POSTED: Wed., November 9, 2011
STAFF/FACULTY: SIT AND WAIT SESSIONS
Sit and Wait Sessions will take place on Friday, November 18, 2011 for all full-time NECSD Staff. HMO/NYS Empire plan representatives will be in the BOE Auditorium from 2:30PM until 5:00PM. Come and find out the latest plan information from our health insurance carriers.
POSTED: Mon., November 14, 2011
BOE SPECIAL MEETINGS ADDED
Special Meetings of the Board will be held on Monday November 14th at 7PM (Anticipated Executive Session, subject to board approval) and on Tuesday November 15th at 5:15PM.
POSTED: Mon., November 14, 2011
REMINDER: UPCOMING COLLEGE WORKSHOPS AT NFA
A College Financial Aid Workshop will be held November 14th at 7:00pm in the NFA lecture room.
POSTED: Tues., November 8, 2011
HEALTH BENEFITS PAGE UPDATE
The Health Benefits Website has been updated with information for staff/faculty about Medicare and upcoming 'Sit and Wait' sessions.
POSTED: Thurs., November 3, 2011
CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE 2011-2012 UPDATE
Visit the District's
Codes, Policies, Plans & Forms page to see information on the Contract For Excellence 2011-2012 updates.
POSTED: Thurs., November 3, 2011
ONLINE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER
The NECSD Online Student Resource Center webpage is now open. It includes resources for students of various ages and links to some of our online services that we subscribe to in the district. Also includes Khan Academy videos that are useful for a variety of Science and Math Topics.
POSTED: Thurs., November 3, 2011
TONIGHT'S COMPACT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Tonight's Compact Committee Meeting will be taking place tonight at 6:30PM at Meadow Hill School. Click on the title of this post to download the agenda.
POSTED: Thurs., November 3, 2011
STAFF/FACULTY: 2012 CHANGES TO EMPIRE PLAN
The Health Benefits page has posted a file with a list of changes to the Empire Plan for 2012. Click on the title to read, or visit the Health Benefits page under Departments.
POSTED: Wed., November 2, 2011
BOE MEETING SCHEDULE POSTED AND LUNCH MENUS
The
BOE Meeting Schedule for November has been updated and the
Lunch Menus have been added to the Food Services webpage.
POSTED: Tues., November 1, 2011
NECSD POLICY MANUAL AVAILABLE ONLINE
The NECSD Policy Manual is now available online. Policies can be downloaded individually, in groups, or the entire manual can be downloaded. Visit the BOE Codes, Policies & Resolutions page for more informatin.
POSTED: Wed., October 26, 2011
BOE MEETING MINUTES POSTED
Minutes from the August 30th, 2011 Regular Meeting have been posted along with minutes from the October 7th, 2011 Special Meeting
POSTED: Wed., October 26, 2011
COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP
A College Financial Aid Workshop will be held November 14th at 7:00pm in the NFA lecture room. The presenter is Mr. Michael Fraher, Director of Financial Aid, at Vassar College. Mr. Fraher will go over how complete the FAFSA form which is required to apply for financial aid for college
POSTED: Wed., October 26, 2011
NFA STUDENTS: UPCOMING COLLEGE WORKSHOPS
Over the next few weeks the NFA Guidance and Counseling Department will also be holding their College & Career Fair on November 9th. Click on the following names for more information.
October 26th:
NCAA Eligibility Workshop November 9th:
College & Career Fair.
POSTED: Tues., October 25, 2011
LAB-R TESTING INFORMATION
Lab-R Testing is testing of new students who are not native English speakers to see whether they qualify for ESL or bilingual classes. The Lab-R Testing Site is located at the Welcome Center on Washington Street. The Lab-R Testing Site hours can be found on the
Bilingual/ESL Department webpage.
POSTED: Fri., October 21, 2011
BOE AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 25TH POSTED
The Agenda for the October 25th Regular BOE Meeting has been posted. It can be viewed by clicking on the title of this post or visiting the agendas/minutes BOE page.
POSTED: Thurs., October 20, 2011
NEW CO-TEACHING VIDEO ON SPECIAL ED DEPARTMENT WEBPAGE
The Special Education Department webpage has been updated with a video on the experience for teachers of co-teaching. Also included is a link to the full Ed Week article on co-teaching.
POSTED: Wed., October 19, 2011
MATH WEBPAGE UPDATED
The Math Department webpage has been updated with new resources for both students and teachers as well as NFA Math Meet Dates.
POSTED: Wed., October 19, 2011
ELA WEBPAGE UPDATED
The ELA Department webpage has been updated with additional downloadable resources including Kindergarten and First Grade Sight Words and Rigby files.
