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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A group of Jamesville-DeWitt middle and high school students spent some time this school year focused on reducing interpersonal bias, building empathy and cultural understanding and creating a more inclusive school environment. The district’s 2020-25 Strategic Plan called for there to be opportunities in year two of the plan, which is the current school year, …
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When Jamesville-DeWitt High School seniors attend the Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony, 18 of their peers will be wearing a colorful stole of great meaning that was presented to them June 4 during the high school’s annual Kente Cloth Ceremony. Graduating college students often wear stoles to indicate their affiliation with a fraternity, sorority, an …
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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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The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is mourning the loss of a member of the district administration: School Business Administrator Timothy Decker died on June 3 after a brief illness. Decker, 54, worked for the district since 2009 and oversaw all aspects of the district’s finances, including developing its annual operating budget, which voters overwhelmingly approved …
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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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On May 17, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District voters approved the district’s $63.7 million 2022-23 budget proposal, elected three board of education members and approved the purchase of five new buses and a front-end loader maintenance vehicle. District-related Propositions A $63,733,991 budget for the 2022-23 school year that increases spending 5.91% ($3,554,338) and carries a tax …
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