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Read the letter written by the Board of Education, WITA and WICPTSA to Commissioner King. DISTRICT VOTE RESULTS - May 21, 2013 Learn more about the proposed 2013-14 district budget and Board of Education election. Safety concerns may now be sent via text to security staff. Learn more... Would you like to follow WICSD on social media? View your options here... Join Helmer Nature Center on June 2 as they celebrate 40 years as an outdoor classroom! See invitation... IHS business students thrive at international competition. Learn more... The 2013-2014 school calendar has been approved by the Board of Education and posted. It can be viewed here... Once again, West Irondequoit has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education. Read all about it... Pet owners are reminded that pets are not allowed on our campuses when students are present. Learn more... We have added a feature to our Web site. Click here or look under "news" for E-flyers-Virtual Backpack to find a variety of notices about community events that might be of interest to your family. Are you looking for enrichment opportunities for your children over the summer months? Click here to view a list of programs and find links to scholarships offered by our PTSA. IHS business students earn 35 awards at NYS Career Conference. Read more... Iroquois Middle School has been named a Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Learn more about this honor... Children who will be 5 years of age on or before December 1, 2013 are eligible to attend kindergarten in September 2013. Learn about registration... IHS business students qualify for DECA competition. Read more... The Board of Education held a special meeting on February 11 to approve a resolution regarding the I-Square project. Learn more... Rogers Middle School student Beca McGwin took first place in the annual Geography Bee. Read more... IHS business students earn 55 trophies. Read all about it... IHS Business students finished first in the country in a simulated competition. Read all about it... Eighth grade student Eric Bianchi is the winner of the 25th Annual Dake Geography Bee. Learn more... Our community is deeply saddened by the incident in Connecticut. Our principals have sent a note to families to offer support, please click here to read the note, access a list of counselors and read tips for talking to children. The Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) promotes a safe and supportive environment for all students, on school property and at school functions. Learn more ... View a list of the current fundraising activities being conducted by student clubs and teams. Each year, the Board of Education adopts key focus areas for the district and key measures for those areas. View focus areas and measures for 2012-2013. The Board of Education has set the tax rate for 2012-13. See details... How does the Gap Elimination Adjustment have a negative impact on our budget? What can you do to advocate for our district? Learn more... The Commissioner of Education has ruled on the first of two petitions filed against the district by Robert Ament. "The appeal is dismissed and the application is denied." View legal documents... The District Snapshot highlights our student achievements. See the 2013 snapshot... Buffalo Business First has expanded their study of NYS school districts. West Irondequoit Schools earned high marks. View data... NYS Education Department has released school accountability data. West Irondequoit CSD is a district "In Good Standing." View the data and learn more... On October 18, 2011 parents were invited to K-5 Parent Math Night to learn about our math curriculum and our new resource Math Expressions. See the PowerPoint from our presentation and links to background material for each math unit of study. In August 2011 a wind turbine was installed on central campus through the generosity of the West Irondequoit Foundation. Read more... IHS has been named a Blue Star School for student achievement in financial literacy. Learn more... West Irondequoit Community Education offers before and after school childcare for students in kindergarten through grade 6. Our objective is to provide children with a safe, secure and enriched environment before and after their school day. Learn more about this program... The Center for American Progress has released a study that "... measures the academic achievement a school district produces relative to its educational spending, while controlling for factors outside a district’s control, such as cost of living and students in poverty." West Irondequoit earns a top spot in Monroe County. Read the study... The District Report Card gives an overview of district achievement. Learn more... A report by the Manhattan Institute identifies West Irondequoit as the only Monroe County School District to deliver higher than expected academic achievement results than predicted, demonstrating that a WICSD education is an excellent value. Learn more and read the report... Read Superintendent Crane's letter to the editor, published in the Irondequoit Post 1/14/10. The results of the audit by the NYS Comptroller's office of the West Irondequoit Central School District have been released. Learn more ... Programming for the East and West Irondequoit Central School Districts airs on ICAT 15. Many of our videos can also be viewed on this Web site. Just click on MULTIMEDIA at the bottom of your screen. View the weekly ICAT 15 schedule. |
