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HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOLS 

2008-09 DISTRICT CALENDAR 

Are you old enough to remember the North Parma Union Free School #4 once located at Henry St. and West Avenue 

Photo taken at turn of century in front of gr. 1-12 schoolhouse; torn down in 1929 to make way for Henry St. School

Greetings from 

Superintendent David Dimbleby 

Dear Hilton School District Resident, 

This community believes in its schools 

and in our daily focus of maximizing the 

potential of the individual learner. In 

the Hilton Central School District our 

partnership with parents and the community 

helps our students discover the path 

to their highest potential of learning and 

achievement. We believe it is a journey 

filled with both challenges and joys as 

knowledge is acquired, skills are mastered 

and both are connected in the arena of 

real life. 

The Hilton Central School District 

Board of Education recently adopted a 

revised Vision Statement that reflects our 

continued passion about our students and 

community: 

“Our Schools are the heart of our 

community. Through innovation and 

discovery, we foster purposeful 

learning, use of resources and 

leadership. Our learners strive 

for excellence in all aspects of life.” 

Special Thanks to David Crumb for cover historical photograph. 

Superintendent David Dimbleby 

The District Calendar contains events 

and topics that supports and promotes 

the District Vision. I hope you find its 

contents not only a useful communication 

tool, but also evidence of our commitment 

to your child, family and community. 

Sincerely, 

David Dimbleby 

Employment in the Hilton School District 

The Hilton Central School District Human Resources Office encourages qualified 

persons to seek employment in the Hilton School District. Teachers, administrators, 

support staff including clerical staff, teacher assistants and teacher aides, bus drivers, food 

service workers, custodians and maintenance personnel are employed by the District. 

Human Resources Office is located in District Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468; 

585-392-1000 ext. 7015. 

Jobs are posted at District Offices and 

on the District Web Site 

www.hilton.k12.ny.us 

Table of Contents 

Acceptable Use Policy for the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Access to Student Records/FERPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 

Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 

Alumni Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Annual Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Aquatic Center Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

Attendance Offices & Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Booster Clubs [Music, Sports] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Buses: Arrival/Departure Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Civil Rights & Non-Discrimination Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Class Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Code of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26 

College Applications & Transcript Requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

College Entrance Testing; PSAT, SAT & ACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

Community Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

Community Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Consultation Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Crisis Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Emergency School Closing/EdAlert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 

Employment in the Hilton School District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Five-Hr. Pre-Licensing Classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 

Food Service/Child Nutrition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

GAP [Golden Age] Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Graduation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Health Physicals, Immunizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Internet Acceptable Use Policy . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Interscholastic Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 

Kindergarten Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Military Recruiters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Parent-Teacher Organizations PTSOs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

Parental Rights regarding Military Recruiters. . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

Phone, Voice-mail and E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

Quest Elementary School Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Regents Examinations Administered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Report Cards/Conferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

School Hours & School Bus Arrival/Departure . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Safety & Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Special Education Learning Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Sports: Starting Dates, Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

State Testing Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Summer School - Regional High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Summit Federal Credit Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Transfer and New Student Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Transportation Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

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District Attendance Policy 

According to N.Y.S. Law, children must attend school between the ages of six and 

16-years-old. Absence from school for the following reasons are considered excusable: 

illness, death or illness in the family, medical appointments, impassable roads, religious 

observances, quarantine, an approved college visit, take-your-child-to-work-day, military 

obligations, required presence in court, remedial health treatment, approved cooperative 

work programs or other reason approved by Board of Education. Absences, 

tardiness or early departure are considered unexcused if they do not fall 

in one of the above categories. Unexcused absences include: family vacation, 

hunting, babysitting, hair cut, obtaining learner's permit, road test, oversleeping. Please 

inform the school prior to 9 a.m. that morning if your child will be absent, and send 

a written excuse with your child when he or she returns to school stating the date 

and reason for the absence. After three days without an excuse, the student is 

declared illegally absent. If a student needs to be excused from school early, please 

write an excuse. In grades K-6, the student should present the excuse to the classroom 

teacher, and in grades 7-8, to the school nurse. 

High School Attendance Policy 

ABSENCE: Parents are responsible for calling the Attendance Office when their child 

is absent at 585-392-1000 ext. 2246. Voice mail is available 24 hours a day. Please 

follow up your phone call with a note. Excused absence is defined as: SICK, DOC- 

TOR OR DENTIST APPOINTMENT, COURT, FUNERAL, COLLEGE VISIT. Unverified 

absences are unexcused. Teachers do not have to let students make up work for 

unexcused absences. Please notify the Attendance Office of extended absences such 

as vacations or surgery. 

EARLY DISMISSAL FOR APPOINTMENTS: Contact must be made between 

parent/guardian and the Attendance Office before a student may be dismissed from 

school. Students should bring a note to the Attendance Office before school begins 

to get a pass to leave. They can then sign out at the appointed time and meet their 

ride at the front of the school. Parents can make arrangements to pick up their child 

by calling the Attendance Office. If a student feels ill and wants to go home early, they 

should go to the Nurse or Attendance Office to call home. They are not allowed to 

call from class or use cell phones. 

TARDIES [LATE]: Students who arrive after 7:25 a.m. are tardy to school and must 

sign in. Students with a note for being sick, at a doctor or dentist appointment, or 

other excused reason will not be penalized for tardiness. 

Call the Attendance Office if your child is absent: 

• HS Attendance Office 585-392-1000 ext. 2246 or 2265 

• MW Attendance Office 585-392-1000 ext. 3151 

• VE Attendance Office 585-392-1000 ext. 5199 

• NW Health Office 585-392-1000 ext. 4601 

• QUEST Nurse’s Office 585-392-1000 ext. 6155 or 6153 

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NYS Elementary, Intermediate 

State Assessments, Regents Exam Dates 

Examinations 

Administration Dates* 

SOC. STUDIES Gr. 5 Nov. 12-13, 2008 

ELA** Gr. 3, 4 & 5 January 12-16, 2009 

ELA Gr. 6, 7 & 8 January 20-23, 2009 

Regents Examinations Jan. 27-30, 2009 

MATH Gr. 3, 4 & 5 March 2-6, 2009 

MATH Gr. 6, 7 & 8 March 9-13, 2009 

MATH Gr. 7 & 8 March 10-11, 2009 

SCIENCE Gr. 4 April 8-May 6, 2009 

SCIENCE Gr. 8 April 8-May 6, 2009 

SOC. STUDIES Gr. 8 June 4-9, 2009 

Regents Examinations June 16-25, 2009 

* Window during which test is administered **ELA: English Language Arts 

as per NYS Education Dept.: www.emsc.nysed.gov

School Bus & Class Schedules 3 

Buses School School Buses 

Arrive Starts Dismissal Leave 

HS 7:05 am 7:25 am 2:15 pm 2:20 pm 

MW 7:12 am 7:25 am 2:15 pm 2:20 pm 

NW 8:10 am 8:20 am 3:00 pm 3:10 pm 

VE 8:10 am 8:20 am 3:00 pm 3:10 pm 

QUEST 8:40 am 8:55 am 3:35 pm 3:45 pm 

Hilton High School Daily Class Schedule - A-H Days* 

Period Period Begins Period Ends 

1 7:25 a.m. – 8:26 a.m. 

2 8:31 a.m. – 9:26 a.m. 

3 9:34 a.m. – 10:32 a.m. 

4 10:36 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. [includes lunches] 

[Early Lunch 10:36 a.m. Middle Lunch 11:08 a.m. Late Lunch 11:40 a.m.] 

5 12:14 p.m. – 1:12 p.m. 

6 1:17 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. 

Late Bus Departure at High School: 3:25 p.m. 

** For A-H Days - six periods - periods are ~ 60 minutes; t is 

For I-J Days - eight periods - periods are ~ 40 min. 

Merton Williams Middle School Daily Class Schedule 

Period Period Begins Period Ends 

1st 7:25 a.m. – 8:27 a.m. 

2nd 8:30 a.m. – 9:29 a.m. 

3rd 9:32 a.m. – 10:31 a.m. 

FIRST LUNCH from 10:34 a.m. to 11:04 a.m. 

4th period 11:07 a.m. – 12:06 p.m. 

5th period 12:09 p.m. – 1:08 p.m. 

SECOND LUNCH from 11:36 a.m. to 12:06 p.m. 

4th period 10:34 a.m. – 11:33 a.m. 

5th period 12:09 p.m. – 1:08 p.m. 

THIRD LUNCH from 12:38 p.m. to 1:08 p.m. 

4th period 10:34 a.m. – 11:33 a.m. 

5th period 11:36 a.m. – 12:35 p.m. 

6th 1:11 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. 

** Fourth & Fifth Period classes are based on student's lunchtime 

Start and dismissal times; HS 

& MW Daily Class Schedule 

Hilton students at Parma-Greece Joint #13-- Can you help with 

identification of children in this photo: 392-1000 ext. 7045 

2008-09 Consultation Days 

Consultation Days have been provided for staff professional activities. This 

school year there will be four, half-day Consultation Days: September 26, 

Oct. 31, Feb. 6 and May 8. No lunches will be served. Transportation is provided 

for all students including afternoon WE-MO-CO students. NOTE: Oct. 

31 & Feb. 6 are Half-Day Sessions for K-6 Students only; 7-12 in session. 

School Hours on Consultation Days 

QUEST 8:55 am - 11:45 am 

NW & VE 8:20 am - 11:10 am 

MW 7:25 am - 10:30 am 

HS 7:25 am - 10:30 am 

Snow makeup days [if 

needed]: May 22, April 24

That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've 

understood all your life, but in a new way. 

-- Doris Lessing. 

September 2008 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

Aug. 28 NW K & Bus 

Orientation 

6 pm-7:30 pm NW 

Aug. 28 VE K Orientation 

4 pm-6 pm VE 

Labor Day 

First Day of Ramadan 

Staff Convocation 8 am 

HS Auditorium 

Superintendent Conf. Day 

School Opens 

K12 Full Day 

Quest Parent Tea 9 am 

HS Picture Day 

HS Picture Day 

HS Welcome Fest 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

Register for Hilton CSD 

Fall '08 Community 

Education courses 

NW Elementary Band 

Parent Info Night 7 pm 

Sports Boosters 7 pm HS 

Music Boosters 7 pm HS 

QE Elementary Band 

Parent Info Night QE 

Auditorium 7 pm 

Board of Education 7 pm 

VE Elementary Band 

Parent Info Night 6:30 

pm 

HS Parent Forum 9 am 

Main Office HS 

Girls Swimming & Diving 

Invitational 9:45 am 

Aquatic Center/MW 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 12 

13 

Modified Sports Meet 

the Coaches 6 pm HS 

MW Bookfair through 

Friday 

NW VEPTO 3:30 pm 

QE PTSO 6:30 pm 

VE Picture Day today 

through Thursday 

VE VEPTO HJ Cafeteria 

3:30 pm 

HS Open House 7 pm 

MW Picture Day 

MW Open House 6:30pm 

QE Parent Info Night: 

6 pm Kindergarten; 

7 pm Intermediate 

MW Picture Day 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 20 

21 

RAC Colleges Visit to 

HS 8:15 am-9 am 

VE BookFair through 

Thursday 

Fall Equinox 

22 


VE Open House Gr. 4-6: 

6:30 pm-7:30 pm 

VE Bookfair; Parents 

Night 5pm-7:30pm 

23 

NW Picture Day today 

and tomorrow 

VE Open House Gr. 1-3: 

6:30 pm-7:30 pm 

VE Parent Bookfair; 

Parents Night 5pm- 

7:30pm 

24 

QE Parent Info Night: 

6 pm Prim.; 7 pm Elem. 

NW Open House ABC 

Rms. 1-6 - 6:30-8 pm 

VE Kdg. Open House 

6:30 pm-7:30 pm 

Consultation Day 

HALF DAY SESSION 

K-12 

HS Best Friends Pictures 

25 26 

27 

First Day of 

Rosh Hashanah 

28 

29 

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HCSD Food Service/Child Nutrition 

Hilton’s Food Service and Child Nutrition Program prepares and serves over 2,300 

lunches and 300 breakfasts per day and employs a prepayment system for students purchasing 

lunch. Subsidies are available for families who are eligible for the Free or Reduced 

Price Lunch Program. Lunch prices are: Grades K-12 Lunch: $2.00 [NEW]; Breakfast: 

$1.00 [all schools]. Pre-payment of weekly lunches is available at each school. 

Hilton Food Service Catering Policy precludes bringing home-baked or home-cooked 

food items into any school or classroom in order to comply with stricter sanitary and 

hygenic practices. “The Hilton Food Service Program is the only group authorized to 

cater functions in the Hilton School District,” Policy 3260R Community Relations reads. 

This policy also refers to food being sold at extra-curricular functions: “All food must 

be prepared by or obtained by a licensed establishment. [with State/County Health 

Dept. permits].” For information, please call the Food Service Office, Director Nancy 

Armocida at 585-392-1000 ext. 2152. 

Transportation Services 

All Hilton Central School District students are transported except those grades 7-12 

students living in the village of Hilton who have sidewalks available and live less than 0.9 

mi. from Hilton High School or 0.6 mi. from Merton Williams Middle School. Childcare 

Transportation Request forms are required for those children receiving childcare 

in a location other than the home; applications are available from the Trans. Dept. 

at 392-1000 ext. 7402 and need to be returned to the Transportation Dept. 

by August 1. Transportation of private and parochial students outside the district is 

provided up to a maximum of 15 miles. Transportation for handicapped students is 

provided a maximum of 50 miles from the district. Requests for transportation of nonhandicapped 

students attending private schools must be made by April 1. 

COLLEGE TESTING 

See High School Counseling Office: 392-1000 ext. 2240 

PLAN Test - March 14, 2009 

PSAT [Juniors] – Oct. 18, 2008 @ HHS 

SAT & Subject Tests 

www.collegeboard.com 

Test Date 

Registration Deadline 

Oct. 4, 2008 Sept. 9, 2008 

Jan. 24, 2009 Dec. 26, 2008 

May 2, 2009 Mar. 31, 2009 

ACT College Entrance Exam www.act.org 

Test Date 

Registration Deadline 

June 13, 2009 May 8, 2009 

School Lunch 

Transportation Services 

PSAT/SAT/ACT 

By the Wood Stove sit the students in a one-room schoolhouse 

classroom reputed to be the Parma-Greece Joint 

No. 13 originally located at the curve on Manitou and 

Manitou Beach Roads. 

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The secret of teaching is to appear to have known all your life what you learned this afternoon. 

-- Anonymous 

October 2008 


MW Parent IMPACTmeeting 

7 pm 

NW Open House ABC 

Rms. 7-12 - 6:30-8 pm 

Hilton HS Homecoming 

Varsity Football Game 

7 pm HS 

Hilton Apple Fest 

SAT Test - registration 

deadline Sept. 9 

1 

2 

3 

4 

Hilton Apple Fest 

5 




6 

HS Picture Makeup Day 

7 

8 

QE Picture Day 

Parent/Teacher 

Conferences in 

Evening 

Yom Kippur 

9 

Parent/Teacher 

Conferences 

Morning Only 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

K-12 STUDENTS 

10 

11 

Columbus Day 

Observed 

NO SCHOOL 



7 pm 


PSAT Test - for registration 

see HS Counseling 

Office 

12 

13 

14 15 

16 17 

18 

NW Books for Len - 

Latta/Long Pond 

McDonald's 5-8pm 

NW Books for Len 

Latta/Long Pond 

McDonald's 5-8pm 

MW Gr. 8 FACS 

Careers in Construction 

Day 

MW Talent Show 7pm 

MW/MIR 

19 

20 

21 22 

23 

24 25 

HS Choral Concert 

7 pm HS Auditorium 


VE Picture Makeup 



for K-6 only 

Gr. 7-12 In Session 

Halloween 

26 27 

28 

29 

30 

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Emergency School Closing & Early Dismissal 

When bad weather or any other emergency situation forces the closing of district 

schools, the information will be communicated as soon as possible to both TV and 

radio media including WHAM 1180; WROC TV-8; WHEC TV-10; WOKR TV-13; RNEWS 

CH 9; FOX News; etc. A message is also placed on the District’s Main Telephone 

Number, 585-392-1000, as soon as possible. The decision to close school in winter 

weather-related situations will normally be made no later than 6:30 a.m. in most cases, 

prior to the school buses being sent on the road. Most TV and radio stations carry 

school closing information. When schools are closed for weather-related conditions, 

all other activities including YMCA Child Care; sports practice, athletic events; student 

activities; Community Education; and community-related classes and activities may be 

cancelled. EdAlert, a NEW, urgent message by email begins this school year. Go to 

www.hilton.k12.ny.us to enter your preferred email. 

Early Dismissal . . . Have a Plan in Place and 

Communicate this to your Children 

In the event of an early dismissal of students during the school day due to loss of power, 

loss of water, or other emergency situation, there are procedures in place to transport 

students home. This information will be communicated as soon as possible to both TV 

and radio media. A message is on the District Number, 392-1000. Parents indicate a 

course of action to be taken on the Emergency Closing Data Card which is completed 

for all K-6 students, and updated every year for grades 7-12. Please take this opportunity 

to talk to your child. Make sure your child knows where to go in your 

neighborhood if the parent or caregiver is not at home. 

HCSD Community Education offers Driver Education; 

Online Learner's Permit testing; Five-Hour Pre-Licensing; 

Defensive Driving; Insurance/Point Reduction 

Hilton’s Community Education program offers Driver Education; the NYS Dept. of Motor 

Vehicles [DMV] Online Learner's Permit held in the High School Library Computer 

Lab once a month [see CE Catalogue/www.hilton.k12.ny.us for dates and times]; Five- 

Hour Pre-Licensing as well as Defensive Driving and Insurance/Point Reduction. The 

CE catalogue is mailed to all District residents in August and in December. Registrar is 

located in District Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton. For information: 392-1000 ext. 7044. 

NYS DMV Five-Hour Pre-Licensing course, required for new drivers not taking 

Driver Education, is offered throughout the year: 4 p.m.-9 p.m.; cost is $35; location 

Hilton HS, 400 East Ave., Hilton. Bring: Learner's Permit, Driver's Manual, pen/pencil: 

Sept. 22; Oct. 6; Nov. 3; Dec. 1; Jan. 12; Feb. 2; March 2; April 6; April 27; May 4; 

May 18; June 1; June 22; July 13; August 3. Pre-registration is required. Registrar 

is located in District Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton. For registration information, 

please call 585-392-1000 ext. 7044. 

Emergency School Closings 

Early Dismissal Procedure 

Community Education 

The "Henry Street School," now Hilton Community 

Center was built just north of the North Parma Union 

Free School #4 at West Ave. and Henry St. The Henry 

Street School opened in 1930. The Union Free School 

housed grades 1-12 and was built in 1892. 

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They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel. 

-- Anonymous 

November 2008 


1 

Daylight Savings 

Time Ends 

2 


NW K Open House 6 pm; 

NW K Ice Cream Social 

6:30-7:30 pm 

NW Bookfair through 

Friday 

3 

Superintendent 

Conference Day 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

STUDENTS 

Election Day 

4 

NW Picture Day 

Makeup 

5 

HS Instrumental 

Concert 7 pm HS Aud. 

MW NJHS Induction 

7 pm MW/MIR 

QE Picture Makeup 

6 

QE Bookfair through 

Monday 

First Marking Period 

Gr. 7-12 ends 

7 

QE Bookfair Family 

Event 9 am- 12 noon 

QE PTSO TBA 

8 


MW Picture Makeup 

Veterans Day 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

STUDENTS 

HS Parent Forum 7 pm 

HS Main Office 

Hilton Model UN 

Conference HS 

Report Cards 7-12 

distributed 

HS Musical 7:30 pm 

HS Auditorium 

Hilton Model UN 

Conference HS 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

HS Musical 2 pm HS 

Auditorium 

Varsity/JV Meet the 

Coaches Night 6 pm HS 

MW Freestyle Pictures 




3:30 pm 

MW Choral Concert 7 pm 

MW/MIR 

MW Choral Concert 

7 pm MW/MIR 

MW Choral Concert 

7 pm MW/MIR 

HS Musical 7:30 pm HS 

Auditorium 

HS Musical 2 pm and 

7:30 pm HS Auditorium 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

HS Musical 2 pm HS 

Auditorium 

23 

Thanksgiving 

Recess 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

STUDENTS 

Thanksgiving 

Recess 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

STUDENTS 

Thanksgiving 

Recess 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

STUDENTS 

Thanksgiving Recess 

Thanksgiving Day 

Thanksgiving Recess 

30 

24 25 

26 

27 

28 

29

Physicals, Immunizations & Medicines 

New York State Education Law requires physical examinations be completed in grades 

PRE-K, K, 2, 4, 7 and 10, as well as for new entrants to school. Examinations are 

best completed by your physician. After Oct. 1 the school district physician will perform 

a health appraisal. HEALTH APPRAISAL forms are now available ONLINE 

on the District Web Site www.hilton.k12.ny.us and at each school’s Nurse's Office. 

These must be completed by your physician. Vision, hearing and scoliosis [curvature 

of the back] screenings are also held in the schools. 

Immunization Requirements Pre-K-12 for school entrance: 

(1) DTaP (diptheria toxoid-containing vaccine); 

(2) Tdap Booster (tetanus, diptheria and pertussis) - born on or after January 1, 1994 

and enrolling in sixth grade; 

(3) Polio [IPV]; 

(4) MMR (measles, mumps, rubella); 

(5) Varicella [Chicken Pox]: - born on or after Jan. 1, 1998 or born on or after Jan. 1, 

1994 and enrolling in sixth grade; 

(6) Hepatitis B (Hep B); 

(7) Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) - Pre-Kindergarden entrants only. 

Other immunizations: Tetanus Td (tetanus-diptheria booster) 

College-Bound Students planning to attend colleges in N.Y.S. are required to show 

proof of MMR and menigitis immunization; for more www.cdc.gov/ 

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE recommendations: 

(1) if there is a suspicion of a communicable disease, consult your physician for diagnosis 

and treatment; 

(2) call the Nurse’s Office to report the disease and re-admittance policy; 

(3) for readmission to school in some instances, the parent must accompany the 

child to school for examination. 

MEDICINE IN SCHOOL may be dispensed in school under strict guidelines established 

by New York State: 

(1) ALL medication taken in school including over-the-counter drugs (pain medication, 

cough syrups, lozenges, etc.) must be prescribed by a physician; 

(2) The school nurse MUST have on file a written request from the student’s physician 

and a written request from the parent to administer the medication; 

(3) NO medication of any kind is to be brought to school by a child. It must be 

delivered directly to the school nurse by a parent; not transported on the bus. 

Free/discounted immunizations & health insurance 

• Monroe County Health Dept. New York Vaccines for Children 

585-753-5150 

• NYS Child Health Plus - Free or low cost health insurance for children 

1-800-650-4359 

• NYS Child & Maternal Health Care from the N.Y.S. Health Dept. 

1-800-522-5006 

Physicals, Immunizations, 

Medicines in School 

Family & Child 

Health Plus 

School play in early Hilton one-room schoolhouse 

thought to be taken in the Wright's Corners School, 

Parma-Hamlin Joint # 7, on the corner of Townline and 

Dunbar Roads. 

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. 

-- Henry Adams 

December 2008 



Quest Chorus/Band 

Concert 7 pm QE Aud. 

MW Parent IMPACT 

9 am MW 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 


Modified Meet the 

Coaches Night 6 pm 

MW/MIR 


VE Chorus Concert 7pm 

HS Auditorium 

Northwood Band/Chorus 


Boys Swimming & Diving 

Invitational 9:45 am 

Aquatic Center/MW 

K-6 Elementary Report 

Cards distributed 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 12 

13 




MW/HS Winter Band 


Children's Twas the 

Night Before Christmas 

Concert 7 pm HS 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 20 

Winter Solstice 

First Day of 

Hanukkah 

Holiday Recess 

NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 

Christmas Day 


NO SCHOOL 

Boys Basketball 

Tournament HS 

21 

22 23 

24 

25 

26 

27 


NO SCHOOL 

Boys Basketball 

Tournament HS 


NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 

New Year’s Eve 

28 

29 

30 

31

NYS Graduation Requirements 

In order to obtain a high school Regents diploma, students are required to take and 

pass five Regents examinations. Graduation requirements are: English - 4 cr. including 

Gr. 11 Comprehensive English Language Arts Regents passing at 65%+; Math - 3 cr. and 

passing at 65%+ passing; Social Studies - 4 cr. including Global History & Geography 

and U.S. History & Government Regents and Participation in Government/Economics 

at 65%+ passing; Science - 3 cr. including one Regents Science exam at 65%+ passing 

[Earth Science, The Living Environment, Chemistry and/or Physics]; Art/Music 1 cr.; 

Health .5 cr.; P.E. 2 cr.; Parenting - .5 cr. [Parenting Education or Child Psychology & 

Development] plus a sequence in Second Language or Occupational Education including 

electives for a total of 22 credits including five Regents exams. Advanced Regents 

Designation on a diploma requires further courses. For information, please contact 

High School Counseling at 585-392-1000 ext. 2240. 

Academic Intervention Services; Transcripts 

Academic Intervention Services are offered in all Hilton schools for students who 

score below the State-designated performance level on State assessments and/or 

who are at risk of not achieving the State Learning Standards. For AIS information, 

please call your child’s guidance counselor. For information about testing results, 

consult the Hilton District School Report Card and/or each school’s N.Y.S. School Report 

Card which are available in each school’s main office; the N.Y.S.E.D. web site at www. 

emsc.nysed.gov/ or www.hilton.k12.ny.us or the Office of Instruction at 392-1000 ext. 

6058. Information about the BOCES Regional Summer School may be received 

by calling 585-352-2414. Courses have been offered in Math; English Language Arts; 

Global Studies; U.S. History and Government; Participation in Government; Economics; 

Spanish; Health; P.E.; and Science. Regents exams and review courses are offered. 

For information: 585-392-1000 ext. 2240. Parents and students preparing to apply 

for college are assisted at Hilton High School by Guidance Secretary Bonnie Chiella at 

585-392-1000 ext. 2058. 

Civil Rights & Non-Discrimation Policy 

The Hilton Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, 

sexual orientation, race, color, national origin or handicapping condition in its educational 

programs, activities or employment practices. It is the policy of the Board of 

Education to comply with the regulations listed in Titles IV, VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964; Title IX of the 1972 Educational Requirements; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the 1975 Age Discrimination 

Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Civil Rights 

Act of 1991; and New York State laws against discrimination. Any member of the Hilton 

Central School District staff or any Hilton District pupil or parent/guardian believing 

himself or herself aggrieved because of discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, 

marital status, age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin or disability should call 

the Title IX Officer at 585-392-1000 ext. 7021 or Section 504/ADA Coordinator at 

585-392-1000 ext. 6055. 

Graduation Requirements 

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NYS Graduation Requirements 

Academic Intervention Services 

Transcript Requests 

Civil Rights & Non-Discrimination Policy 

First High School Principal of the North 

Parma Union Free School # 4 , Professor 

William R. True. Professor True served until 

1919.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought 

without accepting it. 

-- Aristotle 

January 2009 



NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 

New Year’s Day 

1 

2 

3 

School Reopens 


Lady Cadet Classic 

Girls Basketball 

Tournament HS 

Lady Cadet Classic 

Girls Basketball 

Tournament HS 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

Sports Boosters 7 pm 

QE PTSO TBA 




3:30 pm 

Business, FACS, Sci./ 

Tech Night 6:30 pm HS 

QE New Parent Information 

Night 6:30 pm- 

8:30 pm QE Auditorium 



Senior High Solo Fest 

at West Irondequoit HS; 

Vocal at Gates-Chili HS 

Clayton Barnard Tourn. 

