Cooperstown CSD

CCS Students in Mrs. Sciallo’s AP Literature class had an opportunity to visit the “Same Their Name” Memorial outside of Doubleday Field in Cooperstown. Ms. Jennifer Dibble met students there to give some background about the installation, the process of bringing it to Cooperstown, and share some of the stories connected with the memorial.. Students in AP Lit are studying The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and recently learned about Emmett Till’s murder in 1955 in Money, Mississippi. Till’s photo appears on the memorial wall. The installation will remain in place until December 1st. For questions, please contact rburk-sciallo@cooperstowncs.org.

This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express is now available online. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news that supports our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with district families through email notification and access to the latest newsletter file can always be found on the front page of our CCS Website with the Hawkeyes Express link. Let’s Go Hawkeyes! Week of 11/9/2020: https://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress1109

REMINDER! The CCS District 1st Quarter marking period will end on Friday, November 13th. As we prepare for the 2nd Quarter, we remind all CCS District families that the deadline for choosing 100% Remote Choice Learning, or the Hybrid Model of learning, is Wednesday, November 11th at 3:00pm. Please contact Jackie Savoie in the Jr./Sr. High School (jsavoie@cooperstowncs.org) or Maria Senk (msenk@cooperstowncs.org) in the Elementary School to communicate your choice for the second quarter, which runs from November 16-January 22. Once your choice is made we ask that you stay committed to that choice for the entire 2nd Quarter. If we don’t hear from families, we will place students on the Hybrid Model List. Please indicate if you want to: A – stay in the Hybrid Model choice B – stay 100% Fully Remote choice C – switch to the Hybrid Model from 100% Fully Remote D – switch to the 100% Fully Remote Choice Model http://bit.ly/2ndQRemoteChoiceDeadline

CCS Jr./Sr. High Nurse Lucas Spencer and CCS Elementary Nurse Kim Stahl are working hard to keep our district safe and informed. Follow CoopNurse on Twitter @LucasSp21299739 for updates and insight. Let's Go Hawkeyes!

The November 2020 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High School Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important information on upcoming programs, deadlines, college fair dates and financial aid opportunities to support CCS students and families. Monthly issues can be found on the Counseling page of the CCS website and issues are emailed to district families through student Naviance accounts. For more information, please contact the CCS Counseling Dept at 607-547-5300 or jlyons@cooperstowncs.org. http://bit.ly/NOV2020CounselingNewsletter

Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - This week’s edition of the Hawkeyes Express is now available online. Hawkeyes Express provides weekly district news that supports our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will continue to be shared with district families through email notification and access to the latest newsletter file can always be found on the front page of our CCS Website with the Hawkeyes Express link. Let’s Go Hawkeyes! Week of 11/3/2020: http://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress1102

Monday, November 2, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The CCS District 1st Quarter marking period will end on Friday, November 13th. As we prepare for the 2nd Quarter, we remind all CCS District families that the deadline for choosing 100% Remote Choice Learning, or the Hybrid Model of learning, is Wednesday, November 11th at 3:00pm. Please contact Jackie Savoie in the Jr./Sr. High School (jsavoie@cooperstowncs.org) or Maria Senk (msenk@cooperstowncs.org) in the Elementary School to communicate your choice for the second quarter, which runs from November 16-January 22. Once your choice is made we ask that you stay committed to that choice for the entire 2nd Quarter. If we don’t hear from families, we will place students on the Hybrid Model List. Please indicate if you want to: A – stay in the Hybrid Model choice B – stay 100% Fully Remote choice C – switch to the Hybrid Model from 100% Fully Remote D – switch to the 100% Fully Remote Choice Model http://bit.ly/2ndQRemoteChoiceDeadline

To all parents and guardians: Our neighbors in Milford sent out the following notification today. As a parent myself, I thought that you would want to have the same information and to be sure to speak to your children about how to handle strangers coming to your home, especially during this Halloween season. A special “Shout out of Thanks!” goes to the Milford School District for sharing this important information with all of us. Romona N. Wenck, Interim Superintendent The Milford Central School was notified by a parent today of a suspicious man visiting their home last evening. After consultation with the State Police, I am notifying all parents in the district to be vigilant and to remind their children to never open the door to any stranger. In this specific incident the person was a white male, 5’6” – 5’8”, heavyset, with a beard. He was driving a tan Dodge Caravan and knocked on the door asking if the parents were home. He also stated that he had a package to leave and asked the child to open the door. The State Police are investigating the matter. If you or your family have any similar experiences, please call the State Police at 432-3211.

The New York State Education Department Parent Dashboard provides a gateway to school-level data for parents and the general public. Feedback from parents and stakeholders will guide enhancements to the Parent Dashboard. View the dashboard and provide feedback: https://data.nysed.gov/parents/ CCS District has emailed all district families with information provided by NYSED for access and feedback to Parent Dashboard.

