Oneida City School District
March 2017
Oneida City School District Oneida High School
Otto Shortell Middle School
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Durhamville
North Broad
Seneca Street
Willard Prior
On the 100th day of school, Humphrey paid a visit to Durhamville Elementary, thanks to our friends at Wi l l a r d Pr i o r, t o celebrate with us during Mo r n i n g Pr o g r a m . Please note that Humphrey is 100 times his usual size, which was most appropriate for the 100th day of school. Humphrey also had his notebook, so he could communicate with us. He was delighted to see the new purchases Mrs. Carnevale had made for our library. His favorites were the new Humphrey series books. Humphrey hopes we will all keep reading even though we have finished our first book in the series. The students in each homeroom at Durhamville enjoyed naming and caring for their classroom pet
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Building Project Update ………………Page 3 Scholastic Art Show……. ………………Page 7
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Poison Dart Frogs ……….…….….……Page 12 Science At Seneca ……………..….……Page 14 Piranhas Go Skiing……………….….…Page 16
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March 2017
Our school year is more than half over. Elementary students celebrated the 100th day of school just before Winter vacation and I am sure that there are some seniors who have a different type of countdown. I continue to be amazed at all of the exciting things that our students are learning and accomplishing. We continue to see many college acceptances, music and art awards, students engaged in literacy, amazing field trips with elementary students and more scholar athlete team awards. Students at Oneida are truly special. In the next few months you will be hearing about a huge project as our students across several classes at the HS build a tiny house with the help of Bill Rockhill from Bear Creek Tiny Homes and Rick E. Lewis video consultant. The student will not only be designing, building, and decorating the tiny home but they will be creating videos about the project. Be sure to check out our website and see how the students are progressing on the tiny house.
Tis the season to finalize the budget.
The district office and Board of Education have been hard at work to create a sound and cost effective budget for the 2017-2018 school year. We have met with building principals and held a community forum to garner information about priorities for the 2017-2018 budget. Additionally, we continue to focus on the districts fiscal goal as we work through balancing the budget. The goal is to: Provide fiscal oversight for the District by ensuring financial resources are adequate to prepare students for life, college and career being respectful of the community’s ability to pay for education. We anticipate finalizing the budget by April. Here are some important dates in relation to the budget: April 4: Budget Public Forum, 6 p.m., Costello Center April 25: Board of Education Meeting, 6 p.m., Costello Center May 9: Public Hearing, 6 p.m., Costello Center May 16: Vote by Public on Proposed 2017-2018 Budget, propositions and members of the Board of Education- noon to 9:00 PM at Durhamville Elementary and Oneida High School and Board of Education Meeting 6:00PM at District Office Our appreciation goes out to all of our parents, families, volunteers, organizations and businesses for all that they do to contribute to the success of our students and our District. Mary-Margaret Zehr
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Building Project Update District Office staff is still waiting for approval from NYS Education Department for the building project. We were hoping that the project would be approved at this point. As a result, we are working with the architects and construction to determine a variety of options for construction start dates. The building project highlights: High School- Mechanical replacements in classrooms, exterior masonry work, replace various exterior and interior doors, and miscellaneous site improvements. Otto Shortell MS- Replace roof, fire alarm system, smoke detection system, emergency lighting, select window, select lockers and exterior doors. Willard Prior Elementary- Replace fire alarm system, smoke detection, and emergency lighting North Broad Elementary- Reconstruct basement floor settlement issues, replace emergency lighting, and miscellaneous exterior masonry work. Seneca Street Elementary- Replace fire alarm system, smoke detection system, ceilings in classrooms, and cafeteria table. Durhamville Elementary- Replace septic pumps, controls, and water heaters All school buildings will also undergo a main entry and office renovation to improve security and add carbon monoxide detection throughout.