Senior High Solo Fest 

at West Irondequoit HS; 

Vocal at Gates-Chili HS 

Clayton Barnard Tourn. 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

Dr. Martin Luther King 

Day 

NO SCHOOL 

MW ELA Test 

MW ELA Test 

Junior High Solo Fest 

at Brighton 12 Corners 

Middle School 

Junior High Solo Fest 

at Brighton 12 Corners 

Middle School 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 


deadline Dec. 26 

24 

25 

Chinese New Year 

26 


HS Regents Exams 

today through Friday 

27 28 

VE Adv. Ban/HS Wind 

Ensemble Concert 7 pm 

HS Aud. 

MW Magazine Drive 

through Feb. 13 

29 

Elementary/Jazz Solo 

Fest TBA 

Second Marking Period 

Gr. 7-12 ends 

30 

Elementary/Jazz Solo 

Fest TBA 

31

New & Transfer Student Registration 

All new and transfer students register at the Census Office located at District 

Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton. You may call for an appointment at 585-392-1000 ext. 

6072/7031. Registration packets are sent prior to the appointment. Forms are online 

at www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ All new/transfer students must present an original birth 

certificate; social security card; proof of residency [deed, rental/lease contract, utility 

bill]; custody or guardianship papers if applicable; transcripts if available; as well as immunization 

records. For information: 585-392-1000 ext. 7031. 

Kindergarten Registration 

Children are eligible to enroll in kindergarten if their fifth birthday falls on or before 

December 1 following the start of school in September. Hilton School District offers 

full-day kindergarten. Original birth certificate, proof of residency, social security 

card and proof of immunization are required. Families living in the district at the time 

of the annual census will receive registration information in the mail. Kindergarten 

registration is held March 16-17, 2009 for Northwood and Village Elementary schools. 

Applications for Quest Elementary are due Feb. 29, 2008 including kindergarten. Quest 

Kindergarten registration will be held March 9-10, 2009. Families new to the District 

should call District Census/Registration 585-392-1000 ext. 7031. For information 

about pre-school screening (birth to age five) due to a possible developmental delay, 

please call the Learning Support Services [Special Education] Office at 585-392-1000 

ext. 6071. 

Quest Elementary School Registration 

Applications are required: due February 27, 2009 

Quest Elementary School, an authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, 

is a K-6 multi-age community of learners that parents and students can choose 

to attend no matter where you live in the District. Quest promotes a sense of community 

through multi-age groupings and parent involvement and develops critical thinkers 

through inquiry-based learning. Registration is open to any Hilton student, incoming 

kindergartner to grade six. Quest’s population is representative of other classrooms in 

the District and includes special education students. Once a family is enrolled in Quest 

Elementary, other siblings are given preference. 

To apply for Quest Elementary, return an application by Feb. 27, 2009. For a tour or 

enrollment/application information, please call 585-392-1000 ext. 6102 and visit the 

Quest web site on the District Web Site: www.hilton.k12.ny.us 

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New/Transfer Student Registration 

Kindergarten Registration 

& Quest Registration 

Early Hilton classroom taken in 1908 in the North Parma Union 

Free School #4 [on cover of calendar] in the family of Emy Sassone, 

teaching assistant at Merton Williams Middle School, whose grandmother, 

Ella Mae Perry Ainsworth, is second from left in front row. 

Teacher is Miss Waterbury.

It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the 

lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love them and that they are not alone 

-- Marian Wright Edelman 

February 2009 



Second Semester begins 

HS Academic Planning 

Night 7 pm-8:30 pm HS 



7 pm MW 



HALF DAY K-6 

GR. 7-12 in Session 

Report Cards Gr. 7-12 

distributed 

Evening of Jazz 7 pm 

MW/MIR 

Hilton Education Foundation 

Comedy Night at 

Hilton Exempts 7 pm 

1 

2 3 

4 

5 

6 

7 





7 pm 

Districtwide ELA 

Scoring Day 

NO SCHOOL K-6 

GR. 7-12 in Session 

Valentine's Day 

HS French Europe Trip 

through Feb. 22 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

Midwinter Recess 

NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 


NO SCHOOL 

Presidents Day 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 


Ash Wednesday 

Deadline for applications 

to Quest Elementary 

School for Sept. 2009 

Hilton Percussion Show 

1 pm HS Gymnasium 

22 

23 

24 25 

26 

27 

28

School Safety, Security & Code of Conduct: 

The Hilton School District is staffed with personnel in all of our schools who are 

trained and equipped to respond to incidents involving security issues. The Youth Assistants 

have substantial expertise in school security, defusing conflict and working with 

youth. Director of Safety & Security is Steven Lemon: 585-392-1000 ext. 2337. 

ID Badges: District policy requires that all HCSD staff members visibly wear a photo 

identification badge while working. Students in grades 7-12 are issued ID cards which 

they are required to carry while in school. Building Access: Visitors to each Hilton 

School are required to enter via the main door during the school day. Visitors are 

required to check in at the main security station and sign in. Visitors may be required 

to present identification if they are not known by staff. False Bomb Threats: Threatening 

messages are taken very seriously. Anyone issuing a false bomb threat directed 

toward a school is subject to a Class D felony punishable by up to seven years in prison. 

Safety and evacuation plans are in place in every building. District Policy on Guns 

in Schools: Approved by the Board of Education in 1995 in accordance with federal 

and state laws including SAVE, the Gun-Free Schools Legislation, Policy # 7361 and 7361R 

require a mandatory, one-year suspension for any student found guilty of bringing a firearm 

to school. A District Safety Committee meets regularly to review safety concerns 

and injuries on campus. For further information: 585-392-1000 ext. 2337. 

Code of Conduct: 

The Safe School Against Violence in Education [SAVE] and Section 100.2[1] of the 

Regulations of the Commissioner of Education require that each school district adopt a 

written policy on school conduct and discipline "designed to promote responsible student 

behavior." Each year a public hearing is held in June after which the Hilton Board 

of Education reauthorizes a K-12 Code of Conduct. A copy of the complete Code of 

Conduct document is available on the Hilton District Web Site www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ 

codeofconduct.htm and at every school’s main office. The Code of Conduct applies 

to all students, school personnel, parents and other visitors when on school property 

or attending any school function. The District's annually-approved Code of Conduct for 

students is posted on the District Web Site at www.hilton.k12.ny.us with copies 

available in each school’s Main Office. See pages 25-26 of District Calender for a 

"Plain Language Summary Code of Conduct." 

Crisis Intervention/Counseling/Youth Emergency Services: 

For links to services for depression, drug/alcohol issues, severe emotional or mental 

health issues including drug/alcohol and suicide prevention call: 

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School Safety, Security 

Code of Conduct 

& Parenting Resources 

Marion Quackenbush, teacher, in Wright's Corners, one-room 

schoolhouse, Parma-Hamlin Joint # 7 at the corner of Townline and 

Dunbar Roads. 

Life-threatening Emergency - Call 911 

Call 275-5151 or 211 - Mental Health issues, crisis counseling, emergency 

food, shelter, clothing or any human service question 

Supportive Counseling on LifeLine - Call 275-5151 or 1-800-310-1160

If people did not do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done. 

-- Ludwig Wittgenstein 

March 2009 


Daylight Savings 

Time Begins 

International 

Women's Day 

8 

15 

1 




QE Kindergarten 

Registration 6 pm-7:30 

pm 

NW/VE Kindergarten NW/VE Kindergarten 

Registration 6 pm-7:30 pm Registration 4 pm-5:30 pm 

Varsity/JV Meet the 

Coaches Night 7 pm HS 

MW Bookfair 

2 3 4 5 

9 

16 

VE Picture Day 

VE VEPTO 3:30 pm 

QE Kindergarten 

Registration 4 pm-5:30 pm 

HS Choral Concert 7 pm 


College Info Night 6:45 pm 

Brockport HS 

10 

MW Bookfair 

St. Patrick’s Day 

17 


Elementary All-County 

Music at Charles Finney 

School 


Event 

MW Bookfair 

11 

18 



Sixth Grade Parent 

Night 6:30 pm MW 

12 

MW Bookfair 

Spring Story Fest 5:30- 

8:30pm VE 

HS Parent Forum 7 pm 

19 

Senior High All-County 

Rehearsal at Gates- 

Chili HS 

Junior High All-County 

TBA 

13 


Music at Roberts Wes. 

College 

MW Bookfair 

Spring Equinox 

6 

20 

Senior High All-County 

at Eastman Theater 

PLAN Test - See HS 

Counseling for 

registration 

Junior High All-County 

TBA 


Music at Roberts 

Wesleyan College 

7 

14 

21 




Broadway Show Night 

7 pm MW/MIR 

Broadway Show Night 

7 pm MW/MIR 

All-County Jazz at 

Spencerport 

All-County Jazz at 

Spencerport 

Jump-A-Thon for Heart 

Association HS 

22 

23 

24 25 

26 

27 

28 

QE Bookfair through 

Thursday 

29 

30 31

Hilton Cadets Interscholastic Sports 

FALL 

Boys: Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Volleyball 

Girls: Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming, 

Tennis,Volleyball 

WINTER 

Boys: Basketball, Ice Hockey, Indoor Track, Swimming, Wrestling, Bowling 

Girls: Basketball, Indoor Track, Cheerleading, Bowling 

SPRING 

Boys: Baseball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Track, Golf 

Girls: Modified Field Hockey, Softball, Track, JV & Modified Lacrosse,Golf 

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Interscholastic Sports 

Sports Starting Dates 

Tickets to Sporting Events 

Sports Starting Dates 

August 18, 2008 

August 25, 2008 

Sept. 2, 2008 

Sept. 3, 2008 

Sept. 5, 2008 

Nov. 3, 2008 

Nov. 10, 2008 

Dec. 1, 2008 

March 2, 2009 

March 9, 2009 

March 23, 2009 

March 30, 2009 

All V/JV sports begin 

Freshman Football begins 

Modified A Cheerleading begins 

Modified B Football begins 

All other Modified B sports begin 

V/JV Hockey, Cheerleading & Wrestling begin 

All other V/JV/Freshman/Mod A sports begin 

All Mod. B sports begin 

V/JV Lacrosse begin 

All other V/JV/Mod A sports begin 

Mod B Boys & Girls Lacrosse begin 

All Modified B sports begin 

For further information, contact the Athletic Office at 392-1000 ext. 2136 

or visit us online at www.hilton.k12.ny.us/sports.htm 

Greece-Parma Joint #14 One-Room Schoolhouse on Frisbee Hill Rd. 

with historic elm tree out front. 

Tickets to Sporting Events 

Season tickets for athletic events are sold through the Athletic Office or at the gate. 

Adult season tickets are $15 and student season tickets are $7.50. These season 

tickets are valid for all Regular Season Home Games only. Tickets may not be used for 

admission to Section V games. Admission is $2 at the gate for adults and $1 for students. 

Section V tickets are $4 per person. For the latest in schedules/cancellations, 

call the SPORTS HOTLINE at 392-1049 or www.schedulesonline.org

Nothing is ever achieved without enthusiasm. 

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

April 2009 


Transportation Requests of 

non-handicapped students 

attending Private/Parochial 

Schools due at Trans. Dept. 

April 1. 


Night 

1 

Modified Sports Meet 

the Coaches Night 

7 pm HS 


9 am MW 

2 

Districtwide Math 

Scoring Day 

NO SCHOOL K-6 

7-12 in Session 

3 

4 

NYS Percussion Circuit 

Championships Victor 

HS 2 pm 



Board of Education 

7 pm [tentative] 

VE Gr. 6 Gymnastics 

Show 6 pm VE 

Third Marking Period 

Gr. 7-12 ends 

First Day of Passover 

NO SCHOOL FOR 

STUDENTS 

Good Friday 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

Easter Sunday 



MW Science Perf. Exam 


MW Science Perf. Exam 


disributed 

VE VEPTO HJ Cafe 7 pm 

12 

13 

14 

15 16 

17 

18 

Spring Recess 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Recess 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Recess 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Recess 

NO SCHOOL 

Spring Recess 

NO SCHOOL 

Earth Day 

Arbor Day 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 


Grandfriends Breakfast 

MW 

Quest Band/Choral Concert 

7 pm HS Aud. 

VE Advanced Band/ 

Cadet Band Concert 

7 pm HS Aud. 

26 27 

28 

29 

30

Special Education Learning Support Services 

Hilton Learning Support Services [LSS] is located in District Offices, 225 West Ave., 

Hilton. Director of Student Services and 504/ADA Coordinator is Maureen Thayer. 

Director of Special Education is Laura Whitcomb. Chairperson for the Committee 

on Special Education [CSE] is Julie Tempio. Chairperson for the Committee on 

Prechool Special Education [CPSE] TBA. 

Individualized Education Plan [IEP] is developed for students identified for special 

education services. The process is governed by State and Federal law and regulations 

including Sect. 504 of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) which protects the rights 

of individuals with disabilities in programs and activities which receive federal funds 

from the U.S. Dept. of Education. The Office is responsible for the evaluation, placement 

and service provision of and for students with disabilities as defined by Part 

200 of the Commissioner’s Regulations and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Improvement Act of 2004) which mandates a free and appropriate education in the least 

restrictive environment. 

Pre-school evaluations, English as a Second Language services, home and hospital 

tutoring services, health-related services, social worker services, psychological 

services, speech and language services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, extended 

school year programs are governed and coordinated through this office. 

For further information, contact your child’s school counselor or the Office of Learning 

Support Services directly at 392-1000 ext. 6054. 

Special Education 

Learning Support Services 

Reporting Student Progress 

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Report Cards & Conferences with Parents 

Report Cards are issued to students in grades PreK-12. Parent/Teacher and Parent/Teacher/Student 

conferences may be conducted at the convenience of the teacher 

and parent to provide an opportunity to discuss and review student progress. Parent 

Teacher Conference Days are set for the evening of Oct. 9 and the morning of 

Oct. 10, 2008. 

Gr. 7-12 MARKING PERIODS END: Nov. 7; Jan. 30; April 9; June 12. 

REPORT CARDS MAILED/DISTRIBUTED: 

Secondary - Grades 7-12: 

Nov. 14, 2008 

Feb. 6, 2009 

April 17, 2009 

July 1, 2009 

Elementary - Grades K-6: 

December 8, 2008 

March 23, 2009 

June 25, 2009 

Hilton High School 100 years ago, Class of 1909.

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. 

-- Chinese Proverb 

May 2009 



deadline Mar. 31 

HS Junior Prom Italian- 

American Club 

1 

2 


NW Bookfair through 

Friday 

MW Science 

Written Exam 

Cinco de Mayo 

MW Science Exam 

NW Choral Concert 




K-12 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

Mother's Day 

10 


VE Bookfair through 

Friday 

11 

NW Band Concert 



MW Wash. DC Trip 

through May 15 

VE VEPTO HJ 3:30 pm 

12 

VE Choral Concert 7 pm 

HS Auditorium 

NW, QE, VE Art Show 

Openings 6:30pm-8:30pm 

VE Parent Bookfair 

5 pm-7:30pm 

13 



HS Art Show Reception 

6:30 pm-8:30 pm 

14 

VE Character Education 

Field Trip 

15 16 

17 



18 

HS Sr. Vocal Recital 


Budget Vote & 

Board Election 

6 am-9pm 

HS & NW 

Memorial Day Recess 

NO SCHOOL 

Senior Ball at Rochester 

Riverside Convention 

Center 

19 20 21 22 

23 

24 

Memorial Day Recess 

NO SCHOOL 


HS Bands Banquet 6 pm 

Plantation Pary House 

Cadet Appreciation 

Night 

HS Chorus Banquet 

6 pm Plantation Party 

House 

HS Senior Trip to Cedar 

Point 

Senior Breakfast 

HS Class Day 

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25 

26 

27 

28 

29 30

Alumni, Parent, Community & Related Activities & Services 

Aquatic Center Schedule The Aquatic Center at Merton Williams Middle School 

offers open swim, lap swim and instructional swim. For information about the schedule, 

visit the Hilton District Web Site at www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ or call the Hilton-Parma 

Recreation Office at 392-9030 or Pool Manager at 392-1000 ext. 3145. 

Alumni Activities Class Reunions, Hilton High School Alumni Hall of Fame 

For information: 392-1000 ext. 7045 or "Alumni Activities" www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ 

Community Education Program The Hilton School District is committed to 

providing reasonably-priced courses for adults, youth and families; for seniors [over age 

55] through a GAP [Golden Age Pass] which allows for free or discounted-fee courses 

based on your 'golden age.‘ See further GAP information below. The Fall and Spring Catalogue 

of Courses is mailed to all Hilton District residents. For information: 392-1000 

ext. 7045/7044. 

Community Use of Facilities The District makes its buildings, grounds and athletic 

facilities available for community use in accordance with Board of Education policies 

related to eligibility, priority, and usage fees. For information: 392-1000 ext. 7065. 

Drug/Alcohol/Depression Intervention For supportive counseling LifeLine at 

275-5151; life-threatening emergencies: 911 or 211 for crisis counseling. 

Employment in the Hilton School District Job Postings are listed online on the 

District Web Site: www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ Human Resources is located in District 

Offices, 225 West Ave., Hilton. For information: 392-1000 ext. 7015. 

Five-Hour Pre-Licensing Classes Hilton’s Community Education offers numerous 

sessions of the Five-Hour Pre-Licensing Class at regular intervals throughout the year. 

[see page 7]. NEW THIS YEAR: Online Learner’s Permit Course every month at 

Hilton High School. For registration information, call 392-1000 ext. 7044. 

Free Volunteer Events Passes Volunteers who contribute on the average of one 

or more hours per week and/or accumulate a total minimum of 40 hours per year are 

eligible to receive an Events Pass for FREE ADMISSION to district events. The application 

is obtained at each school's main office. 

