out
7:30 pm - Location TBA
MS 7/8 Talent Show
7:30 pm MS MPR
(Snow Date: 3/31/16)

24

MS PTA 7/8 Canteen:

March Madness
79 pm

25

26

SPRING RECESS
Schools Closed

27 EASTER

Spring
28 Modified
Sports Begin

29

30
District Wellness Committee
3:30 pm - PHS LMC

31
BRS Incoming K Parents:
A Peek into Kindergarten
7 pm - BRS Little Theater
PHS National Art Honor
Society Induction Ceremony
7 pm - Location TBD

Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

GENERAL INFORMATION
Report Cards

and ensures that we meet the conditions of the warranty. Rules include: No
pets, skateboards, rollerblades, scooters, bicycles, strollers, chairs, metal spikes,
golfing, or sunflower seeds on the fields and the track.

Report cards will be available via the eSchoolData Portal to parents/guardians

of students in grades K-4 in December, March, and June; of students in grades
5-12 in November, February, April, and after the end of the school year. Please
call your childs school if you need assistance or have any questions.

School Lunch

According to State Education Law, it is generally considered that a childs legal

school district residence is at the legal residence of the parent, unless there
is evidence that the parent has given up legal control. Questions of residence
for children who are not living with their parents, and who have not been
placed in a foster home by a recognized social agency, are to be referred to the
Superintendent of Schools, so that the proper guardianship papers may be filed
and the question of tuition determined.

Hot entres, sandwiches, and snacks are available in all three schools. The
selection of la carte items varies at each location. Menus and prices for each
school are available on the Districts website.
Free and reduced price lunches are available through the National School
Lunch Program to students whose family income falls within the income
eligibility guidelines set by the federal government. These guidelines are
mailed to the parents/guardians of all students at the beginning of the school
year and also are available at each schools main office and at the District
Office.

School Emergencies (School Delays & Closings)

School Visits and Conferences

Residence

In the event of severely inclement weather or mechanical breakdown, school

may be closed or starting time delayed. The decision will be made by 6:30
a.m. If the decision is to delay, the delay will be a two hour delay and a second
decision will be made by approximately 7:00 a.m. as to whether schools
will open or close. Since road/sidewalk conditions may vary throughout the
District, parents should decide whether or not to send their children to school if
they consider it unsafe to do so. In addition to subscribing to the K-12 Alerts
system (described on page 7), you can consult the websites, radio station, and
television channels listed below. PLEASE DO NOT PHONE THE STATIONS
OR THE SCHOOL.
Web sites: pleasantvilleschools.com; lohud.com; weatherclosings.com
Radio Station: WFAS (1230 AM); WHUD (100.7 FM)
TV Channels: News12 (ch 12); WABC (ch 7); WNBC (ch 4)
Emergency conditions may require that the schools close early. If this decision
is made, notifications will be sent via K-12 Alerts, the radio station, and the
Class Parents, who will attempt to notify all parents by phone. It is essential
that each parent provide the school with up-to-date emergency and regular
telephone numbers, and instruct children on what to do if parents are unable to
meet them in an emergency.

Parents are cordially invited to visit the school their child attends. All
visitors are required to report to the office. If a parent wishes a conference
with a teacher or with a principal, the parent should call the school for an
appointment. Parents also may call the principal about matters of concern.
School counselors at the Middle School and High School have complete
records for all students. If a conference is desired, please call your childs
counselor for an appointment.

Transportation to Private & Parochial Schools

In accordance with Section 3635 of New York State Education Law, the school
district will provide transportation to private and parochial schools within 15
miles of a students home. Requests must be made, in writing, by April 1 or
within 30 days of moving into the school district if that occurs after the April1
deadline. A new request must be submitted each year, even if transportation is
currently being provided. Forms are available on the District website. For more
information, please contact the Business Office at 741-1402, x10521.

Working Papers

School Facilities

School facilities are available for community use only after school hours,
which extend through all school-sponsored extracurricular activities.
Adherence to the posted usage rules helps us obtain their full life-expectancy

According to New York State laws, any minor between the ages of 14 and
18 must have working papers in order to secure employment. Students must
apply in person at the PHS School Counseling Office and may be asked to
bring in proof of age. A parent must sign the working papers application. The
student must have a Social Security number and must have proof of a physical
examination within the past twelve months. Contact the School Counseling
Office at 741-1420, x20601 for complete information.

