Be our guest at ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Central School February-March 2010

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Be our guest at ‘Beauty and the Beast’This year the

Randolph High School Drama Club will be presenting Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” March 4th, 5th and 6th in the High School audi-torium.

Based on the beloved fairy tale and classic Disney movie, “Beauty and the Beast” follows the adventures of Belle (Allison Beach), a beautiful young French girl yearning to escape the dullness of her provincial life and the advances of her macho-but-conceited suitor, Gaston (Tyler Drew). Belle’s life takes an unexpected turn when she fi nds herself imprisoned by a menac-ing Beast (Eric Andrews), whose mysteri-ous past holds the key to their future.

The show is fi lled with great musi-cal numbers including, “Be Our Guest”, “Gaston”, the classic “Beauty and the Beast” and a new unfamiliar number “Human Again.” In addition to the three actors previously mentioned the rest of the characters are fi lled with great, young tal-ent. Jeffery Nagle plays the tightly-wound mantle clock, Cogsworth and Richie Hayes as the suave debonair candlestick Lumiere. The object of Lumiere’s affec-tions, Babette, a saucy feather-duster is be-ing played by Chloe Greeley. Everyone’s favorite tea pot, Mrs. Potts is being played

by Rachael Schank and her enchanted child Chip by Taylor Dechow. Skylar Schapp is performing as Gaston’s clumsy little sidekick Lefou and Miranda Sipko, Taryn Dechow and McKenzie Evans are the three girls who swoon over Gaston’s every move. Belle’s loving and eccentric father Maurice, is being performed by Christian Hayes and Marcus Miller is the creepy, scheming proprietor of the local insane asylum Monsieur D’Arque. The rest of the stage is fi lled with a large cast of singers and dancers.

The musical will take place on Thurs-day March 4th and Friday March 5th at 7:30 PM in the High School auditorium. Saturday March 6th there will be a matinee at 2 p.m. and then an evening performance

at 7:30 p.m. The cost will be $5 for adults and $3.50 for students and senior citizens.

As usual, a dress rehearsal will take place Wednesday, March 3rd, at 3 p.m. open to any senior citizen free of charge. Cookies and punch will be provided by the district at intermission.

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RCS Telephone Directory

MAIN NUMBERS7-12 Building .......................358-6161Pre-K to 6 Building ..............358-3985Bus Garage/Transportation ..358-7018School Resource Offi cer ......358-7074

OFFICE NUMBERS7-12 Building:Superintendent’s Offi ce ........358-7005Business Offi ce ....................358-7006H.S. Principal’s Offi ce .........358-7007Guidance Offi ce ...................358-7008Athletic Director’s Offi ce.....358-7016Nurse’s Offi ce ......................358-7012Cafeteria Offi ce ....................358-7014Head Custodian ....................358-7017

Pre-K to 6 Building:Elem. Principal’s Offi ce .......358-7030Committee on Special Ed .....358-7034Nurse’s Offi ce ......................358-7036Head Custodian ....................358-7037

To report an absence: Please call the nurse by 9 a.m. if your child will be absent or tardy. You also may fax the nurse at 358-7072 (high school) or 358-7060 (elementary).

School Tax Code: 522

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BUILDING, GROUNDS AND TRANSPORTATION SUPERVISORThe Board of Education and administration have been researching the addition of a

buildings, grounds and transportation supervisor for several years. In districts of our size, it is common to have mid level managers such as our cafeteria manager, Lori Ben-son, in the areas of buildings and grounds and also in transportation. In August, 2008, the BOE created a position of buildings, grounds and transportation supervisor, but have yet to fi ll the position.

Why do we need this? Simply put, we are more effi cient and effective if we have someone with a district perspective taking care of our facilities and the personnel employed to manage those facilities, someone with expertise in the area of buildings, grounds and transportation. While we have knowledgeable employees who work hard in these areas, they report to building principals who may or may not know the most effective and effi cient ways to complete their tasks. Each building functions separately while we would be better collectively, especially in the area of supplies and ordering plus sharing of staff.

Are we hiring someone? That’s a bit complicated. When I arrived, along with the BOE members, we decided to move forward with this position. Since it’s a civil service position, that means we have to follow the rules and procedures governing civil service and hire off of the certifi ed list. Since no current list was available, we requested that the civil service exam be given. Well as you might imagine, that takes a while. The civil service exam was given on October 31, 2009.

Did we advertise the exam? No, it’s not our place to do so. Civil Service posts the exams on their website and advertises in all of the local papers. According to Civil Ser-vice this includes the Olean, Salamanca, our Randolph Register, and Pennysaver papers. It would not have indicated anything about Randolph Central–it only advertised the exam date for the position of superintendent of buildings, grounds, and transportation.

As it turns out, only one person took the test and therefore we’re not required to hire off this list. From my perspective, a candidate pool of one person is insuffi cient to hire from for any position. Civil Service then indicated that we may either hire the person on the list or we could advertise, interview and hire someone who meets the minimum qualifi cations and then that person would have to pass the test within a year.

To further complicate matters, all of the news about the state budget and cuts to our state aid are looming. So the BOE was faced with helping me make a diffi cult decision. Our options were as follows:

Hire the one person on the list.1. Post, advertise and interview for the position, including the one person on the list.2. Change the position to consider a lower grade employee, perhaps one head cus-3. todian for the district. We never replaced the elementary head custodian when he retired–we’ve always planned to redirect his salary to this new position.Wait to see what the budget looks like before fi lling this position in any manner.4.

It was important that the BOE consider this position as part of a larger pic-ture. Right now our admin team is preparing the 2010-2011 budget and I have charged them with the onerous task of compiling a list of possible cuts should we need to make them. Once the state aid picture is more defi nite and we can more accurately estimate our revenues, we can know better what needs to be done. This position for buildings, grounds and transportation should be included in that broader discussion so it can be weighed against other possible cuts and prioritized appropriately.

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Randolph Central School County Government Interns include (l-r) James Wilson, Ryan Beach, Tim McLaughlin, Brittany Adams, Matt Hettenbaugh, Amanda Smith, Nick Kinney, Maggie France, Alexandra Evans, Bryanna Martonis and Chelsea Connor.

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prepare our buses here than to pay to transport them to Olean and then to pay for the work that J&R has to complete that we can’t do without a lift or a big enough mechanics bay.

What are we planning to do about it? We are committed to studying our operation without the lift, comparing the costs of taking the work we can’t do ourselves elsewhere and most impor-tant, to improving our NYS inspection passing rate. We’re also working with a new architectural fi rm, Habiterra, on our NYS required 5 year facilities plan. It is our hope that we will work with Habiterra to develop an addition to the bus garage that is as affordable as possible to our taxpayers, to look again within our community for possible locations that could possibly be reno-vated, or to consider all other solutions they may propose that we haven’t seen previously.

Will the proposition for an addition to the bus garage come up again? We will need to solve this problem eventually but we have no defi nite project or time table in place at this time. It is a priority for us in our NYS required 5 year facilities plan. We want to take the time to look at our facilities as a whole and to identify any other items that may need our attention, like the roof we need on part of the high school building or pursuing green initiatives and/or our own fuel source. We also continue to think about our playing fi elds, our limitations to parking and our maintenance of the beautiful facilities we have now. If anyone in the commu-nity has ideas about needs we might consider including in our 5 year plan, please contact me or any Board of Education member. Before proceeding with any new project, we will form a commit-tee which includes community members in our planning phase. If interested in working with us, just let me know!

This was the action we determined to take at this time–#4, waiting to fi ll the position until we can weigh it against any other cuts that need be taken. After all, this Board of Education con-tinues their commitment to keep taxes at bay and we are working to present a 0% increase to our taxpayers despite escalating costs for employees’ retirement systems and health insurance while balancing reported cuts to our revenues.

BUS GARAGEIt was a year ago in May that our proposition for an addition

to the bus garage was defeated at our public vote, so I’d like to update everyone on how we’ve managed our transportation main-tenance since that time.

We have continued to work hard to maintain our buses, pass our NYS inspections and of course, to keep our children safe. Dave Chambers, Transportation Supervisor, Brian Hinman, Head Mechanic, and Amos Cowen, Mechanic’s Helper, have all done an excellent job of focusing on preparing our buses for NYS inspection and our passing rate has increased signifi cantly. We are carefully considering our preventative maintenance, completing all of the work that we can do in house and working with J&R Auto Repair in Olean for all of the work we can’t do here without a lift. Very recently, J&R has become the site we’ve moved to for our NYS inspections and they are helping us to prepare our buses for DOT inspections.

We owe a huge thank you to the Cattaraugus Little Valley dis-trict for the time and space they allocated to us over the past year to have our inspections conducted there.

Do we still need a bus mechanics bay with an approved lift? Yes. It’s more cost effective for our own mechanics to


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The Student of the Month Program provides Randolph Central Jr./Sr. High School the opportunity to recognize the efforts of our students and highlight those who demonstrate many achievements. We are proud to recognize these students for their positive academic leadership role. The Students of the Month are awarded a certifi cate and a McDonald’s coupon at the end of the semester. McDonald's also provides coupons for merit and honor roll students.

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Based upon past performance, ev-eryone at RCS is looking forward to the Randolph Red Reward Program again this year. The goal is to encourage behaviors exhibited by successful students. The program will run for eight weeks from February 22 through April 9 and will rec-ognize students who exhibit the following behaviors: marked improvement in effort, marked improvement in grades, excellent attendance, consistent excellent effort, and consistent excellent grades.

All school employees will have 10 Randolph Red Reward tickets to distribute

to students who they see exhibiting these behaviors. Students will then turn in a por-tion of the ticket for a prize drawing at the end of the eight weeks. The goals of the program include encouraging and teach-ing the behaviors of successful students, recognizing student excellence, and focus-ing on a positive school-wide behavior modifi cation program.

Local businesses are invited to become involved in the Randolph Red Reward Program by donating coupons, gift certifi -cates, prizes, etc. To donate, please call 358-7007.

Red Rewards returns Feb. 22 - April 9

Above are 8th Grade Students of the Month for November: (front, l-r) Destiny Gates, Tech; Jenna Osborne, PE; Chelsea Wendell, Home & Careers; and (back, l-r) Cole Bingerman, Science; Micah Kehoe, English; Zack Jackson, Social Studies; Jackson Andrews, PE; Nick Hettenbaugh, Math; Joe McIntyre, Music; and Chris Doubek, Language.

At left are High School Students of the Month for November: (front, l-r) Michelle Nagle, Health; Rhiannon Carnahan, Business; Brianna Loop, English; Ashley Gonzalez, Language; and (back, l-r) Jacob Grimm, Science; Anthony Pastorchik, Social Studies; Peter Shaw-Brougham, Math; and Chris Wadsworth, PE. Absent: Rachel Schank, PE; and Jacob Thompson, Art.

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Students wanting transportation to a non-public school must submit their requests in writing by April 1, 2010. Requests should be mailed to: Mr. David Chambers, Transportation Supervisor, Randolph Central School, 18 Main Street Randolph, NY 14772.

Board of Education petitions are available in the superintendent’s offi ce for the expiring three-year terms of Tonia McAllister, Julie Milliman and Thomas Shields. A one-year term is also available to fi nish the term of Daniel Pihlblad, who recently moved out of the district. Qualifi cations for being a Board member: must be 18 years of age, must be a qualifi ed voter of the district, must be and have been a resident of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year immediately before the election. Please call 358-7005 with any questions. To be on the ballot, eligible candidates for the Board of Education must fi le a nominating petition, signed by at least 25 qualifi ed voters. Signed petitions must be fi led in the offi ce of the district clerk no later than Monday, April 19, at 5 p.m.

Board Petitions Available

Transportation Requests

The Randolph Central School Dis-trict Code for income tax purposes is 522. Putting this number on your state income tax form is extremely important to the district. This number has a great deal to do with determining the amount of state aid that we receive for the school district.

Don’t Forget the Tax Code!

Cardinal News & Notes

Star Deadline Draws NearTaxpayers over 65 years of age must re-

apply each year to continue to receive this exemption. The deadline for submitting this application is March 1, 2010.

All other taxpayers need to apply only once to receive this exemption.

Eli Olejniczak and Chase Henderson are shown with Santa during the “Stories with Santa” program in the Elementary Library on Dec. 16th. About 40 students came to enjoy some favorite Christmas stories with their favorite Christmas character!

In other library news: October loans: 3,206November loans: 1,665News! Tumblebook is available again on the Library Page!

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Elementary Library News


RANDOLPH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY PRESENTS THE FIRST ANNUAL

Empty Bowl Chili Cook Off!

SUNDAY, MARCH 21ST

12:30 P.M UNTIL 2:30P.M.

RANDOLPH FIRE HALL, $3 ADULTS 18 AND OLDER $2 STUDENTS AND CHILDREN

ENTERTAINMENT BY PORCELAIN BUSDRIVERS!

HAND PAINTED BOWL SALE!

2009 NYS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AUTOGRAPHED

BOWL AUCTION!

Grab your bowls and spoons! On Sun-day March 21st the Randolph High School chapter of the National Honor Society will be holding a chili cook-off to benefi t the local community cupboard. It will be held from 12:30-2:30 at the Randolph Fire Hall. Admission to the event is $3 for adults 18 and over and $2 for students and children. Entertainment will be provided by the Porcelain Bus Drivers.

“The Empty Bowl Project “ is a na-tional initiative that focuses on addressing the crisis of poverty and hunger within the United States. It is estimated that at any one time someone’s bowl is always empty, thus the signifi cance of the empty bowl as a symbol. Due in large part to the demands placed upon the local community cup-board, all proceeds of this benefi t will go directly towards the cupboard’s needs.

If you are interested in entering the chili cook-off you may pick up a reg-istration form at Oregano’s Restaurant in Randolph, the Randolph Municipal Building, and at Randolph Jr/Sr High and Elementary Schools. The entry fee is $10 cash or check payable to Randolph Central School. The cut-off date for entries is March 1st. Hand painted ceramic bowls will be sold to benefi t the cause along with a commemorative bowl autographed by the Randolph 2009 NYS Football Champi-onship team that will be auctioned off. For more information, contact Addie Albano at 358-7007 ext. 4111 [email protected] or Lauren Carnahan at 358-7007 ext. 4211 [email protected].

You may already be aware that the Randolph area has a local food pantry, the Randolph Community Cupboard, which can supply food items in times of need. Because the Cupboard receives some USDA government commodities and can purchase other available food supplies from the Food Bank of Western New York, there are income eligibility guidelines similar to those for the free and reduced

Help available from the Community Cupboardschool lunch program.

If there has been a change in your family structure and/or income, please consider completing a Free and Reduced Lunch Form. You may qualify if you’ve recently lost your job or had your hours reduced. You may request a form by call-ing 358-7012.

Community Cupboard food supplies

can also be given out for emergency situations due to extended illness, fi re, an accident, temporary unemployment, unusual medical expenses, or a change in the family structure and income. Espe-cially during school vacations or holidays, family food needs can increase. To obtain help, please contact Louise Boutwell at 358-4848, Shirley Towers at 358-6811, or your school nurse or administrator.

NHS Chili Cook Off benefits local food pantry


Imagination + Determination = Lego Robotics Club

Using a little imagination and a lot of determination, the Lego Robotics Club began preparing for the 2009 Future Lego League Smart Move Challenge. The team was given 11 task options that they had to build and program a robot to carry out. This year’s mission was one of the most diffi cult yet because in the 2 ½ minute time constraint, the robot actually had to drive over free spinning objects in order to complete various tasks. This is one of the most diffi cult tasks you can ask an autono-mous robot to do.

The students successfully stepped up to this challenge as they utilized their two month window of opportunity in order to design, construct, and troubleshoot various robots. Every time the students created a design, they found a new way of creating a more effective robot. Eventually, after several prototypes, the group settled on a tank-driven robot that had an arm attach-ment to assisted in obstacle management.

Though the robot was an amazing result of dedication and perseverance, it was not their greatest success of this year. The team’s greatest accomplishment was watching individuals who seemly have very little in common form a team with an unbreakable friendship.

The team used that friendship to help it make it through the stressful task of com-pleting this year’s project, where students hand to identify a mode of transportation and identify a way to make it more ef-fi cient and safer. After much debate, the students decided that the solution is sim-pler than developing new electric cars or high speed maglev trains. As Blake Wen-dell said the best, “All we have to do is do is replace those gas guzzling V-8 with more practical engines and drive slower.” So with that statement, the students began researching, creating props, and a short comical skit that they presented during the competition.

The team’s hard work and dedica-tion were rewarded during the Southern Tier Qualifi er at Houghton College in November when they were honored with The Robot Performance Award. The team then advanced to the Regional Finger Lakes Competition at the University of Rochester where they proudly represented Randolph with a superb presentation.

Congratulation to the Lego Robotics Team - Josh Fyvie, Noah Persson, Jewel Tally, Joe McIntrye, Wyatt McAllister, Connor McAllister, Blake Wendell and Rebecca Tally.

Per the recommendations of the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) children six months through nine years of age should receive two doses of H1N1 vaccine. Persons 10 years and older should receive only one dose.

The Cattaraugus County Health De-partment is pleased to offer the boosters (second dose of H1N1) vaccine at each clinic location – Olean, Salamanca and Machias. No appointment is necessary, all ages are welcome. There is no charge for the vaccination.

Please call clinic location for further in-formation: Olean at 373-8050, Salamanca at 945-1246 or Machias at 353-8525.

February22 Mandatory Spring Sports meeting, 7 p.m. Red Rewards Program starts

March3 BOE mtg., 7 p.m.3-6 HS Musical 5 End of 5 wks.12 5 wk. notices mailed13 Academic Fair13-14 All-County @ Allegany- Limestone17 BOE mtg., 6 p.m.18 Chorus Concert, 7 p.m.20 FFA Sub States @ RCS24 Humane Society visits Elem. Library, 6-7 p.m. Penn York College Night at St. Bonaventure, 6:30 p.m.

April6 Band Concert, 7 p.m.7 BOE mtg., 6 p.m.9 End of 3rd Quarter Red Rewards Assembly12-23 Spring Recess – NO SCHOOL26 Report Cards Distributed26-28 NYS ELA Tests

Calendar

Health Department offers H1N1 Clinics


Local Scholarships & Awards SummaryScholarship / Award Criteria / Eligibility

Alton B. Inkley Memorial Scholarship....................................................health care majorBank of America Achievement Award .....................................................best business student Bob & Bonnie Edgar Memorial Scholarship .......................................... female athleteCardinal Service Award ............................................................................outstanding community serviceCattaraugus County Bank Community Service Award ........................community serviceConewango Fire Department Scholarships ............................................highest GPA in home & careers and in agricultureCongdon Award ......................................................................................... student(s) overcoming obstaclesDAR Good Citizen Award ........................................................................citizenshipDonald J. Wishart Memorial Scholarship ..............................................athleteE. A. Keith Memorial Scholarship ...........................................................member of the golf teamE. Jean Crosby Memorial Scholarship ....................................................elementary education majorEva Kate Cowen Anderson Scholarship .................................................nursing majorGlovers’ Mill Energy Scholarship ............................................................ science, agriculture, machinistKelly Jo MacLaughlin Memorial Scholarship(s) ...................................personal achievement Larry Sullivan/Lion’s Club Memorial Scholarship ...............................personal achievementLester I. Stacey Memorial Scholarship ...................................................highest overall science average Lindsey Joy Pedacchio Scholarship .........................................................personal achievementLion’s Club Award ....................................................................................medical fi eld majorLois H. Timm Memorial Scholarship ......................................................elementary education majorMartha Freeman-O’Brien Memorial Scholarship .................................artistic/personal achievementMilton R. Horak Memorial Scholarship .................................................education majorNew York State Lottery Scholarship .......................................................B or above avg. GPA (86%) to study at a NY collegeRandolph American Legion Scholarship ................................................highest overall social studies average Randolph Area Community Development Corp. Scholarship ..............outstanding community serviceRandolph Loyal Order of the Moose Scholarship .................................personal achievementRandolph VFW Post Memorial Scholarship .......................................... immediate family member who is a veteran of any war Randy Dexter Memorial Scholarship ......................................................athlete Raymond VanWie Memorial Scholarship ..............................................basketball player, sportsmanship, above average GPARCS Service Staff Association Scholarship(s) .......................................personal achievementRCS Teacher’s Association Scholarship(s) ..............................................education majorRichard A. Hotchkiss Award ....................................................................BOCES studentSalvation Army Scholarship .....................................................................community service, GPA of 85% or aboveSeager-Hillard Award(s) ...........................................................................college-bound student Tim Hettenbaugh Memorial Scholarship ...............................................athleteUnited Food & Commercial Worker’s Scholarship(s) ...........................employee of Quality MarketsWinifred B. Quinlain Award ....................................................................highest overall English averageJohn Edward McLaughlin Family Scholarship .....................................criteria presently undetermined

* Local Scholarships and Awards as well as the criteria are selected individually by various scholarship committees and its members (i.e. family, club offi cers, organizations, etc.). The descriptions of scholarships/awards and criteria listed above are representative of previous contributions to Randolph Central School graduates. Criteria are subject to change as requested by individual scholarship committees on a year-to-year basis.