GAP Golden Age Pass Hilton District residents age 55 or older are eligible to register 

for a GAP Pass. GAP pass is honored by Hilton Community Education: courses 

may be taken for free or discounted registration [supplies are extra]; free entrance to 

all school music concerts and home sporting events at no charge; a $3 discount at High 

School Musicals. In addition, those seniors [over age 65] who qualify for the NYS Property 

Tax Aged Exemption are eligible for a Community Education scholarship. For GAP 

pass and/or scholarship information, please call 392-1000 ext. 7044 and 

www.hilton.k12.ny.us/communityeducation.htm/ 

High School Parent Group This informal meeting is held in the High School and 

hosted by high school administrators. For information [see Calendar listings] or please 

call Principal Brian Bartalo at the High School at 392-1000 ext. 2409/2021. 

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Hilton-Parma Recreation Hilton School District residents may take advantage of 

many programs, classes and Senior Citizen activities/nutrition center at Hilton-Parma 

Recreation, H-P Senior Center, 59 Henry St., Hilton. For information: 392-9030. 

MW Parent Group IMPACT Merton Williams Middle School parent discussion 

group: 392-1000 ext. 3098. 

Music Boosters The Hilton Music Boosters support all district music programs 

through fund raisers including concerts, music scholarships, trip support, selling refreshments, 

and other activities. The meetings are the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in 

the High School Commons II [see Calendar listings]. Minutes are online on the District 

Web Site: www.hilton.k12.ny.us 

Parenting Resource To learn more about the issues and solutions in parenting your 

child, visit the District Web Site: www.hilton.k12.ny.us/parenting.htm/ 

PTSO/VEPTO The Volunteer Elementary Parent Teacher Organization [VEPTO] 

coordinates volunteer activities at NW & VE (see Calendar listings). Quest PTSO serves 

the same role. Volunteers support teachers, work at book fairs, help raise funds for 

school activities and other aspects of school life. 

MW Volunteer Coordinator 392-1000 ext. 3098 

QUEST PTSO: QE Main Office 392-1000 ext. 6100 

VE VEPTO Chairs: Patricia Pirnie 392-8391 

NW VEPTO Chair: NW Main Office 392-1000 ext. 4526 

Sports Boosters The Sports Boosters lend financial and volunteer service to the 

Hilton athletic program. The group meets at 7 p.m. Mondays in the Athletic Office (see 

Calendar listings). For information: 392-1000 ext. 2135/2136. 

Summit Federal Credit Union is located in Hovey Square in the village of Hilton 

[in the Ben Franklin building]. For further information: 453-7000. 

Walking Program Individuals wishing to walk for fitness between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. 

on school days at either the Quest Elementary or Village Elementary Schools must 

register and wear an identification badge available at the Quest Security Desk. 

Work Permits/N.Y.S. Child Labor Laws Work permits are issued from the High 

School Guidance Office, 400 East Ave., Hilton. New York State Labor Laws governing 

the employment of minors, under age 18, require parental permission; proof of age; and 

a certificate of physical fitness. For information: 392-1000 ext. 2240. 

YMCA School Age Childcare Programs Before and After School Childcare is 

provided at Quest and Northwood schools from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on school days by 

the NW Y.M.C.A. The program is registered by the Office of Family & Children Social 

Services; fees may be adjusted for low income. For information, call 227-3900.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. 

-- Abraham Maslow 

June 2009 



Boardwalk Art Show WA 

through June 12 

1 

MW Social Studies 

Exam 


HS & MW Wind 

Ensemble Concert 


2 

MW Social Studies 

Exam 

HS Bands Concert 7 pm 

HS Auditorium 

3 

MW Awards Night 7 pm 

HS 

4 

Elementary Swim Meet 

at Aquatic Center/MW 

VE DARE Graduation 

1:30 pm MW/MIR 

5 

QE CanoeTrip 

6 

BRAVO Night 6:30 pm 

HS Auditorium 

Sports Boosters 7 pm 

NYSSMA Solo Fest 4 

pm-9 pm VE 

MW Spring Vocal 

Concert 7 pm MW/MIR 

VE 

VEPTO HJ 3:30 pm 

9 



VE Gr. 2 Field Day 

MW Instrumental 

Concert 7 pm MW/MIR 


QE Science Fun Day 

VE K Field Day 

MW Eighth Grade Night 

NW Field Day 

4th 7-12 Marking Pd. ends 

ACT Test - registration 

deadline May 8 - see 

HS Counseling 

7 

8 

10 

11 

12 

13 



Regents Exams today 

through June 25 

QE Field Day 


MW Awards Night 7 pm 

HS Auditorium 


QE Graduation 1 pm QE 

Auditorium 

Summer Solstice 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

HS Baccalaureate 3 pm 

St. Leo's Church Hilton 

Father's Day 

VE Student Council, 

Safety Patrol, Service 

Corps Field Trip 

VE Gr. 6 Graduation 

1 pm WA Auditorium 

VE Gr. 6 Fun Night 6:30 

pm-9 pm 

Last Day of School 


K-12 



Class of 2009 

Commencement 

10 am 

Eastman Theater 

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23 

24 

25 

26 

27 



distributed 

28 

29 

30

Hilton District Personnel Telephone • Voice-Mail • E-Mail 

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DISTRICT OFFICES 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 585-392-1000 

Superintendent of Schools David Dimbleby ext. 7043 

ddimbleby@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Asst. Superintendent/Business Steven V. Ayers ext. 7033 

sayers@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Dir. of Elementary Education & Staff Development Mark E. Bower ext. 6051 

mbower@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Dir. of Secondary Education & Staff Development Dr. Barbara Surash ext. 6062 

bsurash@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Asst. Superintendent/Human Resources Scott Massie ext. 7021 

smassie@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Director of Student Services Maureen Thayer ext. 6055 

mthayer@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Committee on Special Education Chairperson Julie Tempio ext. 6186 

jtempio@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Director of Special Education Laura Whitcomb ext. 6056 

lwhitcomb@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Learning Through Technology Secretary Janet Mawhinney ext. 7022 

jmawhinney@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Community Education Director Barbara Carder ext. 7045 

bcarder@hilton.k12.ny.us 

Community Education Registrar Mary Ellen Meyer ext. 7044 

Located in District Offices/Quest/225 West Avenue 

BOARD OF EDUCATION, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

District Clerk Patricia Unterborn punterborn@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 7099 

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

Director of Buildings/Grounds Thomas Oaks ext. 7065 

toaks@hilton.k12.ny.us 

DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

Director of Communications Barbara A. Carder ext. 7045 

bcarder@hilton.k12.ny.us 

FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM, Hilton HS, 400 East Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

Director of Food Service Nancy Armocida ext. 2152 

narmocida@hilton.k12.ny.us 

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, 300 School La., Hilton, NY 14468 

392-1007 

Dir. of Transportation Fred Paye fpaye@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 7400 

HILTON HIGH SCHOOL, 400 East Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 585-392-1000 

Principal Brian Bartalo bbartalo@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 2409 

Assistant Principal Dana Boshnack dboshnack@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 2300 

Assistant Principal Tim Dobbertin tdobbertin@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 2241 

Assistant Principal Scott Wilson swilson@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 2243 

Dir. of Safety/Security Steve Lemon slemon@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 2337 

Guidance Department/School Counselors ext. 2240 

School Nurse Cheryl Macklem, RN ext. 2247 

HS Attendance Office ext. 2246 

ATHLETIC OFFICE, 400 East Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

Director of Athletics Michael Giruzzi ext. 2135/2136 

mgiruzzi@hilton.k12.ny.us 

MERTON WILLIAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, 200 School La., Hilton, NY 14468 

MW Principal Carol Stehm cstehm@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 3098 

Assistant Principal Ted Binion tbinion@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 3097 


School Nurse Cheryl Schwind, RN ext. 3193 

MW Attendance Office ext. 3151 

NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 433 No. Greece Rd., Hilton, NY 14468 

Northwood Principal Kirk Ashton kashton@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 4526 

Assistant Principal Karen Bolinger kbolinger@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 4522 


School Nurse Angie Grasso RN ext. 4512/4601 

QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

Quest Principal Karen Spillman kspillman@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 6100 

Assistant Principal Laurie Hazard lhazard@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 6119 

School Counselor Office ext. 6102 

School Nurse Ann Sanger, RN ext. 6155/6153 

VILLAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 200 School La., Hilton, NY 14468 

Principal Dr. Daniel Talany dtalany@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 5197 

Assistant Principal Benjamin Rudd brudd@hilton.k12.ny.us ext. 5102 


Health/Attendance Office Brit Brattlie, RN ext. 5104/5199

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HCSD Annual Notification: Acceptable Use Policy/Internet Policy # 8272 Instruction: 

The Hilton Central School District provides access to the Internet. Students are encouraged to utilize these resources to promote the exchange of information to further education 

and research. The District provides Internet filtering as part of the District Computer Services; however, no filtering technology can guarantee that staff and students will be 

prevented from accessing all inappropriate locations. The users shall understand that communications on the District Computer Services are often public in nature. These services 

are monitored routinely by the School District, Internet providers, and/or law enforcement agencies. The District's Acceptable Use Policy and accompanying Regulations will be disseminated 

to parents and students in order to provide notice of the school's requirements, expectations, and student's obligations when accessing the Internet. "Passive Consent" 

[Opt-out]: Student access to the District's computer system will automatically be provided unless the parent has submitted written notification to the District 

that such access not be permitted. A written request to deny or rescind student use of District computers must be mailed to the Office of Instruction, 

225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468. For further information: 585-392-1000 ext. 6058.

