Required Notifications

The Family Educational Records Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents/guardians and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records.

Family Educational Records Privacy Act (FERPA)

In accordance with the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), the Clarkstown Central School District has had an active Asbestos Management Plan in place since 1989 for all district buildings. Components of this plan include: an annual public notification on the status of asbestos activities; a visual survey every six months and full inspection every three years of asbestos containing materials; mandatory all employee training; a manual outlining procedures for identifying and handling potential exposures and maps of known asbestos containing locations; asbestos labeling requirements, etc.

The public can review the asbestos management plans by scheduling an appointment at the Clarkstown Central School District administrative offices (Chestnut Grove building, 62 Old Middletown Road, New City) between the hours of 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday, by emailing the Director of Facilities and Operations (avalenti@ccsd.edu), calling (845) 639-6434 or each school's main office.

Annual Notification for AHERA

Regular school attendance is critical to academic success.

Board of Education Policy 5100: Student Attendance

The Board of Education recognizes that, on occasion, students may not have enough funds for a meal. To ensure that students do not go hungry, but also to promote responsible student behavior and minimize the fiscal burden to the District, the Board will allow students who do not have enough funds to charge the cost of meals to be paid back at a later date, subject to the terms in this policy.

Board Policy 8505: Meal Charge and Prohibition Against Meal Shaming

The Board of Education of the Clarkstown Central School District acknowledges its responsibility to provide a safe and orderly environment where all students may receive a quality education in an atmosphere that is safe and free from disruption, discrimination and interference. Since the Board believes that order and discipline are essential to being educated effectively, the District is also committed to creating and maintaining high behavioral standards and expectations. We hold all students, teachers, district personnel, parents and other visitors to a high standard of responsible and respectful behavior.

The Clarkstown Central School District has long-standing guidelines for conduct on school property and at school functions, whether on or off of school property. Our expectations are based on principles of civility, respect, citizenship, character, tolerance, acceptance, honesty and integrity.

Board of Education Policy 5300: Clarkstown Central School District Code of Conduct

New York State’s Dignity for All Students Act (The Dignity Act or DASA) seeks to provide the State’s public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.

The legislation states that no student will be subjected to harassment or discrimination by employees or students on school property or at a school function based on their actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, religion, religious practice, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or sexes.

Board of Education Policy 0115: Dignity For All Students - Prohibiting Discrimination & Harassment of Students

Complaint Form

Coordinators

Pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act, effective July 1, 2002, the Clarkstown Central School District must disclose to military recruiters, upon request, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of high school students. Parents or eligible students wishing to exercise their option to withhold their consent to the release of the above information to military recruiters must sign and return the form below to the building principal by October 1.

Parental Notification - Right to Withhold Certain Information from Military Recruiters

The District-Wide Safety Plan is shared with the New York State Education Department annually.

District-Wide Safety Plan

The Board of Education, its officers and employees shall not discriminate in its programs and activities against any student, employee or applicant on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin, ethnic group, creed, religion, religious practice, marital status, sex, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

Compliance Officer for Title VII and Title IX:
Assistant Superintendent for Personnel  

Compliance Officer for Section 504:
Erin Ginsberg, Supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services

Board of Education Policy 0100: Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination

In accordance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), parents/guardians of students have the right to request specific information about the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom teachers. As the parent/guardian of a student in the Clarkstown Central School District, you have the right to request the following information about your child’s/children’s teachers:

• Whether the teacher has met New York State qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas he or she teaches;
• Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which the State qualifications or licensing criteria have been waived;
• The teacher’s college major;
• Whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of the degrees;
• If your child is provided services by any instructional aides or similar paraprofessionals, the services provided to your child and the aide or paraprofessional’s qualifications.

Requests for information about the qualifications of your child’s/children’s teacher(s) should be directed to the Assistant Superintendent for Personnel, Clarkstown Central School District, 62 Old Middletown Road, New City, NY 10956.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) affords parents/guardians and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records.

Board of Education Policy 5500-E.1

Families of eligible students who may qualify for free or reduced price meals are encouraged to apply. The application and additional information can be found on the Food Services page. Contact the director for questions.

Students must abide by the District’s Internet & School Network Acceptable Use Policy.

Board of Education Policy 4526

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides protections for students who are housing insecure, in a temporary living situation or forced to share housing with another person or family due to loss of housing or as a result of economic hardship. Parents or guardians who believe their child may be eligible should call the registrar at (845) 639-6310 or email registrar@ccsd.edu.

Board of Education Policy 5151: Homeless Children

The Board of Education believes that positive parental involvement is essential to student achievement and thus encourages such involvement in school educational planning and operations. Parental involvement may take place either in the classroom or during extra-curricular activities. However, the Board also encourages parental involvement at home (e.g. planned home reading time, informal learning activities and/or homework “contracts” between parents and children). The Board directs the superintendent of schools to develop a home-school communications program in an effort to encourage all forms of parental involvement.

Board of Education Policy 1900

The District is committed to safeguarding student personally identifiable information (PII) in educational records from unauthorized access or disclosure in accordance with State and Federal law.

