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Bus safety is also insured by service schedules that include daily pre-trip inspections and a thorough servicing once a month by a certified safety inspector. The district maintains a full service garage with highly trained certified technicians. The Pulaski Academic Center, which houses students from four separate districts, has begun to offer new programs for this school year, as well as starting to plan for community-based projects.
We are committed to developing a community of learners who are academically proficient, demonstrate strong character and exhibit self-confidence. This site provides information using PDF, visit this link to download the Adobe Acrobat Reader DC software. Due to impending high winds and forecasted weather, there will be no school in the Pulaski Community School District on Friday, December 23. All evening activities or activities hosted at a PCSD school facility have been canceled for tonight, Thursday, December 22 and tomorrow, Friday, D...
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Academy and asked Yonkers students to participate in the Pledge 180 campaign. The New Bedford Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, homelessness, gender identity, gender expression or immigration status. All eligible students will receive the same total benefit amount of $375 for the covered summer period. The benefit will be a one-time deposit to the existing cards that should occur in August. Inspection is done monthly even if the bus has been parked and hasn’t left the lot.
The Mission of Pulaski County Schools is to provide quality educational experiences that are meaningful, challenging, and engaging in a safe and supportive environment for all students. A Signature School will incorporate research-based teaching techniques to provide students with a multi-sensory and interdisciplinary approach to learning with emphasis on a special area of study, such as visual and performing arts or languages and global education. All buses are diesel operated and all are equipped with two-way radios for coordination and rapid response to emergencies. The fleet is constantly upgraded by purchasing about 10 new buses per year for replacements.
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Through these experiences, we educate the whole learner, focusing on such skills as critical thinking, investigation through creative ideas, and self expression. Under the direction of director Barry Erp, Pulaski County’s transportation department includes 160 regular and substitute drivers, 5 staff members, and 5 bus maintenance personnel. There are approximately 103 regular school routes plus additional routes for special education, vocational transportation and alternative school programs.
With all these transportation needs, many buses are on the road almost all day when school is in session. The Pulaski County School System has an ongoing education-training program for all bus drivers. All drivers are required to complete eight hours of training per year to keep their certification. All perspective drivers are screened for drugs prior to training and a program of random drug and alcohol screenings is used to help insure the safety of the students. Many of our families have received notification from USAC that EBB benefits have expired and that you need to reapply. This is the program that provided families with discounts on home Internet service and the option to buy devices at discounted prices.
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Inspection A consists of a 111 point inspection and inspection D has a 173 point inspection, B and C inspections fall within this range. Communication is key to building strong partnerships between home and school. Please watch for monthly newsletters and monthly school calendars which list upcoming school events. It is our vision that the students at Casimir Pulaski Elementary School will develop academically, socially and morally in a structured, accepted and caring environment. A Signature School provides choice to students and parents in the New Bedford Public Schools District. It also provides students with an alternative model of instruction that is both project-based and/or thematic in its approach to addressing the Massachusetts Academic Standards for the appropriate grade level and discipline.
If you have received this letter and need to reapply, click HERE for a step-by-step guide on completing the online application. If you need a district letter confirming your child's eligibility under the CEP program, please contact your school to request this letter. The Transportation Service department for Pulaski County Schools includes four technicians and one support person. Our technicians have a combined total mechanical experience of one hundred thirty years, with sixty-six years on school buses alone. All of our technicians are state certified bus inspectors and four of the five hold ASE certificates for buses, as well as automotive, medium and heavy trucks.
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Signature School themes will include the arts, linguistically and culturally responsive teaching, community resources, and other sources of support to ensure that students have every opportunity to develop the critical thinking skills needed to move beyond the simple mastery of the curriculum. The service department is responsible for inspecting 125 buses, 4 cars/vans, as well as servicing 23 other maintenance vehicles. Each month the buses go through a monthly pm inspection at four different levels .
Pulaski County Schools will provide a safe, supportive environment to meet the individual needs of all students and ensure they are ready for the transition to college or a career. The mission of Pulaski Elementary School is total commitment to high student achievement and character accomplished through a partnership of staff, students, and community. Pulaski County and Southwestern High celebrate its 20th year for the Society of Character. The mission of the Society of Character is to recognize a male and female junior or senior who have exemplified outstanding character in their respective sport. Each recipient was selected by their coach/coaches on outstanding character, academic excellence, sportsmanship, and involvement in their school and the community. In an effort to improve academic readiness, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Public Schools held an assembly today at Martin Luther King, Jr.
As a Visual and Performing Arts School, Casimir Pulaski Elementary utilizes arts integration to enhance learning; providing instruction in the academic disciplines through the integration of the visual and performing arts. Safety programs are required in elementary schools that include hands-on safety demonstrations and all transported students participate in evacuation drills. Safety training include an intensive bus safety-training program targeted at primary children thanks to a grant allowing us to use a “Buster Bus”. Buster is a robotic interactive mini bus designed to interest and teach children important bus safety information. In addition, the district recognizes Bus Safety Week as an opportunity to further increase safety awareness for students, parents, and staff.