2017 Grades 3-8 Assessment Information Below, you will find the dates for the 2017 grades 3-8 New York State ELA and Math Assessments: Grades 3-8 ELA Assessment: March 28-30, 2017 Grades 3-8 Math Assessment:
May 2-4, 2017
New York State Grades 3-8 ELA and Math Scores ARE NOT Used for Teacher/Principal Evaluations On December 15, 2015 the Board of Regents voted to implement a four year moratorium on the consequences of using the 3-8 ELA and Math Common Core State Assessments, in any form, and stateprovided growth scores on Regents exams in teacher and principal evaluations. This means that for the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years, the results of the grades three through eight ELA and Math Assessments CANNOT be used to evaluate teachers and principals. The grades three through eight State assessments in ELA and math provide useful information about how well a student is progressing toward mastery of the learning standards required for college and career success. The assessments also identify areas where additional support may be needed for each student. Parents have the ability use the assessment results to talk with teachers about targeted ways to support learning at home. 3
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BoE Committee News The BOE Policy Committee hopes to review several sections of the BOE policy manual this year. The committee has spent quite a bit of time on a complete review of the Oneida City School District Code of Conduct. We anticipate that this should be finalized by the end of the school year. The Oneida City School District Policy Manual can be found online in two locations. All policies can be found at http://www.oneidacsd.org/district/district_policies New policies will be found by clicking on the left hand link on this webpage titled Recent District Policies. Policies that have not been updated yet can be found directly at the link listed above.
The BOE Facilities Committee continues to explore different options for the Oneida Castle building. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent for Finance met with both Assemblyman Magee and Senator Valesky to discuss concerns about the viability of Oneida Castle. Both Assemblyman and Senator were helpful in assisting with potential solutions. Additionally, we have reached out to several community agencies to see if they may be interested in using the Oneida Castle building. Finally, we are exploring options for the district to use the building for additional or future programming. The facilities committee is also looking to work with a consultant to study the district’s facilities and grade organization. We are reviewing consultants and hope to work with our stakeholders with this process.
The BOE Public Relations Committee is reviewing ideas regarding volunteerism and community involvement. We discussed the possibility of conducting a survey of staff and working with the Oneida Chamber of Commerce to have students involved with internships. Additionally, The BOCES Communications Department will provide the Board of Education with recommendations to improve communications with all of our stakeholders. We are thankful to our staff and community members that participated in the interviews with Ms. Kollali from BOCES.
The BOE New Board Member Committee is in the process of brainstorming ideas for an orientation for new board of education members. We are hoping to plan two events in the evening to provide new board members with information specific to the district and information specific to the board of education. We also discussed the possibility of a manual for new board members.
Would you like a print copy of the newsletter? We are more than happy to provide any community member with a copy of the newsletter if they are unable to access our electronic versions. Please contact Melanie Fountain at 315-363-2550 for a copy of the electronic newsletters.
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Congratulations
to Oneida High School’s Science Olympiad team's success at the Regional Competition at LeMoyne College. They finished in ninth place out of the very strong field of 36 teams!
OHS “It Can Wait” Pledge Oneida City Police Sgt. Steven Lowell joined Mrs. Haggas and her Health classes to present students with sobering realities of distracted driving. Mike Wilson of AT&T joined Sgt. Lowell for the presentation and shared some of the latest data on distracted driving. All of Mrs. Haggas’ health class students pledged their names to AT&T’s nationwide “It Can Wait” campaign.
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Z Club & National Honor Society On February 4, members of the Oneida High School Z Club and National Honor Society assisted with the Oneida Healthcare Foundation’s Annual Winter Gala “Life’s a Beach” at Vernon Downs Hotel. They volunteered their time and enthusiasm to support the fundraising efforts for the new Center for Cancer Care at Oneida Healthcare, a formal partnership with Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The cancer center will afford patients access to clinical trials from experts in the field of Oncology from across the country, while allowing them to remain in the comfort and security of their own community. All proceeds from this year’s “Life’s a Beach” Winter Gala went to support Oneida Healthcare’s mission of providing exceptional cancer care right here in Oneida.
Z Club Visits Oneida Healthcare Saturday January 28th three Z Club girls went to the Oneida Healthcare extended care to play bingo with the residents -- Bridget Forbes , Olivia Carolli and Morgan Durr.
