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Correspondence
Health and Safety Presentation 8-2020
Student Health Screening Form for Parents-Guardians
Student Health Screening Form for Parents-Guardians - Spanish Version
Welcome to Amanda Allison, New SWBOCES St Matthews Principal
Welcome to Marvin Elliott, New SWBOCES Rye Lake Principal
Welcome to Susana Boyko, New SW BOCES Rye Lake Assistant Principal
A lemonade stand in Chappaqua raised funds for research into a rare condition that affects a student at our Tappan Hill School. The Examiner newspaper tells the story of the fundraising effort by the student's big brother.
Dear PPS Directors and Partners in Districts,
In case you were unable to join us at yesterday’s SWBOCES PPS Directors’ meeting, we wanted to make you aware that after going through a process of considering the Governor’s latest executive order and whether it would be possible to provide in-person services in accordance with safety guidelines, we have determined that we need more planning time before opening our campuses. Therefore, we will be offering ESY in a remote environment this summer.
As we had previously shared in a letter to all districts, our program will run from July 6 – August 14. Summer hours for students are from 8:30am-2:00pm.
We look forward to continuing to serve students and families.
Best regards,
Andrea Byrne and Jim Gratto
Students in our Special Services programs rely on the support of a community that extends beyond our classrooms and campuses and into the cities, towns and villages of Southern Westchester. Each year we honor community partners whose extraordinary efforts make a meaningful difference in the lives of our students. We call these honors the "American Dreamer Awards." View the 2020 awards program here. Thank you for your support!
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.
During this very stressful time, parents are trying to keep their families safe, dealing with the anxiety of being apart from loved ones, and attempting to keep some sort of normalcy within their household. Under the current circumstances, many are now nurses to their very fragile children, in addition to being mom or dad, chefs and housekeepers. Now throw into the mix having to work from home and be a teacher, too.
David Luhman, SWBOCES' Director of School Partnerships and Innovative Practices, reached out to Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson, one of the nation’s leading experts in the area of Differentiated Instruction, seeking advice for teachers during this time of distance learning. Click here to read '10 Tips for Honoring Students in the Virtual Environment'
In an example of teachers rising to the challenge of online instruction, SWBOCES Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf Patricia Compton collaborated with Harrison teacher Jennifer Horowitz to deliver video lessons to students who use sign language.
