Monday night at our budget hearing we heard from some very caring and passionate members of the WVCSD community about programs that have touched their lives, but are at risk of being eliminated. Our state has put us in a terrible funding situation- along with every other school district in New York, thanks to the Gap Elimination Adjustment (GEA). New York public schools are losing millions each year and will continue to lose funding year after year if we don't do something about it. If you don't know about the GEA, please go to FairEdFundingNY.org to read more and find out how you can get involved. As Dr. Bryant and several board members expressed last evening, the more people that make their voices heard, the harder it will be for our state leaders to continually ignore our demands for fair and adequate funding for our schools.
Commendations and awards were presented last night as well. Congratulations to parent (and school board member) Lynn Lillian, who received the Jodi Denmead Award and to Mr. Robert Slutsky, from WVMS, who received the Heroes in Teaching Award! Other nominees for the Heroes in Teaching Award were; Mrs. Noreen Hansen and Mrs. Beth Peluso Thank you for all you do for our students. Commendations were awarded to the following students: Andrew Brown, Faith Wilkins, Elizabeth Kisty, Jordan Burton, Hannah Tucker, Nicholas Ruggeri and Ben Tate.
Our winning Odyssey of the Mind team, 'What Does The Cat Say?' performed as part of our elementary school performing arts moment and 'Vocal Point,' a student-run acapella group from the high school sang their own arrangement of "Circle of Life." Both performances were exceptional and it's clear that there is no shortage of talent in WVCSD- and that includes teachers, students and administrators!
We need your help in order to continue to support these talented individuals and to help our district offer comprehensive programs for all of our students. Please consider getting involved in our advocacy at the state level through FairEdFundingNY.org. Thank you!
