The Livingston Manor and Roscoe central school districts received federal coronavirus relief packages through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. 

This funding is used toward sustaining safe operations of our schools while addressing academic, social, emotional and mental health needs of students resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. As required by education law, the district maintains ARP ESSER plans and must post these plans on its website. These plans are designed to outline how these funds are being used. The Livingston Manor and Roscoe plans are available below:

• Livingston Manor Central School District ARP ESSER
• Roscoe Central School District ARP ESSER

Visit the Budget & Finance page to view the district’s fiscal transparency documents.

Visit the Budget & Finance page to view school budget documents.

New York State Education Law requires school districts to post their APPR plans to their district website.

The most recent plans are available on the NYS Education Department website:

• View the Livingston Manor CSD APPR plan
• View the Roscoe CSD APPR plan

New York State Education Law requires each classroom teacher and school principal to receive an annual professional performance review (APPR) that results in a composite effectiveness score and rating. All parents/guardians have the right to obtain the APPR quality ratings and composite effectiveness scores for their child’s current teacher(s) and principal(s) once they are available. To initiate this request, please contact your child’s principal in their corresponding school.

Decisions about student promotion and placement are at the discretion of the building principal. These decisions are guided by recommendations of teachers and staff members, past academic performance and parent/guardian input. Past academic performance refers to a variety of indicators of student achievement and growth. The district’s promotion and placement policy was adopted by the board of education following a review by the district administration.

View Board Policy 7213: Promotion, Acceleration, Placement and Retention

New York State Education Law requires school districts to make report card and accountability report information available on district websites. The state’s latest listing includes Livingston Manor and Roscoe separately.

• View Livingston Manor’s latest report card
• View Roscoe’s latest report card

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), parents/guardians have the right to know the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers, including:

• Whether a teacher has state certification for the grade levels and subjects he or she is teaching;
• Whether a teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
• Whether the teacher is teaching in the field of discipline of the certification of the teacher; 
• Whether their child receives services from paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications; and
• Whether their child has been taught for four or more weeks in a row by a teacher “who does not meet applicable state certification or licensure requirements at the grade level and subject area in which the teacher has been assigned.”

Parents/guardians may request their child’s classroom teacher’s professional qualifications by contacting their building principal.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), parents/guardians have the right to know specific information about the required assessments their child will take. Learn more about these assessments on the New York State Education Department website.

The state requires schools to track each student’s Body Mass Index (BMI) and weight status category as part of school health examinations. Every year, the New York State Department of Health will survey some schools for the number of pupils in each of six possible weight status categories. If Rockland Central School District is surveyed by the state, the district will share summary group data only, and will not share individual names or information. Parents/guardians who wish to exclude their child’s data from such group calculations must contact the nurse in their child’s school building by Oct. 1.

If you suspect a child is being abused or maltreated (neglected), report it by calling 1-800-342-3720, a toll-free 24-hour hotline operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. If you believe a child is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local police department. Information about reporting child abuse and maltreatment (neglect) is available online at Office of Children and Family Services.

View the Code of Conduct.

Visit the Athletics page to view the district’s concussion protocol.

The Dignity for All Students Act seeks to provide New York students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function. The district is committed to providing a positive school environment where all students feel safe and can focus on learning. If you or someone you know has experienced harassment or bullying, please contact Meagan O’Sullivan via email or call 845-439-1502, ext. 6319 for Grades Prek-6 or Christian Towsley via email or 845-439-1501, ext. 5119, for Grades 7-12, or fill out the DASA reporting form.

View the District Wide School Safety Plan.

The Dominic Murray Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act, known as Dominic’s Law, aims to promote safe interscholastic athletics and prevent incidents of sudden cardiac arrest in student-athletes. The law requires school districts to provide information to parents/guardians of student-athletes prior to the student’s participation in any interscholastic athletics. More information about risks and symptoms of sudden cardiac arrest is available on the Athletics page.

New York State Education Law gives you the right to information about how the Rockland Central School District is safeguarding student and staff data. Visit the Technology page to view the Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security.

The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provides parents/guardians and students who are 18 years of age or older (known as “eligible students“) with certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. Visit the Technology page to view the district’s FERPA notifications.

The Rockland Central School District will be making alcohol-based hand sanitizers available in its school buildings. If parents/guardians wish to opt their child out of using it, they should send a written notice to the school nurse.

