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| Ryan Wenke, with race organizers Alayna Smith and Bobby Flitsch. |
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| Student representative Anthony Zanin hands a gift basket to board member Melanie Mulroy-Robinson. |
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| Third-grade teacher Jami Strauss was delighted to hear that she received tenure. |
October 26, 2010
Students Praised for Fundraising
The board of education praised the efforts of high school students who raised $17,000 at a run/walk to benefit Ryan Wenke, a high school senior who is fighting a recurrence of bone cancer.
Students Alayna Smith and Bobby Flitsch led the effort to organize the race on October 17 with the help of dozens of students. Some 650 people turned out that day.
The board also heard about a Powder Puff Volleyball game set for this Wednesday, October 27, at the high school that is planned as a fundraiser to raise money for a former West Point Tours bus driver who has been diagnosed with brain cancer, Leroy Campbell. Nick Logerfo, who is a student representative on the board of ed, reported that the game will feature some members of the football team, as well as the girls volleyball team members.
Board of Education Members Recognized for Service
Schools superintendent Timothy Rehm recognized the service of the eight members of the Board of Education on Monday, which had been designated School Board Appreciation Day by New York governor David Paterson.
Rehm said the board members they are being recognized for the volunteer work they do “in support of our children and our community.” Each member of the BOE was given a gift basket that was prepared by Giftworks, of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
Third Grade Teacher Gets Tenure
Jami Strauss was approved for tenure by the Board of Education at its meeting on Monday. Strauss, a third grade teacher at Cornwall Elementary School at Lee Road, started at the school three years ago as a replacement teacher. In acknowledging her tenure, superintendent Rehm said she has done a “phenomenal job” at the elementary school.
Cornwall Part of Race to the Top Grant
The Cornwall Central School District’s portion of the federal Race to the Top grant will be $55,000 over four years, according to Michael Brooks, the district’s assistant superintendent for curriculum. New York was awarded the grant totaling nearly $700 million in late August.
Brooks told the school board on Monday night that the money will be used to revise the curriculum for grades K-12 to create a state-wide curriculum, train teachers and to develop an assessment and evaluation system for students, teachers and administrators. Locally, the school district will appoint a team to oversee the program and will likely invest in new materials, among other details that still need to be determined, he said.
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