A scholarship application is located on page 9 and also is available in the guidance offi ce and the school Web site (www.randolphcsd.org/guidance.cfm). Completed applications must be returned to guidance by May 8. For more informa-tion, contact Mr. Vogtli in the guidance offi ce at 716-358-7008 or e-mail him at [email protected].


Local Scholarship ApplicationName__________________________________________________________________________________________1.

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Father’s occupation and place of employment___________________________________________________________4.

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Mother’s occupation and place of employment__________________________________________________________5.

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Number of brothers and sisters at home_______________________________________________________________6.

How do you plan to pay for college expenses___________________________________________________________7.

Extracurricular activities____________________________________________________________________________8.

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What work experience have you had__________________________________________________________________9.

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Church or community groups you have participated in____________________________________________________10.

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Offi ces held or honors received_______________________________________________________________________11.

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I have made application to the following colleges________________________________________________________12.

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I plan to major in_________________________________________________________________________________13.

14. I am pursuing a career as a school teacher - ________Yes _______ No

15. Financial need will be considered and a fi nancial statement may be required. The submission application automatical implies consent for the committee to review all necessary records. The scholarship committee will be the authority for making the fi nal decision of the recipient.

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Above are Jr. High All-County Band members (l-r) Jordan Dowiasz, Liam McDonald, Austin Dowiasz, Nick Carpenter, Rachel Schank, Alex Myers and Andrew Hvizdzak.

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Below are Elementary All-County Band members (front, l-r) Halle Lienhart, Dylan Dowiasz, Miranda Gross and (back, l-r) Morgan Gumhalter, Abigail Roy, Zachary English, Oscar Sharp, Mr. Dauphin, Levi Wright, Peyton Terrette and Casey Williams.

Above are Elementary All-County Chorus members (front, l-r) Mitchell Schapp, Anna Beach, Nolan Ditcher and (middle, l-r) MaKayla Miller, Karly Studley, Kayla Nefedov, Brianna Ashdown and (back, l-r) Ben Hvizdzak, Mrs. Kehoe and Shelby Perkins. Absent: Holly Graham.


By Mary Rockey, Ph.D., BCBADirector of Pupil Services

In order to understand the difference between a 504 plan and Special Education services provided through an IEP, we have to look at the laws that govern each.

504 plans are a direct result of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This civil law prohibits recipients of federal funds from discriminating on the basis of disability. In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities act extended this prohi-bition to all, regardless of federal funds. In New York State, this law states that schools “require qualifi ed individuals with disabilities be provided the opportunity to participate in all programs and services, curricular and extracurricular, which are available to nondisabled individuals, including test programs and examina-tions. In order to permit individuals with disabilities the opportunity to benefi t from such participation, reasonable accommo-dations, including appropriate adjustments and modifi cations of examinations, must be implemented”.

The defi nition of a “handicapped per-son” under Section 504 of the Rehabilita-tion Act is broader than the defi nition of “a child with a disability” under the Individu-

als with Disabilities Education Act and Article 89 of New York State Education Law. Under Section 504, a “handicapped person” includes anyone who:

has a physical or mental impairment • which substantially limits one or more major life activities, orhas a record of such an impairment, • oris regarded as having such an im-• pairment. (NYS regulations)

So, a 504 plan offers minor modifi ca-tions to the existing educational services provided to all students in the school. This could mean testing modifi cations like taking tests in a quiet location, visits to the nurse due to a physical condition, more opportunities to go to the rest room because of a physical condition, carrying a special medical item such as an epi-pen due to a physical condition, or similar types of concerns. It is important to note that New York State is presently in the process of reauthorizing this law and changes may occur because of the reautho-rization.

Special Education services through an IEP, on the other hand, offer more inten-sive services to students with disabilities,

for instance, support from a special educa-tion teacher, speech language therapist, oc-cupational therapist, physical therapist or other related service. New York State law defi nes this as a child who cannot keep up with his/her peers because of present lev-els of academic achievement or functional performance.

