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Wappingers Schools
167 Myers Corners Road, Suite 200, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 ... [845] 298-5000 (map)

CALENDARS

*	Daily Calendar - no interscholastics
*	Interscholastics
*	District and Interscholastics - Both of the above calendars
*	2007-8 School Calendar, - one-page pdf
*	2008-9 School Calendar, - one-page pdf

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Subscribe to one or more of our district and school email lists for news about special events and school delays and cancellations.

WCSD ON THE AIR

Mondays, 7 PM, Cablevision channel 21

MEGAN'S LAW

Important announcement

PUBLICATIONS

Guide to Parent Involvement - WCSD and the PTA Council [pdf]

WCSD in Print - Fall 2007 [pdf]

NOTEWORTHY

Saturday, May 17: 58th Annual Festival of the Arts, Mesier Park

10 AM to 4 PM - view artwork displays

Noon to 3:30 PM - participate in art making activities

10 AM to 3:30 PM - listen to musical performances

Rain date: Sunday, May 18

May 20 Budget and Board Vote Update

New on the WCSD 2008-2009 Budget & Board Vote web site: pdfs of the district's PowerPoint budget presentation, a budget flyer, a budget proposition flyer, and the WCSD InPrint Budget issue.

Thanks go to the Wappingers PTA Council for sponsoring a Meet the Candidates Night on May 5 - and to the League of Women Voters for moderating the event.

Not sure where to vote on May 20? Visit our Where Do I Vote? web site.

Visit our Planet Focus web site: Planet Focus is devoted to sharing what district students and teachers have learned about how to reverse global warming and protect our environment from harm. On May 21 and 22, a number of district classroom will join classes and people from other states and nations in a virtual conference about climate and change. Detail are on the web site.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Board welcomes you to its upcoming meetings, held in the Wappingers JHS auditorium, unless otherwise noted. [Some of our meetings are broadcast live and then later are streamed to the Internet.]

Board Meetings
May 19, 8:15 PM
June 9, 8:15 PM

More Information

Send email to: WCSD.Board @WappingersSchools.org

WCSD BoardDocs

The Board's web site

HIGH PERFORMING/GAP CLOSING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The State Education Department has commended nine WCSD schools for their achievement on state assessments: Brinckerhoff ES, Evans ES, Fishkill ES, Fishkill Plains, ES, Kinry Road ES, Myers Corners ES, Oak Grove ES, Sheafe Road ES, and Ketcham HS.

CODE OF CONDUCT

In June 2007, the Board of Education approved a revised Code of Conduct (pdf copy).

SPECIAL EDUCATION REVIEW

The NYS Education Department has initiated a Special Education Quality Assurance review in the district ... [more information]

HS COURSE HANDBOOK

The high school course handbook for the 2008-2009 school year is now available in the Academics web site.

2008-9 TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS

Requests must be submitted by April 1, 2008 for the 2008-9 school year. [details]

SCHOOL MEALS

Check here for our May lunch menus and for details of our new secure online prepayment service.

The Wappingers Community School Winter 2007-8 calalog offers all sorts of free courses.

MATH HELP

A community volunteer group is offering free math tutoring and homework assistance for students in grades 4-8 and for students in grades 9 to 12.

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION

Download a pdf with helpful information about what you should bring when you register a child for school.

TRANSPORTATION

Parents: Find out more about Operation Safe Stop and the Bus Safety Enforcement Campaign through our Transportation web site.