POSTED: Wed., October 19, 2011
AFTERSCHOOL ATHLETICS BUS SCHEDULE POSTED
The Athletics Department webpage has been updated with the Afterschool Athletics Bus Schedule. You can visit the Athletics page to download the schedule or click on the title of this post.
POSTED: Tues., October 18, 2011
REMINDER - HALF DAY (NO PM PRE-K) ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19TH
Oct. 19th is a half day for students and there is no PM Pre-K. Heritage, South, Meadow & Temple Hill (6-8) and HOH dismissing at 10:15AM. NFA Main & North, Meadow & Temple Hill (K-5) and Vails Gate dismissing at 11:15AM. Balmville, Fostertown, GAMS, Gardnertown and New Windsor dismissing at 12:15AM.
POSTED: Fri., October 14, 2011
NECSD STUDENTS UNITE FOR PEACE
On September 21, 2011, students from the Newburgh Enlarged City School District celebrated International Peace Day by uniting with others to spread the message of peace across the world.
POSTED: Fri., October 14, 2011
NECSD’S ANNUAL 5TH GRADE MATH TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY
Beginning on Wed., Sept. 21, 2011, Newburgh Enlarged City School District 5th grade students completed the first phase of the annual 5th Grade Math Meet in the Board of Education auditorium. The second and third meets will be held on Weds., October 26 and Weds., November 16.
POSTED: Tues., October 11, 2011
MATH DEPARTMENT WEBPAGE UPDATED
The Math Department webpage has been updated with links more student resources, teacher resources, SAT Question of the Day, Common Core Presentation and more.
POSTED: Mon., October 17, 2011
BOE WORKSHOP MEETING AGENDA POSTED
The BOE Workshop Agenda for October 18th has been posted and is available on the BOE Agenda/Minutes page.
POSTED: Thurs., October 13, 2011
FAMILY EXPO RESCHEDULE - OCTOBER 22
Family Expo has been reschedule for October 22nd. Come and learn more about services and programs available for children, youth and families. More information about the event can be found on the 'Get Involved' page.
POSTED: Wed., October 5, 2011
STUDENTS EXPLORE THE OUTDOORS DURING STEM PROGRAM
Recently, approximately 180 Newburgh Enlarged City School District students explored the great outdoors during the 2011 Summer ELA/Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program at New Windsor School and Black Rock Forest Consortium.
POSTED: Thurs., October 13, 2011
HEALTH SERVICES PAGE UPDATED WITH VISION SCREENING INFORMATION
The Health Services Department webpage has updated with information on Vision Screening Requirements for students.
POSTED: Fri., October 7, 2011
NFA UPDATES - MERCY COLLEGE, EARLY DISMISSAL, COLLEGE WORKSHOP
Students interested in earning college credit through Mercy College must sign up with their school counselor by Wed., Oct. 12.
In addition, on Wed. Oct. 12, NFA will be dismissing student who are NOT taking the PSATs at 11AM. Also on Oct. 12th at 7PM NFA will be holding a "
Making the Most of High School" Workshop.
POSTED: Fri., October 7, 2011
ENERGY SHUTDOWN REMINDER
As our district prepares for three-day break we ask all staff and faculty to actively participate in preventing energy waste while our facilities are unoccupied. Please shutdown all unneccesary equipment to prevent wasting valuable energy dollars.
POSTED: Thurs., October 6, 2011
COMPACT COMMITTEE MEETING - OCTOBER 6
The Central Compact Committee Meeting is tonight at 6:30PM at Temple Hill School. The agenda has been posted on the Compact page as well as the minutes from the September Compact meeting.
POSTED: Fri., October 7, 2011
COLLEGE 101 - POSTPONED
The College Planning 101 Workshop scheduled for October 15th has been postponed. When a new date is available it will be posted here.
POSTED: Thurs., October 6, 2011
DISTRICT CORE VALUES, MISSION, AND VISION STATEMENTS
The NECSD mission and vision statements have been updated, along with our core values. They can be found on the District's Codes and Policies pages.
POSTED: Wed., October 5, 2011
NFA STUDENTS: UPCOMING COLLEGE WORKSHOPS
NFA College Planning Workshop TONIGHT..Over the next few weeks the NFA Guidance and Counseling Department will be holding three workshops. Click on the following names for more information. October 5th:
NFA College Planning Workshop. October 26th:
NCAA Eligibility Workshop. November 9th:
College & Career Fair.
POSTED: Wed., October 5, 2011
FAMILY EXPO - CANCELLED
The Family Expo originally scheduled for this saturday has been cancelled.
POSTED: Mon., October 3, 2011
ELA DEPARTMENT WEBPAGE UPDATED
The English Language Arts Department webpage has been updated with a Running Records powerpoint, SAT Question of the day link, and information on the upcoming District Day of Writing
POSTED: Wed., September 28, 2011
CALENDAR UPDATE
The NECSD calendar has been updated to reflect a change in our Winter Recess. Schools WILL be in session on Friday, December 23rd and NOT in session on Monday, January 2nd.. Schools will reopen on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012.
