Onondaga Central School - Onondagan Yearbook (Nedrow, NY)

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ON ON DAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL ANNUAL Q 1939

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FOREWORD The Board of Education of Onondaga Central School has followed, from the school's inception, the practice of keeping the people of the centralized district well informed about the school for which the Board acts as steward. One of the most practical ways to attain this end has appeared to be through the annual publication of a book filled with pertinent and informative matter concerning the school and its work which will also serve as a record valuable in years to come. The Board of Education sincerely believes that the people of the district have a deep and abiding interest in the welfare of the school and that they welcome the appearance each year of this othcial record. Your Board of Education feels that its policies are a matter of public concern to you, as taxpayers and parents. Therefore, it wishes to make clear to you that its primary aim is to provide as good an education for your children as it is possible to provide. In other words, the children are not only your greatest assets, but the greatest assets of the district, of the state and of the nation. Your Board of Education believes, therefore, that its first duty is to the child. This is not by any means to say that the taxpayer does not de- serve consideration. He does, and the second most important duty of the Board is to the taxpayer. All other policies of the Board of Education must fit into line with the two mentioned above. While the Board of Education each year points back with pride to the accomplishments effected, it is ever aware that the school is young and that much remains to be done. At the end of this, the fourth year of its life, your Board directs with pleasure your attention to the fact that your school is on a par with good elementary and secondary schools throughout the State of New York and that its development, particularly with regard to the High School Department, has been rapid. That is by no means to infer that further progress is not to be looked forward to. Your Board is making a continuous attempt to raise the standards above what might ordinarily be considered satisfactory. A word about the possibilities for the future development of Onondaga Central School. As most people are aware, the state legislature has cut the educational budget for 1939-1940 by one tenth. The Board has therefore been forced to effect certain economies. It has tried not to lower the quality of the instruction offered boys and girls or to cut any of the departments to an extent where harm might be worked on boys and girls. The District has been fortunate in view of this cut in not having to raise its tax rate. Fortunately, increased enrollment has brought a larger proportion of state aid to the Dis- trict. If this healthy growth of the school can be continued through improving standards of scholastic work and through an efficient transportation system, it will be well worth while to the taxpayers of the District. The Board of Education and your Principal join in urging you to visit your school when it is in session and to observe its Work. Pleasei call at the office before visiting classrooms, since in doing this you will facilitate good administration in the school.