APRIL 2016

2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

MS PTA Pizza
Wednesday

Grades 38: NYS English Language Arts (ELA) Assessment

10

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm

P'ville STRONG Public

Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

4th Quarter
11 MS/PHS
12
Begins

13

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

MS/PHS 3rd Quarter

Ends
Registration Deadline:
May SAT

BRS Grade 1 Explorations

14

15

16

Grades 38: NYS Math Assessment

SEPTA Speaker Event
7 pm - PHS LMC

17

Friends of Visual Arts

7 pm - PHS Art Room

P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

18

19

MS/PHS Report Cards

on eSchool Data

Staff Development
Committee
3:30 pm - PHS LMC

24

PHS National Social Studies

Honor Society Induction
Ceremony
Board of Education Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

25

K4 Wellness
26 BRS
Day

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS Cafeteria

20

MS PTA Earth Day

Celebration & Extended
Learning/STEM
Symposium
57 pm @ MS
PHS Talent Show
7 pm - PHS Auditorium

27

PHS Parent Council

7 pm - PHS LMC

BRS PTA Family Pasta &

Game Night
5:307 pm - BRS Cafeteria

21

22 EARTH DAY

K-12 Dismissal at 12 Noon:

Professional Development

PASSOVER
Schools Closed

28

29

BRS Kindergarten Registration, 7:4511:15 am, BRS Library

P'ville STRONG Forum

7 pm - Location TBA

PHS World Language

National Honor Societies
Induction Ceremony
7 pm - PHS Auditorium

P.I.A. International Night

23

30

ACT

FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords
parents/guardians and students over 18 years of age (eligible students)
certain rights with respect to the students education records,
including:
1. The right to inspect and review the students education records
within 45 days of the day the School District receives a request for
access.
Parents/Guardians or eligible students should submit to the principal
a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The
principal will make arrangements for access and notify the parent/
guardian or eligible student of the time and place where the records may
be inspected.

Education; a person or company with whom the District has contracted

to provide a particular service or perform a special task (such as an
attorney, auditor, medical consultant,therapist or other service provider,
District insurance company); a parent or student serving on an official
committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee; or a parent or
student or other volunteer assisting another school official in performing
his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if
the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or
her professional responsibility. Upon request, the School District discloses
education records without consent to officials of another school district
in which a student seeks or intends to enroll, or is already enrolled if
the disclosure is for the purposes of the students enrollment or transfer.

2. The right to request the amendment of the students education

records that the parent/guardian or eligible student believes are
inaccurate or misleading.
Parents/Guardians or eligible students may ask the School District to
amend a record that they believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should
write to the Building Principal, clearly identify the part of the record they
want changed and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.
If the School District decides not to amend the record as requested by
the parent/guardian or eligible student, the School District will notify the
parent/guardian or eligible student of the decision and advise them of
their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional
information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the
parent/guardian or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

4. The right not to have Directory Information disclosed.

Directory Information is information that is generally not considered
harmful or an invasion of privacy if released. The primary purpose of
Directory Information is to allow the School District to use this information
in certain school publications or to provide this information to outside
organizations including but not limited to companies that manufacture
class rings, take photographs or publish yearbooks, MSG Varsity, or the
media.
This School District designates the following items as Directory
Information, and may disclose any of these items without prior written
consent, unless notified to the contrary, in writing, by the parent/guardian
or eligible student by the end of the first thirty (30) days of the school
year: students name, participation in officially recognized activities and
sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance,
honors and awards received, photographs of students involved in school
activities and events.

3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable

information contained in the students education records, except to
the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure
to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is
a person employed by the School District as an administrator, supervisor,
instructor or support staff member (including health or medical staff
and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the Board of

5. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of

Education concerning alleged failures by the District to comply with
the requirements of FERPA: Family Policy Compliance Office; U.S.
Department of Education; 400 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, D.C.
20202-8520.

