Clarkstown Central School District is located in Rockland County, approximately 25 miles northwest of New York City. Consistently rated as one of the top five safest cities in America in the annual Morgan Quitno Safest Cities survey, Clarkstown is an upper middle class suburban community with a population of about 85,000 residents. A large district serving more than 9,100 students from a 31 square mile area, Clarkstown prides itself on fostering a small school climate, community involvement and a focus on the individual in its ten elementary schools, three middle schools, two high schools, and K-12 alternative education center. The district offers innovative programs to its students through web based technology such as Science 21, Dreambox, Achieve 3000 and Google Chrome. It is also one of the first district’s in Rockland County to create a dedicated task force against Bullying and implement a Bullying Prevention policy. District buildings have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s prestigious EnergyStar, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection which places us in the top 25 percent of commercial facilities in the nation. In addition, the district is a GreenQuest sponsor, offering homeowners a free, personal energy information website to track and evaluate their energy use and environmental impact.
Mission: Our mission, as the East Ramapo Central School District, is to make our district more child-centered in an environment of excellence for students and staff. This is marked by high expectations, including the use of technology, and an open team approach involving teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, and students in a process that will identify the goals and develop strategies to meet them in our schools.
The Nanuet School District is committed to the personal development of each student so that upon graduation, he or she is prepared and inspired to apply learning in a changing, complex and interdependent world.
District Mission: Every Pearl River student can and will learn.The Pearl River School District is located in Rockland County, New York, approximately 20 miles north of New York City on the west side of the Hudson River adjacent to the New Jersey state border. The district educates students in grades kindergarten through twelve who reside within district boundaries under the auspices of the New York State Education Department Pearl River student performance ranks among the top perfoming schools in New York State. On average, 99% of the senior class graduates each year and 96% continue on to college or university. Pearl River graduates gain acceptance into many of our country's finest schools.
For the 2011-12 academic year, a total of 4,619 children are enrolled in the Ramapo Central School District’s 5 elementary schools, 1 middle schools and 1 high school. The district serves students residing in the Rockland County communities of Airmont, Hillburn, Montebello, Sloatsburg, Suffern, Tallman, and part of Monsey. Academic Excellence:Six Suffern High School students received National Merit Scholarship Letters of Commendation in September 2011. In 2011-12, 34 Suffern High School students were selected to perform in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Area All-State Music Festival. 131 Suffern High School students earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Awards for exceptional achievement on examinations taken during their high school careers, as of June 2011. Of those awarded, 10 were named National AP Scholars—the highest honor—for earning a score of 4 or higher on eight or more exams.A 6th grade Suffern Middle School student was one of 2010-11 winners of the National STEM Video Challenge Contest, a multi-year White House initiative
Address the diverse needs of learners.Provide students with skills for the 21st century. Foster Respectful learning environment. Enhance student literacy.