Indian River Central School District

Learning Together, Together to Learn

Indian River Central School District has been informed of a positive case of COVID-19 affecting a staff member at Indian River Intermediate School. As per our reopening plan, we will keep our community informed of all cases involving IRCSD students or staff.

Indian River Central School District was informed by Lewis County Public Health today of a positive case of COVID-19 affecting a staff member at our Middle School. The staff member has not been present in school for two weeks. With this timeline, there is minimal risk of exposure to students or staff at the school. As per our reopening plan, we will keep our community informed of all cases involving IRCSD students or staff.

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 202.72, the IRCSD Board of Education Meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30 PM at the High School LGI will be closed to in-person presence by the public. The meeting will, however, be streamed live for virtual public viewing through the District’s Facebook page beginning at 6:30 PM. Additionally, the meeting will be recorded and subsequently transcribed. If you have any questions, please contact the District Clerk at 315-642-3441.

Though different this year, the Thanksgiving holiday has been a wonderful opportunity to reflect on some of the most important aspects of our lives - our families, our health, and most importantly, our children. With IRCSD’s return to school tomorrow, I want to add my heartfelt gratitude to our students, staff, and to you, our parents/guardians. Your support, compassion, and kindness have gone a long way for all of us who partner with you to provide outstanding educational experiences for our students during such extraordinary circumstances.

Indian River Central School District has been informed today, November 29, 2020, of a positive case of COVID-19 affecting a staff member at Indian River Intermediate School. Given the late notification and inability to fully perform contact tracing, the Intermediate School (grades 4 & 5) will pivot to fully remote learning for Monday, November 30th and Tuesday, December 1st. IRIS Cohort A and Z students will be fully remote. Further information will be communicated this evening by the school principal. All other IRCSD schools K-3 and 6-12 will welcome Cohort A students in-person on Monday, November 30th.

Indian River Central School District was informed by Jefferson-Lewis BOCES that a BOCES staff member at Calcium Primary School tested positive for COVID-19. Given the likelihood of contact tracing and potential precautionary quarantine for other BOCES staff members and students, the impacted self-contained BOCES classes will operate on a remote schedule on Tuesday, November 24th. Since there was no impact on the rest of the Calcium building, the rest of Calcium Primary School will continue on the current hybrid schedule. Again, only the affected classes in the BOCES wing will pivot to a remote learning schedule. All other programming remains intact.

Indian River Central School District has been informed by Jefferson County Public Health today, November 23, 2020, of a positive case of COVID-19 affecting a staff member at Theresa Primary School.

The challenges in schools and our IRCSD community are great, yet we work every day to meet the educational, physical, social, and emotional needs of our students. Thank you for your thoughtful feedback about how we're doing!

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has developed a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access. The Parent Dashboard is part of New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, which emphasizes equity in education for all students and expands measures of school accountability and student success. This new dashboard will provide parents with information about their child’s school. The Parent Dashboard is now available in addition to the New York State School Report Card on NYSED’s public data site. The Parent Dashboard offers information on all public schools including charter schools.

If your child resides in the Indian River Central School District and will be 4 years of age on or before December 1, 2020, they are eligible to participate in our Universal Pre-Kindergarten program at Calcium, Evans Mills, and Philadelphia Primary. Submit your application today!

The IRCSD Summer/Fall 2020 Newsletter and Calendar are now available to view online.

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 2020-2021 Free or Reduced Price Meal Application today.