According to New York state law, school districts are required every five years to complete a round of lead testing of water outlets used for drinking and cooking, unless the state Commissioner of Health requires testing sooner. Visit the Facilities page for information about the district’s lead testing.

Consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the district has designated certain categories of personally identifiable student information that it may release without prior written consent. This is known as “directory information.” The purpose of doing this is to enable student activities and accomplishments to be publicized and for the creation of such publications as the annual yearbook, programs for graduations, concerts and other special events, sports activity sheets and honor roll or recognition lists. Achievements are typically published on the school website and through school district social media, press releases to the local media and official district publications. Directory information can also be disclosed to outside organizations without a parent/guardian’s prior written consent. Outside organizations include, but are not limited to, companies that manufacture class rings or publish yearbooks. The district has designated the following types of information as directory information: Names, address, date and place of birth, major field of study, grade level, participation in sports and activities, dates of attendance, honors, degrees and awards and photographs. If you do not want any or all of these types of information pertaining to your child released without your prior written consent, please send this request in writing to your child’s building principal by Oct. 1.

Following an amendment in July 2024, New York State Education Law requires school districts to notify parents and guardians within one week of when a safety drill is being conducted. The Rockland Central School District notifies parents/guardians and staff of upcoming drills via ParentSquare.

It is the policy of the Rockland Central School District to provide a learning and working environment that is safe, welcoming and free from discrimination on the basis of sex. Title IX requires the school district not to discriminate.

• View the district’s non-discrimination policy.
• View the district’s sexual harassment policy.

Reports of sexual harassment can be made at any time, including during non-business hours using the telephone number or email address, or by mailing to the office address listed for the for the Title IX coordinator:

• Lauren Nielsen
• Phone: 845-439-1500, ext. 7300
• Address: Rockland Central School District, 19 School St., Livingston Manor NY 12758

• Download the Harassment - Student Complaint Form.
• Download the Workplace Harassment Complaint Form for district employees.

For access to Rockland Central School District’s records under New York state’s Freedom of Information Law, please contact District Clerk Marlyn Peters by phone at 845-439-1500 ext. 7201 or email.

Requests should state that information is being sought under the Freedom of Information Law and provide a brief description of the public records requested. Please be as specific as possible (i.e. relevant dates, names, descriptions, etc.).

The district clerk will acknowledge receipt of any FOIL requests within five business days. The nature of the request will determine how quickly the information can be provided.

For more information about the Freedom of Information Law, visit the Committee on Open Government website.

Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, New York state requires school districts and BOCES to prohibit student use of internet-enabled devices during the school day on school grounds. At Rockland Central School District:

• At the elementary school level, students are discouraged from bringing devices to school. Any device that is brought to school must be turned off and kept in the classroom storage container.
• At the middle school level, student devices must be turned off and stored in the school’s authorized compartments, pouches or other containers.
• At the high school level, student devices must be turned off and stored in the school’s authorized compartments, pouches or other containers.

Parents/guardians can call the school office or use the district-provided email address to communicate with their students during school hours. Our full written policy on this subject is available on Simbli.

As we continually strive to improve learning in a distraction-free environment for all students, our plan is to remind students of this policy regularly and consistently, especially at the start of the school year and after returning from breaks. For students out of compliance with this policy, the device will be held in the school office until the end of the school day. The first time this happens, the student may retrieve the device, and the parent will be notified. For subsequent instances, the parent must retrieve the device. Further instances will result in the device being held in the school office daily for longer periods of time. The district may not impose suspension from school if the sole grounds for the suspension is that the student accessed an internet-enabled device as prohibited by this policy. However, the district may utilize consequences under the district’s Code of Conduct, including detention, in-school suspension, and exclusion from extracurricular activities. 

As required by Commissioner’s Regulation 100.12, the district maintains an Instructional Technology Plan to help support achievement and engagement through the seamless integration of technology into teaching and learning, improve learning experiences for students and increase equitable access to technology-rich learning experiences for students and staff. Visit the Technology page to view the Instructional Technology Plan.

Visit the Board of Education page for information about meetings and public participation.

Visit the Food Services page to view the district’s Prohibition Against Meal Shaming Policy and for information on how to request meal modifications related to special dietary needs.

Visit the Transportation page for information on how to request transportation to non-public schools.