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The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education Both seats are at large, with one seat for a full five-year term from July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2019, and one for an unexpired term for the period of May 21, 2014 – June 30, 2015. The […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, March 25th at 6 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room for their fourth public session budget workshop.  At its budget workshop, the School Board is expected to: Review the budget timeline. Receive a series of recommendations from the Budget Advisory Committee. Receive a […]

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LOUDENVILLE, NY, March 10, 2014 —Teach For America announced today that Morgan Flynn, a senior at Siena College, has been accepted to the organization’s 2014 teaching corps. A native of Peru, New York, Flynn studies English and Education at Siena College. She was selected from an applicant pool of over 50,000, one of the largest […]

The Peru School Band, Chorus and alumni are seeking participants to present an honorary concert for longtime former Peru Band director Lynn Wilke to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in the Peru School Auditorium. Wilke was band, chorus and general music teacher at the school for more than 30 years. His halftime […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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.

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 6 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 6 PM start.  The School Board is […]

ALBANY, NY Danielle Dayton of Peru, NY, is among 809 students named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY. Full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, […]

BROCKPORT, NY — The College at Brockport, State University of New York, recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester. Keely Dew of Peru, NY was named to the Dean’s List. Students who earn a GPA of 3.70–3.99 are named to the Dean’s List with Honors, […]

ALBANY, N.Y. The following students were named to the University at Albany’s fall 2013 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement: Jared McLean of Peru, NY Katherine Daly of Peru, NY

PAUL SMITHS, NY Emily Brosseau of Peru, N.Y., has been named to the dean’s list at Paul Smith’s College for the fall 2013 semester. Brosseau, who majors in hotel, resort and tourism management, earned a semester average of 3.3 or higher to receive this distinction. About Paul Smith’s College At Paul Smith’s College, it’s about […]

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Peru – Sharon L. Gruendling, 72, formerly of Lakeshore Drive, Willsboro, and Marco Island, Florida, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh, following a courageous battle with cancer, with her loving family by her side. Sharon was currently residing with her daughter and family on Route 22B in Peru. She […]

Peru Central School District / Homepage. This important project began last school year when a group of staff members and community volunteers gathered over several months to draft a set of recommendations to improve District communication.  Since that time, staff members from across the District have been working diligently with our technology team to expand, […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, February 4th at 6 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room for their first public session budget workshop. At its budget workshop, the School Board is expected to: Receive a budget overview brief. Receive a briefing on the fiscal stress monitoring system. Review an […]