The Peru Gazette

Source: Schools dismissed through end of school year – VTDigger

Source: Cheers & air hugs: How a Peru bus monitor is delivering food to kids | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo: Schools to remain closed for at least 2 more weeks | WHEC.com

Source: Peru Proud: Parade of school staff shows community solidarity | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan  On March 15th in response to the ongoing Coronavirus crisis the Peru Central School District and 15 other area districts suspended on-campus education through at least April 17th. Since then Peru administrators, teachers and staff have been striving to continue educating the district’s approximate 1,800 students. Last Friday and in a […]

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  Mountain Lake PBS is offering daily television instructional programming for grades K-12. Check out the schedule. https://mountainlake.org/learn

Source: It’s official: New York State calls off exams due to coronavirus closures

Source: Streaming Storytime: Plattsburgh children’s author organizes online video library | NCPR News

Source: Section VII officially suspends all sports | Sports | pressrepublican.com

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is leading a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy urging passage of temporary legislative authority for the Secretary of Education to proactively waive all federal testing, accountability, and fiscal requirements for elementary and secondary schools. “With schools focused on ensuring students have access to meals and finding ways […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will be collaborating with a variety of non-government organizations to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals to students at rural schools that have closed due to COVID-19. This announcement follows the USDA’s decision last week to give schools increased flexibility to continue providing meals […]

From the Office of Dr. Mark Davey, District Superintendent of Champlain Valley Educational Services: Champlain Valley Educational Services BOCES and its 16 component school districts unanimously decided to close schools immediately until at least April 19, 2020. The districts, in collaboration with the county Health Departments, will remain in regular communication to assess the situation. […]

Source: NEW: School districts across the North Country to close amidst coronavirus concerns | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo: Requirement to have 180 school days waived; decision to close up to districts – syracuse.com

Source: Plattsburgh students scramble to make plans as SUNY campuses shift online | NCPR News

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Response Act, bipartisan legislation that would protect students’ access to school meal benefits during school closures that occur as a result of coronavirus. The legislation will create a nationwide waiver authority, allow school officials to distribute food in any number of settings across […]

Source: UVM cancels classes on campus over coronavirus concerns – VTDigger

Source: BREAKING: All SUNY schools to move to distance learning for spring semester | NCPR News

The popularity of podcasts is rapidly growing across the world. Nick Damiani and John Mitchell are actively exploring different ways to use podcasting to provide information to teachers, and to engage students. No one can deny the creativity and collaboration that naturally develops through the planning and recording of a podcast episode. Please take a […]

Source: Coronavirus New York Update: 2 Nassau County school bus drivers test positive for COVID-19 | abc7ny.com

Canton, NY – On Saturday, February 29th twenty-one boys and girls from throughout the North Country competed in the Knights of Columbus’s Annual Northern Conference Free Throw Contest. This year’s competition was conducted at Dana Hall on the campus of SUNY Canton. The youths (ages 9-14) had all won council free throws to qualify for […]

Former Peru High School Track Star Charles Remillard recalls his Olympic Marathon Trials experience last Saturday in Atlanta. He finished 141st with a time of 2:30:27. His personal best is 2:17:5. “The US Olympic Marathon Trials weekend for me was overall a surreal weekend that I will never forget. Almost immediately after landing in Atlanta […]

The Peru, NY Central School District is seeking an experienced educational leader with a well-crafted vision and proven success at the elementary level. Qualifications: • Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders • Advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional […]