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Dr. Peter Rufa has been selected as the new Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. The appointment will be formally recommended at the May 14th Board of Education Meeting, with Dr. Rufa set to assume his new role on July 1, 2025.

Dr. Robert Roelle be appointed as the new Director of Technology & Data effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Roelle is replacing Ken Amann who is retiring from a career of over thirty years in Mount Pleasant. Read the letter from Dr. G below.

The Technology Committee whose members span K-12 across buildings have worked together to determine how technology is being used to support student learning and where there are gaps.

Mount Pleasant Central School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 25th year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement for providing music access and education to all students. 

The boys and girls varsity swim teams collected items and assembled parent kits to be donated to Maria Ferrari Children’s Hospital.

County-wide auditions were held last April and we just learned that eight WMS students have been invited to Westchester County School Music Association's (WCSMA) All-County Elementary Band.

Michele Caterino and Gayle Garson wasted no time getting their students back into the swing of learning after break, hosting a personal narrative publishing party in the Westlake Library.

Senior Keishianne Bernal and her mentor Dr. Christopher Whitehurst at New York Medical College have gotten some local press regarding their work together.

Students continue to learn all about the hands on work, professional behaviors and personal characteristics needed to thrive in the skilled trades.

 In addition to basketball, Nick is tremendous on the football field and in the classroom.

If it’s the week before Holiday Recess, there is a good chance you can find Dr. G in Lauren Morris’ Photo 1 class!

Mount Pleasant Central School District voters passed the Instructional Bond Referendum 685 to 210. A pass rate of 77%.

Congrats to these talented instrumentalists! And thank you WMS Band teacher Erin Sica for sharing the great news with us!

 At the October Board of Education meeting we celebrated School Board Recognition Week in a big way. It truly was a school-wide celebration.
 

It was a a family event jam-packed with fun, engaging math games, and activities.

The work on our turf field and athletic facilities on the Westlake Campus is progressing well and we are looking forward to it being completed. It is now time to plan for the next 3-5 years. We are specifically planning improvements to our schools that are focused on both safety and security as well as to the instructional program. Our work will also address the space constraints that currently exist at Hawthorne Elementary School. Just like the field bond, this proposed project will be structured to be tax neutral, thus having no additional impact on our residents' taxes.

 It was a day of learning, team building, making connections, and of course the famous bus tour of the district! 

Our Summer 2023 Newsletter has been mailed, so check your mailbox! Click below to read Dr. G's letter to the community and read about all our exciting moving up and graduation ceremonies!

At the Board of Education Meeting on August 16, Dr. Peter Giarizzo, Superintendent recommended to the Board of Education that Erica Denman be appointed as the new Assistant Principal at Hawthorne and Columbus Elementary Schools, effective August 29, 2023. 

 We have an update on a #wildcatpride story we covered earlier this year!  A Mount Pleasant 3rd grader's Poppy Poster Contest submission that won locally was selected by the American Legion Auxiliary Department at the New York State level to move on to its NATIONAL Poster Contest!
 

During the summer, the Mount Pleasant Police Department used Hawthorne Elementary School to conduct defensive tactics trainings.

For the second summer, KinderCamp is providing amazing opportunities for some of our incoming Kindergarteners! 

Westlake Middle School's new assistant principal is someone that is familiar to all of us and has played an integral role in our community and on our leadership team for the past eight years. Theresa Outhouse.

The CES Moving Up Ceremony was on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

Dear Wildcats,
      Thank you to the Mount Pleasant community for coming out to vote in support of our students and educational programs. The passing of the 2023-2024 budget ensures our ability to provide robust teaching and learning and to meet the needs of all students.

For the first time ever, Mount Pleasant Central School District has been recognized as one of the Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation!

For the 7th straight year, local veterans were honored by Columbus Elementary School.