It is important to note that the child has to be trying his best. Not doing homework, for instance, does not, in and of itself, make a child eligible for spe-cial education or 504 services. Another example is organizational skills. While we have discussed this before, a child be-ing unorganized does not make the child eligible for an IEP or 504 plan. To receive either of these services, a child must have an identifi ed disability.

There are other distinctions between the two types of services for students with disabilities but they are driven by the indi-vidual disability type and are discussed at the CSE or 504 meeting for the student.

If you have any questions, you can always contact us. We would be glad to provide any additional information on these types of services or any other assis-tance you need.

504 Plan & an IEP: Understanding the difference

The photo shows one of the unique fundraisers in which students recently participated. During “Ride Your Snowmobile to School Day,” students could arrive via snowmobile in exchange for signing a rules/safety sheet and making a donation to benefi t the Randolph Community Cupboard.

(photo by Jack Berger)


Look what came to school!First graders had a special visitor on Tuesday, December 15. Mr. Mike Morton brought his reindeer, Dancer, to school to visit with Mrs. Arnold, Mr. Huntington, Mrs. Hettenbaugh, Mrs. Meleen and Mrs. Thomas’s classes. Students learned many things about reindeer. Did you know that reindeer can swim? Each student was able to pet Dancer and have a picture taken with her.After learning all about reindeer, students participated in different reindeer activities. Students traveled from room to room to learn

about reindeer science, reindeer math, make a reindeer puppet, make a reindeer bracelet and hat and make reindeer food. A very enjoyable morning was had by all the teachers and students. Thank you to all who helped make “Reindeer Day” a success!


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Kindergarten registration will be held on May 4-7. Parents will be receiving more information in April. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the school at 358-7030.

Randolph Central SchoolKINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

2010-2011 School Year

It’s that time of the year again to begin thinking about September and the start of kindergarten.

Children born on or before December 1, 2005, are eligible to enter school in September 2010. Please fi ll out the information below and send it to the Gail N. Chapman Elementary School, 22 Main Street, Randolph, NY 14772.

Kindergarten registration will be held on May 4-7. Students will spend approximately one and a half hours with our faculty members. Please plan at least two hours for participation in this very important event. Kindergarten screening is a state mandate. Students are screened for speech, language, motor and cognitive development and health. Parents will meet with our school nurse, speech, and kindergarten faculty throughout the screening.


Varsity FootballVarsity Football(photos by Jack Berger)

ATHLETIC HONORS

Pictured above are members of RCS’ championship football team: (row one, l-r) Jake Stone, Andrew Grover, Anthony Swartz, Hayden Senn and Brent Robbins; (row two, l-r) Derek Shaw, Jake Hale, Brady Morrison, Nick Milliman, Chris Wadsworth, Kyle Luce, Ben Fluent, Mason Burch, Jake Abraham, Ian Meyer and Billy Mattson; (row three, l-r) John Ring, Ryan Beach, Matt Lundsten, Eric Bruder, Jimmy Wil-son, Jeremy Kessler, Jeremiah Anderson, Mike Maycock, Matt Hettenbaugh, Travis Terry, Tyler Mendell, Brandon Durnell, Scott Ring, Derrek Livermore, Alan Lockwood and Thomas Cornell.

Shown in the photo at right proudly displaying their cham-pionship rings are (l-r) Matt Lundsten, Tyler Mendell and Matt Hettenbaugh.

Pictured at right are Roxanne Finch and Mike Maycock who were recently selected for Scholar Athlete awards. Congratulations!

Scholar Athletes



Please bring your old newspapers, magazines, offi ce & school papers, shopping catalogs and junk mail to the school and put them in the green/yellow dumpsters for recycling anytime.

The paper recycling project is run by the RCS Impact group as a service project to help Randolph “go green”. Impact is a student-led Chris-tian group that meets weekly during lunch periods for fel-lowship and devotions. The project was started last June. Impact earns a small profi t on the recycled paper which will be used for future ser-vice projects or needs in the school or community. Please help the continuation of a good cause and help save the planet, one tree at a time.

Thank you.

RCS Impact group initiates recycling effort

2010 SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULE222000111000 SSPPRRIINNGG SSPOORTTS SCHEDDULE

A mandatory meeting for any student (and their parents) participating in spring sports will be held February 22 at 7 p.m. in the high school. If you cannot attend this meet-ing, you will need to schedule an appointment with the high school principal or athletic director before your child can participate in any spring sports.