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Scholastic Art Show On February 16th , 2017 select art students from OHS and OSMS visited the Scholastic Art Show at Onondaga Community College. Students had a wonderful day viewing the hundreds of local students’ art work. Everything from paintings to fashion design filled the halls of the Whitney Building. Students were inspired to see all the variety of materials and techniques used by their peer artists. They were also fortunate enough to view their own winning pieces. A proud accomplishment for the students and the Oneida School District. Along with the show, students were exposed to a college facility, the college population and the problem solving skills needed to navigate through the lunch line process! For many of the younger students, this was their first experience on a college campus. Students and art teachers returned with minds filled with inspiration and excitement!
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CNY Scholastic Art Awards Oneida High School and Otto Shortell Middle School art students were honored with 15 individual awards that included 3 silver keys and 12 honorable mentions in the 2017 CNY Scholastic Art Awards competition. Students submitted nearly 6,000 works of art from 92 schools in 13 CNY counties. "I am so proud of our students and our continued district support of the art program here in Oneida." Accolades also goes to the elementary and middle school art teachers who are the foundation of our program. We will be visiting the Scholastic Art Show on February 16th at Onondaga Community College where students will be inspired by the artwork from area schools!
It's official! Our application for beginning a new National Art Honor Society Chapter has been approved!! Here's to a bright future of students using their gift of art to give back to others!
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OSMS Spelling Bee Otto Shortell Middle School participated in the Oneida City School District Spelling Bee. Representatives from our school competed in an oral spelling bee which was held in the Middle School Gym on Tuesday, December 6th at 8:30 AM. All participants were given a certificate of participation and a small certificate for an area merchant. Congratulations to our top three finalists: 1st place winner Rose Barris - 7th grade; 2nd place winner Dylan Bartell - 7th grade; and 3rd place winner Grace Davis - 7th grade. These super spellers were awarded cash prizes in addition to the certificates. We sent our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners to the next level of competition on January 14, 2017 at Onondaga Community College campus. All 3 competed among 150 top spellers at OCC on January 14th on a written spelling test. Rose and Dylan were among the top 35 that would go on to compete on February 11th in an oral round that aired live on WCNY. The winner will have a chance to compete in the 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. On February 11th Rose and Dylan competed live on air at WCNY Studios. The competition was fierce! We want to congratulate Rose and Dylan for representing Oneida City School District. Although Rose and Dylan were unable to move on to the final round, it was a huge honor for our students to make it to this level. CONGRATULATIONS!
4 Down Football League at OSMS The 4 down football league is an intramural activity created for 6-8th grade girls and boys. The rationale behind the creation of the league was that the modified football players were experiencing a letdown once their season had concluded and wanted to continue to play. OSMS wanted to create an activity that would inspire students to participate in an activity. Because the students create and manage their own teams, the league provides an opportunity to build relationships, teamwork, leadership and comradery. The league continues to gain popularity, so it is our intention to continue to offer this to our students. The league started in 2014 and in the inaugural season, had 9 teams. Increasing in popularity, the 2016/17 season had 12 teams, 84 participants and 27 total games. Each season has offered a regular season schedule, along with playoffs and a championship game. Each season has ended with a culminating event, involving the league champions competing against an all teacher team, (also from 2:30-3:05). All students and faculty members are invited to watch the game. Previous League Champions: 2014/15 The Dream Team, 2015/16 CCFL, 2016/17 Throw Up the X 9
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Humphrey Catches Word Power at Durhamville Morning Program On the 100th day of school, Humphrey paid a visit to Durhamville Elementary, thanks to our friends at Willard Prior, to celebrate with us during Morning Program. Please note that Humphrey is 100 times his usual size, which was most appropriate for the 100th day of school. Humphrey also had his notebook, so he could communicate with us. He was delighted to see the new purchases Mrs. Carnevale had made for our library. His favorites were the new Humphrey series books. Humphrey hopes we will all keep reading even though we have finished our first book in the series. The students in each homeroom at Durhamville enjoyed naming and caring for their classroom pet hamster provided by PTO. The hamsters have enjoyed amazing homes and play areas while visiting with Humphrey. As Humphrey states, “Joy-Joy-Joy to the whole wide world! “ Squeak, squeak, squeak! We hope you and your family have enjoyed reading, “The World According to Humphrey.” Thanks to the district for providing us with this fun task of reading together while enjoying a pet hamster!
