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Board of Education changes follow annual reorganizational meeting
At the Otselic Valley Central School District Board of Education reorganizational meeting held July 1, the annual swearing-in took place, and the Board made decisions about board composition and committee structure for 2019/2020. Paul O’Connor was elected Board President, and Diane Smith was elected Vice-President. The newly elected Board member, Betty Robinson, took the oath of office. Gail Burpee was also sworn in as next year’s District Clerk. Additionally, Georgia Gonzalez was appointed by board majority vote to a 11-month appointment for the board seat vacated by Mark Swayze. Read More

Board members Foster and Wood recognized by the N Y S S B A
At the final Board of Education meeting of the 2018-2019 year, outgoing member Jeremy Foster and current member Brian Wood were both awarded Certificates of Recognition from the New York State School Boards Association (N Y S S B A) for their efforts to continually expand their governance knowledge and skills. Mr. Foster earned the Board Master Award--Level 3 award, and Mr. Wood earned the Board Achievement Award. Both awards reflect accumulated points for participating in N Y S S B A training activities include the board officers academy, state-mandated training, legal conferences, and/or custom board retreats. Read More

Otselic Valley again hosts the Summer Food Service Program: FREE breakfast and lunch for ANY child age 18 and under
The Otselic Valley Central School Distric announces its participation in the Summer Food Service Program (S F S P). From July 8, 2019 through August 22, 2019, ANY child age 18 years and under can eat without charge. Breakfast will be served 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM, and lunch will be served 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM. Please note that meals will be served Monday through Friday each week the program is available, although the last day of the program at Otselic Valley is Thursday, August 22, 2019. Read More

Smith, O'Connor recognized at Scholar Recognition Partnership event

Otselic Valley was one of 41 schools participating in the Business and Education Scholar Recognition Partnership Program and banquet held at SUNY Oneonta in May. The program, which is supported by major sponsors including NBT Bank, enhances relationships between the business community, schools, and institutions of higher and continuing education while recognizing outstanding achievement by a member of the graduating class and a mentor chosen by the student. This year's recipients from Otselic Valley were Brynley Smith and Mrs. Carolina O'Connor.

Jolanda Ponce closes year as first B O E student representative

Jolanda Ponce, the student representative on the Board of Education for 2018-2019, has something important to say. Here she shares thoughts about participation on the board, and speaks to rising seniors. (Jolanda, you served on the board with dignity, grace, intelligence, and responsibility--thank you! You are a credit to your school, and your positive contributions will be remembered.)

Space Camp is coming in August!
Free Space Camp for students who will be in grades Kindergarten through 6th grade is happening August 5-22 (Monday-Thursday), from 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Transportation, breakfast, and lunch are all available. Students will practice reading and writing skills while playing with enjoyable, challenging projects. One to one or small group tuturing will be available to students needing reading and writing remediation. It will be fun! Space is limited so places sign up ASAP. Read More