2021-22 School District Budget Vote and Board of Education Election Information

Learn More About the BOE Candidates

On May 18, the community will vote on the school district’s annual budget for the 2021-22 school year. It will also vote to elect Board of Education members. Three seats are up for election this year. Current Board members Callie Erickson and Chris Repetto have announced they will seek reelection; Kelly Smith-Powers will not. There are eight candidates on the ballot:

Board of Education LWV Candidates Forum May 6

On May 18, the community will vote on the school district’s annual budget for the 2021-22 school year. They will also vote to elect Board of Education members. Three seats are up for election.

RMS Student Technology Update: 5/1/2021

As you know, since August, every RMS student has had their own assigned Chromebook device. Students are required to come to school each day with their device charged and in its carrying case. When students are in school, we ask that they only use their Rye Google Apps for Education account credentials. Logging into personal email accounts during school hours is not permitted.

RCSD Community Update: 4/30/21

To use a Derby metaphor, we are in the final stretch of the school year. Less than two months are remaining, but those will be busy days indeed. I am hoping they are happy and healthy days for you and your families.

RCSD April Superintendent's Bulletin

Dear RCSD Community Member, Please click here to read the April Superintendent's Bulletin from the RCSD website. Enjoy the weekend!

RMS Drop Off/Pick Up

I hope you and your family are well. Rye Middle School and Rye High School students have been back to fully in-person school for six weeks now, and we are thrilled to report that students love being back in school. As more students return to both buildings, morning drop-off is becoming a concern. In order to keep students safe when they are dropped off, we ask that parents, guardians, and caregivers use the drop-off zones in front of the high school for both middle and high school students. Please do not double park on Parsons Street and look for direction from the traffic guard. Parents should drop their children off by 7:45 a.m. at the latest for an 8:00 a.m. school start time.

RCSD Community Update: 4/23/21

On April 12, the NYSED Board of Regents (the governing board of NYS schools), launched an initiative to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion across all NYS schools. They created a draft framework of guidance for all schools to work towards called The NYS Board of Regents Framework on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in New York. The guidance recognizes that there is no single answer that will solve society’s pervasive problems. It further explains that NYSED and NYS Schools will be part of a holistic and inclusive solution to racism and bigotry. With an expectation and charge that local school districts will begin the important work of creating sustainable change that will create learning communities that are more diverse, equitable and inclusive, this is the strongest challenge yet that the Board of Regents has given to schools.

Letter to the community about the District’s Race, Inclusivity and Community Task Force: 4/23/21

In recent weeks, the Board of Education has received several comments (via email and at our public Board Meetings) about the Race, Inclusivity and Community Taskforce. We are writing this letter in response to those inquiries and to provide more detail about the formation of the task force.