Postcard Pick-Me-Up at Durhamville What brightens your day? Well, thanks to Mrs. Kringer, our art teacher, the students at Durhamville designed some beautiful postcards to share with others. Mrs. Shaver, Mrs. Paz, and Mrs. Pendleton had students write heart-warming pick-me-up notes on these original works of art. We then mailed the postcards to the University Of Vermont. The nursing students at the University of Vermont had sent us an email requesting students write a quick postcard to share with individuals having extended hospital stays. According to this program, research shows that when patients receive a postcard, it brightens their day. We are most appreciative of our staff and students supporting this wonderful program. The founder of the Postcard Pick-Me-Up program, Jason Garbarino, shared how the kind notes, words, and pictures make a tremendous impact brightening the days of patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities. So, from all of us at Durhamville Elementary, we wish you a “Pick-me-up” moment!
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Was that Bingo or BinGLO? Yes, it was! On Friday, January 20, 2017, Durhamville Elementary was glowing as families participated in our first “BinGLO” night. We predicted this would be an event you would not want to miss after our Autumn Adventure Family Fun Night. Well, that prediction was spot on! BinGLO was an amazingly fun night for the well over 200 individuals attending. We hope you enjoyed the Bingo or the Glow or the Word Power activities. We were shining and glowing strong! A special Thank You to our PTO President, Jen Stone, and her subcommittee, who organized and coordinated this great event. Also, a special Thank You to everyone who donated a snack or juice box or helped with set-up or clean-up. What a great team effort. We would be remiss if we did not also thank former alumni of Durhamville Elementary and other student volunteers who were our checkers for the BinGLO cards. Door prizes were handed out between rounds. In the first game, BinGLO winners were recognized for five in a row. Diagonals won the second round, and in the the final game, players tried to get a T, t, X or Z! It might have started off cool in the gymnasium but it quickly heated up! All who attended were stars shining brightly as the search was on for letters and numbers to call out “BINGLO!!”
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Poison Dart Frogs at North Broad Third Grade Falcons have been working diligently! These curious learners have been researching Poison Dart Frogs in ELA. Using non-fiction text: Deadly Poison Dart Frogs and Poison Dart Frogs Up Close, the young scholars in grade 3 were able to practice their close reading skills. During a close read, the reader goes back and rereads sections of the text for a new purpose (e.g. to find the animal’s habitat or perhaps their diet). This activity was engaging and fun for the grade 3 Falcon contingent. Using a four square graphic organizer, third graders utilized text to compile notes on the Poison Dart Frog’s habitat, diet, anatomy, as well as other scintillating Poison Dart Frog facts. Taking notes on a chosen text is a skill the students will continue to refine throughout their schooling. Following the note taking exercise, the third graders wrote paragraphs on this interesting creature.
Did you know that some Poison Dart Frogs are only the size of your fingernail?
This recent project in grade 3 helped develop and refine a variety of skills in reading, writing, science, and social studies. Feel free to stop by North Broad to read our beautiful writing pieces about the Poison Dart Frog. We’ve included some nifty and colorful frog drawings too!
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Project Based Learning with Hasto’s Herd at North Broad Mrs. Hasto’s fifth grade Falcons are currently engaged in a Project Based Learning (PBL) unit on Elephants. Students have completed various types of research in an effort to discover the importance of elephants in our ecosystem. They studied why elephants are an endangered species. In addition, these environmentally conscious 5th graders completed elephant research in order to make a claim about the disappearance of elephants throughout the world. The purpose of this ground-breaking assignment was to draw attention to critical reasons for the endangered status of the elephant as well as provide practical ways that we, as a society could make changes to prevent the extinction of the elephant. Together, these fifth grade Falcons created a Prezi presentation and shared their findings with their 5th grade peers. They also created three games to help teach facts about elephants. On April 7, 2017, Mrs. Hasto’s 5th grade research group will attend the Zoo Safari Education Program. The program will offer a wonderful opportunity for the fifth graders to delve deeper into elephant research, question zoo staff, and further investigate the topic of endangered species and its context within the zoo community. Additionally, these ground-breaking fifth grade PBL stars have been invited to present their elephant research project and games at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse for the upcoming Earth Day Celebration on Saturday April 29, 2017. Congratulations, Falcons!
