Bullet Aid Provides Common Core Workshops, Restores Electives in Three Village

A collaborative effort between the Three Village Central School District and Sen. John Flanagan’s office resulted in New York State giving a $100,000 grant to the district for the 2014-15 school year.

The grant has restored high school electives, which are valuable to students and enhance learning opportunities. The monies were also used to set up five Common Core workshops for parents, which will be held for grades 3-5 on Sept. 29, grades 6-8 on Oct. 14, grades 3-4 on Nov. 3, grades K-2 on Dec. 1 and grades 6-8 on Dec. 8. All meetings will be held at the North Country Administration Center at 7 p.m.

The Common Core workshops will provide parents with information and resources needed to help prepare their children for the upcoming tests. Parents will receive handouts and have the opportunity to ask questions.

“Parents are partners in their child’s education and we believe it is important to provide parents with salient information about the Common Core State Standards and to address questions they may have about what their children are expected to learn and know at the various grade levels,” Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich said.

“Teachers and administrators at Three Village School District do an outstanding job every day preparing our children for academic and career success,” Flanagan added. “As the Chair of the Senate Education Committee, the single most important thing I can do is to secure additional funding and resources necessary to make their jobs easier.”

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