Annual Budget Vote & Board of Education Elections Results
Seats won by Jordi Douglas and James Wise.
Welcome to Physical Education!!
Tips to stay HEALTHY!
Wash your hands- for 20 seconds
Get at least 9 hours of sleep
Be active for 1 hour/day (60 minutes)
Limit Screen Time - 2 hours/day
Drink lots of water - 8 cups
Wear a mask when going out in public
Keep your hand away from your T-Zone (eyes, nose & mouth)
Eat seasonal Fruits and Vegetables
CITIZENSHIP – sportsmanship, treat others, yourself and equipment with respect
Always try your hardest & Give your Best Effort
Think CREATIVELY when trying new activities. Try everything even if it’s new and challenging.
CRITICAL THINKING – self reflect after class and see “how you did today?”
COMPASSION : Include everyone – recognize and accept differences
COMMUNICATE your ideas clearly & precisely
Work with your groups by COLLABORATING, consider input from everyone
BE RESPONSIBLE
BE RESPECTFUL
BE SAFE
BE KIND
PLAY SAFE
PLAY HARD
PLAY FAIR
Seats won by Jordi Douglas and James Wise.
As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing safety, communication and equity districtwide, Carmel Central School District has launched a new communication tool, Anonymous Alerts®. This tool enables students or parents to report urgent information to school officials quickly, easily and anonymously across all our school campuses.
Elementary school cross-zone transportation requests are accepted between April 1 and June 1 prior to the start of the new school year. Students are assigned to one of our three elementary schools based on their residential address. Cross-zone change requests are primarily considered when the pick-up/drop-off of a student’s childcare is not within the attendance zone assigned for their elementary school.
You can request to transfer your child to the elementary school that is within the attendance zone of their childcare by completing the Cross-Zone Change Request form.
If your request is for a reason other than childcare and is approved, transportation will be your responsibility. All requests will be reviewed over the summer and a decision will be made once class enrollment size has been determined. You will be notified of a decision, in writing, by August 1, 2023.
February 15, 2023
Dear Carmel Community,
Earlier this week, Carmel Central School District administration was made aware of individuals on the social media app TikTok that were posing as the District, and posting fake, inappropriate videos created using artificial intelligence and impersonating different members of the District administration and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.
Through investigation, it was found that these accounts' creators were Carmel High School students, and the incident is being dealt with in accordance with the District’s Code of Conduct.
As an organization committed to diversity and inclusion, the Carmel Central School District Board of Education is appalled at, and condemns, these recent videos, along with the blatant racism, hatred and disregard for humanity displayed in some of them.
Words in a statement alone feel inadequate. We must go beyond words. Collectively, we must work to end racism. We must look within ourselves and reflect on how we may be propagating racist stereotypes, policies and conditions. We must ask ourselves and others, “What can we do to change our current environment and expectations, and work to create an anti-racist school community?” We must listen and learn, and then we must act. To do the first without the second is simply not an option.
The Board of Education is committed, now more than ever, to ensuring that our programs, our actions, and our District commit to our continued work toward a fully inclusive school community – one where all voices are heard and where all perspectives matter. We reaffirm our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in our work and the District’s K-12 programs, and we urge our school community and the community at large to join in this effort, knowing that it will create a path to a better society and a better future.
We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment or racism, either in our programs, or from the members of our District. We hold everyone in our school system to standards of basic respect and human decency.
No one is as strong as all of us, and together we can work to unite and send a strong message to all that racism and all forms of hatred have no place in our schools.
Sincerely,
Carmel Central School District Board of Education
Debra Heitman-Cayea, President
Melissa Orser, Vice President
Valerie Crocco, Trustee
John C. Curzio II, Trustee
Dawn Dall, Trustee
Matthew Morello, Trustee
Jason Paraskeva, Trustee
Online registration for incoming 2023-24 kindergarten students is now open!
Please visit our New Student Registration page for additional information and the 2023-24 New Student Registration Form.
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Schools & Administrative Offices Closed
Jay Memmel - jmemmel@carmelschools.org
Lisa Palmieri - lpalmier1@carmelschools.org