The Peru Gazette

Mary Lou Zaferakis will be inducted as the 18th member of the Peru Central School District Hall of Fame on Thursday evening, June 11th. Mary Lou Zaferakis  was employed by the Peru Central School District from 1968-1999.  She began career in education as an 8th grade math and computer literacy/programming teacher and later became Principal [...]

By John T. Ryan - Posted 9:37 p.m. 
The Peru Central School’s 2009-2010 budget was approved by school district voters by a vote of 479 to 356 in May 19, 2009 balloting. The proposal to purchase new school buses was approved 485 to 342. Donna LaRocque was reelected to a five-year term on the Board of [...]

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Peru Central School District remains open, despite the confirmation of swine flu cases in a private school in Queens, New York City.   Parents are asked, however, to prepare for possible closures if the new virus continues to spread. Like other school districts, Peru Central and local health officials are working together to monitor the situation. Parents will be [...]

Media Release from Peru Central School 11:15 a.m. 
Scott J. Osborne, with prior success as a K-12 Principal, elementary grades classroom teacher, a Reading First program literacy coach and peer presenter, was appointed last night by Peru Central’s Board of Education to a three-year probationary appointment as Primary School Principal, starting on or about July 1, [...]

The Peru Central School District Board of Education has two special board meetings slated for the week of April 20th. The first special meeting is set for 6 PM Monday, April 20th in the community room, when the Board will promptly re-convene in executive session to interview candidates for Primary School Principal. No public session business is on the [...]

Peru Central’s Board of Education is set for the full range of monthly business at its regular meeting, Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 6 PM at the community room, adjacent to the high school’s main entrance. An executive session associated with collective bargaining and the performance history of particular employees will take place immediately following the 6 PM start. [...]

The Peru Central School District Board of Education’s winter-spring 2009 series of budget development workshops focused on establishing a budget plan for the 2009-2010 fiscal year continues 7 PM on Tuesday, March 31st in the community room adjacent to the Peru High School main entrance. 
 Tuesday’s workshop will feature an update from the Superintendent of Schools regarding a conservative approach [...]

Summary Report of the Peru Board of Education’s March Meeting

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By John T. Ryan
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and Peru Central Primary School students and staff had a unique way of celebrating the holiday. For every five items that a classroom donated, a small red heart was placed inside a larger heart. Students could count by 5’s each day to see how many items had [...]

Click here for the agenda of School Board’s February 10, 2009 meeting

Click here for Superintendent Scott’s summary of the meeting highlights

Click here for the complete agenda. The agenda includes student and staff recognition; retirement, salary and tenure news; a Superintendent’s Report on several issues including the financial challenges facing education and a goal of achieving a 90% graduation rate.

(Click here to see A. Paul Scott’s estimate of proposed cuts in state aid)

By John T. Ryan
(See more photos) Peru Central School Primary and Intermediate School teachers and staff showed their appreciation to the district’s school bus drivers Thursday morning, December 18. They greeted the drivers with home-baked cookies, Christmas carols and warm smiles. Snowflakes fell gently as the drivers pulled up to discharge children and received their [...]

Submitted by A. Paul Scott, Superintendent of Schools (click here)

Submitted by A. Paul Scott, Superintendent of Schools Click here for meeting agenda

Submitted by A. Paul Scott, Superintendent of Schools
Hall of Fame Nominations Wanted

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