Indian River Central School District

Learning Together, Together to Learn

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.

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is developing 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. Parents, please complete this five-minute survey and tell us how we can make the Parent Dashboard as useful as possible.

The Indian River Central School District Spring 2019 Newsletter is now available to view online.

Students in Mrs. Kiechle's Latin classes at Indian River Middle and High Schools recently took the National Latin Exam. The following students received honors for their exceptional performance.

The Indian River Central School District 2019-2020 Student Instructional Calendar is now available.

Indian River Central School District is one of 156 school districts and BOCES in New York State to receive the Utica National Insurance Group’s “School Safety Excellence Award” for 2019 at the Titanium with Honors level. The honor is presented annually and recognizes school districts’ safety efforts as they work to help keep students, staff, and visitors safe. Indian River Central School District received its award at Utica National’s 39th annual school safety seminar. This was the 14th year in a row that Indian River has received this award at this level.

On Friday, March 22nd, 2019, the schools of the Indian River Central School District will join together to support our First Responders. This is an opportunity for us to recognize the many contributions of our law enforcement, fire department, military, emergency medical personnel, and other first responders of all types and descriptions.

Indian River High School is proud to announce the academic leaders of the Class of 2019. They are: Valedictorian, Hannah Bajakian, daughter of Todd and Michele Bajakian from Fort Drum; Salutatorian, Erika Elcsisin, daughter of Mike and Linda Elcsisin from Calcium; and Vocational Leader, Dakota Dalton, son of Scott and Erin Dalton from Evans Mills.

Indian River High School will present: “Mamma Mia!” at the Indian River Theatre of the Performing Arts on Friday, March 22nd at 7 PM, and on Saturday, March 23rd, at 2 PM and 7 PM. Tickets are $5.00 and can be purchased from any cast member, at the door, by calling Mr. Heck at 315- 642-5127, or by emailing: charlesheck@mac.com. The 2 PM show on the 23rd will be interpreted for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.

After a rigorous selection process with multiple highly-qualified candidates, Indian River Central School District is pleased to announce the following building leadership changes, effective July 1, 2019:

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.

Congratulations to the Indian River High School robotics teams for placing First and Second Alliance in the FTC robotics competition held at Clarkson University this last Saturday the 12th. Competing against 24 other teams from the North Country, Canada, Central and Eastern New York, they placed First and Third in the seeding rounds then went on to compete head to head in the final round. One team also won the Design Award for the innovative and efficient design of their robot. Both teams will be moving on to the next tournament in Utica on Sunday the 20th.

Superintendent Mary Anne Dobmeier and District Business Manager Audrey Stevenson met with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik as a part of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) Conference in Washington, D.C.

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 2018-2019 Free or Reduced Price Meal Application today.

The video recording of the 2018 IRCSD High School Graduation ceremony held on June 22, 2018 is now available for viewing online.

If you were unable to attend or watch the live stream of the 2017 Indian River High School Graduation held on June 23, 2017, the ceremony is now available to view online.