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Sophomore earns BOCES Student of Distinction honor
Jae La Francis, a sophomore from the Poughkeepsie City School District attending BOCES’ Resilience Academy, was named BOCES Student of Distinction for the month of November. She was honored with a certificate at the Poughkeepsie Board of Education meeting Nov. 20.
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PCSD students give thanks together
Around the Poughkeepsie City School District, many classes held special Thanksgiving events that focused on friends, family and food.
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District, BOE discuss state assessments, solutions
As it moves forward in its mission of elevating student achievement, the district is using last year's state assessments as a benchmark for the trajectory of student success rates, though other data, including I-Ready evaluations, Regents testing results and attendance figures all play a role.
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District increases outreach, launches incentive program to curb absences
The Poughkeepsie City School District is increasing outreach to find solutions for chronic absenteeism, and introducing an attendance incentive program beginning next month. The moves come as data from the first two months of the school year showed an increase in chronic absenteeism compared to the same period last year, but also an increase in the average number of students attending school daily.
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Toy, coat, shoe donations wanted for holiday drive
Toy donation boxes will be in every school; coat and shoe donations can be brought to the Parent Empowerment Center. All items will be distributed at Community Schools' holiday celebration Dec. 20.
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Community Schools to start food pantry in January
Community Schools in the process of creating an emergency food pantry at the Parent Empowerment Center at Poughkeepsie Middle School, with the goal of expanding to a second location at the Parent Empowerment Center at Warring Elementary School when construction is completed.
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PCSD evaluating how it serves students with exceptionalities
PCSD will be undergoing a comprehensive evaluation of how best to address the needs of its student population, with changes already underway, and the Board of Education has created a committee to address these issues.
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$12M capital reserve fund created; 2023-24 audit positive
The Poughkeepsie City School District Board of Education on Wednesday approved creating a $12 million capital reserve fund. It will translate to approximately $30 million in building upgrades, depending on the application of state aid. It comes on the same night the board was presented its 2023-24 external audit showing the district is in healthy financial standing, representing a reversal from past years.
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Learn about PCSD Community Schools and the Parent Empowerment Center and how together we can elevate our students' success.
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Find information on the progress of Poughkeepsie City School District's Capital Improvement Project on these pages.
