Wallkill Valley Times , Wednesday , July 13 , 2016 3
Valley Central revises code of conduct
ARE YOU TIRED
OF LOCKING UP YOUR MONEY ?
Continued from page 1
law ; use , possess , sell , transfer or facilitate these activities with regard to alcohol and / or drugs , tobacco products , synthetic tobacco products / paraphernalia ... will be held accountable not only to the District Disciplinary Code , but may also be referred to the appropriate law enforcement agencies .”
Given the popularity of vaporizers , Valley Central Superintendent John Xanthis believes it ’ s the right time to make these code amendments . “ That ’ s something that ’ s come to the market in the last few years , and certainly more and more youngsters seem to be getting involved in that ,” he said . “ It ’ s real important to have language in your Code of Conduct so you can refer to it . Certainly there ’ s some times where even though a parent might agree that the student shouldn ’ t be doing that , it might not be listed there . So you ’ ve got to make sure you have your I ’ s dotted and your T ’ s crossed .”
The reauthorized code provides a clear set of rules to be followed by students and school officials alike . “ It ’ s very important to have a plan and have guidelines for our administrators ,” Xanthis said . “ We review it with our students in the early part of September , and actually they have to sign something that says it was reviewed with their parents . So everyone knows what ’ s in the code , and so when we do have times where parents question things , you have something to refer to . This isn ’ t something we did in isolation or we did because we like your child less than another child . This is what the Code of Conduct says and we follow that .”
The Code of Conduct can be particularly helpful when the administration has to deal with specific disciplinary issues and the pushback they might get from parents when they dole out disciplinary measures . “ We have to make judgements and they ’ re not always 100 percent ,” Xanthis said . “ But certainly it helps when you have a Code of Conduct that you put together .”
The July 11th board meeting also saw a change in the committee ’ s leadership , as Sheila Schwartz was elected as Board of Education President and Sonia Lewis was elected as the new Vice President . Both candidates ran unopposed and were elected unanimously . Schwartz is taking over for former President Brad Conklin , who will remain on the board . The board ’ s new head said her election was mostly a matter of circumstance . “ I didn ’ t really decide to run ,” Schwartz said . “ The other board members , with the obligations and as much commitment as it takes , they were looking for someone who was focused and was able to run .”
This is Schwartz ’ s third year on the board , and she ’ ll be up for re-election next May . She has one child in the district , a daughter who ’ ll be entering her senior year of high school starting in the fall . Schwartz is eager to get to work with her fellow board members , and the group has a big decision to make in the next year in finding a leader for the administration . “ I ’ m looking forward to working with everybody ,” she said . “ One of the first things we have to do is go back to our Superintendent of Schools search . So we ’ ll be doing that , and we ’ ll be busy this year .” Xanthis ’ interim contract has already been extended throughout the 2016-2017 school year while the board looks to fill the position .
At the meeting , the administration also revealed that during the course of some construction work that was transpiring last week at the Berea Elementary School , a water main broke and the school and the adjacent Administration Building went without water on July 8 . The crew working at the site , the MDS HVAC-R Heating and Air Conditioning company from Walden , labored through the weekend to fix the problem , and running water had returned to the complex by Monday . Xanthis praised the administrators for continuing to work on Friday even without access to fresh water . He joked that the local McDonald ’ s saw plenty of district employees throughout that day as administrators used the restaurant ’ s facilities . “ People could have left , with good reason , but they all stayed ,” the superintendent said . “ People stayed very late into the day because they had work to do and they wanted to get it done . We have very dedicated people here .”
If locking up your money in a CD to get a higher interest rate isn ’ t working for you ; open a Money Market Account and receive higher interest on your money . Come into your local branch and talk to a Hometown Banker about how a Money Market Account can help you bank better .
• Minimum of $ 10,000 initial deposit .
• Flexible access to your money at any time .
• Grow your money faster with interest .
• Deposit , withdraw or transfer money .
Member FDIC
Money Market Account
0.75 % APY*
START EARNING HIGHER INTEREST ON YOUR MONEY NOW .
www . HometownBankHV . com
* The promotional rate applies only to new personal accounts opened with a deposit of at least $ 10,000 in New Money . New Money is defined as funds which do not originate from an existing Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley account . In order to earn the advertised Annual Percentage Yield ( APY ) you must deposit between $ 10,000 and $ 500,000 . APY is accurate as of 06 / 24 / 2016 . If at any time the account balance falls below $ 1,000 , your entire balance will not earn any interest . You will earn an Annual Percentage Yield ( APY ) of 0.10 % when your balance is between $ 1,000 and $ 9,999.99 ; 0.75 % APY when your balance is between $ 10,000 and $ 24,999.99 ; 0.75 % APY when your balance is between $ 25,000 and $ 99,999.99 ; 0.75 % APY when your balance is between $ 100,000 and $ 250,000 ; 0.75 % APY when your balance is between $ 250,000.01 and $ 500,000 ; If at any time the account balance plus any interest credited is more than $ 500,000 , the entire balance on the account will earn an APY of 0.25 %. This is a variable rate account , which means rates are subject to change daily at our discretion . This is a limited-time offer and may be withdrawn at any time . This offer may not be combined with any other promotion or program . To avoid the $ 25 Monthly service charge on the account you must maintain a minimum daily balance of $ 2,500 . Fees may reduce earnings on this account . If your account is closed within 180 days of opening , an “ Early Account Closing ” fee of $ 25 will be assessed . Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley Money Market accounts are subject to a limited number of transactions per statement cycle , a $ 15 service charge may apply for each transaction above these limitations ; refer to the Schedule of Fees and Account Disclosure for details .