The Peru Gazette

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Peru School Board Special Meeting of July 23, 2020. The meeting begins just after the video’s 4-minute mark. The draft reopening plan was discussed. Disregard the school’s incorrect video labels. It is the July 23rd meeting. Click here to view the meeting.   

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C: Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the Back to Work Child Care Grants Act of 2020, legislation led by Congressman Tom Reed. This bipartisan legislation will ensure child-care providers across the country receive critical federal support in order to serve hardworking families. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), […]

July 24th – This is an overview of our plan. The finished document will look much different but this is a chance for the public to see some of the planning steps and processes that the Peru Central School District has been working on as a leadership team and the Teachers’ leadership team. The final […]

July 27, 2020 Peru Board of Education background information for the resolution to retire the term Indians and form a committee of stake holders to guide the process. At the July 14th, School Board Meeting the Peru Central School Board of Education voted to retire the “Indians” name and mascot for the Peru Central School […]

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“We like schools and local governments to look at the image they are projecting and how it reflects on them.” By John T. Ryan  Peru – A debate, especially on social media, has been ongoing since July 14th when the Peru Central School Board voted to retire the school’s “Indian” mascot/nickname. Most people commenting on […]

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Source: Peru community members deliver passioned plea | Sun Community News PERU | Community members delivered a passioned response to school superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer July 22 — do not change our mascot.

CALABASAS, Calif.—Eight high school skilled trades teachers and programs from New York State are among 50 teachers and teacher teams from across the country who were named today as finalists for the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Peru High School teacher Leif Sorgule is one of the eight New York […]

By John T. Ryan Twenty-five residents were present at last night’s Peru Central School Town Hall Community Meeting. The subject was the Board of Education’s (BOE) July 14th decision to retire the “Indian” as Peru’s school mascot. No Board of Education (BOE) members attended. Superintendent Thomas Palmer said Health Department COVID-19 regulations limit attendance to […]

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Source: Peru students react to ‘Indians’ retirement | Sun Community News PERU | Students here had the chance to give their thoughts on the plan to find a new name for the school district’s mascot at a town hall meeting July 21.

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Eleven students attended tonight Peru Central School Town Hall Student Meeting. The School Board’s recent decision to retire the Peru “Indian” mascot was the subject. Superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer led the discussion. Student speakers included Remi Beauharnois, Madeline Madore, Rachael Witkiewicz and Kash Palmer.  Most, if not all, the students supported the name change,  but […]

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Source: Peru CSD to host town hall meetings | Sun Community News PERU | The Peru Central School District will host a pair of superintendent town hall meetings this week to discuss the changing of the schools’ namesake.

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A message from the Peru School District A historical namesake of a mascot for the Peru Central School District has been retired.  The District’s new mascot is going to be created based on recommendations to the Board of Education from a stakeholder group consisting of students, community members, administrators and staff. Superintendent Town Hall Meetings […]

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