District News

  • 2023-24 District Calendar Approved 3/14/23

    At the March 14th meeting, the Board of Education approved the 2023-24 District Calendar. Two Superintendent's Conference Days are scheduled for Wednesday, August 30th and Thursday, August 31st.  The first day of school for students will be Tuesday, September 5, 2023.  The Pearl River School District calendar is based on 184 school days: 181 days of pupil instruction plus 3 Superintendent's Conference/Professional Development Days. In anticipation of emergency closings, we designate the following potential vacation days as snow make-up days: 

    2023-24 Snow Make-up Days
    Day 1 – May 28, 2024
    Day 2 – May 24, 2024
    Day 3 – April 24, 2024

    As a result of the NYS Regents examination schedule, the last day of school will be Wednesday, June 26, 2024.  Please click the following link to view the one-page calendar for the 2023-24 school year:  2023-24 District Calendar

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  • 28th Annual Deja Vu Senior Dance 4/22/23

    We're Back!  Our 28th Annual Deja Vu Dance for senior citizens residing in Pearl River School District will be held this year on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM in PRHS's gymnasium. 

    Registration is absolutely required by Friday, April 7th!  You can register via one of two ways:

    (1) Complete the online form:  Deja Vu Registration 2023

    (2) Print out the attached registration form and give to your PR Club president or drop off at our District Administration Building located at 135 W. Crooked Hill Rd.

    Please register only once to avoid duplications!  Any questions? Contact our Community Services Office at muthigm@pearlriver.org or 845-620-3918.

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  • Arts in the Park

    Pearl River School District's 1st Annual "Arts in the Park" will be held Saturday, June 3rd from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in Central Avenue Field.  Please visit our Arts in the Park webpage for more details!

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  • Superintendent's State of the District Report 2023-24

    Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marco F. Pochintesta's State of the District Report 2023-24 was presented at the PRSD Board of Education Meeting held on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. It can be viewed at the link below.

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  • Kindergarten Registration for 2023-24

    The Pearl River School District has opened online registration for incoming kindergarteners for the 2023-24 school year.  Kindergarten screening will take place in May. Please click the following link for more information:  2023-24 Kindergarten Registration

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  • New 988 Three-Digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Number

    988 is the new, three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) available nationwide. This number serves as a direct connection to caring support for anyone in mental health distress. This may include thoughts of suicide, substance use crisis and/or emotional distress. 988 is a free service available to any and everyone. By contacting 988 by chat, text or phone, individuals will be connected to a trained crisis counselor. Interpretation services are available in over 150 languages.

    Pearl River School District aims to ensure that our school community is informed of the resources available to anyone who is in need of an immediate connection to highly-trained, local crisis counselors that provide emotional support and assistance for behavioral health crisis and suicide prevention, as well as connections to services in the community for needed support and recovery. To access additional information, visit https://988lifeline.org/.
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  • Highlights From Our Schools

    Pearl River School District's Facebook page regularly highlights the accomplishments of our students and student athletes along with details and photos from monthly events.  Check it out regularly:  PRSD Highlights

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Calendar Highlights

  • Ramadan Begins

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  • MS Auditorium

    MS Musical

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  • LA Spirit Day: Wild West Day

    Lincoln Avenue Elementary School
  • MS Auditorium

    MS Musical

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  • MS Auditorium

    MS Musical

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  • LA Spirit Day: Wear Purple for Epilepsy Awareness

