Cooperstown CSD

CCS District families can find a link to the NY Department of Health (NYSDOH) Covid-19 Tool Kit at the following link: http://bit.ly/NYSDOHCovid19ToolKit. This helpful tool kit can guide CCS students, families, staff and administrators in response to Covid-19. A link to this document and other helpful information can be found on the Reopening Information page of the CCS District website. https://bit.ly/CCSReopeningInformationPage2020

Our CCS Jr./Sr. High School students did a fantastic job this morning with the first day of entry into our new system of hybrid learning with Cohort A attending school on Mondays and Wednesdays and Cohort B attending school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For questions, please don't hesitate to contact the office at 607-547-8181.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel and study as a Rotary Exchange Student through our local Rotary District? Check out the following links for more information or contact our CCS student to hear about a first-hand experience. The deadline for the first part of the application for our local Rotary Club is October 10th. Cooperstown Rotary: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/3556/ Cooperstown Rotary Exchange: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/3556/Committee/cooperstown/youth-exchange District Rotary: https://www.rotarydistrict7170.org/page/youth-exchange For students interested or have questions, contact recent CCS exchange student: Ariadne.hodgson@cooperstowncs.org or ariadnehodgson@gmail.com

REMINDER to CCS Jr./Sr. High School Students: The PSAT will be offered on Saturday, October 17th at Cooperstown Jr./Sr. High School. The registration deadline is Friday, October 2nd. All registration forms and payment must arrive in the CCS Counseling Office by 3:00 p.m. Please understand the deadline is firm so that the appropriate number of proctors can be established and the correct number of classrooms can be prepared. Payment in the amount of $17.00 can be made in the form of a check written to CCS or cash is accepted. The PSAT test begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. While the PSAT/NMSQT targets juniors, interested sophomores may test the practice exam too. Registration forms are available on the CCS school website, in the CCS Counseling Google Drive (folder labeled PSAT - http://bit.ly/PSATfolderCCSCounseling). Please call your counselor if you have any questions.

The school year may look a little different this year, but the CCS Teachers, staff and administration are ready to roll with in-person hybrid learning. Please view the following video for a look inside our CCS Elementary and Jr./Sr. High School buildings as we prepare for hybrid in-person learning to begin the week of October 5th. http://bit.ly/2020CCSHybridReopeningVideo For more detailed information, please reference the letters from our building principals and superintendent emailed and mailed to district families on Monday 9/28/2020. You can also visit our Reopening Information page of the district website. http://bit.ly/CCSReopeningInformationPage2020

TODAY (Friday, September 25, 2020) - Don't forget to check out the Curbside Library pop-up today 8:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. in front of the CCS Elementary School. Roll up in your car, take a ride on your bicycle, hop aboard your scooter or just come by on foot! We're here all day and we have lots of new books to share. Please wear your mask and practice social distancing while checking out the books. Students or parents can also email Mrs. Emily Gibson or Mrs. Michelle Hitchcock, CCS Library Media Specialists, to make an appointment to search and request books in each building, go to: Elementary School Catalog: ceopals.oncboces.org Jr./Sr. High School Catalog: chopals.oncboces.org

Instrumental Music lessons for CCS band students will begin this week for Grades 5-12. CCS students should check their Google Classroom page for more information. For questions, please contact Kerri Hogle, CCS Music Teacher, at khogle@cooperstowncs.org. Grades 5-6 - Elementary Instrumental Music Grades 7-8 - Middle School Band Grades 9-12- High School Band

The Syracuse Service Academy Night for students interested in a service academy or an R.O.T.C. program will take place via Zoom on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 6:00 P.M. Meet representatives from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis), U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy as well as R.O.T.C. programs. Please RSVP for this event by contacting Ryan Kambich, Central NY Regional Assistant to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, at Ryan_Kambich@gillibrand.senate.gov. For questions, please contact the CCS Counseling Department at jlyons@cooperstowncs.org.

Cooperstown Central School welcomed back ONC BOCES students today on a beautiful fall morning! CCS staff welcomed students to the 2020-2021 school year, reviewed protocols due to Covid-19 and released students to their individual ONC BOCES programs. Here's to our first wave of students back in the building!

