PCSD budget passed 393 to 161. Ms. Karen Burka and Ms. Deborah Klein re-elected to the Board of Education. Thank you to the Pawling Community for your support!
Pawling Central School District Superintendent Kim Fontana received the Mid-Hudson School Study Council's Educational Leadership Award from Board President Karen Burka. This prestigious Award honors school district superintendents, college presidents, and BOCES superintendents who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their district or institution.
The 2020-21 school year presented enormous challenges to educational leaders throughout the region. Ms. Fontana partnered with community groups, town officials, school associations, teachers, and parents to create a school re-entry plan that safely offered Pawling students consistent face-to-face instruction and extracurricular activities throughout the year. The result was high academic and athletic student achievements, including the Section 9 championship for the Pawling Tigers 8-man football team.
Already an acknowledged educational leader in the Hudson Valley, Ms. Fontana currently represents Dutchess County in the New York State Council of School Superintendents. Her creative approach to building support within the Pawling community led to the passage of a $47 million Capital Projects Bond Referendum, despite the coronavirus pandemic. She has made student equity a pillar of the Pawling school district, bringing together several community groups to form the Pawling Equity Council. “Our school board could think of no other Superintendent who surpassed Ms. Fontana’s Leadership Excellence this year,” said PCSD Board of Education President Burka.
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Kim Fontana Honrada por su Liderazgo en el Distrito
La Superintendente del Distrito Escolar Central de Pawling,
Kim Fontana, recibió el Premio al Liderazgo Educativo
otorgado por el Consejo de Estudio Escolar de Mid-Hudson de
manos de la presidenta de la Junta, Karen Burka. Este
prestigioso premio honra a los superintendentes de distritos
escolares, presidentes de universidades y superintendentes de
BOCES que han demostrado un liderazgo sobresaliente en su
distrito o institución.
El año escolar 2020-21 presentó enormes desafíos para los
líderes educativos de la región. La Sra. Fontana se asoció con
grupos comunitarios, funcionarios de la ciudad, asociaciones
escolares, maestros y padres para crear un plan de reingreso
a la escuela que ofreciera de manera segura a los estudiantes
de Pawling instrucción constante cara a cara y actividades extracurriculares durante
todo el año. El resultado fue un alto rendimiento académico y atlético de los
estudiantes, incluido el campeonato de la Sección 9 para el equipo de fútbol de 8
hombres de Pawling Tigers.
La Sra. Fontana, que ya es una líder educativa reconocida en el Valle de Hudson,
actualmente representa al condado de Dutchess en el Consejo de Superintendentes
Escolares del Estado de New York. Su enfoque creativo para generar apoyo dentro de
la comunidad de Pawling llevó a la aprobación de un Referéndum de Bonos de
Proyectos de Capital de $47 millones, a pesar de la pandemia de coronavirus. Ella ha
hecho de la equidad estudiantil un pilar del distrito escolar de Pawling, reuniendo a
varios grupos comunitarios para formar el Pawling Equity Council. "Nuestra junta
escolar no podía pensar en ningún otro superintendente que superó la excelencia en
liderazgo de la Sra. Fontana este año", dijo Burka, Presidente de la Junta de Educación
de PCSD.
Kindergarten Registration is now open. Registration forms are available on our district website in English and Spanish.
The Pawling Library is Celebrating its Centennial.
For this program we are not only commemorating our library’s anniversary but bringing people together through their passion for great literary works. We have selected four classic novels, one for each season, that were popular in the 1920s when our library first came into being.
Our presenter, Stephanie Rogers, will be reading an excerpt from each novel and then lead a Q & A for our audience. Stephanie Rogers is the author of The Horse I Belong To: How a Misused and Almost Forgotten Grade Mare Showed Me the Way.
The Pawling Library is proud to be partnering with our neighbors Pawling Recreation, the Book Cove and the Pawling Resource Center.
To participate in this program, order a copy of The Great Gatsby through our library. You can also support our partner, the Book Cove, by purchasing this classic novel from our favorite book store. The Great Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in 1925.
Registration is required. You can register on our online calendar or contact Donald, our Adult Program Coordinator, at adult@pawlinglibrary.org.
Summer: One Community, One Book: The Great Gatsby with Stephanie Rogers / Online Program
Wednesday, June 9
Autumn: One Community, One Book: A Passage to India with Stephanie Rogers / Online Program
Wednesday, September 8
6:30-8:00 pm https://www.
Winter: One Community, One Book: The Mysterious Affair at Styles with Stephanie Rogers / Online Program
Wednesday, December 8
6:30-8:00 pm https://www.
Spring: One Community, One Book: The Age of Innocence with Stephanie Rogers / Online Program
Wednesday, March 9
6:30-8:00 pm https://www.
New Resources added to the Re-entry Page (Updated Sept. 14)
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