Community School
What's a Community School?
A Community School is a public school that partners with students, school families and the greater community to improve student outcomes.
Community School Core Beliefs:
1) Families are Co-educators
2) Learning Happens Beyond School Walls
3) Equity of Voices - Students, Teachers, Families, Community and School Staff
4) Student Success is Accelerated When Schools Partner with Families and the Greater Community
Community School Resources
*** This page is regularly updated and maintained by the Community School Coordinator. ***
START HERE! Existing Community School Resources - A printable overview of the in and out of school support services for school families.
2024-2025 School Family Survey Report
2024-2025 School Family Survey Presentation to the January 13, 2025 Board of Education (Begins at the 1 hour, 39 minute mark)
Questions or wish to contribute to our school community?
Please contact Karin Rozell, Community School Coordinator and School Communications | krozell@granvillecsd.org | 518-642-1051 Ext 1317
Educational Resources
Free Online Tutoring and Educational Resources
Reading Help - K-6 - BeReading.org
Math Help - K-6 offered by XtraMath.org
First in Math - GES Program - Free math practice for GES Students. Login at home on your personal computer using student school email address and school password.
Khan Academy - K-12, Free. All subjects and all grades help. Instructional video lessons by grade and subject. This is also a great resource for help with a specific part of a subject matter lesson to complete assignments.
IXL - All Subjects Help - K-12, Low-cost. $10 for one subject to $20 month for multiple subjects, per student. Meets student where they are by assessing what student knows in a subject, and then provides subject matter practice in 10-15 minute practice sessions to help them make progress.
SUNY ADK Tutoring - Free K-9 Tutoring. Provided by SUNY ADK College Students. Mondays 2pm - 6pm, Tuesdays 4pm - 6pm, Wednesdays 2pm - 5pm. Log into Google Meet (https://meet.google.com) with code PKH-HYUT-EER.
Neurodiversity Resources - Understood.org offers free executive functioning skill building for help with planning, focusing, organizing, self-regulating and decision making for parents and students with learning and thinking differences.
Free App for Parenting Help - Understood.org App - Skill building app for parents
Free App for Mental Health - Smiling Mind
Attendance and Being On Time for School
Try one of these picture bedtime and morning checklists
Try getting your child to bed earlier with these tips
Try this free Sesame Street App to de-stress before bed with your child
Manage Screen Time to Help Students Get Better Sleep - See below for how to turn on parental controls.
Free Educational Video Games for Grades Pre-K - 12
Coding for Kids - Free K-3 fun lessons and free 4-6 lessons - all disguised as cartoons!
Minecraft Learn to Code. Turn your kid’s love of Minecraft into a tech skill.
Free Math Games Does your kid need extra math help or just love math. This is for you.
PBS - Select your grade and watch free content.
Library.FYI for more online learning games and resources. Passcode is “look”.
Free Internet and Media Safety Resources
How to turn on parental controls to manage screen time, downloads and monitor internet safety.
Click here for Android devices.
Click here for Apple device instructions.
Additional parental control and guidance instructions by platform (Roblox, Youtube, etc)
InternetMatters.org - Online safety checklist and conversation guides by age.
Common Sense Media - Catalogue of ratings and reviews of media for caregivers
NYS Office of Children and Family Services - Internet Safety Resources
American Pediatrics Association - Sleep and internet use recommendations
American Pediatrics Association - 5 C's of Media Use helps you customized media use recommendations for your family.
Jr/Sr High Schoolwork Resources
Homework Club - A quiet place to do work and access school wi-fi. Morning Homework Club meets every morning at 6:50 by Main Entrance. Afterschool Homework Club meets Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 2:20 - 3:20 in Mrs. Rath’s room 109. Join anytime. Notify your teacher(s) which Homework Club you will attend and ask them to pop in to assist you when they are free.
Guidance - Contact Guidance to assist your student to create a plan with your teacher(s) about getting caught up in school work or receiving extra help and matching you with a junior or senior student mentor.
Staff Directory - Here is our staff directory to contact your teacher(s) about requesting assistance with schoolwork.
See online tutoring and educational resources list above for more free academic support on your own schedule.
Student Tips from Successful Jr/Sr High Students
1) Create a Dashboard for your Chromebook and/or Mobile Device - A student dashboard is much like a car dashboard. It's all the things you need to reference regularly to get you where you want to go. Students, in your Chromebook bookmarks bar, save the following school tools to keep yourself organized and ready to take advantage of opportunities: 1) your eSchool Student Portal, 2) your Google Classroom, 3) your school Google Email log in to check email, 4) Classlink, 5) the District Calendar for upcoming events, and 6) for 7th and 8th graders, your homework and test schedule link (ask any 7/8 teacher for it if you don't have it). Check these once or twice per week. Pick a day like every Sunday and set a reminder in your mobile device to check your dashboard links to help you get ready for the week ahead. You can do the same thing on your mobile device and create a folder on your home screen with direct links to all of the above. Alternatively, can find most of these links on the Jr/Sr High website (here is the link), under "menu" then "students".
2) Create a ONE PLACE Reminder System - Students, decide one way to remind yourself of upcoming assignments, tests and quizzes that has the ability to check off items as you complete them. Relying only on memory is a recipe for forgetting things. There are a variety of ways to do this and you may need to try a few ways until you find the right one that works for your unique brain. This can be as simple as special section of your daily school binder that you call "action steps". It can be actively using a Google Calendar and jotting down due dates. It can be a free Notes application, a notebook, or printed planner of your choice that is easily found at the local drugstore or office supply store, or a free reminder app like Google Keep.
Community Resources
Volunteer - Here is a link to a document of local organizations seeking volunteers, created by Granville Community Member, Ms. Judy Warner and updated by the Granville NY PTO.
Community Youth Programs K-6 - Listed on our Athletics Page
The Pember Library in Granville - Get a free library card, free books, movies, free wi-fi and computer use, in addition to access to the free Libby app for hundreds of free audiobooks, ebooks and more. Here is a link to the library to learn more.
DiscoverGranvilleNY.com - Outdoor recreation, local events and local resources