Board of Education Policy 5500-E.2: Parents’ Bill of Rights Regarding Student Data Privacy & Protection

Recognizing the risk of chemical pesticides, the Board of Education authorizes the use of a districtwide integrated pest management (IPM) approach. IPM is a systematic approach to managing pests focusing on long term prevention or suppression with minimal impact on human health, the environment and non-targeted organisms. However, pesticide use may be needed in certain situations. Pesticide applications, when required, will be made by certified individuals in accordance with the label directions. Individuals that wish to be notified 48 hours in advance of any pesticide application should complete and submit the notification form. The director of facilities shall provide notification to all parties on the list 48 hours prior to application or as soon as an emergency situation allows.

Board of Education Policy 8115: Pesticides and Risk Management

Beginning with students who will reach their fifth birthday by December 1, the District welcomes students grades K-12. Families must be residents of the Clarkstown Central School District. Enrollment information and materials are posted on the District's Registration page. You can also contact the district registrar at (845) 639-6310 or email registrar@ccsd.edu.

In order to enroll in school, a student must have a health exam and submit a health certificate within 30 calendar days after entering school AND upon entering pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, second, fourth, seventh and tenth grades. A dental certificate, which indicates your child has been seen by a dentist or dental hygienist, is requested at the same time. 

In order to enroll in school, students must also furnish documentation of required immunizations against certain communicable diseases. 

Policy 5420: Student Health Services

For more information, please visit out Health Services pages at www.ccsd.edu/health

For Student Information (or “Directory Information”), please see the Family Educational Records Privacy Act (FERPA).

The Board of Education recognizes that harassment on the basis of sex, gender identity and/or sexual orientation is abusive and illegal behavior that harms targets and negatively impacts the school culture by creating an environment of fear, distrust, intimidation and intolerance. 

The Board further recognizes that preventing and remedying such harassment in schools is essential to ensure a healthy, nondiscriminatory environment in which students can learn and employees and “non-employees” can work productively.

Board of Education Policy 0110: Sexual Harassment

The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) is a federal law that affords certain rights to parents of minor students with regard to surveys that ask questions of a personal nature. All research, studies or surveys undertaken must conform to all student or staff rights, which exist in federal and state law, along with local policies and administrative regulations. Even when not required by law, no students and/or employees shall participate in any research, study and/or survey unless they agree to participate. Prior written parental permission must be obtained for student participation (unless the student is over 18 years of age). The exception is research, a study or survey conducted by the school system to improve its operations/services. Such research, studies or surveys must still be approved in advance by school administration. This requirement also applies to the collection, disclosure or use of student information for marketing purposes (“marketing surveys”) and certain physical examinations and screenings.

Board of Education Policy 5500

It is essential that each child experience both challenge and success from school activities. To this end, the District will make every effort to place each student in the most appropriate learning level for a successful educational experience. Academic growth, like physical growth, does not take place at the same pace or time for all individuals. Certain students may achieve mastery in a shorter period, while others need additional time. Early identification and intervention, promotion and retention are methods of meeting the needs of such children.

Board of Education Policy 4750: Promotion and Retention of Students

Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended, provides financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Federal funds are currently allocated through four statutory formulas that are based primarily on census poverty estimates and the cost of education in each state. Each year, schools/districts are reviewed based upon these formulas and a determination is made regarding their Title I status. The District's Title I Coordinator can be reached at cia@ccsd.edu.

Parent Involvement Requirement:

Title I and ESEA regulations require schools to involve parents of public and private school students in school programs and in the education of their children. The parent involvement requirements for schools and districts serving students through Title I funds are:

• District Parent Involvement Policy (District Policy 1000, see pages 57-60)
  • Parents Right to Know
  • Parents' Bill of Rights for New York State's English Language Learners/Multilingual Learners & ELL Parent Hotline
• Academic Intervention Services 
• School/Parent Compact 
• Homeless Children
• Rights of MLL/ELL Parents, Guardians and Other Caregivers 
• NYSED ELL/MLL Parent Resources 

*all District policies 

Title III, Part A:

Title III, Part A of the NCLB Act (sec. 3102) was established to ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English and meet the same challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet. Federal funds are currently allocated on the basis of identified LEP students within the District. Each year, schools/districts are reviewed based upon this criteria and funds are awarded accordingly.  

Title III, Part A regulations require schools to involve parents of public and private school students in school programs and in the education of their children. The parent involvement requirements for schools and districts serving students through Title III funds are: (links coming soon).

Grant Money Recipient Schools - Clarkstown:

Bardonia ES, Lakewood ES, New City ES, Woodglen ES, FFMS A, FFMS C and North HS.

Complaint Procedures:

The ESEA programs for which an individual may submit a complaint to NYSED include:

• Title I, Part A: Grants to Local Educational Agencies
• Title I, Part C: Education of Migratory Children
• Title I, Part D: Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk
• Title II, Part A: Supporting Effective Instruction
• Title III, Part A: Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students
• Title IV, Part A: Student Support and Academic Enhancement Grants
• Title IV, Part B: 21st Century Community Learning Centers

New York State ESSA-Funded Programs Complaint Procedures

The Clarkstown Central School District Board of Education authorizes the use of surveillance cameras in its schools, buses and on school grounds. This is in keeping with the recognized responsibility to promote and foster school safety and ensure a safe and effective learning environment.

Board of Education Policy 8210.1: Surveillance Cameras on District Property

The Clarkstown Central School District Board of Education has adopted guidelines to promote healthy lifestyle choices for students that can affect their lifelong wellness.

Board of Education Policy 5405: Student Wellness