Don't miss Salsa at the Library! Register at www.portchester-ryebrooklibrary.org. Proceeds benefit the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library. Classes begin April 22.
Please click here to read this special message regarding state aid funding to Port Chester Schools from Superintendent Dr. Edward Kliszus.
Once a week Spanish language students from Port Chester High School visit younger students at Park Avenue School. Together they practice their Spanish all while having fun.
Every year for the past decade, members of the Harmed Suburban Five - Port Chester, Glen Cove, Westbury, Ossining and Riverhead - have urged Albany for increased funding.
We are overwhelmingly different from other districts in New York State in that we are experiencing:
• Significant enrollment growth
• Nearly a 50% increase in student receiving Free & Reduced Lunch
• Substantial decrease in our communities’ combined income & property wealth ratio
• Significant increase in students requiring English Language Learning resources
The Harmed Suburban 5 receives less than 50% of our Foundation Aid level, while the state average is 80%. This directly impacts our students.
ALL children from across the state should be treated fairly!
If you are a Westchester resident,18 years or older, please take a few minutes to fill out this County Community Health Survey. Your responses are anonymous. The Health Department & hospitals in Westchester will use the results to improve health programs.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019WCHealthSurvey
Port Chester Board of Education President Carolee Brakewood led a contingency to Albany to meet with state legislators and advocate for Port Chester’s rightful Foundation Aid Funding for 2019-20.
Parents attending are Blanca Lopez, Sharon Burke with PC grads Zeltzyn Sanchez, Alex Garcia and PCHS student Adrianna Sherwood.
We are heartened to see our families and our students in particular taking up the cause for all of Port Chester. See the attached photos from our advocacy efforts at the state capitol.
The Del Bianco Academy is named for Luigi Del Bianco. Mr. Del Bianco was the chief stone carver of the Mount Rushmore Memorial in South Dakota. He settled in Port Chester in the 1920's, perfecting his craft. In 1933, he took on the challenging task of carving the "refinement of expression" on the faces of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Our academy is honored to be named after Luigi Del Bianco, an artist of extraordinary talent.
Special Area classes include World Languages, Art, Music, Technology, Astronomy, Physical Educaiton, and Family and Consumer Science (FACS).
