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Update on Fall Reopening Guidance

Dear Carmel Community,

On July 29, 2021, the District received the attached memo was from the NY State Education Department regarding guidance for the opening of schools for the 2021-22 school year.

While the NY State Education Department guidance offered some information about re-opening, our school district continues to wait for more specific guidance from the Governor’s office and the New York State Department of Health. Based on the July 29 memo, the Commissioner of Education states that the only information they have received is that the Department of Health guidance is in development and that the latest guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will serve as its basis.

In response to this memo, our Fall 2021 Reopening Committee will be meeting on August 6, 2021, to review the memo from the NY State Education Department, and the most current health and safety guidance from the CDC. We hope that additional guidance will be released by the Governor’s office or the Department of Health in the coming days prior to this meeting.

If you have any questions or thoughts that you would like to share with the Fall 2021 Reopening Committee, please email reopening@carmelschools.org.

We recognize that decisions are needed in a timely manner for the District, parents and staff to all prepare appropriately for the 2021-22 school year. We will communicate any decisions made by the Committee at the meeting, or any additional guidance that is released, as quickly as possible.

Your continued support is appreciated. Please be safe and stay well!

Sincerely,

Joseph Simoni
Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services & Technology

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Kindergarten Author's Day Celebration

During the last week of school, Kent Primary kindergarten students in Heather Carlson & Celeste Pregno's class surprised parents with a recording of their Author's Day Writing Celebration to show their writing progress during the year!
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Student Named a Superstar by Senator for Kindness

Erica Chiarella, a rising 7th grade student at George Fischer Middle School, was recently recognized by NY State Senator Sue Serino for her extraordinary kindness as one of the 2021 Serino Superstars.
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Student Awarded Family and Consumer Science Student of the Year Honor

At the conclusion of the school year, George Fischer Middle School student Natalie Escaravage was presented with the New York State Family & Consumer Science Hudson Valley Northeast Student of the Year Award.
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End-of-Year Dismissal at Matthew Paterson

Here is a look at the final dismissal of the year at Matthew Paterson on June 26! We wish all the best to our fourth grade students at George Fischer Middle School next year!
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KPS Kindergarten End-of-Year Picnic

It's a wrap for Kent Primary School kindergarten Class of 2021! Earlier this week, parents and families were invited for an outdoor picnic to celebrate a job well done for the students first year at the school.
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Middle School Students Explore Their Passions

If you could learn about anything in school, what would you choose? Seventh- & eighth-grade students had free rein to research anything they wanted to learn more about: career fields, skills, hobbies and more!
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Kent Elementary School Field Week 2021

When the traditional field day becomes Field Week at Kent Elementary, the fun never stops!
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Around the World in Third Grade

Parents & visitors were transported through several different countries, across 4 different continents & around the world in just a few hours by third-grade students at Matthew Paterson Elementary's annual Passport Day!
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Announcements

Home Access Center: Summer Maintenance

Home Access Center (HAC) will be taken offline on Friday, July 16, at 9 a.m., for a scheduled end-of-year system rollover and summer maintenance. If you need to save any of the 2020-2021 school year data for your child, please access it before July 16, 2021.

Home Access Center will be back online in late August with student schedules for the new school year. We will post another announcement once the Home Access Center is reopened.

If your child is attending a summer program at Carmel High School, you will continue to have HAC access for the duration of the summer program, however no 20-21 school year information will be available after July 16, 2021.

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Aug 9

CHS Library Lab

BOE Committee Meeting, 5:30 - 6:30 P.M.

Policy Committee

Board of Education
Aug 11

Board Retreat

Board of Ed. Retreat
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Board of Education
Aug 18

BOE Meeting, CHS Library, 5:00 p.m.

BOE Meeting, CHS Library, 5:00 p.m.

Board of Education
Aug 31

BOE Building Tour, 5:00 p.m.

Building Tour begins at District Office, 5:00 p.m.

Board of Education
Aug 31

Superintendent's Conference Day

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Grade 5 Girl Scouts at George Fischer Middle School donated safety care packages to their Grade 5 homerooms!
Students finish up playing card portraits in Ms. Marino’s Mixed Media class at Carmel High School.
Students finish up playing card portraits in Ms. Marino’s Mixed Media class at Carmel High School.
Students finish up playing card portraits in Ms. Marino’s Mixed Media class at Carmel High School.
Students finish up playing card portraits in Ms. Marino’s Mixed Media class at Carmel High School.
Students in Mrs. Martin's class at George Fischer Middle School read The Last Brother - A Civil War Tale to each other in-person and remotely!
Students in Mrs. Martin's class at George Fischer Middle School read The Last Brother - A Civil War Tale to each other in-person and remotely!
It was a beautiful day for pétanque, bocce, and Mölkky with members of Carmel High School's French Club, Italian Club and Spanish Club!
It was a beautiful day for pétanque, bocce, and Mölkky with members of Carmel High School's French Club, Italian Club and Spanish Club!
Carmel High School teacher Robert Buccheri honored our nation’s heroes from WW II by dressing as a member of the 101st Airborne Division to bring the story of D-Day alive for students.
Carmel High School teacher Robert Buccheri honored our nation’s heroes from WW II by dressing as a member of the 101st Airborne Division to bring the story of D-Day alive for students.
Carmel High School teacher Robert Buccheri honored our nation’s heroes from WW II by dressing as a member of the 101st Airborne Division to bring the story of D-Day alive for students.
Carmel High School teacher Robert Buccheri honored our nation’s heroes from WW II by dressing as a member of the 101st Airborne Division to bring the story of D-Day alive for students.
Carmel High School student-musicians participated in an open rehearsal outdoors. This was their first performance since December 2019 with applause from a live audience!
Carmel High School student-musicians participated in an open rehearsal outdoors. This was their first performance since December 2019 with applause from a live audience!