The Peru Gazette

Morgan Flynn has been named to Siena College’s President’s List for the Fall 2013 Semester. Flynn, of Peru, NY, is majoring in English education. To be included on the President’s List, a student’s GPA for the semester must be 3.9 or higher. Flynn was one of 235 students who were named to this semester’s list. Founded […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 5 PM at the school district’s community room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 5 PM start.  A public Community Budget […]

Adirondack Insects: Extreme Cold And Climate Change – The Adirondack Almanack 

The League of Women Voters of the North Country announces the fourth annual Meet Your State Legislators (MYSL) event to be held on Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, 9:30 AM-12:00 noon at the Peru Central High School auditorium.  For the fourth consecutive year,  Senator Betty Little and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey have agreed to assist in […]

The Superintendent and Board of Education appreciate the community’s involvement in the budget process. They encourage residents to attend monthly meetings, the community budget forum, budget advisory committee meetings, and budget workshops. Relevant dates include: Tuesday, March 11th       6:00 PM                Community Budget Forum Tuesday, March 11th       7:00 PM                Regular Monthly Board Meeting and Budget Workshop […]

Advocates tour hard-pressed schools – Times Union.

For the past eight years, Peru CSD has organized a Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) that has served to inform and promote school-community discussion concurrent with the school district budget development process. The BAC typically meets 3-4 times to develop an understanding of revenues and expenditures, components of a balanced budget, and particular challenges that face […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, February 25th at 6 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room for their second public session budget workshop.  At its budget workshop, the School Board is expected to: Discuss Gap Elimination Adjustment. Receive Update on Budget Stressors. Receive an Overview Budget Advisory Committee Focus.

ROCHESTER, NY Jesse Charland of Peru, N.Y., a fifth-year student in the game design and development program in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester. Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their quarterly GPA is greater than or equal to […]

ALBANY, NY – Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Raelyn Passino from Peru earned a place on the school’s Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester. Dean’s List status is awarded to students who have successfully completed their course work with a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 […]

SYRACUSE, NY – Le Moyne College congratulates the following students who have been named to its Deans List (those with a GPA of 3.5 or higher) for the Fall 2013 Semester. Sarah Connelly of Peru (12972) Connelly is a Senior majoring in Psychology at Le Moyne College. Caitlin Schmitt of Peru (12972) Schmitt is a […]

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NY eighth-graders’ math scores trail peers in Japan, Russia | New York Post.

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Cuomo wants to bring back college courses for convicts in prison – NY Daily News.

An Invitation from the Peru Drama Club Come one come all down to Peru Jr/Sr High School auditorium on March 6th & 7th at 7:30pm and March 8th at 3:00 and 8:00pm. Admission is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. Tickets can be purchased at Peru Pharmacy (518-643-6499 ext. 5184), perudramaclub@gmail.com , or at the door. […]

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COLCHESTER, VT Kelcey E. Briggs, daughter of Edward and Wendy Briggs of Peru was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at Saint Michael’s College. Briggs is a Junior Psychology major at the liberal arts and sciences, residential Catholic college located in Burlington, Vermont, one of the top 10 college towns in […]

Student teachers in New York face daunting new exams – Times Union.

Board of Regents sets aside proposal – Times Union.

Capitol Confidential » Cuomo: Regents’ action ‘too little, too late’ to fix Common Core.

Regents plan to ‘adjust’ Core – Times Union.

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By contrast, more than 12 percent of 700 school districts — with Watervliet leading the way — were flagged last month by DiNapoli as facing some level of stress. via Villages pass stress test – Times Union.