Author: Denielle.Cazzolla
Culture pillar ensures LCSD’s focus is on mission, vision
As Liberty Central School District approaches the midway point of its five-year strategic plan, the district is taking time to evaluate what has been accomplished so far and what still needs to be done. Earlier this school year, the district reviewed its mission, vision and beliefs, the Curriculum pillar and the Multi-Tier System of Supports pillar. Now it is time to take a look at the Culture pillar.
To review the strategic intent of the Culture pillar:
- By 2027, all policies, procedures and communication will encompass the key elements of the district’s mission and vision as evidenced by perception survey data.
What does this mean?
While this pillar may be the shortest, in terms of words in its strategic intent, it perhaps holds the largest overall impact. This pillar’s goal is to ensure that the district keeps its mission and vision at the center of what it does, in words and in actions, as well as clearly communicate to all its staff, families and community that commitment.
What is LCSD doing?
The district reinforces its mission, vision and beliefs internally at staff meetings and conference days. Community forums are used to provide information to and seek feedback from families. Administrators also present the district’s efforts at community and governmental organization meetings.
The district has also taken the steps to bring the community together through community-school based activities such as All Things Liberty Winter Festival.
It is also important to see if the efforts are working, so the district administers culture and climate surveys and focus groups to allow the school community to evaluate the district’s progress.
For more information on the Culture pillar or the strategic plan, email questions@libertyk12.org.
This is the fourth in a series of stories that focus on different aspects of LCSD’s strategic plan and what it means for the Redhawk students, staff, families and community.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2025
Our student athletes are in action this week in alpine skiing, basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
Monday, Jan. 6
3:30 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track & Field Exhibition vs. Multiple Schools at SUNY Sullivan.
4:15 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Eldred at Liberty Middle School
4:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
5:45 a.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Eldred at Liberty Middle School.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
4:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Liberty High School.
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Sullivan West Central at Liberty High School
Wednesday, Jan. 8
3:30 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track & Field Invitational vs. Multiple Schools at SUNY Sullivan.
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Livingston Manor/Roscoe at Livingston Manor High School.
4:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Livingston Manor/Roscoe at Liberty High School.
5:45 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Livingston Manor/Roscoe at Livingston Manor High School.
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Wrestling vs. Red Hook Central at Red Hook High School
Thursday, Jan. 9
4:30 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom vs. Multiple Schools at Holiday Mountain
5:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Wrestling vs. Goshen at C. J. Hooker Middle School
5:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Beacon City at Liberty High School
7 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Beacon City at Liberty High School
Friday, Jan. 10
All events postponed or canceled.
Saturday, Jan. 11
7:45 a.m.: Boys Varsity Wrestling Tournament vs. Owego Free Academy at Owego Free Academy
Sunday, Jan. 12
No events scheduled.
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025
Our student athletes are in action this week in basketball and wrestling.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
Monday, Dec. 30
7:30 a.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling Tournament vs. Coxsackie-Athens at Coxsackie-Athens High School
Tuesday, Dec. 31
No events scheduled.
Wednesday, Jan. 1
No events scheduled.
Thursday, Jan. 2
No events scheduled.
Friday, Jan. 3
5 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello High School
Saturday, Jan. 4
8 a.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling Tournament vs. Edgemont Junior Senior at Edgemont High School
8 a.m.: Boys Varsity Wrestling Tournament vs. multiple at Edgemont High School.
Sunday, Jan. 5
No events scheduled.
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Dec. 23-29, 2024
Our student athletes are in action this week in basketball and indoor track and field
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
Monday, Dec. 23
No events scheduled
Tuesday, Dec. 24
No events scheduled.
Wednesday, Dec. 25
No events scheduled
Thursday, Dec. 26
No events scheduled.
Friday, Dec. 27
1 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball Tournament vs. Walton/Downsville at Downsville Central School.
5:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball Tournament vs. Walton/Downsville at Downsville Central School.
6 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field vs. multiple schools at Armory Track.
Highlights: A few standout performances were had by the 4x200m relay team of Starr Harris, Alyssa Padilla, Brooke Bull and Sydania Forster who took third place overall out of 29 teams. Brooke Bull took 5th place overall in the pole vault with a vault of 9’6” breaking the school record which was previously 9’3” and Starr Harris was 9th overall in the 55m hurdles.
Saturday, Dec. 28
Time TBD: Boys JV and Varsity Basketball tournament at Downsville Central School.
Sunday, Dec. 29
No events scheduled.
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Dec. 16-22, 2024
Our student athletes are in action this week in alpine skiing, basketball, indoor track and field and wrestling.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
Monday, Dec. 16
All events canceled.
Tuesday, Dec. 17
No events scheduled.
Wednesday, Dec. 18
10 a.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Alpine Skiing Scrimmage vs. multiple schools at Belleayre Mountain Ski Area.
3:30 p.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field Invitational vs. Multiple schools at SUNY Sullivan.
4 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School.
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello Middle School.
5:30 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School
5:45 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello Middle School.
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Wrestling vs. New Paltz at New Paltz High School.
