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PVCSD School Board Members Put to the Test
 | | (L to R) Some of the members of the PTA's Education Enhancement Committee at the May 3rd BOE meeting. Amanita Duga-Carroll, Gail Orefice, Mary Ann Montano, Jim Grimes, Val Fitzgerald, Jim Scolaro, Jeanne Scolaro, Steve Velichko, Patty Boltin, Paul Hendrickson, Roberta Velichko, Jeannie Denike, and Trish Beatini. Other EEC members not pictured also presented and participated in the evening's activities. |
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Putnam Valley Board of Education trustees were "put to the test" on Thursday, May 3, when they were asked to solve math problems, report which books they are currently reading, and even perform a science experiment as more than a dozen members of the Putnam Valley PTA's Education Enhancement Committee presented a broad-ranging slate of fun, educational programs as part of their progress report at the board's monthly meeting.
From reports on the districtwide Putnam Valley Reads program, the recent, overwhelmingly successful Family Math Night and the Writing Workshop to the reintroduction of Destination ImagiNation and a new partnership with IBM, Board members heard firsthand about the EEC's efforts.
More than simply listen, Board members were asked to attempt various educational activities. After hearing about how the Putnam Valley Elementary and Middle Schools partnered with IBM to host events during National Engineers Week, Board members were asked to replicate the experiment 3rd and 4th graders tackled during the program.
Other presentations included detailed descriptions of "PARPa Palooza," the Parents as Reading Partners celebration of reading; book clubs; SAT vocabulary challenges; and the first ever Putnam Valley Spelling Bee.
The presentation was enjoyed by all. And how did the Board members fare with that science experiment? Well, at last check, Board members vowed to take it with them into Executive Session....
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