by SOCSD Communications | Sep 26, 2019 | District Highlights
Students in Susan Maher’s and Michelle Murray’s health classes at Tappan Zee High School have been researching the health effects of vaping to develop campaign posters that challenge the fantasy portrayed by advertisers. “We’re looking at the: Read More: Students Challenge Vaping Ads With Science
by SOCSD Communications | Mar 5, 2019 | District Highlights
In his latest Superintendent Blog post, Dr. Pritchard writes, “A very simple answer to the question ‘Who owns the learning?’ can be viewed in those classrooms where the students…contribute to the creation of content, seek meaning of relevant: Read More: Dr. Pritchard’s Blog: Who Owns the Learning?
by SOCSD Communications | Jan 4, 2019 | District Highlights
As many of us are aware, making a resolution for the new year can be problematic because resolutions don’t really “stick.” These resolutions are an annual ritual that many of us go through in an attempt to affect change in our lives. As a school district, we effect: Read More: Dr. Pritchard’s Blog: Happy New Year 2019!
by SOCSD Communications | Oct 26, 2018 | District Highlights
“The true currency of life is time, not money, and we’ve all got a limited stock of that.” – Robert Harris Over the past several months, we have made the community aware that we are reviewing how we schedule students for the purposes of instruction. More generally: Read More: Dr. Pritchard’s Blog | Time as Currency
by SOCSD Communications | Oct 5, 2018 | District Highlights
Every year, we are faced with situations that require students and staff to evacuate the facilities. Sometimes this is the result of a crisis (for example, a threat to student safety) or a non-crisis (for example, bad weather or a water main break). In either: Read More: Dr. Pritchard’s Blog: Crisis Communications