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A Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District bus driver has resigned after the district placed them on administrative leave for failing to do a final check of their bus and leaving an elementary student alone in the vehicle that was parked in the district bus garage.  “This is absolutely unacceptable,” Superintendent Peter Smith. “Sweeping the bus before …

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It’s no exaggeration to say that updating the master schedule at J-D Middle School has been a project in the works for years.  In 2013, middle school staff began discussing how to revamp the daily schedule for grades 5-8 to better fit the needs of today’s teachers and students. The resulting schedule that launched at the beginning …

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They don’t have light sabers, but a group of Jamesville-DeWitt High School students have been invited to be members of the high school’s new JEDI Council.  During the first full week of school in September, Principal Gregory Lawson gathered student leaders from the school’s existing clubs that focus on social justice, culture and equity for …

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A Jamesville-DeWitt High School student and football player has been nominated for an award recognizing his work ethic and off-field character that could result in a $10,000 equipment grant for the school. Sophomore Bryce Dadey is a candidate for USA Football’s 2022 Heart of a Giant Award, which is presented by the Hospital for Special …

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A member of Jamesville-DeWitt High School’s Class of 1983 will be honored next month by the Greater Syracuse Hall of Fame.  Scott Schwedes, a former J-D football player who also played professionally for the Miami Dolphins, will be inducted into the hall of fame during the 35th Annual Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame Dinner.  …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is preparing to host the 13th annual Sally A. Lock/Coaches Vs. Cancer Charity Soccer Game on Sept. 28. The annual soccer game has been held at Jamesville-DeWitt since 2010, when Sally Lock, the sister of junior varsity boys soccer team head coach Paul Krause, was battling ovarian cancer for the …

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The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) again named Jamesville-DeWitt High School a Scholar-Athlete School of Excellence. The purpose of the School of Excellence Awards is to unite varsity coaches in challenging their teams to achieve a statewide academic honor. For the 2021-22 school year, 148 schools earned the School of Excellence …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education adopted the 2022 tax levy—the amount of revenue raised through school taxes to support the school district budget —at its Aug. 22 meeting, finalizing the 2022 tax rate for school district residents.  The school tax levy is just one factor, along with assessment rates and equalization rates, …

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During the 2021-22 school year, additional funding from the federal government allowed schools nationwide to offer all students, regardless of their family’s income, free breakfast and lunch while at school.   Because that funding was discontinued as of June 2022, school districts, including the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District, must transition back to charging students for school …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District, its schools and teachers are all using a new communication platform called ParentSquare that replaces all other platforms used in the past, such as Remind and SchoolMessenger.  With ParentSquare, parents and guardians can receive all announcements from the district, their students’ schools and teachers in one place. The platform can …

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