CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENT/GUARDIAN GUIDE 2022-2023 2 DISTRICT INFORMATION CAZENOVIA PTA AND PTSA: ART APPRECIATION: Cazenovia Central School District is a member of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Cazenovia is fortunate to have one of the finest art departments in Central NY. This year’s calendar the largest volunteer association in America. PTA works for the education, health and safety of all features works created by the artists of Cazenovia High School, under the direction of art teachers, children. Cazenovia has three separate PTA organizations within the District. Mrs. Julianne Frear and Mr. Adam Reynolds. Burton Street PTA and the Cazenovia Middle School PTA are PTA organizations, and the Cazenovia CAZENOVIA ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: High School is a Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), which promotes student The Cazenovia Athletic Association supports and promotes the athletic programs of the Cazenovia Central School membership and leadership. The mission of our PTA program is to support and speak on behalf of District. Annual membership forms are available online at www.cazenoviacsd.com and through FamilyID. children and youth in schools, to assist parents in developing skills they need to raise and protect their children, and to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools. The CAA Officers: Co-President: Tara Bubble, Co-President: TBD, Secretary: Caitlin Byrne, Treasurer: Please join us and have a voice. Christina Frega, Membership: TBD, and District Advisor: Mike Byrnes. The CAA is recruiting new leaders and Burton Street PTA Officers: Middle School PTA Officers: volunteers. Contact Mr. Byrnes for assistance. [email protected] [email protected] PUBLIC NOTICE OF FREE LUNCH PROGRAM: Co-Presidents: Nikki Skeele & Nicole Maggio President: Liz Cobb In accordance with the National School Lunch Act governing schools participating in the National Vice President: Jaci Korver Vice President: Casey Frazee Lunch Program, CCSD will provide free lunches for students from qualified families. It is required that such Treasurer: Beth Alton Treasurer: Kristin Schierer notice be sent out to all families of school children in the District. Secretary: Kate Sinsabaugh Secretary: Colleen Fox Application forms for free meals will be mailed to all families with school children in the District. The forms Officer at Large: Amanda Traynor are available at all the school offices and online. Qualified families must apply each year for free meals Teacher Liaison: Katie McGinnis even if they have participated during the previous school year. Forms should be returned to the school Cazenovia High School PTSA: district treasurer as soon as possible. Forms will be made available to students new to the District at the [email protected] [email protected] time of registration. President: Kathleen Benedict Treasurer: Debora Millson Vice President: Kimberly Richardson Secretary: Mary Kate Gutierrez NOTIFICATION OF TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS: Vice President: Emily Benedict In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act, parents are entitled to information regarding the EARLY SCHOOL CLOSING: professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher. You may receive information by If it should be necessary to close school before the usual time, it is important for your child to contacting your principal. know what to do. This is especially important if both parents work and there is no one to look The information will include: after your child if there is an early dismissal. Please discuss this possibility with your child. All • whether the teacher has met NYS certification requirements for the grade levels and the subject areas in after-school activities are canceled when school is dismissed early. which he/she provides instruction; TEXTBOOKS, LIBRARY BOOKS: • whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional conditions by which NYS Textbooks and library books are provided for pupils in accordance with NYS Education Law. certification requirements have been waived; These books remain the property of the school district and they are loaned to pupils with the • the baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by understanding that pupils are responsible for the reasonable care and safe return of any texts the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree; and or library books they borrow. Lost or damaged books will be paid for by the students to whom • whether the child is provided services by teacher assistants and, if so, the teacher they were loaned. assistants’ qualifications.