Please watch the following video message from Dr. Patrick Sullivan,

Message in text below:

Hello Liberty,

Spring is just around the corner, at least that’s what we are told. But before the warmer weather hits, I want to take a moment to look back at all the great things our Redhawks have accomplished this winter.

Our athletes have shown growth across all sports, with several student-athletes seeing  post-season play. Seven wrestlers competed in sectionals, four of our indoor track and field athletes took part in state qualifiers, and a Liberty skier, Hudson Danzilo, participated in states.

On the arts side, our photographers and writers earned dozens of awards in the Mid-Hudson Regional Scholastic Art and Writing competition. Liberty Performing Arts presented a wonderful production of “Clue,” and LES had its first Drama Club production, “Seussical Kids.” I look forward to the Middle School’s “Shrek Jr.” in April.

I also want to thank everyone who attended our All Things Liberty Winter Festival last month.It was great seeing so many of our Redhawk families have fun while learning more about our school community.

I visit classrooms across our buildings regularly and am impressed with all the hard work our faculty and staff are putting in to make Liberty a great place to learn. We couldn’t do what we do without them.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email questions@libertyk12.org.

Thank you.

The Town of Liberty Parks and Recreation will host the Hanofee Summer Camp for students ages 5 and older.

There will be a variety of fun and creative outdoor activities, including storytelling, painting, arts and crafts, games, music and dance and daily swimming.

Registration for town of Liberty residents, at $700,  will open March 1.
Nonresident registration, at $800, will open April 1.

To register or for more information, call Parks and Rec at 845-292-7690.

Although there is still more than three months until the public will vote on the Liberty Central School District budget, district officials have been hard at work for months to begin crafting a budget that will maintain programs and balance fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers.

The process began in October when Assistant Superintendent for Business Laurene McKenna requested 2025-26 proposals from administrators.

In December, Ms. McKenna presented the rollover budget information to the Board of Education. Those items include expenses that are carried over from year-to-year such as salaries, health care costs and other contractual obligations.

Preliminary state aid proposals were released last month. Under this proposal, Liberty CSD would see a 3.02% — or more than $1 million — increase in Foundation Aid, the main source of funding from the state. The district did see a loss in reimbursements from capital projects, but that is because a gap in capital project outlays during the current fiscal year.

The first presentation of the budget proposal, which will provide a conceptual framework for the final budget, will go before the Board of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 25.

“Our goal is to maintain the programs put in place during COVID, which used funds from the American Rescue Plan and Every Student Succeeds acts, even though that funding has dropped,” Ms. McKenna said.

The budget will hold true to the district’s strategic plan and continue investments in our students’ education following the District Comprehensive Improvement and building-level plans, Superintendent Dr. Patrick Sullivan said.

Once the budget is finalized, the district will plan a series of informational sessions in the community that will be communicated as they are set.

The budget vote will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, in the high school Media Center. For more budget information, visit the district’s budget page.

With today’s closure because of freezing rain, Liberty Central School District has used six of its seven emergency closure days allotted for the school year.

If the district uses all of its emergency days, the district will transition to remote learning if weather or other situations require the buildings to be closed.

Liberty will communicate its intention to use remote learning days, if the potential situation arises. The LCSD remote learning plan is available on the website.

Questions may be directed to questions@libertyk12.org.