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Jan. 2 message from Superintendent Brian Monahan on reopening schools

Dear Minisink Valley parents/guardians: Happy New Year! I know we’re all looking forward to school reopening tomorrow.  Our faculty, staff, administrators and Transportation Department are ready to safely welcome students back into our classrooms. Please know as we continue to watch news reports about the COVID-19 Omicron variant, we’re in regular contact with the Orange …

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District expects to receive COVID-19 at-home testing kits from New York State to distribute to families

Dear Minisink Valley school community: As you may be aware, Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced her plans to send millions of COVID-19 testing kits to school districts statewide for parents/guardians to use for at-home testing. At this time, we understand a yet-to-be-determined quantity of test kits will be sent to Orange-Ulster BOCES.  BOCES will then …

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A reminder from Minisink Valley’s medical director about COVID-19 vaccinations

As media reports continue to share news about COVID-19 and its variants, we are re-sharing this Nov. 23 post from Medical Director Dr. Sara Little.  Thank you for reviewing it again.  Dear Minisink Valley parents/guardians: Serving as the district’s medical director is a great privilege and I want to re-emphasize that the good health and …

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Mount Hope Police Department’s quick police work saves Otisville’s holiday decorations!

The district wishes to thank the Mount Hope Police Department for apprehending a “grinchy grinch” who was attempting to steal Otisville Elementary School’s holiday decorations. The police department quickly issued a “Be on the Look Out” (BOLO ) alert, asking for the community’s help. Shortly after, surveillance footage was secured from within the building and …

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Otisville PTO makes annual Pajama Day a memorable day for all!

Thank you to the Otisville PTO for making today’s Pajama Day a fun and memorable day for students and staff! “The Otisville PTO is such a critical member of our school community,” said Principal Vincent Biele. “They’re always there to support us in our work to provide the best possible education and social experiences in …

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Otisville third-graders’ holiday diversity/cultural awareness lessons reinforce appreciation and commonalities

Otisville Elementary third-graders are learning about diverse traditions this holiday season in a series of lessons focusing on different holiday practices in 13 countries, another way Minisink Valley faculty are blending diversity/cultural awareness lessons into academic instruction. The lessons, developed by teachers Linda LeMieux and Holly Pason, featured reading, watching a video, vocabulary awareness and …

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A reminder about inclement weather and academic instruction decisions for the 2021-22 school year

Minisink Valley school community: As a reminder, the district has emergency days built into its calendar for the 2021-22 school year, which are usually used for inclement weather/snow days. For this calendar year, we plan to follow the traditional practice of closing schools due to wintry weather conditions. As per past practice, we closely monitor …

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Reminder: Mask wearing is required in all school/district buildings

Minisink Valley school community: As a reminder, and as has been the practice since the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, mask wearing is required while inside all Minisink Valley school and district buildings by all persons.  Mask breaks take place throughout the day. This mandate was put in place by Gov. Kathy Hochul in …

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Pandemic doesn’t stop Minisink Cares from helping 140 children this holiday season

Approximately 140 children will be the beneficiaries of gifts and food baskets this holiday season due to the generosity of donors to Minisink Cares. This year marks the 31st year the Minisink Cares organization has been helping community members deal with difficult times. “While it has been a tough couple of years and we still …

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