Indian River Central School District

Learning Together, Together to Learn

October 19-23 is Board of Education Recognition Week. We would like the Indian River community to join us in acknowledging the ongoing contributions of our Board members by thanking them for their tireless support and service to the District.

Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order No. 202.67, the IRCSD Board of Education Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd 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.

The Indian River Central School District was informed by Jefferson County Public Health today, October 16, 2020, of a positive case of COVID-19 affecting a student at Evans Mills Primary School. The student has not been present in school for more than 21 days and had very limited exposure to students or staff on the last day of attendance. Please see the attached letter from IRCSD Superintendent Dobmeier for more information.

Indian River Superintendent Mary Anne Dobmeier, Assistant Superintendent Troy Decker, Social Studies Coach Vicki McCullouch and Upstate National Bank representative Shannon Smith presented a check for ten thousand dollars to Jefferson County SPCA employees Lindsay Hess, Lexi Norris, Katelyn Drohan, and Dex the Great Dane on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. The check represents the over one million pennies collected by students at Indian River Central School District during the previous school year as part of the1 Million Pennies Project.

Indian River Central School District has contacted Jefferson County Public Health based on a report of a positive case of COVID-19 affecting a staff member at the Intermediate School. The staff member was asymptomatic, and initial exposure is believed to have occurred outside of the school hours. Please see the attached letter from IRCSD Superintendent Dobmeier for more information.

As mentioned in Superintendent Dobmeier's announcement earlier, here is the full regional Press Release concerning Fall Sports.

Today, Indian River Central School District joined other school districts in Jefferson County and the Sandy Creek Central School District, in making the difficult decision to postpone our participation in Fall 2020 interscholastic athletic competitions until March of 2021. In lieu of Fall interscholastic competitions, IRCSD will begin offering in-district intramural sports and other extracurricular activities in the coming weeks.

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

Please read the following information for important updates to IRCSD Food Service for Fall 2020. All school meals are currently free for enrolled children, and parents will have the option to pick up three days of meals for virtual learning days. The USDA has recently extended free meals for all enrolled students until December 31, 2020.

This is a friendly reminder that the first day of school for students in cohort A is tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8th. All students in cohort Z will attend their first day of school on Thursday, September 10th. Virtual learning on Wednesday is not likely to begin in earnest until next week, though some of our secondary teachers have already reached out to students with informal ideas for this Wednesday.

The health and safety of our students, our staff, and their families is our top priority, and we want students and employees to feel comfortable and safe returning to school. This plan has been created to balance the challenging physical restrictions of social distancing and healthy interaction with the real educational opportunities and needs of our students, recognizing that this will require great flexibility on the part of everyone involved. We will help keep our community safe while providing opportunities for learning—we will remain #WarriorStrong!

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.