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Tioga Central board: opening day 'amazing' as district reports smooth start to 2025‑26 school year
Summary
District administrators told the Board of Education that opening day for students went smoothly, with 16 new students enrolling and reading benchmark testing set to begin; the board also approved routine consent items and special‑education recommendations.
Tioga Central School District administrators reported a largely smooth start to the 2025‑26 school year at the Board of Education’s Sept. 3 meeting. Mary Grace Camin, the district’s director of instruction, told the board that opening day for students was “amazing” and that principals have received state testing results to help guide instructional planning.
Elementary Principal Michelle Bombard said 16 new students moved into the district and seven students moved out since summer, and that kindergarten through fourth‑grade orientation was well attended. Bombard said related‑services schedules are being established and that reading benchmarking will begin the following Monday.
Interim Middle School Principal James Wood said fifth‑ and seventh‑grade orientations were well attended and that the middle school had only one absence on the first day. High School Principal James Howey described freshman orientation and said the school distributed Yondr phone pouches; students are expected to have phones locked in the pouches before passing through the second entry door.
Superintendent Joshua Roe praised building offices and staff for their work preparing schedules and logistics for opening day and said staff were addressing minor technical issues with speakers and cameras. The board did not take additional action on these reports beyond discussion and thanks to staff.