POSTED: Wed., September 28, 2011
WEBSITE UPDATES
We have updated the District Calendar, BOE Meetings Calendar, Payroll Schedule, HR Postings, and BOE Special Meeting Minutes. Also the Meadow Hill, Temple Hill, Fostertown, NFA, and Vails Gate webpages have all been updated to a new design over the past week.
POSTED: Tues., September 27, 2011
ENERGY SHUTDOWN REMINDER
As our district prepares for four-day break we ask all staff and faculty to actively participate in preventing energy waste while our facilities are unoccupied. Please shutdown all unneccesary equipment to prevent wasting valuable energy dollars.
POSTED: Tues., September 27, 2011
ADDITIONAL HR POSTINGS ADDED
New vacancy postings have been added to the Human Resources webpage.
POSTED: Mon., September 26, 2011
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Events this week include South Middle School's Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 27th from 6:00-8:15PM, a BOE Meeting on Tuesday night at 7PM, a 15-minute early dismissal (district-wide) on Wed., September 28th and finally schools are closed on Sept. 29 & 30th for a religious holiday.
POSTED: Mon., September 26, 2011
SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF 9/26 POSTED
Each Monday the district will post a sports schedule for the week. A link can be found on the athletics department page, or you can click on the title of this post.
POSTED: Mon., September 26, 2011
HEALTH BENEFITS PAGE UPDATED
The Health Benefits page has been updated with information on FLEX Form due dates (FLEX Forms are due to payroll by September 30th), Open Enrollment, 2011-2012 NYSTRS Consultation Schedule, and Pension & Retirement Education Program (PREP). Also an EMPIRE Plan form was added for adding dependents up to age 26.
POSTED: Mon., September 26, 2011
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
The Fine & Performing Arts webpage has been updated with a yearly calendar as well as a list of all department staff.
POSTED: Mon., September 26, 2011
BOE AGENDAS POSTED
The BOE Agendas for Tuesday night's meetings have been posted. The Public Hearing on the Code of Conduct, and the Regular Meeting agendas are both posted.
POSTED: Tues., September 20, 2011
15-MINUTE EARLY DISMISSAL ON SEPTEMBER 28TH
The District has schedule its annual drill of the Early Dismissal Procedures for Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Pupils will be release
15 minutes earlier than their normally schedule time. More information can be download form the following links:
English espanol
POSTED: Mon., September 19, 2011
NECSD HOLDS ANNUAL SUMMER CONSTRUCTION BUS TOUR
District officials, along with members of various NECSD committees, came together on Thurs., September 1, 2011 for the Annual Summer Constriction Bus Tour. The tour, led by Terry Damon of Armlin, Damon & McMordie, the company hired to manage the improvement plan, visited schools within the NECSD that received renovations.
POSTED: Mon., September 19, 2011
SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF 9/19 POSTED
Each Monday the district will post a sports schedule for the week. A link can be found on the athletics department page, or you can click on the title of this post.
POSTED: Mon., September 19, 2011
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE DISTRICT’S CODE OF CONDUCT AND DISTRICT SAFETY PLAN
Public Hearing on the District’s Code of Conduct and District Safety Plan for 2011-2012 has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Board of Education/Library Complex. The Regular Meeting of the Board of Education will follow the Public Hearing.
POSTED: Mon., September 19, 2011
HEALTH BENEFITS: PREFERRED GROUP VISIT
Representatives from the Preferred Group will be visiting the District on Thursday, September 22, 2011 to provide information on the Flex Plan. Click on the title to find out more information on obtaining forms and the schedule for visits.
POSTED: Mon., September 19, 2011
BOE MEETING AGENDA POSTED
The Agenda for the BOE Workshop Meeting 9/20 has been posted.
POSTED: Thurs., September 15, 2011
OPEN SPACE OPEN HOUSE & LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL EVENTS
Information about two non-district sponsored community events have been posted on the 'Get Involved!' page. Flyers for both events are now available. The link can be found under 'Parents' or by clicking on the title of this article.
POSTED: Thur., September 15, 2011
NECSD LISTS OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT ON PUBLIC SURPLUS AUCTION WEBSITE
The NECSD is now using www.publicsurplus.com to sell its obsolete equipment from the district. A variety of items are listed. Clicking the title of this post will take you to the publicsurplus.com website.
POSTED: Thurs., September 15, 2011
VACANT RTI SCHOOL CHAIRPERSONS ANNOUNCED
Three vacant school Response to Intervention chairpersons have been added. Gardnertown, Horizons & New Windsor has been updated.
