Friday, May 14, 2021 - 5:54 pm
Correction: An earlier version of this story said Massena would be be increaseing the tax levy, in fact the levy will remain flat. North Country This Week regrets the error.
BY MATT LINDSEY
North Country This Week
Budgets, elections and propositions will be voted on May 18 at all St. Lawrence County schools . Below is a list of schools in the area that includes budget information and voting day details.
Potsdam Central School District
Potsdam Central School District voters will be asked to approve a $35,815,351 budget for the 2021-22 school year the includes a 1.58% tax levy increase and raises $14,167,364 for the district.
Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 9:37 am
POTSDAM Parents can now enroll their child in kindergarten at Potsdam Central School.
“We urge all parents of children who will be attending Kindergarten at Lawrence Avenue in the fall to enroll their child as soon as possible,” officials said in a press release.
By enrolling children now, the school district is better able to make staffing decisions for the upcoming school year.
To be eligible for kindergarten: A child must be 5 years old on or before December 1, 2021 (State issued birth certificate required); a child must be a resident of the Potsdam Central School District (proof of residency required); all pertinent documents and the application completed as soon as possible; and parents need to complete the online enrollment form that is located on our school
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 1:06 pm
BY MATT LINDSEY
North Country This Week
POTSDAM Potsdam Central is taking many steps to educate students about the dangers of social media and its school resource officer wants students to have a trusted adult in mind for when they need help.
The Potsdam Community mourned the loss of 15-year old Riley Basford. He took his own life March 30 after he was told online that embarrassing photos of him would be circulated to his friends and throughout the internet unless he paid $3,500 to the stranger who he thought was a female he met on Facebook.
Potsdam Central School District is hosting state police presentations May 4, 6 on cybercrimes including sextortion, catfishing and online predators.
POTSDAM â The family of Riley K. Basford has been connected with a public speaker who could bring the 15-year-oldâs story of extortion to thousands of students. The plan is underscored by a third family whose 14-year-old son was blackmailed online to the point his predator encouraged the suicide that would eventually happen.
Mary C. Rodee and Darren E. Basford, the parents of Riley, recently met with the superintendent of Potsdam schools. The parents were there to get help with finding Paul Davis, the public speaker who has presented to more than 600,000 students across the United States and Canada. Heâs eager to spread Rileyâs story.
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