Mandatory Spring Sports Meeting Feb. 22

Varsity BaseballMarch 30 Pine ValleyApril 1 @ Pine ValleyApril 7 PortvilleApril 9 @ Catt./LVApril 28 SalamancaApril 30 @ Chaut. LakeMay 3 Westfi eldMay 5 @ FrewsburgMay 7 @ CassadagaMay 12 @ SalamancaMay 14 Silver CreekMay 17 @ PortvilleMay 19 Catt./LV

JV BaseballApril 7 @ PortvilleMay 5 FrewsburgMay 17 Portville TBA

Varsity SoftballMarch 30 Pine ValleyApril 1 @ PortvilleApril 7 PortvilleApril 9 @ Catt./LVApril 28 Salamanca

April 30 @ Chaut. LakeMay 3 Westfi eldMay 5 @ FrewsburgMay 7 @ CassadagaMay 12 @ SalamancaMay 14 Silver CreekMay 17 @ PortvilleMay 19 Catt./LV

JV SoftballApril 7 @ PortvilleMay 5 FrewsburgMay 17 PortvilleTBA

TrackApril 1 RCS, Cassadaga, Frewsburg and Panama @ FalconerApril 27 RCS, Forestville @ West ValleyMay 4 Frewsburg, ForestvilleMay 11 RCS, Forestville @ Catt./LVMay 18 RCS, Forestville @ SalamancaMay 24 Portville, Forestville

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In the photo at left, Marah May-cock is shown with Coach Huntington celebrating the scoring of her 1,000th point during her high school career on the RCS Girls’ Basketball Team. Way to go, Marah!

Maycock scores 1000thth

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Many thanks go to the Randolph community, former students from other states, students and staff of Randolph, and even parents of Randolph teachers who live in other communities who continually send box tops to our school. With-out your dedicated help in saving General Mill box tops, we would not have been able to present a check to the Randolph PTA. On January 6, Zach English and Kayla Nefedov presented $568.30 to Janell Sluga and Gina Shields, representa-tives of the PTA.

The check represents the box tops that were collected during the months of April through October of 2009. Randolph has been in the General Mills Box Tops program since 2000 and has earned a total of $6932.60! America’s schools have earned over $250 million since it started in 1998. Please continue to save those box tops and send them to our school. Our next submission date is April 15, 2010.

RANDOLPH CENTRAL SCHOOL18 Main StreetRandolph, New York 14772

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BOARD OF EDUCATIONDavid Adams, PresidentLouise Boutwell, Vice PresidentMichael EvansJanet HuntingtonTonia McAllisterJulie MillimanThomas Shields

ADMINISTRATIONKimberly Moritz, Superintendent of SchoolsDavid Chambers, School Business ExecutiveDavid Davison, 7-12 PrincipalJerry Mottern, PreK-6 Principal, Title IX Compliance OfficerMary Rockey, Director of Pupil ServicesMaureen Pitts, District Clerk

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Alma MaterHere’s a song we raise to Randolph Central School. In our hearts our loyalty for her will rule. May her fame for long survive, We are here

to keep alive, The spirit of the school we love, To her we’ll be true! Red and white, Red and white. White for purity. Red for courage strong, Red and white, Red and white. We will always love and cherish long. So, let our voices ring, Ring loud and clear! With deep aff ection, And recollection,

of Randolph Central School. Long may her colors wave, High on the hill. We’re singing your praises, Randolph Central School! RAH!!!!!!!!!!!

Who: All children in the district who will be 4 years of age before December 1, 2010

What: Apply for the 2010-2011 school year Universal Pre-K Program

Where: Randolph Central SchoolWhy: Provides developmentally

appropriate educational experiences Randolph Central School’s

Universal Pre-K Program is accept-ing applications for the 2010-2011 school year. Our program is open to all children in the district who will be 4 years of age before December 1, 2010. The program offers a wide variety of meaningful experiences that promote the development of social, physical and academic skills. Our program has a child-centered focus and provides many hands on opportunities for children to learn about themselves as well as the world around them. Please call the elemen-tary school offi ce at 358-7030 for information and an application.

Register today for Universal Pre-K

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