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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On Feb. 3, Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Superintendent Peter Smith sent to J-D families and staff via SchoolMessenger the following letter on behalf of the J-D Board of Education. Dear Jamesville-DeWitt families and staff, On behalf of the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Board of Education, I would like to express our extreme disappointment and disgust …
On Feb. 2, 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 has decreased significantly over the past few weeks. Nevertheless, please know that the district still has a supply …
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On Feb. 1, 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, On this first day of February, which begins our nation’s celebration of Black History Month, I am reflecting upon last evening’s occurrence when one or more individuals took it …
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On Jan. 31, 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, Jan. 28, we completed surveillance testing for COVID-19. Approximately 103 students and staff were tested. I am pleased to report that all of the tests were negative. …
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Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District students recently earned a total of 76 awards in the 2022 Central New York Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition. The competition is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for teens in grades 7-12. The Central New York Region includes 14 counties and about 400 eligible schools. More than 60 …
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