-
Arts Education Plan process begins with stakeholders
The Poughkeepsie City School District has officially launched its process for the development of its comprehensive Arts Education Plan.
-
Book machines generate student excitement
Each elementary school now has an Inchy Bookworm Vending Machine and books to stock it with at every reading level.
-
School budget process expands involvement
This year’s budgeting process will provide schools with greater autonomy in developing school-based budgets.
-
Counselors featured at state conference
Poughkeepsie Middle School Counselors Ann Marie Tucker & Shavon Ashe gave a workshop on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) at the annual New York State School Counselor Association (NYSSCA) Conference in Albany on Nov. 18. This was the first time Poughkeepsie City School District Counselors have presented at a NYSSCA Conference.
-
New tech screens visitors Alerts for sex offenders, and banned individuals
This technology based visitor management system instantly alerts school officials if a visitor is flagged as a security risk.
-
Director of security brings experience to role
Luis Melendez brings a unique combination of skills and interests to his role as Poughkeepsie City School District’s director of school security.
-
Technical theater re-emerges as club after resurgence
One of the pathways Poughkeepsie City School District is creating for students is in all aspects of the arts. The proximity to New York City and Broadway, there are plenty of opportunities for people with technical knowledge.
-
Wingman program helps students help each other
Losing his six-year-old son in the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in 2012 led Ian Hockley to found Dylan’s Wings of Change, a nonprofit that seeks to help create a kinder, more understanding world student by student with the hope of sparing others that pain. That program is now at Poughkeepsie High School.
-
Parent Empowerment Center
The Parent Empowerment Center provides classes, workshops, internet access and more.
-
Find information on the progress of Poughkeepsie City School District's Capital Improvement Project on these pages.
