Orange Board of Education Undergoes Annual Audit
Just after the Orange Board of Education’s 2017 fiscal year ended, auditors began their first phase of auditing the district’s finances. Their goal, according to Business Administrator Mary-Jo Sierakowski, is to verify and check on the systems that her office has in place to ensure that the district is...
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Orange Faced with Possible $1.5 Million Loss in Education Funding
Governor Dannel Malloy’s proposed cuts to 85 schools across the state including Orange came as no surprise to town and school administrators in late August. Earlier in the month, Superintendent of Schools Vince Scarpetti attended the Commissioner’s Back to School Meeting and he said the main focus was...
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Students Return For 2017-18 School Year
When students were welcomed back to school on August 28, they were greeted by their new teachers and those from past years, new friends and old and filled with wonder of the things to come in the school year. The work that went on in the closed schools over the summer was clear as fresh ...
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Amity Regional High School Hosts Spartan Stories
For the 2nd year in a row, Amity Regional High School will welcome students back on Monday, August 28th, with a celebration of the return to school. While incoming 9th graders participate in the annual Link Crew Orientation Program, 10th-12th graders will listen to successful alumni speak about how the...
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Board of Education Continues to Review Food Policies
The Board of Education will vote on a new policy regarding food in classrooms at its next monthly meeting on Monday, September 18. The board had a first read of a policy that states that birthday and classroom/holiday celebrations will not involve food. Under the proposed policy, food would be permitt...
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Student News: 9/1/17
Dean’s List Orange Native Katelyn Browe Named To Dean’s List At Ithaca College Ithaca, NY – Katelyn Browe, a resident of Orange and a Cinema & Photography major, was named to the Dean’s List in Ithaca College’s School of Communications for the spring 2017 semester. Merrimack College Spring 2017 Dean...
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Title IX Information
Title IX is a Federal Law that was passed in 1972 to insure that male and female employees (and students) in educational settings were treated equally and fairly. The law protects against discrimination based on gender. Title IX requires that each school district have at least one person designated as...
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Amity Middle School Welcomes New Principal
When Orange Middle School students return to school at the end of August, they’ll be greeted by a new leader. Kathy Burke began her new job as principal on July 1. Burke formerly taught math and history at Rochambeau Middle School in Southbury, where she was an instructional leader and curriculum leade...
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Orange Elementary School Registration
The Orange Public Schools will have rolling registration for new students. To begin the registration process, please visit the registration page for your child’s school at www.oess.org and fill out the online registration forms. Please prepare the documents listed and a representative will contact you...
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Orange Middle School Students Receive Jack V. Levine Efficiency Award
Orange Middle School students Cory Richards and MaCaelan Rahn received awards for having efficient ideas just before school got out in June. “The Jack V. Levine Award is presented as part of our district culture of saving money,” said Superintendent of Schools Charles Dumais. “We have adults on the st...
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