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Community Concert – Peru Central- Wedneday @ 6:30 PM

County – Clinton Community College facility contract negotiations at impasse

Click here for the NCPR story https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/47553/20230324/clinton-community-college-faculty-want-a-raise-but-contract-negotiations-have-hit-an-impasse

Churchill: The state of the State Museum is embarrassing

Click here for the Times-Union opinion piece 

Scholarships encourage students to think about suicide prevention

Be the One Scholarships offered for first time since 2019 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Central NY bus monitor critically injured when school bus, pickup crash, police say

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

How many students are learning English in every Central NY school district?

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Plattsburgh Kiwanis Club offering music scholarship

$500 scholarship awarded to a high school senior or current college student majoring in music Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Our region’s high school sports teams enjoy jubilant sendoffs

Communities come together to express their pride and excitement Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Ausable Valley Central investigating social media threat

Through their investigation, they learned the threat made on social media was not credible. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Budget Workshop #2 for Peru Board of Education

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Thursday, March 23rd at 6 PM in the High School Community Room for their second 23-24 budget workshop. At this workshop, the School Board is expected to: · Review the budget timeline · Receive a preliminary base budget overview · Define and discuss potential funding sources […]

NY Assembly 2023-24 Budget Includes $34 Billion in School Aid

Spending Plan Fully Funds Foundation Aid Includes $280 Million to Make School Lunches Free for all Students From the office of NYS Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie  Speaker Carl Heastie and Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto today announced the Assembly’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 Budget would provide $34.3 billion in funding to General Support for […]

New York lowers bar for student proficiency in math, English

Click here for the Times-Union story 

Local students shine at CVES Regional Spelling Bee

From Peru, Charlotte Isecke won Grade 8 Champion and Vincenzo Francesconi won Grade 7 Champion. Top honors by Beekmantown, Northeastern Clinton, Peru, Plattsburgh and Boquet Valley students Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Paul Smith’s Nordic skier wins top honors at nationals

Click here for the NCPR story 

DiNapoli: Federal Data Shows New York’s Losses in Fourth Grade Math and Reading Scores are Double National Average

March 13, 2023 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a review of recent federal data about how the pandemic negatively affected student performance in New York. In response, he urged New York school districts to assess their plans for spending federal pandemic funds and to target funds towards children most in need. […]

Regular Monthly Meeting March 2023

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, March 14th at 6:00 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   […]

CCC to offer CAP Pathways Scholarships

Supports goal to help make higher education accessible for rural local students Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru School Seeks Board Candidates

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) vacant, at-large seats on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the terms of Ms. Sarah Mitchell and Ms. Linda Morgan (appointed to fill vacant seat previously held by Mr. Thurber). The individual receiving the highest number of votes will […]

Mannix placed on administrative leave

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Peru Drama Club presents Beauty and the Beast – March 9-11, 2023

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Beekmantown Central School District superintendent Dan Mannix on leave during investigation

Click here for the MYNBC5 story

Paul Smith’s College serves up NYC culinary program

Non-degree program will include semester at Fedcap kitchen in Manhattan, then work-study summer here Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Budget Workshop #1 for Peru Board of Education

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, March 7th at 6 PM in the High School Community Room for their first 23-24 budget workshop.  At this workshop, the School Board is expected to: Review the budget timeline Examine current year projections Review tax levy limit calculation Receive overview of preliminary revenues Discuss […]

Saranac High School cheerleading team receives warm celebration before state tournament

Chiefs will compete in state finals for first time in 35 years. Click here for the NBC5 story 

Hall of Fame Nominations Requested

The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.  The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on our school or achieved an outstanding contribution(s) to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served, or […]