Indian River Central School District

Learning Together, Together to Learn

The Cornell Cooperative Extension offers 4-H Camp Wabasso each summer in Redwood, New York. Camp Wabasso is the only residential summer camp in Jefferson County, and offers residential and day summer camp options. You are being invited to complete this short and very important survey since you have a child enrolled in a K-12 school within 50 miles of the camp. To thank you for your time, after completing this survey, you will have the opportunity to enter your name in a drawing for a free week of attendance at Camp Wabasso for the summer of 2020 or a $50 Walmart Gift Card.

Taxpayers can go online and print a copy of their tax bill. 2019 School Tax Bills will be available September 10, 2019. Taxpayers will also be able to check their payment status. Payment status is updated within 24-48 hours of the payment being posted by the Tax Collector.

Welcome back! As a reminder, the first day of the 2019-2020 school year for students is Thursday, September 5, 2019. Our faculty and staff have been hard at work this week preparing for the new school year. We hope you have had a restful and enjoyable summer, and we look forward to all of the amazing things that our students will achieve this year. See you tomorrow!

The Indian River Central School District recognizes that children need healthy meals to learn. To find out if your children are eligible to receive free or reduced price meals, fill out the 2019-2020 Free or Reduced Price Meal Application today.

The Indian River Central School District Summer/Fall 2019 Newsletter and Calendar is now available to view online.

After a rigorous selection process with multiple highly-qualified candidates, Indian River Central School District is pleased to announce the following building leadership changes. These outstanding educators will help lead our students and staff through the challenges inherent in modern education. Please help us welcome Kristen, Angela, Brenda, Morgan, and Theresa into their new Team-Warrior roles!

The district is publishing the proposed 2019-2020 district wide safety plan and is providing this opportunity for public comment on the plan. Please review the safety plan and direct any comments or questions by August 20, 2019 to Mary Anne Dobmeier, Superintendent of Schools, 315-642-3441 or maryannedobmeier@ircsd.org. Thank you!

The video recording of the 2019 IRCSD High School Graduation ceremony held on June 28, 2019 is now available for viewing online.

We would like to take a moment to express our gratitude to our many employees who are retiring this year. We are thankful to them for their years of service with the Indian River Central School District. Thank you all for serving Indian River, and we hope your retirement is a wonderful adventure!

On behalf of the Board of Education and administration, thank you for your support of the district's instructional programming and services for our students, as well as the community, in general, through the affirmative vote on all of the budget proposals. This allows us to move forward into the 2019-2020 school year prepared to continue to provide the high quality education Indian River is known for in well-maintained, efficient facilities throughout the District.

The Indian River Board of Education is writing to express concern with the New York State Tax Cap calculation and the fact that the result can be a negative tax levy.

If your child resides in the Indian River Central School District and will be 4 years of age on or before December 1, 2019, he or she is eligible to participate in our Universal Pre-Kindergarten program at Calcium, Evans Mills, and Philadelphia Primary. Submit your application by April 20, 2019 to be included in the first placement lottery.