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RCS Header graphic Daniel A. Teplesky, Superintendent
Elisabeth R. Smith,
Asst. Superintendent for Instruction

26 Thatcher St. Selkirk NY 12158
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School supplies purchased with a generous donation from the Bethlehem Rotary.

 
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UPCOMING EVENTS
March 2010

View the district's Building Use Calendar

  • March 15: Budget Workshop, 6 p.m., High School Auditorium

  • March 18: Parent Conferences, Early Dismissal K-8 (12:30 p.m.; PBC Grade 5 Band/Chorus Concert, 7 p.m., PBC

  • March 22: Board of Education Meeting, 6 p.m. Executive Session, 7 p.m. Regular meeting, High School

  • March 23: Parent Conferences, Early Dismissal K-8

  • March 24: GCMEA Spring All-County Festival, 3-8 p.m., Hunter-Tannersville

  • March 26: NO SCHOOL -Superintendent Conference Day/Staff Development Day; GCMEA Spring All-County Festival, 3-7:30 p.m., Hunter-Tannersville

  • April 5-9: NO SCHOOL- Spring Break
     


NEWS HEADLINES

  Superintendent outlines proposed staffing reductions for 2010-11; Budget Workshop, March 15, to be streamed live (March 11, 2010) At the March 8 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Daniel Teplesky presented $1.7 million in staff reductions for next year. The district is slated to lose more than $1.1 million in state aid under the governor's budget proposal. LEARN MORE

RCS' Drobner and Margiasso win state bowling championship.(March 11, 2010) Congratulations Kelci Margiasso and Kate Drobner, members of the Section II Girls Bowling All-Star Team, for winning the overall title at the New York State Bowling Championships on March 6. LEARN MORE

RCS Middle School's FCCLA chapter sponsors "Hearts for Haiti" (March 9, 2010) Afterschool chapter makes 200 mini heart brownies and raises $192 for Haiti relief. LEARN MORE

Blood drive exceeds goal (March 5, 2010) Students, staff and members of the community donated 96 units at RCS High School's blood drive on March 4--surpassing their goal of 93 units. LEARN MORE

Thank you to the RCS community for telling us "what's valued most." (March 3, 2010) RCS would like to thank the community for providing input on key budget considerations that will inform the development of the 2010-11 budget. More than 100 people attended "Budget Night" on March 1 to learn about the district's fiscal situation and provide feedback. LEARN MORE

Budget Night breakout group discussion

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: RCS High School Principal Brett Miller facilitates a focus group of community members at Budget Night on March 1.

Celebrate "Music in Our Schools Month." (March 4, 2010) In honor of March being "Music in Our Schools Month," the community is invited to hear what's happening in the district's music program at a variety of events being held throughout the month. VISIT THE MUSIC PAGE TO LEARN MORE

RCS honors STARS Program volunteers and sponsors at special recognition on March 1. (March 4, 2010) LEARN MORE

RCS Junior Andy Lyman RCS Junior Andy Lyman takes 3rd place at state wrestling championships (March 4, 2010) RCS Junior Andy Lyman took third place at the 2010 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Wrestling Championships held on Feb. 26-27 at the Times Union Center in Albany. LEARN MORE

PBC students celebrate Chinese New Year (March 2, 2010) Students at Pieter B. Coeymans Elementary School learned about andphoto from PBC's Chinese New Year celebration on March 2, 2010 celebrated cultural diversity on March 2 by celebrating the Chinese New Year (pictured at right). The celebration included a traditional Chinese dragon, music, a ribbon dance with students in full costume and a display of projects from each grade level that symbolize different traditions of the holiday.

Deadline for transportation requests for 2010-11 school year is April 1, 2010. LEARN MORE

Spring Continuing Education brochure is now available. DOWNLOAD BROCHURE HERE

 RCS STARS Program needs volunteers. If you are interested in becoming a STARS volunteer at the middle school or elementary schools, please contact Karen Harmon at 439-1505.

State News. (Jan. 15, 2010) Governor Paterson to restore funding for schools, local governments. READ FULL STORY IN THE TIMES UNION HERE.


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