For SWBOCES Special Services faculty and staff, if you experience symptoms or are exposed to COVID-19, including during or outside of school hours, report this information by using the following designated email, covidalerts@swboces.org.
CSS Remote Learning General Information | Parents Guide to Google Classroom
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Correspondence
NYS Required Health Examination or an Electronic Health Record Equivalent Form
Letter to PPS Directors - Phase 1 Reopening 10-28-20
Health and Safety Presentation 8-2020
Welcome to Amanda Allison, New Principal at St. Matthew's
Welcome to Marvin Elliott, New Principal at Rye Lake
Welcome to Susana Boyko, New Assistant Principal at Rye Lake
Since the Special Education PTA couldn't hold its annual holiday party in December, the group donated $5 for each student in Center for Special Services programs.
2/12/2021
Love is in the air at St. Matthew's. Staff and students practiced their writing and speaking skills expressing what they each loved about St. Matthews and what makes St. Matthew's so special. The most common response was that at St. Matthew's we are all family.
In addition, our school store staff practiced acts of kindness putting together valentines kindness bags for students. Happy Valentines!
Health Education is coming to St. Matthew's. Students in both TSP-DD and AIIM will be participating in weekly health classes with Ms. Jane Shields.
Ms. Shields holds a BA from NYU in Dramatic Writing, an MS from SUNY Brockport in K-12 Health Education. Currently Ms. Shields teaches health in four different SW BOCES program sites and is passionate in providing health education to support students growth towards independence.
In the last few weeks, Ms. Shields has been busy introducing herself to all the students and getting to know their interests, personalities and assessing student health education needs.
In AIIM, students will be starting to work on identifying emotions. In our TSP-DD classrooms, students are starting a unit on relationships and sexuality and nutrition. Welcome aboard Ms. Shields!
School reopens 2/22/2021
The January 2021 RLC MS/HS Campus Newsletter was emailed to all parents/students.
Tappan Hill will be closed for Winter Recess from February 15 -19, 2021.
School reopens on Monday, February 22, 2021.
Pocantico Hills ES is closed for a Snow Day today. Irvington MS/HS are Remote for today.
Fear and anxiety are a normal part of childhood development, but there are times when children get stuck and need to be evaluated for anxiety disorders and treated, psychiatrist Sheree Krigsman explained during a recent SWBOCES Special Education PTA event. “Childhood anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health problems in children and adolescents,” said Dr. Krigsman, who works with the Tappan Hill and Pocantico Hills programs.
Southern Westchester BOCES has welcomed four new educational leaders across Center for Special Services campuses this year.
Friday, Oct. 9, was an exciting day for Tappan Hill School student Christopher Thompson because he independently filled out an application to become a registered voter.
Chris, who is often discussing current events and politics, has been talking about registering to vote for a long time. During a recent counting/graph lesson about voting, Chris said he wanted to be counted “for real” and exercise his right to vote. His interest led to a social studies/civics lesson on current civil discourse, said Erroll Rivera, Chris’ teacher.
The students have returned to Tappan Hill, reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones. They are having fun exploring the new playground and enjoying the nice weather.
The Remote Learning General Information document, attached here, has been updated at specialservices.swboces.org.
See the photo linked here for a glimpse of what virtual art class looks like for students, teachers and aides in our Center for Special Services program from our Valhalla campus, where Leslie Handler is principal. So proud of our students and our instructional team!
Staff at our Pocantico Hills program really miss seeing their students in person. So they put together this video compilation to let them know just how much.