HCSD Code of Conduct Plain Language Summary 

The Safe School Against Violence in Education [SAVE] 

and Section 100.2[1] of the Regulations of the Commissioner 

of Education require that each school 

district adopt a written policy on school conduct and 

discipline "designed to promote responsible student 

behavior." Each year a public hearing is held in June after 

which the Hilton Board of Education reauthorizes 

a K-12 Code of Conduct. A copy of the complete 

Code of Conduct document is available on the Hilton 

District Web Site www.hilton.k12.ny.us/codeofconduct.htm 

and at every school’s main office. 

The Code of Conduct applies to all students, school 

personnel, parents and other visitors when on school 

property or attending any school function. Roman 

numeral designations found in this summary correspond to 

the specific areas of information within the complete Code. 

I INTRODUCTION 

The District has a long-standing set of expectations for 

conduct on school property and at school functions. 

These expectations are based upon mutual respect, 

citizenship, character, civility, tolerance, honesty, and 

integrity. 

II HILTON BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY 

The Board of Education [BOE] is committed to providing 

a safe and orderly school environment where 

students may receive and District personnel may 

deliver quality educational services without disruption 

or interference. Responsible behavior by students, 

teachers, other District personnel, parents, and other 

visitors is essential to achieving this goal. The Board of 

Education recognizes the need to clearly define these 

expectations for acceptable conduct on school property, 

outline possible consequences of unacceptable 

conduct, and to ensure that discipline when necessary 

is administered promptly and fairly. 

III DEFINITIONS - For the purposes of this Code 

of Conduct, the following definitions apply: 

Disruptive Student 

"Disruptive Student" means an elementary or secondary 

student under the age of 21 who is substantially 

disruptive of the educational process or substantially 

interferes with the teacher's authority over the classroom. 

This behavior may include students who: 

• Continuously interfere with the educational process. 

• Continuously interfere with the teacher's authority 

over the classroom. 

• Demonstrates a persistent unwillingness to comply 

with the teacher's instructions. 

Violent Student 

Any student under the age of 21 who: 

• Commits an act of violence upon a school employee. 

• Commits, while on school property or at a 

school function, an act of violence upon another student 

or any other person lawfully on school property 

or at a school function. 

• Possesses, while on school property or at a school 

function, a weapon [below]. 

• Displays, while on school property or at a school 

event, what appears to be a weapon. 

• Threatens, while on school property or at a school 

event, to use a weapon, inflict bodily harm, or communicates 

acts of violence with phrases that contain 

words such as kill, shoot, stab, murder, etc. 

• Knowingly and intentionally damages or destroys 

personal or school property of any school employee 

or any person lawfully on school property or at a 

school function. 

Weapon 

A firearm as defined in 18USC s/s921 for purposes of 

the Gun Free School Act. It also means any other gun, 

pistol, revolver, shotgun, rifle, machine gun, disguised 

gun, dagger, dirk, razor, stiletto, switchblade knife, 

gravity knife, brass knuckles, sling shot, metal knuckle 

knife, electronic dart gun, kung fu star, electronic stun 

gun, pepper spray or other noxious spray, explosive 

or incendiary bomb, or other device, instrument or 

substance that can cause physical injury or death 

when used as a weapon. 

IV ESSENTIAL PARTNERS 

Essential partners are stakeholders who have a collaborative 

responsibility for school safety and compliance 

with the Code of Conduct. They include students, 

parents, teachers, guidance counselors, building administrators, 

superintendent and the Board of Education. 

V STUDENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES 

The Board is committed to safeguarding rights given 

to all students under state and federal law. In addition 

to those rights, all students have the right to: 

1. A safe, healthy, orderly, and civil school atmosphere; 

2. Take part in all District activities on an equal basis 

regardless of age, race, religion, color, national origin, 

sex, sexual orientation or disability; 

3. Present their version of the relevant events to 

school personnel authorized to impose a disciplinary 

penalty as in connection with the imposition of the 

penalty; 

4. Access school rules and, when necessary, receive an 

explanation of those rules from school personnel. 

All District students have the responsibility to: 

1. Contribute to maintaining a safe and orderly school 

environment that is conducive to learning and to 

show respect to other persons and to property. 

2. Be familiar with and abide by all District rules, policies, 

and regulations dealing with student conduct. 

3. Attend school every day unless they are legally 

excused, and be in class, on time, prepared to learn. 

4. Work to the best of their ability in all academic 

and extra-curricular activities and strive toward their 

highest level of achievement possible. 

5. Comply with directions given by school personnel 

in a respectful and positive manner. 

6. Where appropriate, work to develop mechanisms 

to control anger and aggression. 

7. Seek help in solving problems that might lead to 

discipline. 

8. Report information regarding issues of safety. 

9. Dress appropriately for school and at school functions. 

10. Conduct themselves as representatives of the 

District when participating in or attending school 

sponsored events, and to hold themselves to the 

highest standards of conduct, demeanor, and sportsmanship. 

VI STUDENT DRESS CODE 

All students are expected to give proper attention 

to personal cleanliness and to dress appropriately 

for school and school functions. Students and their 

parents have the primary responsibility for acceptable 

student dress and appearance as outlined in the 

Code of Conduct. Each building principal or his or 

her designee shall be responsible for informing all 

students and their parents of the student dress/ 

grooming code at the beginning of the school year 

and any revisions to the dress code made during the 

school year. Student grooming includes hair/style/ 

color, makeup, nails. 

VII PROHIBITED STUDENT CONDUCT 

Discipline is most effective when it deals directly 

with the problem at the time and place it occurs, and 

in a way that is viewed as fair and impartial by the 

student. Therefore, before seeking outside assistance, 

teachers will first use all their resources to create 

a change of behavior in the classroom. When the 

teacher has made every effort to bring about positive 

behavioral change, and has been unsuccessful, the 

student will be referred to the administration. At 

that point, the administration will decide what further 

action will be taken. Students who break the law, use 

or possess illegal drugs, use vulgar language, exhibit 

inappropriate behavior or engage in bullying including 

cyberbullying will be held accountable not only to the 

District disciplinary Code but may also be referred 

to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. 

VIII REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE 

Any student observing a student possessing a 

weapon, alcohol, or illegal substance on school 

property or at a school function shall report this information 

immediately to a teacher or administrator 

who initiates the process to notify parents and begin 

disciplinary proceedings. Violations that constitute a 

crime initiate 

contact with appropriate law enforcement. 

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IX DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES, 

PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS 

Discipline is most effective when it deals directly with 

the problem at the time and place it occurs, and in a 

way that students view as fair and impartial. School 

personnel who interact with students are expected 

to use disciplinary action only when necessary and 

to place emphasis on the students' ability to grow in 

self-discipline. 

Procedures 

• Disciplinary action, when necessary, will be firm, 

fair, and consistent so as to be the most effective in 

changing student behavior. In determining the appropriate 

disciplinary action, school personnel authorized 

to impose disciplinary penalties will consider the 

following: 

• The student's age. 

• The nature of the offense and the circumstances 

that led to the offense. 

• The student's prior disciplinary record. 

• The effectiveness of other forms of discipline. 

• Information from parents, teachers and/or others, as 

appropriate. 

• Other extenuating circumstances. 

• As a general rule, discipline will be progressive. 

This means that a student's first violation will usually 

merit a lighter penalty than subsequent violations. 

Individual behavior management plans may preclude a 

gradual process. 

Penalties 

• Depending upon the nature of the violation, it is the 

Board's desire that student discipline be progressive: 

i.e.; a student's first violation may merit a lighter penalty 

than subsequent violations. It is also the Board's 

desire that an employee or agent take into account all 

other relevant factors in determining an appropriate 

penalty. The penalties may be imposed either alone 

or in combination. 

• The amount of due process a student is entitled to 

receive before a penalty is imposed depends on the 

penalty being imposed. In all cases, regardless of the 

penalty imposed, the school personnel authorized 

to impose the penalty must inform the student of 

the alleged misconduct and must investigate, to the 

extent necessary, the facts surrounding the alleged 

misconduct. All students will have an opportunity to 

present their version of the facts to the school personnel 

imposing the disciplinary penalty in connection 

with the imposition of the penalty. 

• Disciplinary options that may be imposed for violations 

of the student disciplinary code range from, 

but are not limited to, school community service, 

detention, teacher removal of disruptive pupils and 

short/long term suspension as outlined in the Code 

of Conduct. It is understood that the District has

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the authority to assign consequences based on age 

and grade-level appropriateness and/or individual 

circumstances. 

X ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTION 

When a student of any age is removed from class by 

a teacher or a student of compulsory attendance age 

is suspended from school pursuant to Education Law 

3214, the District will take immediate steps to provide 

alternative means of instruction for the student. 

XI DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS WITH 

DISABILITIES 

The Board recognizes that it may be necessary to 

suspend, remove or otherwise discipline students 

with disabilities [including those identified or presumed 

to have a disability by written notice prior 

to process by parent and /or teacher] to address 

disruptive or problem behavior. The Board also 

recognizes that students with disabilities enjoy certain 

procedural protections whenever school authorities 

intend to impose discipline upon them. The Board is 

committed to ensuring that the procedures followed 

for suspending, removing or otherwise disciplining 

students with disabilities are consistent with the 

procedural safeguards required by applicable laws and 

regulations. 

