The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District will be seeking a new J-D High School principal and is looking for feedback from those within the school community on what qualities and skills they would like to see in the new principal. Principal Paul Gasparini is retiring at the end of the current school year after almost 21 …
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On March 2, the following letter from Peter Reyes, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Services, was shared via SchoolMessenger with J-D families. A similar letter was also shared with J-D staff. Dear J-D families, The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is asking all families of a current J-D student to complete an anonymous School Climate Survey (SCS). The survey was …
On March 2, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families. A similar letter was sent to staff. Dear J-D families, As you are aware, New York state’s universal face mask mandate for schools was lifted as of today, March 2, 2022. This means that the majority …
On May 17, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District voters will choose three district residents to serve on the J-D Board of Education from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. Residents must collect 25 signatures from qualified school district voters to be placed on the ballot. Nominating petitions are available for pickup at the J-D District …
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On Feb. 27, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff. Dear J-D families and staff, Today, Sunday, Feb. 27, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the statewide face mask mandate will be lifted for schools on Wednesday, March 2. On Monday, Feb. …
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The Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education is postponing its public forum that was originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17, so it can instead concentrate on setting up facilitated small group dialogues focused on race. The board has heard from the community that more opportunities are needed to engage in discussions about race, build relationships and come …
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On Feb. 14, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff. Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff, Thankfully, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in the district and throughout the county continues to decrease. Nevertheless, as we prepare to go on vacation next week know …
On behalf of the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education, I would like to express our extreme disappointment and disgust that someone used the n-word, the b-word and made other disruptive sounds during one of our virtual school events on Jan. 31, a high school curriculum night for incoming ninth-grade students. We sincerely apologize …
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At the Feb. 7, 2022, the following statement from the Jamesville-DeWitt District Equity Council was read at the J-D Board of Education meeting: We are a diverse group of stakeholders with a demonstrated commitment to, and record of work in, equity. We have been convened as part of the Jamesville-Dewitt School District’s Strategic Plan. Two …
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Two Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District teachers recently achieved the “gold standard” of teaching by earning from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards their National Board Certification, which is the highest standard for the teaching profession. David Bunyan and Andrew Cottet, who are both J-D High School social studies-history teachers, are two of 51 New York state …
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