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Students present club charters as board hears mixed reports on phone-policy effects

VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONTGOMERY) · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Students presented charters for a VC Dance Club and a middle-school plant club; student representatives and the superintendent reported mixed outcomes from the new phone policy, with high-school staff noting improved attention while some students say it has been hard to adjust.

At its Sept. 20 meeting, the Valley Central School District Board of Education heard multiple student-led charter presentations and updates from student representatives about how the district's new phone policy is affecting school life.

Profe Montalvo, who said she is the proposed adviser for the VC Dance Club, introduced student speakers who described the club's mission: to "inspire creativity, encourage self expression and celebrate cultural heritage through the art of dance." Student Amelia described planned fundraisers and said…

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