CCS will host a CURBSIDE LIBRARY at the Elementary School (students K-6) as well as the Jr./Sr. High School (students 7-12) on Friday, September 25th. Request your books ahead of time by Wednesday 9/23 for pick up on Friday, 9/25. Students or parents can also email Mrs. Emily Gibson or Mrs. Michelle Hitchcock, CCS Library Media Specialists, to make an appointment to search and request books in each building, go to: Elementary School Catalog: ceopals.oncboces.org Jr./Sr. High School Catalog: chopals.oncboces.org

Friday, September 18, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The CCS parent presentations, originally scheduled for September 21st and 22nd, for information regarding our hybrid reopening plan, have been cancelled. CCS students K-12 and district families will receive a video during the week of September 28th that will highlight important aspects of the hybrid reopening plan and demonstrate student protocols for in-person learning in both buildings.

TODAY, Friday, September 18, 2020 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - CCS Students Grades 7-12 can pick up their agendas, bus notes and any other materials prepared by teachers in Grades 7-12. Orange bus notes will be required for ALL district students who will be traveling to school with CCS District bus transportation. For questions, please call 607-547-8181.

CCS would like our distinct families to know about the BOCES Instructional Technology Toolkit, designed by the regional BOCES centers to help with online learning for students, families and educators. This is a wonderful resource to help families and educators navigate online learning. Use the link above, or copy the following URL address to access the webpage: http://bit.ly/InstructionalTechToolkit

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The Cooperstown Central School board of education would like to thank Dr. Bill Crankshaw for his years of dedicated service and wish him a smooth transition to lead his alma mater as we welcome Romona N. Wenck, our interim school superintendent starting October 1. Mrs. Wenck, who recently retired after an exemplary career at nearby Laurens Central School, will guide district decisions. Building principals Ann Meccariello and Tracy Durkee, as instructional leaders, and business administrator Amy Kukenberger continue to address day-to-day operations. We are fortunate to have Mrs. Wenck’s deep knowledge of our region and exemplary experience for our school community over the next several months. We also look forward to working with Dr. Catherine Huber who soon begins as the new Otsego Northern Catskill BOCES superintendent. Dr. Huber will assist our board of education during the search for a permanent CCS superintendent. Candidates for CCS superintendent with all appropriate NYS administrative certification should please submit application materials by October 16, 2020. The anticipated start date is January 1. c/o District Superintendent, ONC BOCES, 1914 County Route 35, PO Box 57, Milford, NY 13807; call 607-286-7715, Ext. 2224; or email aoliveri@oncboces.org https://olasjobs.org/JobDetails?jobNumber=COON0179915-0000

Attention CCS Jr./Sr. High School 7-12 Grade students and parents/guardians: Please stop by the CCS Jr./Sr. High School parking lot this Friday, September 18th, 9:00 A.M-3:00 P.M. to pick up your agenda and any other materials our CCS teachers may have prepared for you. If you have any questions, please contact the office at 607-547-8181.

The next Board of Education meeting of the Cooperstown Central School District will take place on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. For more information and to access the link to the public Zoom webinar, please use http://bit.ly/BOEMtg916 or visit Agendas/Minutes on BoardDocs listed on the left hand column of the Board of Education page on our CCS Website.

Monday, September 14, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The September 2020 issue of the CCS Jr./Sr. High Counseling Department monthly newsletter provides important upcoming dates, college planning information and other important information 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/Sept2020CounselingNewsletter

Thursday, September 10, 2020 (Cooperstown, NY) - The Cooperstown SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER is OPEN and available for physicals, acute or chronic care visits and immunizations. For appointments, general questions or enrollment, please call Cooperstown SBHC Center at 607-547-5069 or 844-255-7242. Come get your flu shot and let’s do our part to keep CCS healthy!

CCS Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teachers and Aides, along with CCS Elementary Principal Tracey Durkee, celebrated a Welcome Wagon Bus Parade to the homes of CCS K & 1st Grade Students yesterday. Students were treated to materials hand-delivered by their classroom teacher, and the smiles and laughter were tremendous. We are CCS Strong!

Dear Families of the Cooperstown Central School District, We hope you are well. School began for students, and the excitement of a new school year with the promise of many new learning opportunities is tempered by the realities of COVID-19. The district will continue to announce new information as it becomes available. Today, I wish to inform you about the district’s decision regarding the fall 2020 CCS athletic season. Due to the realities of participation complicated and inhibited by COVID-19, the district has made the difficult decision to cancel the Fall 2020 athletics program and season. We have based our decision on guidance from the Centers for Disease Controls (CDC), The New York State and Otsego County Departments of Public Health (DOH), and information from our colleagues at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA). See School Website for full letter details.