About East Ramapo
Mission
As a unified community, the East Ramapo Central School District is committed to educating the whole child by providing a healthy, safe, supportive, engaging and challenging learning environment.
Vision
We will become proficient in all that we do.
Our Shared Values:
In everything we do, we motivate. facilitate. and reinforce:
- Trust and open communication
- Confidence
- Collaborative relationships
- Mutual respect and ethical behavior
- Diversity and inclusiveness
- Excellence
The East Ramapo Central School District, located in Rockland County, New York, is an urban/suburban school district that serves over 37,000 students from 47 countries and various socio-economic backgrounds. The District serves students in the Towns of Ramapo, Clarkstown and Haverstraw.
East Ramapo is designated by the New York State Education Department as a High Needs/Low Resource school district, and is committed to meet the multiple needs of its students, who are from varied backgrounds and cultures, and mostly from low income level families.
The District is governed by a nine-member elected Board of Education.
Grade Configuration
The elementary level comprises nine schools. There are four primary schools which serve students in Grades K-3, and one which serves Grades K-6. Three intermediate schools serve Grades 4-6. A STEAM Academy has students from Grades 4-8, and an Early Childhood Development Center serves most of the District’s Kindergarten students.
At the secondary level there are two middle schools with Grades 7-8 and two high schools Grades 9-12.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The East Ramapo Central School District, Spring Valley, New York, in compliance with Federal and State statutes and School District policy, prohibits discrimination against any student, employee or applicant for employment on the basis of age, color, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
This policy of nondiscrimination includes access by students to educational programs, counseling services for students, course offerings and student activities, recruitment and appointment of employees, and, subject to applicable collective bargaining agreements, employment pay and benefits.
The officials responsible for coordination of activities relating to compliance are:
Dr. Ronald Gonzalez
Student Programs Compliance Officer
Jessica Theodore
Employment Compliance Officer
Tamara Truax
Compliance Officer for the Handicapped
These officials are located in the Administration Building, 105 South Madison Avenue, Spring Valley, New York, 10977, and may be contacted at (845) 577-6000 for any further information.