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Frequently Asked Questions

Click the links to the right to find out what school supplies your child will need to start the school year. It is suggested that you purchase only the identified items on the grade specific lists. If additional materials are needed during the year, your student's classroom teacher will let you know.

Children need healthy meals to learn. Stockbridge Valley Central School offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $.75.lunch costs $1.25 Elementary through High School Level. Children from households that meet federal income guidelines (outlined below) are eligible for free meals or reduced price meals. Reduced price meals cost each eligible student $.25 for lunch and $.25 for breakfast.

Menu for September 7th - Chicken Nuggets, Dipping Sauce, Smashed Taters, Chicken Gravy, Carrots, Roll & Butter, Apple
Menu for September 8th - Soft Shell Tacos with the Works; Tex-Mex Rice, Assorted Juice, Pudding

Alternative entree's each day include Chef's Salad with Roll, Yogurt with Peanut Butter and Crackers, PB&J Sandwich
Served Daily - Fruit Cup, Bread & Butter, Choice of Milk: Low Fat Chocolate, 2% White, Skim, Homogenized White

The complete menu will be coming shortly to our Menu Link on the Home Page under "Quick Links", see also our Student and Parent Pages!

Free and reduced lunch counts are used to determine the district's ability to apply for state and federal grants. If you meet the income qualifications, we highly encourage you to apply and assure that your child has access to an affordable and healthy breakfast and lunch daily. Income qualifications and additional information can be found here. To apply, complete the application according to the directions. We assure you that all information provided is kept strictly confidential. The APPLICATION DEADLINE is SEPTEMBER 27, 2006. Applications from last year expire September 30.

The school day starts at 8:08 AM. Buses begin leaving the bus garage about 7:00 AM, depending on the route. Specific bus departures and bus routes will be published in the district newsletter that will be mailed to residents prior to start of school.

Attendance in school is extremely important to a student’s success. Stockbridge Valley places great importance on student attendance. In order to promote good attendance in all classes, the following policy has been adopted:

“Students who have acquired ten or more unexcused/illegal absences in a full credit class or five or more in a half credit class will be denied credit in that class. When a student is absent or tardy an excuse must be turned in to the Nurse’s office no later than three days after the student returns to school. If an excuse is not brought in during this time period, the absence will be counted as an unexcused/illegal absence.

Punctuality is also important in the success of our students. If a student arrives after 8:13 a.m. the student will be counted as tardy for his/her first block. Students must turn in excuses for class tardiness as well as absences. If a student acquires three or more tardies in one class, they will be counted as one absence.”

New York State requires all students to be immunized before they enter school. The following immunizations are required.

1. Three doses of diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine.
2. A series of three oral polio vaccines, or four doses of inactivated polio virus vaccine or a combination of three.
3. Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine after the child reaches one year of age.
4. A second measles vaccine prior to entrance to kindergarten.
5. Hepatitis B vaccines are required for all students born after January 1, 1993 and students in grades 7-11.
6. Varicella vaccine is required for all students born after January 1, 1998 and any student in the sixth grade (must be given after child reaches one year of age).
7. Haemophilus Influenza Type B is required for Pre-K students – immunization dates for three doses or one dose on or after 15 months of age.

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