The Peru Gazette

The Clinton County Historical Association Announces: ³Relics of War: Clinton County 1774 – 1815 ² May 7, 2018 from 6:30 7:30 pm Clinton County Historical Association Museum, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh Admission is Free Please join the Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) on May 7, 2018, at the CCHA Museum, at 6:30 pm for an […]

By John T. Ryan  Peru School District Superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer addressed the Town Board and residents regarding the District’s Capital Project that will be voted on by voters on May 15, 2018. The District seeks approval for an $18,485,000 “Three R” Capital Project that the Board says is designed to renovate, rejuvenate and restore […]

A Peru Gazette meeting summary will be added ASAP. Peru School District Superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer was present to describe the $18 million capital project proposition that the voters will decide on May 15, 2018. His talk begins at the 11:15 minute/second mark of the video. Click here for Capital Project Details  

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Peru Central School District’s Board of Education will have a brief special meeting on Thursday, April 26th at 7:20 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room. Thursday’s brief special meeting will focus mainly on consideration of the BOCES administrative budget for the 2018‐2019 school year and consideration of candidates running for seats on this […]

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By John T. Ryan Peru –  On January 2, 2018, Dr. Thomas Palmer became the Peru Central School District’s new superintendent.  His first 90 days have been devoted to observing, listening and striving to understand Peru’s educational culture.  He also purchased a home in the Peru School District. At the end of the school year […]

Source: Lack of funding to end ADK-P-TECH | Local News | pressrepublican.com

A Message from the Office of the Peru School District Superintendent   Please note that Peru Central School District has just initiated a Lockdown Drill.  This is ONLY a drill.  Thank you.  

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Peru Central School District will hold Budget Workshop #5 at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.  The meeting will be held in the District’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School. The main topic of the meeting is establishment of a 2018-2019 District budget. The full agenda is available […]

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Peru native/Ausable Valley teacher Connie Favreau also honored as a Teacher of Distinction. Source: Local graduate lauded as ‘Outstanding Scholar’ at RIT – Sun Community News & Printing

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Source: Lake Champlain Arts Institute opens at Clinton Community College – Sun Community News & Printing

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The Crary Foundation provides scholarships to full-time undergraduate and non-traditional students in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton and Warren counties. Source: College scholarships now available through local foundations – Sun Community News & Printing

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In accordance with the recently-updated AuSable Valley Central School District Safety Initiatives, Superintendent Paul Savage and the AVCS Board Of Education are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with the Clinton County Sheriff’s Dept. for a full-time Law Enforcement School Resource Officer (SRO) at AVCS.

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