Board of Education Meeting Tuesday, December 8, 2020

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that based upon notices and health advisories issued by Federal, State and Local officials and pursuant to Executive Order 202.1 of the Governor of the State of New York, dated March 12, 2020, which, among other things, suspended portions of the NYS Open Meetings Law, the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 will be held by a video conferencing app ZOOM. 

Due to public health and safety concerns and pursuant to Executive Order 202.1 of the Governor of the State of New York, the public will not be permitted to attend this meeting in person or at the remote locations where the Board of Education members will be situated and public comment will not be permitted. Therefore, those provisions of Board Policy 1510 regarding public meetings, videoconferencing and public expression at meetings are being suspended for Tuesday night’s meeting and until further notice. The public, however, will be able to watch and listen to this meeting through LocalLive streaming on our district website.

Follow this link to join the live stream of the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Go to the LocalLive website and choose the ‘Upcoming School Events’ in the ‘Upcoming Sports Events’ pull-down menu and choose ‘Watch’ to view the meeting at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.

The Board of Education’s agenda is available online at BoardDocs on Monday, December 7, 2020. The public can email written comments or questions to Donna Accurso, District Clerk at daccurso@ardsleyschools.org by 4 pm Tuesday that will be read aloud at the meeting. Any member of the public who has questions should contact Donna Accurso in advance of the meeting at daccurso@ardsleyschools.org.

Anyone having difficulty viewing the live stream of the meeting should contact Liz DeMicco at edemicco@ardsleyschools.org during the meeting. It is intended that the meeting Tuesday night will be recorded and transcribed.

Building an Inclusive Community of Allies in Our District (updated October 2020)

Each of us contributes to diversity, inclusion and equality.  Administrators, teachers, staff, students and parents, all have a role to play.  Our district’s culture is the result of our behaviors, our personal commitments, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives.  Only together, can we help lead the change we want to see in our society and in our local community. Read more. 

Spotlight on Success:

CRS Spotlight on RULER

AHS Spotlight - Inspiring conversation and companionship with seniors in our community

CRS Spotlight - Taking Action (Part 1)

CRS Spotlight - Taking Action (Part 2)

Recent Press Articles:

In the most recent issue of Westchester Magazine, our District is highlighted in the cover article, "Our Public Schools: Then and Now." 

Read all about us!  The Panther Voice, our student-run newspaper is now on-line! The printed paper was handed out in school today but for the first time ever the Ardsley Panther Voice created a digital newspaper on their website for all to enjoy!

Congratulations to the team for making it happen:

Editor-in-Chief: Gillian Gold; Managing Editor: Elizabeth Chun; Layout Editor: Maya Levine; Photographer Editor: Sydney Chong; Feature Editor: Isabelle Kellezi; Sports Editor: Fiker Zewdie; Arts and Entertainment Editor: Clara Pandolfi; Science and Technology Editor: Yaman Tembulkar; Website Creator & Digital Editor: Gillian Gold

Read about the Ardsley High School redesigned library in the September 20, 2019 Enterprise article.

Enjoy this video to see the library in action and to learn more about the resources available. 

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Read all about two Ardsley High School students who are developing a CPR app in this months Westchester Magazine.

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Strategic Planning Update:

This year we initiated a community-wide effort to identify priorities for our next strategic plan. The Strategic Planning Council was formed in fall 2018 and included over 40 members from our learning community including parents, students, teachers and administrators from each school (CRS, AMS & AHS), as well as Board of Education and community members.  See the results of our work in this video and presentation.

It is the goal of the Ardsley Union Free School District that the information on our website is accessible to individuals with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities.  Efforts have been made to ensure that our website complies with New York State standards on website accessibility.  

If you are unable to access any page on our website please email Sabrina Rich or Elizabeth DeMicco with detailed information on the location of the page you were attempting to access.