MAY 2016

2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Registration Deadline:
June SAT

FRIDAY

Registration Deadline:
June ACT

SATURDAY

SAT

PHS AP Exams
TAP Executive Committee
Meeting 3:45pm

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

P'ville STRONG Public

Meeting
7 pm - PHS LMC

Budget Hearing followed by

Board of Education Meeting Comm. Scholarship Fund
7:30 pm - PHS Room 324
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

10

Grade 4
11 BRS
Revolutionary Day

(Rain Date: 5/13/16)

BRS Kindergarten Main

Street Math

MS 7/8 Spring Concert

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

12

Last Day to Register w/

School District to Vote
on May 17

13

Comm. Scholarship Fund

8:30 am - Kids Fun Run
9 am - 5K Walk/Run for
Education

PHS AP Exams
TAP General Meeting 3:45pm
P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

15

Friends of Visual Arts

7 pm - PHS Art Room

16

MS PTA Pizza Wednesday

Friends of STEM
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

PHS Underclassmen Awards

MS Grade 6 Spring Concert
Night
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

17

18

Annual Budget Vote &

Board Election
6:30 am9 pm - MS MPR

District Wellness Comm

3:30 pm - PHS LMC

19

14 PLEASANTVILLE
DAY
PHS Art Show
11 am-4 pm @ Jacob Burns
Media Arts Lab

20

21

BRS Kindergarten Screening (by appointment)

MS Grade 8 Washington Trip

22

29

23

SEPTA Year End Event

5:30 p.m. - Location TBD
DAY
30 MEMORIAL
Schools Closed
PHS Band
10 am Memorial Day
Parade

BRS PTA Bake Sale

2:30-4 & 5:30-7 pm - BRS Cafe
BRS Art Show
5:30-7 pm - BRS Art Room
Board of Education Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS LMC

P'ville STRONG Forum

7 pm - Pace
MS Grade 5 Spring Concert
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

24

25

MS Grade 6 Parent
Meeting: Grade 7
Environmental Trip
7 pm - MS MPR

PHS Spring Concert I

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

31

Grade 4 to Grade 5 Parent

Orientation
7 pm - MS MPR
PHS Parent Council
7 pm PHS LMC

26

MS PTA Fun Night

79 pm @ MS

27

28

PHS Senior Awards Night

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium
Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

c. Sex behavior or attitudes;
d. Illegal, antisocial, self-incriminating or demeaning behavior;

Pursuant to the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment of the No Child

Left Behind Act and the Pleasantville School Districts policy on student
privacy, parents/guardians (or a student who is 18 years of age
or older) have the right to opt their children out of the following
activities:

e. Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have

close family relationships;
f. Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as
those of lawyers, physicians and ministers;
g. Religious practices, affiliations or beliefs of the student or the students
parents;
h. Income (other than required by law to determine eligibility for
participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under
such program).

1. The collection, disclosure and use of personal information gathered

from students for the purpose of marketing, selling, or otherwise
distributing that information to others. This does not apply to the
collection, disclosure, or use of personal information collected from
students for the exclusive purpose of developing, evaluating or providing
educational products or services for or to students, such as:
a. College or other postsecondary education recruitment, or military
recruitment;
b. Book clubs, magazines and programs providing access to low-cost
literary products;
c. Curriculum and instructional materials used by elementary and
secondary schools;
d. Tests and assessments used to provide cognitive, evaluative, diagnostic, clinical, aptitude, or achievement information about students or
to generate other statistically useful data for the purpose of securing
such tests and assessments, and the subsequent analysis and public
release of the aggregate data from such tests and assessments;
e. Student recognition programs;
f. The sale by students of products or services to raise funds for school
related activities.

3. The administration of any non-emergency, invasive physical

examination or screening that is required as a condition of attendance,
administered by the school not necessary to protect the immediate health
or safety of the student or other students and not otherwise permitted or
required by state law. The term invasive physical examination means
any medical examination that involves the exposure of body parts,
or any act during such examination that includes incision, insertion,
or injecting into the body, but does not include a hearing, vision or
scoliosis screening. It does not apply to any physical examination or
screening required or permitted under New York State law, including
those permitted without parental notification.
If you have any questions about the Pleasantville School Districts
student privacy policy and your right to opt your child out of certain
activities, please contact your childs building principal.