POSTED: Thurs., September 15, 2011
BOE PUBLIC NOTICE CALENDAR UPDATED
The BOE Public Notice Calendar for September has been updated with new meetings. You can find this information under 'BOE' and then 'Schedule Meetings', or by clicking on the title of this post. They have also been added to the 'Yearly Calendar of Events'.
POSTED: Thurs., September 15, 2011
ESYP’S BALMVILLE COMPONENT
The Extended School Year Program’s Balmville Media and Communications Center component recently concluded after a six-week period. Students focused on reading, math, and socialization skills in addition to other special areas of study.
POSTED: Wed., September 14, 2011
ELA DEPARTMENT WEBPAGE UPDATED
The ELA Department webpage has been updated with a new welcome message, course syllabi, updated protected book list, and 'A Literacy Framework for Whole Group Instruction' powerpoint. There is also many other files and information available on the site.
POSTED: Tues., September 13, 2011
“SCHOOL IS COOL 2012” PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO OVER 1,000 NECSD STUDENTS
Recently, the District, in conjunction with community partners, held the annual School Is Cool 2012 backpack and school supplies distribution event. In an effort to assist students within the NECSD as they headed back to school this year, the program provided families with backpacks and school supplies.
POSTED: Tues., September 13, 2011
NEW DISTRICT LIBRARY CATALOGS
The District's recently upgraded our libary catalog software to Follett's Destiny Quest. Destiny Quest engages students in a visually appealing and highly graphic online searching experience, leveraging Destiny’s proven K-12 research strategies to help them easily locate and identify appropriate resources.
POSTED: Mon., September 12, 2011
TURN THE TOWN TEAL
Campaign Designed to Raise Awareness about Ovarian Cancer. NECSD Physical Education Teacher, Girls’ Soccer Coach and Assistant Lacrosse Coach Elissa Kenney, along with the help of her NECSD colleagues, is partnering with a nation-wide campaign, “Turn the Towns Teal”, to promote ovarian cancer awareness.
POSTED: Tues., September 13, 2011
SPORTS WRAP UP - SEPT 5-11th
The Weekly Sports Wrap Up for September 5th through September 11th is now available. Includes results from cross country, soccer, swimming and football. Click on the title for full story
POSTED: Tues., September 13, 2011
VACANCIES FOR INTERNAL EMPLOYEES
Five new postings are now available for internal candidates. They can be found on the Human Resources page or by clicking on the title of this post.
POSTED: Sun., September 11, 2011
MESSAGE FROM TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
Students in grades 6 through 12 that are riding district transportation may have their morning pick up times 15 minutes earlier than previously scheduled starting Monday, September 12, 2011. Please make sure that you are at your designated pick up stop in time to account for this change.
POSTED: Mon., September 12, 2011
YEARLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS UPDATED
The new yearly calendar of events page has been updated with the latest information. All district wide event through June have been added. School specific events can still be found on the school's website.
POSTED: Mon., September 12, 2011
FIRST COMPACT MEETING OF THE YEAR
You are cordially invited to attend the first meeting of the Central Compact Committee (CCC), which will take place on Monday, September 12, at 6:30 pm, at Gardnertown School. As in the past, all members of the District community are invited to attend the monthly meetings of the CCC. The CCC needs your presence. Please join the meeting at Gardnertown School on Monday, September 12. The Agenda is also now available on the Compact page.
POSTED: Sun., September 11, 2011
NEW NECSD WEBSITE FEATURES
The NECSD has launched a new website with up to date information, new features and a more user friendly layout. We are currently working on doing the same thing for each school webpage as well. Also there are a lot of new features planned for the future. Click on the title of this story to learn more.
POSTED: Mon., September 12, 2011
MESSAGE FROM ENERGY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Welcome to all District Faculty, Staff and Administrators to the start of the 2011-12 school year. Congratulations! We start the new school year with an elevated and continued culture of energy efficiency and consumption awareness. For the past twenty months we have prudently managed our energy by preventing wasteful energy consumption while our schools are unoccupied. The results are financially and environmentally outstanding. Click on the title for full story
POSTED: Mon., September 12, 2011
NORA CRONIN ACADEMY ADDRESS CHANGE
Effective September 1, 2011, the legal address of Nora Cronin Presentation Academy has been changed to: 69 Bay View Terrace, Newburgh, NY 12550.
POSTED: Tues., September 6, 2011
2011-2012 BUS ROUTES
The revised 2011-2012 Bus Routes are now available. They can be downloaded from the Transportation Department webpage or by clicking on the title of this story.
POSTED: Tues., September 6, 2011
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - SEPTEMBER 6TH
September has arrived, and as the 2011-2012 school year begins on Tuesday September 6th we would like to welcome back all students, staff, faculty and parents.
POSTED: Tues., September 6, 2011
WEEKLY SPORTS WRAP UP
The Weekly Sports Wrap Up for August 29th through September 4th is now available. Click on the title for full story
