About Us

Mission Statement

The West Valley Central School District supports and empowers all students to realize their full potential by preparing them to become lifelong learners and leaders in our society.

Vision

West Valley Central School will become an exemplary learning community in our region, leading with pride and positivity, striving for excellence in and outside the classroom, moving forward for our students.

Guiding Principles/Core Beliefs

We believe that all individuals can learn and that learning is a lifelong process. Our responsibility is to:

• Create an educational atmosphere conducive to all learners focusing on the New York State Education Learning Standards and social-emotional learning while providing a positive and inclusive environment.
• Hold ourselves accountable with the highest expectations in providing support to all students in all facets of learning.
• Foster collaboration and communication between students, parents, the community, and the school.

The school is housed in a single building with designated sections for elementary, middle and high school students, with a shared auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria and library. The school complex of 100+ acres includes a playground, softball field, track, and wooded terrain with hiking trails and a picnic area.

Built in the mid- to late-1880's, West Valley's first one-room schoolhouse was a one-floor structure, designed to meet New York Education Department specifications common to all small schools; it was built at a cost of under $2,000.

Later, in the early 1900's, the State issued a rare approval allowing the addition of a second floor to that building. The need for the increased size was to accommodate more students as a result of the publicly approved “centralization” (merger) of the other one-room schoolhouses throughout the Town of Ashford. This rather tall wooden building served students in grades 1-12 for years until it was abandoned in 1935/36.

A public vote in the 1930's resulted in the centralization (merging) of the tiny districts within the Township. The process dissolved Ashford Districts #1, #2, #3, etc. resulting in a new district named “West Valley Central School.”  A building project soon followed.

Dear Families:

West Valley is a Title I Targeted Assistance school that receives federal money.  As a requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) you have a right to request the professional qualifications your child’s classroom teacher.

A parent’s request of the professional qualifications of your child’s teacher may include the following:

Whether the teacher has met State qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction.

Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived.

The undergraduate and/or graduate degree held by the teacher and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.

Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you would like to request the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher please contact Mrs. Carolyn Boberg at 942-3293 for an official request.

According to the New York State Division of Veterans' Services, veterans who left high school without graduating are eligible to earn New York State high school diplomas.

Operation Recognition, created by Section 305 of New York’s Education Law, recognizes the devotion and sacrifice of all Veterans who left school early by presenting them with a high school diploma.

For information on obtaining a diploma from West Valley Central School, please contact Dana Westfall at dwestfall2@wvalley.org or (716) 942-3100 ext. 4111.