XII STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 

REFERRAL TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 

JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES 

In accordance with the provisions of IDEA and implementing 

regulations: 

1. The District may report a crime committed by 

a child with a disability to appropriate authorities, 

and such action will NOT constitute a change of the 

student’s placement. 

2. The Superintendent shall ensure that copies of 

the special education and disciplinary records of a 

student with disabilities are transmitted for consideration 

to the appropriate authorities to whom a crime 

is committed. 

XIII CORPORAL PUNISHMENT 

Corporal punishment is any act of physical force upon 

a student for the purpose of punishing that student. 

Corporal punishment of any student by any District 

employee is strictly forbidden. The district will file 

all complaints about the use of corporal punishment 

with the Commissioner of Education in accordance 

with Commissioner's Regulations. 

XIV STUDENT SEARCHES & 

INTERROGATIONS 

The Board of Education is committed to ensuring 

an atmosphere on school property and at school 

functions that is safe and orderly. To achieve this 

kind of environment, any school official authorized 

to impose a disciplinary penalty on a student may 

question a student about an alleged violation of law 

or the District Code of Conduct. Students are not 

entitled to any sort of "Miranda"-type warning before 

being questioned by school officials, nor are school 

officials required to contact a student's parent before 

questioning the student. However, school officials 

will tell all students why they are being questioned. 

In addition, the Board authorizes the superintendent, 

building principals/administrators, the school nurse 

and District security officials to conduct searches 

of students and their belongings if the authorized 

school official has reasonable suspicion to believe that 

the search will result in evidence that the student 

violated the law or the District Code of Conduct. 

XV VISITORS TO SCHOOLS 

The Board encourages parents and other District 

citizens to visit the District's schools and classrooms 

to observe the work of students, teachers and 

other staff. Since schools are a place of work and 

learning, however, certain limits must be set for such 

visits. The building principal or his or her designee is 

responsible for all persons in the building and on the 

grounds. 

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XVI PUBLIC CONDUCT ON SCHOOL 

PROPERTY 

The District is committed to providing an orderly, 

respectful environment that is conducive to learning. 

To create and maintain this kind of an environment, 

it is necessary to regulate public conduct on school 

property and at school functions. For purposes of 

this section of the Code of Conduct, "public" shall 

mean all persons when on school property or attending 

a school function including students, teachers and 

District personnel. All persons on school property 

or attending a school function shall conduct themselves 

in a respectful and orderly manner as outlined 

in the Code of Conduct. Use of tobacco anywhere on 

school property prohibited including inside vehicles. 

XVII PUBLICATION, DISSEMINATION, 

AND REVIEW OF CODE OF CONDUCT 

The Board will work to ensure that all members of 

the school community - students, administrators, 

teacher and parents - are aware of this Code of 

Conduct by providing copies of a summary of the 

Code of Conduct at the beginning of each school 

year. The complete Code of Conduct document is 

available on the Hilton District Web Site www.hilton. 

k12.ny.us and at every school’s main office. 

Code of Conduct reviewed yearly by the Board of Education. 

Annual Notifications 

Emergency Preparedness Planning Written 

information about basic emergency response actions 

are communicated through schools in accordance 

with the N.Y.S. Commissioner of Education Regulation 

155.13 Emergency Planning. Each school annually 

conducts sheltering or evacuation drills with notices 

in advance to parents and students. 

Fire Safety: Copies of the annual New York State 

Education Dept. Fire Safety Inspections of each 

building by the Hilton and No. Greece Fire Marshalls 

are shared with the fire district officials with all 

deficiencies cited in the inspection reports corrected. 

State-issued Certificates of Occupancy are on display 

in the main offices of each building. 

School Pesticide Neighbor Notification: In accordance 

with New York State Education Dept. Law, 

public schools must provide written notification 48 

hrs. in advance of application if required. The District 

has implemented integrated pest management 

several years ago and pesticides are only applied upon 

express authorization of the District. For further 

information: 392-1000 ext. 7065. 

Asbestos Compliance Report Available: The 

District maintains a current Management Plan for 

each school building as well as the 2002 AHERA 

Reinspection of the District completed by BOCES 

Health/Safety personnel which are available for 

inspection upon request to the Buildings & Grounds 

Office at 392-1000 ext. 7065. 

Access to Student Records & Directory 

Information governed by FERPA [Family 

Educational Rights & Privacy Act] A parent, 

guardian, or student over the age of 18 has access 

to the school records according to federal law, Family 

Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 [FERPA]. 

Any records maintained by a school district as part 

of the official record are available for review by the 

parent or the student after age 18. The law also 

controls sharing of pupil records with third party 

individuals or agencies. The District may release directory 

information [student name/address/phone; 

date/place of birth; grade level; participation in 

officially-recognized sports; height and weight of athletic 

team members; dates of attendance; major field 

of study, degree, honors and awards received; school 

related photographs; agency/school previously 

attended] about a student without student or pa- 

rental consent in certain circumstances. Directory 

information is information about the student which 

would generally not be considered harmful or an 

invasion of privacy if disclosed. At the discretion of 

the District, directory information may be disclosed 

in the case of sports or performing arts programs, 

news releases or in connection with educational 

or extra-curricular activities or events. Release 

of directory information is not permitted if such 

information is to be used for solicitation, fundraising, 

political or commercial purposes. The district 

publishes this annual notice in the District Calendar 

which is mailed to all residents of the district. If a 

parent, guardian or eligible student does not wish 

to have some or all of the directory information 

described above released without prior consent, he 

or she must in writing, contact the Hilton Central 

School District, Census Office, 225 West Ave., 

Hilton, NY 14468 or the school’s principal within 

30 days after publication of this notice. 

Parental Rights regarding Military Recruiters' 

Access to Information on HS Students: In 

compliance with Federal No Child Left Behind Act 

of 2001 and the National Defense Authorization 

Act, the District is permitted to disclose students' 

names, addresses and telephone listings to military 

recruiters. This disclosure is subject to a parent's 

written request NOT to disclose such information. If 

a parent wishes to opt out of the District’s releasing 

directory information to military recruiters, or to 

any other third-party, they must give written notice 

within 30 days after publication of this notice to the 

Hilton Central School District, Census Office, 

225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 AND Hilton 

Hilton High School Registrar, 400 East Ave., 

Hilton, NY 14468. 

Notice to Local Apple Growers HCSD Food 

Service purchases apples for use in the Child Nutrition 

program from local growers. Interested growers 

may contact Food Service Director Nancy Armocida 

at 585-392-1000 ext. 2152. 

Use of Surveillance Cameras in School District 

Policy 5634 regulates the use of video surveillance 

cameras in school buildings, on school grounds 

and on school buses in locations approved by the 

superintendent but not in bathrooms, locker rooms 

or changing rooms. All recordings are sole property 

of the District.

2008-09 Hilton Central School District Calendar 

Hilton Board of Education 

Daniel Wellington, Pres. 

336 Frisbee Hill Rd. 

Hilton, New York 14468 

392-8030 

Aggie Seneway, Vice Pres. 

36 East Wautoma Beach 


392-7438 

Michelle Ames 

193 Lake Ave. 


749-5059 

Steve Beauvais 

11 Albano Dr. 


392-1857 

Barbara Cutrona 

817 Macintosh Dr. 

Rochester, New York 14626 

225-2018 

Tim Gagnon 

21 Klafehn Dr. 

Hilton New York 14468 

392-5790 

Robert Prorok 

149 Sand Pebble La. 


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Board of Education 

Agenda; Public Comments 

The purpose of Board of Education 

meetings is for board members to 

consider and approve recommendations 

by the Superintendent regarding 

policy; curriculum; approval of 

textbooks; personnel actions [governed 

by state rulings protecting 

the confidentiality of appointments, 

promotions, demotions, dismissal or 

removal]; budget and financial issues; 

and other matters. Subscribing to 

the Open Meetings Law, the Board 

allows public comment at meetings. To 

speak at a Board Meeting, contact the 

District Clerk prior to the meeting. 

Regarding any personnel matters, the 

speaker's comments may not include 

mentioning any district employee by 

name. The Board reserves the right 

to restrict access for a speaker who 

does not comply with district policies 

and guidelines. Official minutes are 

reviewed and approved prior to posting 

online. Once approved, minutes 

and agendas are posted on the District 

Web Site, www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ 

For information, please call the 

District Clerk at 392-1000 ext. 7099. 

The Board of Education meetings are held generally the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month 

respectively at 7 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Offices, 225 West Avenue, Hilton, unless 

otherwise announced. Board members are elected to three-year terms and serve without pay. 

Elections are held annually at the Budget Vote in the spring of the year. To become a board candidate, 

nominating petitions may be filed with the Board Clerk 30 days before the election. Qualifications 

to become a candidate for the board: a district resident for at least one year prior to the 

election and a qualified voter. The District Clerk is Pat Unterborn, 585-392-1000 ext. 7099. 

Superintendent of Schools 

David Dimbleby 

ddimbleby@hilton.k12.ny.us 

District Offices: 225 West Ave., Hilton, NY 14468 

585-392-1000 ext. 7043 

FAX 585-392-1038 

Board of Education members are 

elected to three-year terms and serve 

without pay. Online Board meeting agendas 

and minutes are available at www.hilton.k12.ny.us/ 

The Hilton School District does not unlawfully discriminate on the 

basis of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, race, 

color, religion, creed, political affiliation or national origin. 

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