2. Consent from a parent (or a student who is 18 years of age or older)

must be obtained before a student is required to submit to a survey
revealing information concerning one or more of the following:
a. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or the students parent;
b. Mental or psychological problems of the student or the students
family;

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JUNE 2016

2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Abbreviations
LMC: Library Media Center
MPPL: Mt. Pleasant Public
Library
MPR: Multi-purpose Room

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SAT

11

ACT

MS Grade 5
Western Hemisphere Day

Grades 4 & 8: NYS

Written Science
Assessment

Fund for Learning

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

12

WEDNESDAY

PHS Spring Concert II

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

BRS PTA Family Barbeque

5:307:30 pm - Playground

Comm. Scholarship Fund

7:30 pm - PHS Room 324

PHS Science Symposium

6:45 pm PHS LMC

MS PTA Pizza
Wednesday

TAP Executive Committee

Meeting 3:45 pm

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

4th Quarter
13 MS/PHS
14
Ends

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MS PTA Meeting
9:15 am - MS Cafeteria

BRS Incoming Kindergarten

Scavenger Hunt - 3:15 pm

MS Art Show
5-6:30 pm - MPPL

PHS Senior Prom

5 pm - PHS Front Circle

BRS Spring Concert

7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

MS Grade 8 Awards Night

7:30 pm - MS MPR

15

MS Grade 6
Eastern Hemisphere Day

16

TAP Year-End Event

Time & Location TBA

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PHS Final Exams & Regents: TuesFri; MS Grades 7 & 8 Finals & Regents: ThurFri
BRS PTA Meeting
9:15 am - BRS Cafeteria

19

PHS Theatre Scenes

Program
4 pm - PHS Chorus Room

P.I.A. Meeting
7:30 pm - PHS Room 326

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22

23

Last Day of School

for Students

K-6 Dismissal at 11:30 am

MS Grades 7 & 8 and PHS Final Exams & Regents
BRS Grade 4 Graduation
Party BRS Gym

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27

Board of Education Meeting

7:30 pm - PHS LMC

28

BRS Grade 4 Graduation

9 am - PHS Auditorium
MS Grade 8 Graduation
7:30 pm - PHS Auditorium

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SUPERINTENDENTS
CONFERENCE DAYS
Schools Closed

30

MS/PHS Report Cards

on eSchool Data

SUPERINTENDENTS
CONFERENCE DAY
Schools Closed
PHS Graduation
6:30 pm - PHS Front Circle
(Weather Permitting)

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JULY 2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

FRIDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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INDEPENDENCE
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SEPTEMBER 2016
SUNDAY

MONDAY

FRIDAY

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

SATURDAY

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LABOR DAY

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Pleasantville Board of Education

Shane McGaffey, President, 85 Nannahagan Road..................... 409-3487
Angela Vella, Vice President, 9 Sutton Place............................... 769-5729
Larry Boes, 133 Woodland Drive................................................ 773-1882
Louis Conte, 18 Pollywiggle Lane............................................... 773-1532
Emily Rubin Persons, 1 Onderdonk Place................................... 747-0136
District and School Telephones
Superintendent of Schools, Mary Fox-Alter.................. 741-1400, x10511
Secretary to the Superintendent and District Clerk,
Veronica Shea.............................................................. 741-1400, x10511
Assistant Superintendent for Business,
David Quattrocchi....................................................... 741-1402, x10521
Personnel Department ................................................... 741-1402, x10512
Educational Services (Special Education),
Dr. Carolyn McGuffog................................................ 741-1400, x60511
Bedford Road School Main Office.............................................. 741-1441
Pleasantville Middle School Main Office.................................... 741-1451
Pleasantville High School Main Office.......................... 741-1420, x20511
Board Meetings and School Closings.......................................... 741-1460

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Bedford Road School

Band/Chorus/Special Classes .........................................................7:45 am
Classes Begin..................................................................................8:15 am
Dismissal ....................................................................................... 2:55 pm
Pleasantville Middle School
First Period Classes/Activities........................................................7:52 am
Second Period Classes....................................................................8:38 am
Dismissal (MTh, Grade & Schedule Dependent)......2:21 pm or 3:02 pm
Dismissal (F, Grades 58)............................................................. 2:39 pm
Pleasantville High School
First Period Classes Begin..............................................................8:12 am
Activity Period................................................................ 2:47 pm3:20 pm
Dismissal....................................................................................... 3:20 pm

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FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS......................PAGES 6 & 9

PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS....................PAGE 10

Pleasantville Middle School

NATIONAL & STATE SCHOOL TO WATCH

Bedford Road School

Pleasantville Middle School
Pleasantville High School

NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

Board of Education
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60 Romer Avenue
Pleasantville, New York 10570