Tips for Parents
Parents and guardians have a role in supporting learning when it occurs in the classroom as well as when it occurs virtually.
Assist your student with creating a comfortable learning environment and the establishment of a regular academic routine
Provide materials and tools necessary for learning to occur (paper, pencils, calculator, devices, etc.)
Establish regular communication with the classroom teacher to check in with your student’s progress.
Talking to children about COVID-19 Parent Resource
Resources for students:
Tip: Don't forget to monitor online learning for students at all grade levels.
How to Create a Learning Space
To be successful your child needs a space to work and learn. A dedicated learning space should be in an shared, well lit area of your home. It should be separated from a bedroom and away from a TV to set an expectation that it is time to work.
A Sample Daily Schedule
Once you have an idea about assignments and time commitments set a daily schedule. Just like in the school building, students at home will be more successful if a schedule is in place.
A message from the New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students
To ensure that some of the most vulnerable New York families who rely on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) do not miss out on financial support they are eligible for, please share the following information:
If you are a recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you will receive your $1,200 economic impact payment from the IRS automatically--you do not have to do anything.
But, if you receive SSI, have not filed a tax return, and you have an eligible child, you must act now to get $500 per child in addition to your $1200 payment.
BY MAY 5th, go to the IRS' Non-Filer web form available here to give information about your children.
If you miss the May 5th deadline, please go to IRS.gov for further information.
Thank you for your continued work in support of students and families experiencing homelessness.
Spectrum Offer
On Friday, Spectrum announced to the general public they are willing to provide free internet service and wifi (for 60 days) to students and families impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the event of widespread school closures. The District is not endorsing Spectrum, but in light of these current events the District will be sharing all opportunities that will make it easier for students to access online learning platforms. In an effort to provide you with information to take advantage of Spectrum's offer, we would like to share the following:
Please follow this step by step process:
Please dial 1-855-243-8892
State the following when prompted - "I don't have an account."
State the following when prompted - "Set-up a new account."
You will be transferred to a sales representative.
Please tell the representative you are a student or family impacted by Coronavirus Pandemic and looking to take advantage of the free internet service and wifi offering. (Please note this opportunity is available only if a family or individual has not used Spectrum services within the last 30 days. You should not be required to provide a credit card number; however, the offer only includes 2 months of service. You will need to call to cancel at that time or you will be billed for the third month.)
The representative will assist you with scheduling an installation date and time.
Again, we are sharing this information as a courtesy so that families within our school community may take advantage of this public service offering if needed to support our students. The District is not affiliated with Spectrum nor responsible for any fees or charges associated with this offering.
Other information you may wish to consider with this offer:
An individual may be home when the installation occurs.
Installations are performed any day of the week including weekends between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 pm.
Please consider the number of calls Spectrum will be receiving beginning Monday morning when this option becomes available to the general public.
Fact Sheet flyer.pdfGrandma With Baby On Shoulder flyer.pdfDuring this time if your child needs social / emotional support reach out to the following individuals
Baker High School:
School Counselor: Meredith Bushnell mbushnell@bville.org
School Counselor: Brandy Dixon bdixon@bville.org
School Counselor: Kristen Foote kfoote@bville.org
School Counselor: Jeremy Hollenbeck jehollenbeck@bville.org
School Counselor: David Mancini dmancini@bville.org
School Counselor: Charise Pascale cpascale@bville.org
School Social Worker: Meredith Riggs mriggs@bville.org
School Psychologist: Wanda Wachob wwachob@bville.org
School Psychologist: Jennifer Cerankowski jcerankowski@bville.org
Durgee Jr. High School:
School Counselor: Lori Arigo larigo@bville.org
School Counselor: Chris Marciniak cmarciniak@bville.org
School Counselor: Sean McMahon smcmahon@bville.org
School Social Worker: Lauren Hibbard lhibbard@bville.org
School Psychologist: Sally Aitchison saitchison@bville.org
Ray Middle School:
School Counselor: Tiffany Stubbman tstubbmann@bville.org
School Counselor: Thomas Crosby tcrosby@bville.org
School Social Worker: Jill Joseph jjoseph@bville.org
School Psychologist: Pam Stern pstern@bville.org
School Psychologist: Jennifer Wolken JennaWolken@bville.org
Elden Elementary:
School Social Worker: Jessica Butler jlbutler@bville.org
School Psychologist: Lara lang llang@bville.org
Dean of Students: Tim James tjames@bville.org
McNamara Elementary School:
School Social Worker: Jeff Seltzer jseltzer@bville.org
School Psychologist: Marilyn Sindone msindone@bville.org
Palmer Elementary School:
School Psychologist: Mary Hickey mhickey@bville.org
Reynolds Elementary School:
School Social Worker: Megan Eschmann meschmann@bville.org
School Psychologist: Sheryl Quinn squinn@bville.org
Van Buren Elementary School:
School Social Worker: Kristin Fabbri Kfabbri@bville.org
School Psychologist: Alex Rusin arusin@bville.org
Dean of Students : Eugene Lang elang@bville.org