General News

Tuesday, November 19th was School-Related Professional Recognition Day at Rondout Valley CSD.

SRP Recognition Day acknowledges the contributions of School-Related Professionals in helping to educate the whole student. NYSUT’s 90,000 SRP members perform a variety of key roles in schools, working as bus drivers, school nurses, custodians, secretaries, food service workers, teaching assistants and aides and in dozens of other job titles. Officially established as law in 2007, SRP Recognition Day falls on the third Tuesday of each November, often during American Education Week.

County Executive Pat Ryan proclaimed on Veterans Day the first-ever Ulster County Veterans Week to acknowledge the extraordinary service of the 13,000 veterans and their families that call Ulster County home. As a part of Ulster County Veterans Week, County Executive Ryan honored five veterans for their outstanding service and contributions to the community. The veterans were selected by a county-wide call for submissions to highlight the work of individual veterans who were nominated by community members to be recognized for their selfless service to our country and our county.

Rich Gohl is a Rondout Valley High School Behavior Specialist and RVF Chair of Health and Safety.

Rich served in the Army from 1983-1988 as an Army 91 Bravo Combat Medic. He now lives with his wife in Saugerties. He is a Senior Crisis Intervention Specialist at the Rondout Valley High School. He is the President of the American Cruisers Motorcycle Club Worldwide, Chapter 123, and has worked with the Rondout Valley Food Pantry to create events and programs that help feed children in the community. As noted by his nominator, “He is an incredible role model, mentor, and support to the students he works with.”

RVF members across the district wore red on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, to show solidarity with striking Chicago educators and the Chicago Teachers Union.

This year the RVF has adopted an approximately one-mile strip of Rt 209. The mile spans from the RVF Union Office to just beyond the turn for Kyserike Road by the High School. On Saturday, October 19th RVF members participated in the first of many highway cleanups for our section of highway.