CCS has launched the Hawkeyes Express, a one-stop location for weekly district news that supports our CCS families with on-going communication and information. The weekly updated PDF file will be shared with district families through email notification and access to the latest newsletter file can always be found on the front page of our CCS Website with the Hawkeyes Express link. Let’s Go Hawkeyes! Week of 10/26/2020: https://bit.ly/HawkeyesExpress1026

CCS 6th Grade students in Diana Garcia’s English classes have been immersed in an interdisciplinary investigation of historic cemeteries. The Guiding Question of the study is "How do historic cemeteries reflect changes in people's values and beliefs over time?" Students built background knowledge by reading and discussing non- fiction text and viewing photographs, analyzed the meaning of symbols commonly found on headstones, and learned about rhyme scheme, free verse and the use of figurative language. Students completed fieldwork at the historic Christ Church Cemetery on River Street in Cooperstown.

Reminder that TODAY, FRIDAY Oct 23rd, the Cooperstown Jr./Sr. High School will host a materials and resources pick-up day for 100% Remote Learners in Grades 7-12. If your CCS student (grade 7-12) is a 100% Remote Learner at this time, please stop by the Jr./Sr. High School 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. on 10/23/2020 to pick up any materials needed to continue remote learning.

It may not look like it did during pre-Covid 19, but CCS musicians continue to celebrate music in our schools! Keep singing your song CCS!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 20, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - Cooperstown Central School District will place ALL K-6 students on fully remote learning beginning immediately and continuing through the remainder of this week. CCS Students Grades K-6 will NOT report for instruction to school buildings for the remainder of this week. Students in Grades K-6 should be prepared to begin remote instruction with their teachers beginning at 8:10am Wednesday morning October 21, 2020 through Zoom platform. Please see the attached LETTER with detailed information from Romona N. Wenck, CCS Interim Superintendent. http://bit.ly/K6MovesToRemote

The next Board of Education meeting of the Cooperstown Central School District will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. For more information and to access the link to the public Zoom webinar, please use http://bit.ly/BOEMtg1021 or visit Agendas/Minutes on BoardDocs listed on the left hand column of the Board of Education page on our CCS Website. Click HERE for a link to the public meeting. Click on the meeting listed for specific Zoom information. The URL Zoom address can be used to copy and paste into a new window to request access to the public meeting. Agendas/Minutes on Board Docs can always be found under Important Resources on the Board of Education page of the CCS website or by clicking HERE.

This Friday, October 23rd, the Cooperstown Jr./Sr. High School will host a materials and resources pick-up day for 100% Remote Learners in Grades 7-12. If your CCS student (grade 7-12) is a 100% Remote Learner at this time, please stop by the Jr./Sr. High School 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. on 10/23/2020 to pick up any materials needed to continue remote learning. Weather permitting, tables will be set up in the bus circle. If we experience inclement weather, tables will be set up in the CCS Jr./Sr. High school gymnasium.

Friday, October 16, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - Mr. Pollock (aka “Mr. Science”) visited Cooperstown Central School 2nd Grade students this week for hands-on lessons and activities in STEM. CCS students learned about electrons and protons while answering questions and making observations about static electricity. Mrs. Coleman, CCS 2nd Grade Teacher, was first at bat in demonstrating static electricity for her students!

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The Cooperstown Chapter of National Honor Society has teamed up with the CCS Music Program to offer a fruit sale fundraiser this fall. The fundraiser is open to all and proceeds will be split between the two programs. All orders can be placed online. Deadline for online orders is November 22nd and orders paid by check or cash must be submitted directly to Monica Wolfe at CCS before the end of day on November 23rd. Orders are tentatively expected to be available for pick-up at CCS during the week of December 2nd. For questions, please contact mwolfe@cooperstowncs.org. Don’t miss out on this delicious and nutritious fundraiser at http://bit.ly/FruitSaleCCS

The​ Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown​ will host “​Looking in the Mirror: Cooperstown Reflects on Racism and Education”, part of an ongoing anti-racism series that is exploring racism in our community and how individuals and institutions can promote a more equitable Cooperstown. Thursday, October 15, 2020 7-8:30pm via Zoom webinar Moderator​: Liane Hirabayashi, co-host Joann Gardner Panelists​: Dr. Mary Bonderoff, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer, SUNY Morrisville; Rebecca Burke-Sciallo & Angela Eldred, Teachers, Cooperstown High School English Department; Dr. Luvell Brown, Superintendent, Ithaca City School District, and author of ​Cultural of Love: Cultivating a Positive and Transformational Organizational Culture; and Julian Robinson, CCS Class of 2016 and parent Jackie Robinson Go to http://bit.ly/FOVLReflectsOnRacism1015 for complete information and learn how to sign up via Zoom (you can register at FOVL.eventbrite.com).

Cooperstown Central School Jr./Sr. High School English teacher, Chalya Pudlewski, has been selected as a fall 2020 Pulitzer Center Teacher Fellow in the track of Media, Misinformation, and the Pandemic. Pudlewski was selected from among 166 strong applicants from across the country to join a small cohort of multidisciplinary educators. Pudlewski will be attending workshops with award-winning journalists and developing curriculum materials for a research, journalism, and speech and debate unit with CCS students. Congratulations Mrs. Pudlewski! We are CCS Proud!