Thursday, Dec. 19
4:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Port Jervis at Port Jervis High School
4:30 p.m.: Boys Modified Wrestling vs. Multiple Schools at Monticello High School.
Friday, Dec. 20
All events postponed or canceled
Saturday, Dec. 21
8 a.m.: Boys Wrestling Varsity Tournament vs. Hudson Falls at Hudson Falls High School
Sunday, Dec. 22
9 a.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling Tournament vs. Red Creek at Red Creek High School
Highlight: Isabella Wagner took third at the Girls Freestyle Round Robin .
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
New temporary traffic pattern at LES to begin Dec. 16
Beginning Monday, Dec. 16, there will be a temporary closure of a portion of the main driveway over the box culvert that runs under the “Kiss and Drop” lawn.
Arrival and dismissal traffic will be permitted to enter the rear School Street driveway to drop off at the Main Entrance starting at 7:15 a.m. through 7:33 a.m. No drop off traffic will be permitted while buses are on campus. Traffic may resume after the buses exit at 7:55 a.m.
The North Main Street entrance is open for student drop off through the “kiss and drop” loop. NO vehicles will be permitted to park in the “Kiss and Drop” loop. Vehicles will exit onto Main Street and will be required to make a right turn into the flow of traffic.
There will be staff outside to help direct traffic.
The district is working to resume regular traffic patterns as soon as possible.
LHS senior earns Section 9 football honors
Liberty High School senior Christopher Rodgers was named to the Class B Section 9/League Football team.
A team captain, he was a wide receiver, returner and cornerback for the Redhawks. He has played for Liberty for three years.
Chris, the team’s leading score, always led by example, verbally and physically, Head Coach Adam Lake said. “Chris is the perfect example of the standard we are looking for in a Redhawk football player—100 percent effort 100 percent of the time.”
LCSD School Counseling Department addresses variety of needs for all students
Liberty Central School District provides a comprehensive school counseling program for all students. Our school counselors, school social workers, behavioral specialists and school psychologists are certified educators trained to provide a range of assistance.
The traditional role of what was once known as a guidance counselor was primarily academic and future planning. But that role today encompasses so much more, including focusing on the social and emotional, as well as academic, well-being of students now and into the future.. Because they now offer much more than academic guidance, they are now known as school counselors.
Our school social workers are the link between the school, home and community, providing support to address students’ social, emotional and behavioral needs that may impact learning, as well as connecting students to resources in the community that can assist them.
Our behavior specialists assess student behaviors, develop intervention plans, work with teachers and staff to implement those plans, and monitor progress to adjust the plan as needed, helping students with behavioral obstacles succeed.
Our school psychologists help identify academic, social and emotional obstacles that may prevent students from reaching their full potential, and they work with the school counseling team to provide interventions to address those obstacles. These obstacles could be long-term issues or crisis situations.
The members of our School Counseling Department work together, and with teachers, staff and administration, to empower each student to contribute and thrive in a diverse community by pursuing their potential.
We encourage our students to reach out to the School Counseling Department, not only for academic and career advice, but also for the social and emotional support and guidance they need.
Learn more about our school counseling program at https://www.libertyk12.org/department-services/guidance-departments/
Sports schedule, and results, for the week of Dec. 9-15, 2024
Our student athletes are in action this week in basketball, indoor track and wrestling.
Here are the schedule and results, if available. Livestream links are included where available.
Monday, Dec. 9
5 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. S.S. Seward Institute at S.S. Seward Institute
6 p.m.: Girls Varsity Wrestling multi-matches vs. multiple schools at Port Jervis High School
Tuesday, Dec. 10
4:30 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Ellenville at Ellenville High School.
4:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Wallkill Central at Wallkill High School Vinnie DeAngelis High School Gym
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Wallkill Central at Wallkill High School Vinnie DeAngelis High School Gym
Wednesday, Dec. 11
4:15 p.m.: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School.
5:45 p.m.: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Fallsburg at Fallsburg Junior/Senior High School.
Thursday, Dec. 12
4:30 p.m.: Boys JV Basketball vs. Port Jervis at Port Jervis High School
5 p.m.: Girls Varsity Basketball vs. Monticello at Monticello High School
6 p.m.: Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Port Jervis at Port Jervis High School
Friday, Dec. 13
All events postponed.
Saturday, Dec. 14
8 a.m.: Boys Wrestling Varsity Tournament vs. Multiple Schools at John Jay High School – East Fishkill
11 a.m.: Boys and Girls Varsity Indoor Track and Field meet vs. multiple schools at West Point – United States Military Academy
Sunday, Dec. 15
No events scheduled.
The schedule is subject to change. Check the Liberty schedule on the Section IX website for the latest.
Notes needed for bus pick up changes
Parents or guardians of students who wish to be picked up from a different location than their normal bus pickup location in the morning must provide a note requesting the change stating the dates and new location in advance. Notes should be sent to the student’s school’s main office by the end of the previous school day. Requests will be approved if space allows. If the request cannot be granted the family will be notified. For safety reasons, the bus drivers are only able to pick up the students on the bus roster.