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Seneca Street Science What happens when you engage students in problem solving activities, allow for collaboration, and help them to discover answers to the mysteries around them? You create a love for science that sticks with them. Ms. Jen Herzog, a college science professor at Herkimer County Community College, has been volunteering her time to provide enrichment science lessons to Mrs. Linda Buschatzke’s classroom at Seneca Street Elementary School since 2014. During the two and a half year time period, students have explored many topics in science, performed hands-on experiments, and have gotten the opportunity to learn from a scientist on a monthly basis using “real” science tools. Some of the topics explored included static electricity, phases of the moon, good hygiene, Halloween science, crystal ornaments, petri dish ornaments, animal habitats, life cycles, and states of matter. Two activities that are a favorite every year include a Monarch butterfly project where butterflies are hatched and includes a connection with students in Mexico through the mail and the incubation and hatching of chicks, after learning about the life cycle of chickens. This project also includes a connection with a BOCES program through SKYPE that watches the incubation and hatching of various species of birds. The energy that Ms. Herzog has for teaching science is contagious. She teaches at the students’ level and asks them to “dig deeper” in finding explanations for mysteries of the world. During February, first grade students in Mrs. Pitoniak’s and Mrs. McCall’s class also collaborated with Ms. Jen for engaging science lessons. She came in to present a lesson that tied in with the astronomy unit that first grade was completing. She had an amazing Power Point presentation and there were many fun activities which included using Oreos to create the phases of the moon. Students were able to be “astronauts” and NASA engineers for a day. The hands-on experiences put smiles on their faces and filled their hearts. Ms. Jen, as the students call her, instilled the love of learning into the lesson and activities that were included. She is “out of this world!” There is a plan for more collaboration with the first grade team to plan other exciting science activities tied to the standards.
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Music Notes with Mrs. Allison at Seneca Street Primary music classes celebrated Black History month with a "Cinderella" folktale from Africa; "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" featured on a Reading Rainbow episode. After the story, we learned about how a Djembe drum was made and got to see and hear some cool African instruments. Mrs Allison taught classes the traditional West African welcome song "Fanga Alafia" and then we played African drums and instruments to accompany the song. Third Graders are looking forward to new spring songs as we begin to practice for the concert in May! Students are reminded to bring their recorders back to school after the break! In fourth grade we have been singing and reading the script to the musical play "Tom Sawyer" aloud in class. Tom, Huckleberry and their friends sure get into all kinds of trouble! Winton Marsalis, a famous African American jazz musician was the topic in fifth. We just finished a unit on Duke Ellington's Big Band Jazz arrangement of "The Nutcracker Suite" and watched a jazz program hosted by the great Wynton Marsalis. The classes read a biography about Winton and highlighted the main ideas to share. Wynton is the only musician, a solo trumpeter, to win a Classical and Jazz Grammy in the same year!
Latte, Anyone? Willard Prior families thoroughly enjoyed reading, The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. On Thursday, February 16th, WP families joined together for a night of literacy activities and the reading of “The Last Chapter.” Students also named our new school hamster on this evening. Students waited with excited anticipation for the naming. After a drum roll the name was pulled from a box filled with name ideas students had submitted throughout the week. Willard Prior is happy to announce that the name of the new school pet is, Latte! Latte will be residing with Ms. Terrier’s grade 3 classroom. He will make guest appearances and visits to classrooms throughout the building on a rotating schedule. Latte to our Willard Prior family!
