• Board of Education

    President: Mrs. Melissa Palmer
    mpalmer@vvsschools.org
     
    Vice President: Mr. Thomas Moats
    tmoats@vvsschools.org
     
    Mr. Steve Adamkowski
    sadamkowski@vvsschools.org
     
    Mr. Christopher Brewer
    cbrewer@vvsschools.org
     
    Mr. David Grover
    dgrover@vvsschools.org
     
    Mrs. Ann Pangburn
    apangburn@vvsschools.org
     
    Mrs. Nancy Pitman
    npitman@vvsschools.org
     
    Mrs. Catherine Suttmeier
    csuttmeier@vvsschools.org
     
     Mr. Paul Thompson
    pthompson@vvsschools.org
     
     
    To speak to Board members, please contact Mrs. Tamara Whooten, Clerk of the Board of Education at 315.829.7425.
     
    The VVS Board of Education welcomes residents, faculty, staff, students, and others to attend its meetings. The VVS Board of Education meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 PM unless otherwise announced. Meetings are held in the VVS Administrative Center or Middle School Media Center according to the schedule below. Board of Education meeting minutes are available on the District website, in the Vernon and Sherrill Libraries, and the Verona Town Offices. Notices of Board of Education meeting dates and times are published in the Oneida Daily Dispatch and the Rome Daily Sentinel prior to each meeting.
     
     
    Board of Education 2019/2020 Meeting Schedule*
     7:00 PM - Administration Building
     
    August 19 - Administration Building
    (5:30 PM Tour & 7:00 PM Meeting)
     
    September 25 - Administration Building
    (5:30 PM Tour & 7:00 PM Meeting)
     
    October 28 - Administration Building
     
    November 25 - Administration Building
     
    December 16 - Administration Building
     
    January 27 - Administration Building 
     
    February 24 - Administration Building
     
    March 23 - Administration Building
     
    April 1st (Wednesday) 
    Annual BOCES Board Meeting (not a regular VVS Meeting)
     
    April 21 (Tuesday) - Administration Building
    Regular Meeting & BOCES Board Elections / Admin. Budget Vote
     
    May 20 (Wednesday) - Administration Building
    Regular Meeting / Acceptance of VVS Board Elections & Budget Vote
     
    June 22 - Administration Building
     
     
    *Board of Education meeting locations are subject to change. Please refer to the Oneida Daily Dispatch, Rome Daily Sentinel or contact the District Office at 315 - 829-7425 for the most current information regarding Board of Education Meetings. 
     
     
     

    DISTRICT VISION

     

    The Vernon-Verona- Sherrill School District aspires to be valued as a district of distinction by our community.

     

     

     

    DISTRICT MISSION

     

    The Mission of the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill School District is to nurture and support students for success in life, preparing them to embrace challenges, learning opportunities, diversity, and civic responsibility.

     

     

    DISTRICT BELIEF STATEMENTS

    1. We believe all students should be challenged with academic rigor, provided individualized support through home-school collaboration, and empowered to explore opportunities that prepare them for success in college, career, and life.

     

     

    2. We believe student-school-community connections provide opportunities for students to experience diversity, develop tolerance, foster a sense of belonging, and create the foundation for civic responsibility.

     

     

    3. We believe students are best prepared for success in college, career, and life when their educational experiences cultivate teamwork, perseverance, adaptability, resourcefulness, and a positive attitude.

     

     

    4. We believe optimal learning occurs in a safe and supportive environment that values and nurtures character, integrity, responsibility, and respect for self and others. 

     

     
     

    DISTRICT GOALS

    1. Faculty, students, parents, staff, and community will work together to achieve high levels of student learning necessary for success in the 21st Century.

     

    2. Faculty, students, parents, staff, and community will demonstrate the personal and interpersonal attributes necessary to succeed in a diverse world.

     

    3. Faculty, students, parents, staff, and community will create and sustain a physically and emotionally safe and positive school environment.