Pearl River Schools and the St. Margaret School all began classes for the 2012-13 school year Wednesday.
With classes about to start up again in Pearl River, "drive safely" signs going up around village.
Pearl River's administrators and teachers are adapting the curriculum to fit new standards mandated by the New York State Education Department.
Pearl River Middle School changed its bell schedule for the 2012-13 school year, starting and ending each day 15 minutes earlier.
The Pearl River administration also gave updates on the poles that fell Monday at Pearl River High School, the high school's new classrooms and ImPACT testing at Tuesday's board of education meeting.
The Pearl River School District Board of Education approved the appointment of former Felix Festa Middle School teacher Andrew Trust as Pearl River High School's new assistant principal.
Pearl River became one of the first schools in the county to have its plan for implementing Annual Professional Performance Reviews approved by the state.
Tuesday's Pearl River Board of Education agenda includes the recommendation of Andrew Trust as an assistant principal in the district.
The Pearl River Board of Education voted to waive the second reading of the district's new concussion management policy.
Tuesday's vote established Pearl River's school tax rate for 2012-13 at $38.46 per $1,000, an increase of 2.375% from 2011-12.
The Pearl River School District Board of Education will also hear the administration's tax rate recommendation for 2012-13 at Tuesday's meeting.
Pediatrician Alanna Levine discusses the importance of breakfast for children
The Pearl River administration is still hoping to have the four new classrooms in Pearl River High School ready for the first day of classes Sept. 5.
The search committee will meed with candidates this week.
Pearl River High School graduate Mark Svensson joined with other student leaders calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to add current students to the New York Education Reform Commission.
Pearl River also addressed the district's energy efficiency plan at the meeting Tuesday night.
Changes in the Pearl River School District Code of Conduct for 2012-13 included language regarding bullying, drugs and the use of electronic devices.
The Pearl River School District will have a public hearing of the 2012-13 Code of Conduct before Tuesday's board of education meeting.
Pearl River Superintendent Dr. John Morgano and Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Sue Wheeler respond to the 2012 New York State Assessments for math and ELA,
Upcoming best bets for the family.
The New York State Education Department released the results of the 2012 assessments for grades three through eight in math and English Language Arts.
Students from Pearl River Middle School were honored with the Rockefeller Foundation Young Innovators Award along with others who took part in Design For Change, a program that helps students learn to change their communities for the better.
Pearl River became the first school district in Rockland County to submit a plan for Annual Professional Performance Reviews to the state.
Pearl River High School will begin advertising this week for a replacement for Cindy Mantas as Pearl River High School vice principal. Mantas is leaving to take over as principal at Warwick Middle School in Orange County.
Rob Davis was elected president and Jackie Curtiss vice president of the Pearl River Board of Education for 2012-13 at Tuesday's reorganization meeting.
The Pearl River School District's regular board of education meeting will follow the annual reorganization meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.