We welcome
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Grade 5 Piranhas Go Skiing All Willard Prior 5th graders took a trip to Boonville, NY to go Cross Country Skiing at the Black River Outdoor Education Center accompanied by volunteers that support the activities for school groups. Students along with Mr. Planck, Mrs. Wells and Mr. Weaver have made this adventure an annual trip. Several students commented that they had never gone Cross-Country skiing but they really enjoyed the experience. The volunteers from the Black River Environmental Improvement Association teach students about nature, conservation and preservation of our natural resources while out on the trails. The group was established in 1984 and offers a wide v a r i e t y of aerobic activities utilizing 9 campuses in the Adirondack mountains surrounding Boonville, NY. Activities include kayaking, biking, hiking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing with a focus on conserving, maintaining and enhancing the scenic and historical Adirondacks and the Tug Hill area of New York State. If you are interested in venturing out to engage in one of the activities available, visit the Black River Outdoor Education Center ’s website at www.breiax-countryski.org and enjoy!
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100 Days at Willard Prior Willard Prior kindergartners celebrated the 100th day of school on Thursday, February 16, 2017. Students came to school ready for the celebration! Students engaged in fun math activities and learned about hundreds of things on this day! They made 100 day snacks which involved counting 10 different snack items such as pretzels, M&Ms, fruit loops, gummy bears (to name a few) 10 times to equal 100 items, wrote numbers to 100 and counted aloud several times to mark the day! Students brought in their 100 day projects and made and wore hats to celebrate the 100th day of school. Students are definitely 100 days smarter after 100 days of school!!
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Friday, March 17, 2017 at Willard Prior from 8-10am, 12-2pm, and 4-6pm The Pre Kindergarten program is designed to meet the needs of the four year old child. Class size is limited and staffed with a certified teacher and teacher assistant/aide. Our program is based on the New York State Learning Standards. Classroom learning opportunities include experience with dramatic play, language/literacy, outdoor play, art projects, creative manipulatives, and sand/water table play. A child’s eligibility for Pre-Kindergarten is determined by the following: 1. The child is four years old on or before December 1, 2017. 2. The child resides within the Oneida City School District. 3. A certain number of slots must be filled based upon economic guidelines as set by the New York State Education Department. In order for your child to be considered for the program sponsored by both Madison Oneida BOCES and Oneida City School District you will need to complete and submit the following to our student registration office: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Application Copy of your child’s Birth Certificate Copy of your child’s Immunization Record Completed School Lunch form Proof of Residence - (mortgage/lease, utility bill) Transportation form
7. Health Record form 8. Developmental History Form 9. Physical Examination form (Copy of most recent physical form) 10. Dental Form
All information obtained in this application process is needed for placement consideration and will be kept confidential. Parent participation is highly encouraged and an essential component of the Pre-K program. Creative opportunities are provided for working and non-working parents to become involved in a variety of activities. These include volunteering in the classroom, parent meetings, family functions, parent conferences, “at home” activities, and home visits. If you have any further questions, please call Beth Williams at 363-1050, Lori Cimpi at 361-6072, or visit the student registration page on our website www.oneidacsd.org. Thank you for your interest in the Pre-Kindergarten program! Colleen Wuest Director of Early Childhood & Community Services
Moira Yardley Willard Prior Principal
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Safety First Oneida City School District has a responsibility to focus on the safety and well-being of our students. Should our schools be impacted by a national or local emergency, the district has response plans in place that follow the lead of law enforcement. Depending on the nature of the issue at hand, students may be transported home or kept at school until it is safe to transport them home. In the event of an emergency, we ask that parents refrain from coming onto our campus or calling our schools since it is critical that we have full use of our telephone lines for emergency communications. In an emergency, parents can get information, instructions, and updates from the following communication sources: ✓ District Web site- www.oneidacsd.org ✓ We will also be using our School Messenger phone system to notify parents of closures, delays, and early dismissals. Please visit www.oneidacsd.org > School Messenger for more information. ✓ Oneida school closings will be announced on the following broadcast outlets: ✓ RADIO stations: WFRG-104.0, WLZW-98.7, WIBX-950 AM, and WODZ-96.1 ✓ TELEVISION stations- News 10 Now, WKTV (Channel 2), WSTM (Channel 3), ✓ WIXT (channel 9), WUTR (channel 20) and WFXV (Channel 33)
There are a variety of ways that you can help the district with emergency preparedness and communication. Make sure the personal information provided to the school is accurate and up to date. If you have a change in work or emergency contact phone numbers, please let the school know as soon as possible. ✓ Make sure caregiver information is current. ✓ Do you remember where you recommended your child go if dismissed early? Does that person know your child is designated to come there? ✓ Make sure the person that you have designated as an emergency contact for school is aware of this designation. Make sure your child knows as well. ✓ Make sure your child has a key to your house in case of early dismissal. Have a back-up plan if they are locked out of the house (e.g., go to a neighbor’s house?). ✓ Discuss what you would like your child to do if they come home early due to emergency/weather related dismissal. Should they call you or someone else to confirm their arrival home? ✓ Be patient. If you are having difficulty getting through to the school during an emergency, remember the district may be flooded with incoming calls. Stay tuned to the media. We live in a challenging period and face many complex issues. Please be assured that we will take all necessary steps to keep your children safe.
