Cooperstown CSD

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.

Cooperstown Central School will offer technology triage support during our first few days of school as our students and families navigate online learning. Please call 607-547-8181 between the hours of 8 A.M. -3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, Sept. 9th or Thursday, Sept. 10th if you have questions.

Hello, CCS Families! To ensure a successful first day of school tomorrow, your child will need to login to his/her school account today. Students need to access Google Classroom and join their classes prior to tomorrow's Zoom meetings. The Zoom meeting information is found in Google Classroom. As a reminder, use the new login email: firstname.lastname@cooperstowncs.org, which was distributed with your student's device. Please contact the help desk at 607.766.3800 if you have any issues logging into the account. They are available from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. only. Thanks so much!

TODAY, September 8th, 2020, CCS Students in grades 7-12 can continue to pick up devices and materials related to their coursework for 2020-2021 and CCS Students in grades 2-6 can pick up their materials related to their classroom assignments. Please wear masks and practice social distancing. All pick-up takes place at the CCS Jr./Sr. High School gymnasium 9:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M.

CCS device and materials pick-up begins at noon today for CCS Grades 7-12. Please come to the entrance closest to the HS gymnasium, wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Greetings CCS Families, You are receiving this communication regarding your student with special education needs at Cooperstown CSD. Last week a representative from the Pupil Personnel Services office likely contacted you regarding specific plans for your child. Since then, the COVID-19 crisis has required us to change our plans and ALL students must remain in a remote learning mode. Yesterday, the Otsego County Department of Health highly recommended schools engage in remote only learning through and including September 23rd. When DOH makes a statement to this effect we take it very seriously as health and safety are our first concern. With that said, the start date for any in person special education has changed to September 24th. I apologize for the frequent changes. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call the office of Pupil Personnel at 607-547-4449. Thank you for your understanding. Sincerely, Kevin J Kelly Director of Pupil Personnel Cooperstown CSD

Attention CCS families with students in Grades 7-12! CCS Jr./Sr. High School Principal Ann Meccariello has provided an update on curriculum and instruction for Grades 7-12 effective September 2, 2020 based on changes related to our response to Covid-19. Please find the PDF file here: https://5il.co/kk0l

Please see the updated pick-up information for ALL CCS students K-12.

Registration is open for the October 3, 2020 SAT exam at CCS Jr./Sr. High School. Deadline for registration is Friday, September 4, 2020 at www.collegeboard.org. For questions, please contact CCS Jr./Sr. High Counseling Office at 607-547-5300.

Please see the CCSD Press Release regarding Superintendent of Schools. For a link to this press release, please go to the Reopening Information page of the CCSD website. https://bit.ly/CCSReopeningInformationPage

UPDATED 8/26/2020 The 2020-2021 CCS student Supply List for Grades 7-12 can be viewed in the following attachment. It is also listed under Important Reopening Links of the Reopening Information page of the district website. For questions, please contact CCS Jr./Sr. High Principal Ann Meccariello at 547-8181. http://bit.ly/Grds7-12SupplyListUpdated8-26