    Lincoln Avenue Elementary School

  • Modified Spring Sports Begins

    Modified Spring Sports Begins

    Athletics

  • ELF: Gr 4 to MS for Musical

    Lincoln Avenue Elementary School
  • District Admin Bldg

    CAC Mtg

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  • District Admin Bldg

    School Board Mtg

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Spotlight On Our Schools

  • Students decorate the blacktop with chalk
    Spring has sprung...and vibrant chalk creations have begun! At Evans Park Elementary School, students across grades K-4 took to the front blacktop to decorate the exterior of the building with welcoming salutations, uplifting words, and drawings depicting friendship, positivity and seasonal illustrations. Evans Park Tigers learned about how various cultures across the world honor the start of spring in their own ways based on customs and traditions! In the theme of colorful expression, across the PRSD, our school buildings recognized World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 by encouraging all to show support for individuals with Down Syndrome by wearing brightly-colored, mismatched socks. More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students participate in mock trial at local courthouse
    Pearl River High School Mock Trails students are gaining first-hand knowledge of civil/criminal law and courtroom procedures, an understanding of ethics, civility and professionalism, and a heightened appreciation for academic studies and interest in law-related careers! The PRHS Mock Trial team took the stand on March 15 at the Rockland County Courthouse -- successfully defeating North Rockland High School as they represented the Defendant in this year's liability case entitled, Remington Stone vs. Marley Miser and Apex Construction Company. Congratulations, all! More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students engage in STEM lesson
    The work of trailblazing women in STEM serves as inspiration to shoot for the stars...and sixth graders at Pearl River Middle School had the opportunity to speak firsthand with Joanne Morris, a successful NASA and Google engineer in celebration of Women's History Month and Women In STEM Day (on March 10). PRMS Pirates explored the different branches of engineering and also learned about the achievements of mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson -- brilliant African-American women who served as the brains behind one of the greatest space operations in history. More on Facebook and Instagram.
  • Students engage in Book Buddies
    Sharing the gift of reading is truly the rainbow's pot o'gold...and inside Evans Park Elementary School, kindergarteners pair up with their third grade Book Buddies! Shari Cooperman's class paid a visit to kindergarten Evans Park Tigers to join little learners in reading a variety of books including St. Patrick's Day-themed stories along with others across various genres ranging from fantasy, to mystery, to non-fiction. With the goal of improving confidence in their reading skills, Book Buddies meet routinely to engage in small group sessions. More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • STEM teachers receive grant
    The PRSD shines spotlights on three of our talented and passionate STEM educators: Stephen Parisi, Angela Roppolo and Gal Seiler from Pearl River High School and Pearl River Middle School -- who were awarded Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) 2022-23 STEM Classroom Grants that fund and support educational projects and materials, totaling over $1,000! Take a look...we stopped into each of their classrooms to catch PRMS and PRHS Pirates in action -- as they engage in labs and activities utilizing grant-funded materials and software...more on Facebook and Instagram.
  • Students learn about Irish music
    March marks the National Association for Music Education's celebration of Music In Our Schools Month and in the PRSD, boy, do we feel LUCKY to have music education! As the Saint Patrick's Day holiday approaches, music teacher Sarah Gill taught a themed lesson to first graders in Theresa Scully's class on Irish instruments and Celtic music as students joined along in song, dance and activity at Evans Park Elementary School. More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students give back to the community
    Empathy is the Advisory focus of fifth, sixth and seventh grade PRMS Pirates...and what better way to show empathy than by expressing gratitude to the 'roots' of our community? Pearl River Middle School's Advisory Committee worked with sixth graders to create a collaborative art piece showcasing their thanks toward local small businesses in our community that have provided extra support to the PRSD. Sixth graders worked in groups to decorate and color paper leaves with special notes and messages for local businesses that were added to the framed tree illustrations and then delivered to store/business owners and employees. More on Facebook and Instagram. 
  • Students design paper glasses as part of SEL lesson
    Understanding the perspectives of others means looking at the world through a different LENS! Thanks to a social-emotional learning lesson delivered by elementary school social worker Eric Borcherding, fourth graders in Karen DiMenna's class at Lincoln Avenue Elementary School designed their own paper glasses -- with character traits, illustrations and colors that best represent themselves as these Lincoln Ave Lions focus on themes of acceptance. More on Facebook and Instagram. 

Board of Education

Board of Education Meeting
District Administration Building
135 W. Crooked Hill Rd.

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
7:00 PM

Live Streamed: 
PRSD YouTube Live

For Agenda: BoardDocs

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District Communication

Pearl River School District uses the SchoolMessenger notification system to communicate important broadcasts such as school closings or other emergency situations by phone, email and text messages to families in the District .  PRSD also uses this system to send emails and texts pertaining to general district and school information and events. 

Parents & Guardians: 
Parents are automatically enrolled to receive phone calls and emails using their contact data in their eSD Parent Portal account.  For text messages, reply 'Y' to verification that you will receive. The majority of our communications are through email.  Please login to your Parent Portal account to ensure all of your contact information is accurate.  Please contact your child(ren)'s school(s) if you require any changes.  

Community members can subscribe to receive email and text messages from the District by using the following link:  https://asp.schoolmessenger.com/pearlriver/subscriber.
These individuals must also reply 'Y' from their cell phone to SchoolMessenger's verification message in order to opt-in to receive texts. Please note, however, that most communication from PRSD is via email.

Please refer to our Staying Informed page for more information.

If you have a question or issue regarding SchoolMessenger, such as not receiving emails, contact our Community Services Office at 845-620-3918 or muthigm@pearlriver.org.

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