Registration is now open for Pre-K, kindergarten and students who are new to the City School District of New Rochelle. It will continue through July 31. Visit this page for all information about the registration process, which has been modified for the COVID-19 crisis.
Sincerely,
Dr. Laura Feijóo
Superintendent
March 10, 2020
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The City School District of New Rochelle is pleased to announce that local community organizations have stepped up to help mitigate the food shortage that will be experienced by some students during the two-week closure of three schools in the state-designated Coronavirus (COVID-19) “containment area.”
We understand that some of our students are food-dependent on the district. As we await support from the state government to help provide these students with food support, we are very thankful to local organizations who have stepped up in this critical time.
Additionally, we will share information about the 2,822 students who are food dependent with Governor Cuomo’s office. We anticipate that the National Guard will help distribute food to these students in need.
As we have made clear, the choice to close specific schools came from the Governor's office in consultation with federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health professionals. The Governor chose to close schools within the containment area – within one mile of the impacted synagogue. The impacted schools are New Rochelle High School, Albert Leonard Middle School and William B. Ward Elementary School.
The impacted schools MUST close based on the latest guidance from the Governor. In addition, the CSDNR PREP Plan, which aligns with the plan provided by the NYS Department of Health and the NYS Education Department, contemplates closing schools when there is a confirmed case of COVID-19. We will continue to be guided by these documents.
At this time, there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our schools. We are closing the three schools from March 11 to March 25 in compliance with the Governor’s directive.
Sincerely,
Dr. Laura Feijóo
Superintendent
City School District of New Rochelle
IMPORTANT ELECTION NOTICE:
Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.13, issued on March 30, 2020, delays school district elections until a date in June, reserving for future action the adjourned election date and voting methodology. The Executive Order specifically states: “Any school board, library board, or village election scheduled to take place in April or May of 2020 is hereby postponed until at least June 1, 2020, and subject to further directive as to the timing, location or manner of voting for such elections.” The Executive Order does not specifically reference the budget vote, but it is our understanding that since the budget vote occurs on the same date as the election, that too is postponed. Also, the circulation, filing, and collection of nominating petitions has likewise been postponed.
AVISO IMPORTANTE DE ELECCIÓN:
La Orden Ejecutiva 202.13 del Gobernador Cuomo, emitida el 30 de marzo de 2020, retrasa las elecciones del distrito escolar hasta una fecha en junio, reservando para acciones futuras la fecha de la elección aplazada y la metodología de votación. La Orden Ejecutiva establece específicamente: “Cualquier elección de junta escolar, junta de biblioteca o aldea programada para abril o mayo de 2020 se aplaza al menos hasta el 1 de junio de 2020, y está sujeta a directivas adicionales en cuanto al horario, ubicación o manera de votar por tales elecciones ". La Orden Ejecutiva no hace referencia específica al voto del presupuesto, pero entendemos que dado que el voto del presupuesto ocurre en la misma fecha que la elección, eso también se pospone. Además, la circulación, la presentación y la recolección de peticiones de nominación también se ha pospuesto.
Lisdalia I. Saraiva
Clerk and Secretary to the Board of Education
The District has moved its sports calendar to a new platform. View the Athletics Schedule here.
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Forty New Rochelle High School students were treated to healthy dishes including beet bruschetta with hummus and sweet potato and parsnip soup served by their schoolmates recently.
The student cooks in the Science of Food class whipped up dishes from their own recipes with farm-to-table, sustainable ingredients as the culmination of a semester-long "Food Ed" program with the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture.
They studied personal and cultural connections to food as well as topics of sustainability. The lessons focused on many facets of agriculture, even caring for the soil itself.
"They studied how to maintain healthy soil, how to restore depleted soil and how the foods that you choose to grow have an impact on that living skin of the earth," teacher Julia Chillemi Kouyoumdjian said.
For the lunch event, Chillemi Kouyoumdjian's 30 students prepared, cooked and served the meal to two other classes in Room 207. The focus was "mindful eating," which "increases your awareness of the positive and nurturing opportunities that are available through food selection and preparation," their menu explains. It continues, "Eating mindfully is a practice that uses all your senses in choosing to eat food that is both satisfying to you and nourishing to your body."
They chose ingredients from the Stone Barns farm; others were sustainably sourced. In addition to the bruschetta and the sweet potato soup, there was kale risotto, "classic farm soup" and a seasonal salad. With each course came a story about how people can share their cultures by sharing foods, how food can be a form of medicine and how healthy soil leads to more nutritious ingredients.
Students who took the class said they planned to eat healthier and to spread the word about the connection between how we grow food and the world around us.
"I commit to eating healthy foods and staying away from bad foods that may be detrimental to my health," Gillian Okaiteye wrote in an action plan questionnaire.
Several said they would start their own gardens or join a community garden. Nick Calderone said he would like to help his mother cook and perhaps even make the family dinner on his own. Colin Logan, like many others, said he would let others know what he had learned.
"I will spread awareness about issues with the food system, such as unfair distribution and non-ethical production practices," Logan said. |
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Watch the performance of the Hallelujah Chorus, conducted by Choral Director Jeremy Barbaro with piano accompaniment by Co-Director David Jutt here.
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During the time that the Jefferson Elementary School is closed, we would like to ensure that our community are aware of the following supports and programs, as well as community-based mental health resources: Be mindful that children and teens will take their lead from us, the responsible grown-ups in their lives, on how worried they should be. Modeling calm and good practices can go a long way in ensuring our children feel safe. For some of our children who may not be able to critically analyze the information presented, it is important to monitor how much they are overhearing (including news reports). Maintaining an open dialogue on things going on in the world and in their life is a good practice for all ages. Periodic “check-ins” with your children on how they are feeling and coping is important- don't assume they will always know how to come to you to discuss concerns or fears. Please keep in contact with us so that we can be of continued support for your children too. |
