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The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently recognized 11 Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District students for their performance on the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Three seniors—Sarah Kornfeld, Ewan Middleton and Joseph Picciano—were named Semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 451,000 …

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Jamesville-DeWitt High School senior Grace Evans is serving as the 2021-22 Ex-Officio Student Board Member on the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education.  In May 2019, voters approved the non-voting position, which is annually filled by a high school senior for a one-year term. The student member, who is elected by their high school …

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On Sept. 27, 2021, 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, On Friday, Sept. 24, we completed another round of COVID-19 surveillance testing. Approximately 200 students and staff were tested, and all tests were negative.  Currently, about 18% of …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District has received an A+ in Niche’s 2022 Best Schools and Districts Rankings. Comprised of data scientists, engineers and parents, the Niche organization each year analyzes public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards and profiles for every K-12 school, college and neighborhood in the United States. …

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On Sunday, Sept. 19, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter to J-D families and staff. Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff, On Friday, September 17, we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19 for the first time.  Approximately 190 students and staff were tested using the process described below.  I am pleased to …

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On Sept. 10, 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, As we begin the new school year, we are excited to welcome students and staff back to our buildings for in-person instruction five days per week. Because the COVID-19 …

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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education adopted the 2021 tax levy—the amount of revenue to support its budget raised through school taxes—at its Aug. 23 meeting, finalizing the 2021 tax rate for school district residents.  The school tax levy is just one factor, along with assessment rates and equalization rates, that municipalities use …

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On Aug. 24, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent the following letter via SchoolMessenger to J-D families and staff. Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families, staff and community members, Another school year is upon us, and the COVID-19 pandemic will again necessitate changes to how our schools operate. With the goal of returning all students to …

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Visitors to Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District’s athletic fields near Lyndon Corners and on the J-D High School campus will soon have more room to park.  In December 2019, district residents approved a $33 million capital project that includes work across the district that will improve energy efficiencies, modernize instructional spaces and improve health and security measures.  In …

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Parents and guardians of incoming Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District kindergarten students are invited to a 6 p.m. Aug. 31 Zoom orientation meeting for the 2021-22 school year.  Each of the district’s three elementary school principals plan to host a meeting to discuss topics specific to their school, and will share their school’s Aug. 31 Zoom meeting link …

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