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Mr. Timothy M. Kelly
Interim Superintendent

A Message From The Superintendent…

May 28, 2009

Dear Parents & Guardians:

Finish Strong! Those words were the theme of my staff meeting in May.  I encourage you as parents to strongly finish the school year as well.  Please continue to check your child’s homework and encourage them to read every day, including weekends.  Research has proven that students who read thirty minutes a day perform better in all academic areas.

Dr. Jane Schlau will start as Principal of St. Mary’s School for the Deaf on June 8, 2009.  Dr. Schlau will work with Patty Velocci through the summer school and then assume full responsibilities in her new role on September 1, 2009.  Feel free to schedule an appointment with Dr. Schlau, as she is looking forward to meeting all of our parents.

The Parent Teacher Organization continues to be an energetic and enthusiastic group.  The PTO purchased t-shirts for every student in the school.  The shirts will be presented at Awards Day.  The PTO fundraising activities have been fun and provide tremendous support to our students.   Speaking of fundraising, our Senior Class raised over $9,000 for the class trip to Florida. 

Ten students will graduate on June 24, 2009.  I am extremely proud of our senior class.  They have shown great leadership qualities during the entire school year.  They will be missed.

On a financial note, it appears we will be level funded for the 2009-2010 school year.  I will keep you informed as information becomes available.

The following is a list of important dates:

Thursday, June 4th - Sports Banquet- Hearthstone Manor
Friday, June 5th- Board of Trustees Annual Dinner- Salvatore’s Italian Garden
Tuesday, June 9th –Secondary Awards Day
Tuesday, June 16th – Elementary Awards Day
              June 16th – Regents Exams begin
Thursday, June 18th – Residential Picnic
Wednesday, June 24th – Graduation @ 7:00 PM
Thursday, June 25th – Last day of classes
Summer school starts on July 6, 2009.

If our staff, parents and administration work together to help our students strongly finish the year our students have a better chance of reaching their full potential.

Sincerely,
Timothy M. Kelly
Superintendent

E-mail: timk@smsdk12.org
or call 834-7200 ext. 113(tty)

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