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NOTIFICATION REGARDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN The Oneida City School District has an Emergency Response Plan in place to address student and staff safety issues. The plan would be activated in the event of a local disaster or school emergency. All plans are designed and reviewed by a committee that includes district staff and administration as well as representatives from the New York State Police, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Durhamville Fire Department, and Wampsville Fire Department. As part of its Emergency Response Plan, the district has designated coordinators who have specific responsibilities in the event of an emergency. The district has a school security coordinator and safety officer who are responsible for coordinating the communication between staff, law enforcement, and first responders to ensure staff understand the district-level safety plan. In addition, all staff are provided orange response cards in their rooms that review the protocols listed in the Emergency Response Plan. In the event of an emergency, the district’s public information officer will be responsible for disseminating information to the public by communicating with local media and the community. Several communication methods are available to the district and will be utilized as appropriate. Such methods include text, email and telephone alerts, website updates, social media messages, and media announcements. The district’s mass communication system, School Messenger, utilizes the student/parent/guardian information stored in its student information system. Therefore, it is imperative that parents and guardians ensure that their contact information is correct in the student information database. Whenever your contact information changes, be sure to contact the districts registrar office to update your information to ensure that you receive emergency communications from the district. How do I add/ change the numbers being called? Phone numbers for SchoolMessenger are collected during the enrollment process by filling out a form. You can also e-mail the form found on our website www.oneidacsd.org to Lori Cimpi at
[email protected] or by faxing the form to 315-366-3485. Any time your phone number has changed, you are encouraged to contact the student registration office to update your child’s records. Lori Cimpi in student registration can be reached at 315-361-6072. For more information on School Messenger including the sign up form please visit our website at www.oneidacsd.org and click on the Stay Connected link at the top of the page. Or you can call Lori Cimpi in Student Registration at 315-361-6072. Drills Parents and guardians should also be aware that in accordance with the Law, the district conducts unannounced emergency and lockdown drills at each school in the district throughout the school year. Law enforcement and emergency personnel may be included in these drills when possible. Parents and guardians will be notified of any drills taking place and building announcements will be broadcast over PA systems or by activating building alarm systems. Visitors to school buildings will also be notified of emergency situations/drills such as a shelter-in-place, hold-in-place, evacuation, lockout or lockdown. A copy of the Oneida City School District’s Emergency Response Plan is available at the district office.
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Oneida High School -363-6901 Brian Gallagher, Principal Jennifer DePerno, Assistant Principal Otto Shortell Middle School -363-1050 Todd Widrick, Principal Amada Larson, Assistant Principal Durhamville Elementary -363-8065 Margaret Visalli, Principal North Broad Elementary -363-3650 William Simmons, Principal Seneca Street Elementary -363-3930 Molly Hagan, Principal
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Mr. Robert Group, President Ms. Melinda Bowe, Vice President Mr. John Elberson Mr. Hank Leo Jr Ms. Alicia Lippert Ms. Jennifer Parker Ms. Gail Whipple
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Willard Prior Elementary -363-2190 Moira Yardley, Principal District Office -363-2550 Mary-Margaret Zehr, Superintendent Tina Lane, Asst Sup. for Instruction James Rowley, Asst Sup. for Finance Genevieve Brauner, Admin for Technology Student Registration -361-6072 Lori Cimpi Transportation - 363-5470 Mike Klenotiz
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