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11/13/2017
The results of the advisory referendum/straw vote for the potential centralization of the Clymer and Panama central school districts will be announced in Panama’s auditorium Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, sometime after 8:30 p.m.
11/12/2017
Q & A Session in Clymer Recording from 11/9/2017
11/10/2017
Q & A Session in Panama Recording from 11/7/2017
10/19/2017
Feasibility Study Presentation Recording from 10/17/2017
10/18/2017
The Feasibility Study for the Purpose of Consolidation of the Clymer & Panama School Districts has been uploaded in the Related File Section below.
10/18/2017
Slide show from 10/17/2017 Feasibility Study Presentation has been uploaded in the Related File Section below.
10/18/2017
Revised Centralization Timeline has been uploaded in the Related File Section below.
10/17/2017
Clymer, Panama BOEs postpone Oct. 11 meeting
CLYMER – The Boards of Education of the Clymer Central School District and Panama Central School District have rescheduled their Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, joint meeting.
The release of the completed centralization feasibility study for the Clymer and Panama districts has been postponed to allow for a final New York State Education Department review of the study and its findings.
The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Clymer Student Performance Center and the public is encouraged to attend.
The purpose of this meeting is to receive the completed centralization feasibility study for the Clymer and Panama Central School Districts. During the meeting, the Boards of Education will formally “receive” the final document and discuss the findings of the study. An informational presentation about the findings of the feasibility study will be held as well as a question-and-answer period.
After the study is released Oct. 17, each school district will post the study on its website and have several copies available within the community for public review.
10/11/2017
Clymer, Panama to receive centralization feasibility study at Oct. 11 meeting
CLYMER – The Boards of Education of Clymer Central School District and Panama Central School District will hold a joint meeting Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the Clymer Student Performance Center and the public is encouraged to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to receive the completed centralization feasibility study for the Clymer and Panama Central School Districts.
During the meeting, the Boards of Education will formally “receive” the final document and discuss the findings of the study written and prepared by Learning Design Associates, a consultant firm selected to conduct the study. An informational presentation about the findings of the feasibility study will be held as well as a question-and-answer period. This study was commissioned as part of the formal process of determining the feasibility of the proposed centralization
After this meeting, each school district will post the study on its website and have copies available within the communities for public review. Multiple presentations are being planned over the next several months in both the Clymer and Panama school communities.
Residents of both school communities are encouraged to attend this presentation containing findings and recommendations regarding the proposed centralization of the school districts. Clymer Central School is located at 8672 East Main Street Clymer, New York 14724.
The centralization feasibility study started last fall with extensive stakeholder engagement. A Feasibility Study Committee comprised of volunteers from the Panama and Clymer school communities also met several times in the spring and summer to help LDA compile information for the study.
The study will inform the boards of education and school communities about how education could be structured in the school communities. A timeline will also be created by the NYS Education Department outlining the steps, public referendum dates and milestones of the centralization process.
5/8/2017
Focus groups discuss feasibility of centralization for Clymer, Panama
Four focus group meetings that are part of the ongoing centralization feasibility study for the Clymer and Panama central school districts were held yesterday (Monday, May 8, 2017) in Clymer.
Students, faculty, the Board of Education and parents each met separately with the study consultants to share their perspectives on possible centralization. The focus group meetings are an opportunity for residents of both districts to participate in the study and the public is encouraged to attend. The next focus group meetings are planned in Clymer on Thursday, May 11. Clymer support staff will meet at 4:30 p.m., and booster groups will meet at 7 p.m.
The next meeting of the Feasibility Study Committee, a group of Clymer and Panama residents selected to work with the study consultants, is set Monday, May 15 in the Panama Central School District. A school walkthrough is at 5:15 p.m. with the meeting at 6:30 p.m. The public is also welcome to attend all meetings of the Feasibility Study Committee.
11/8/2016The letter from Dr. O'Rourke requesting the RFP & the Request for Proposal for the Feasibility Study have been posted in the file section below.10/24/2016Thank you to all who attended the joint informational meeting held on 10/18/2016.If you were unable to attend, below is the link to the recording of the meeting in it's entirety.
Related Files
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Focus Group Meeting Schedule
A list of dates for Focus Group meetings for Clymer and Panama. The public is encouraged to attend.final press release cly pan focus groups schedule may 3 2017.pdf 85.04 KB (Last Modified on November 14, 2017) -
Feasibility Study Committee Meeting Dates
A listing of all the dates/times/locations of the meetings of the Feasibility Study Committee.cly pan feasibility study committee dates final as of april 25 2017.pdf 19.535 KB (Last Modified on November 14, 2017) -
Feasibilty Study Committee Meeting Notes #2 from May 15, 2017
Feasibilty Study Committee Meeting Notes #1 from May 15, 2017 -
Feasibility Study Committee Meeting Notes #3 from May 31, 2017
Feasibility Study Committee Meeting Notes #3 from May 31, 2017 -
Feasibility Study Committee Meeting Notes #4 from June 14, 2017
notes from the Feasibility Study Committee Meeting held in Panama on June 14, 2017 -
Feasibility Study Committee Meeting Notes #5 from July 12, 2017
Feasibility Study Committee Meeting Notes #5 from July 12, 2017 -
Letters of interest for Feasibility Advisory Committee due Thursday, April 13
Those interested may also submit letters of interest in person or via emailcly pan committee application deadline april 2017.pdf 38.545 KB (Last Modified on November 14, 2017) -
LDA presentation during April 20, 2017 joint BOE meeting
The LDA presented this information to the Clymer and Panama Boards of Education during a joint meeting held April 20, 2017 in Panama.cly pan joint boe meeting pdf of powerpoint presentation april 20 2017 final.pdf 192.678 KB (Last Modified on November 14, 2017) -
LDA presentation to the BOE on Feb. 8, 2017
Learning Design Associates Presentation to the Boards of Education of Clymer CSD and Panama CSD
Related Links
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Guide to the Reorganization of School Districts in New York State