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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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While summer vacation has been underway, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District staff and administrators have been busy making plans for the start of the 2022-23 school year. The first day of school for all grades is Sept. 6, and each principal will be reaching out directly to parents and guardians with back-to-school information and events. Below are …

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Providing an orderly plan for dealing with emergencies is an important component of the management of schools within the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District.  Emergency situations can range from man-made problems, such as power outages, fires and bomb threats, to natural disasters like blizzards and floods. These situations may present highly dangerous situations or mere inconveniences.  …

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High Honor Roll Grade 12 Sevara Abduvalieva Joshua Aitken Emma Alfaro-Rooney Danny Amoako Gianna Aumiller Zoey Baker Sydney Balotin Kathryn Barclay Katie Bates Sofia Bebla Isaac Bennett Samuel Bobrek Nathan Bourcy Madeline Carter Anthony Cawley Punn Chittaratlert Arifin Chowdhury Alexa Clemons-Butenko Jaden Clemons-Butenko Sonia Cohen Emanuel Consuegra-Artigas Ashton Corona Trinity Cottrell Maya Couto Erin Dadey …

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Update 3 p.m. June 29, 2022: The district has been notified that Mahoniss Graham has been located. Original post: The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Mahoniss Graham, 16, who ran away from her Odell Place home in the Town of Onondaga on June 17. Mahoniss is described as a …

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To address the continued impacts of potential learning disruptions due to COVID-19, the New York State Board of Regents approved a special appeal process at its May meeting to allow students to graduate with a lower score on Regents exams taken in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. Who is eligible to appeal? To be …

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Several Jamesville-DeWitt High School seniors have earned the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) or Tri-Literacy, which both prepare students with 21st-century language skills and signify to future employers that the graduates have multiple language skills.  The Seal is awarded to students who have attained a high level of proficiency in English and one …

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Dear J-D families and staff, The news yesterday of yet another school shooting that took the lives of at least 19 innocent children and two adults simply going about their day is difficult to process, especially as many of us are still dealing with raw emotions from the horrific shooting in a Buffalo grocery store …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education is committed to providing a safe and orderly learning environment where students and district personnel can participate in quality educational services without disruption or interference. Responsible behavior by students, teachers, other staff, parents and other visitors is essential to achieving this goal. The district has a longstanding …

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Dear J-D families and staff, I’m sure we are all struggling with the emotions that followed the news of yet another mass shooting—this one taking place on Saturday, close to home in Buffalo and specifically targeting the Black community.  What we know now is that a white supremacist opened fire at a Tops supermarket, killing …

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