Caverly pre-school program loses by one vote

Following what Otter Valley Unified Union School Board member Barbara Ebling called extraordinary public turnout in favor of keeping the Caverly pre-school program at its present location in Pittsford, the board nevertheless failed by a single vote to muster the support necessary to preserve the program as is.

“The Near and Distant World” is Bianca Stone’s fourth book.

Students in Douglas Brooks’s class are building a Japanese tea house.

After strenuous attention to questions of transparency extending from last week’s meeting, the Otter Valley Unified school board voted to approve an FY27 budget that would come in at $28,841,285, or a 2.92% increase from last year

“Time to make hard choices” became the unofficial refrain of the first Otter Valley Unified Union school board meeting of 2026.

The Otter Valley Unified Union School Board on Tuesday faced spirited community pushback toward the prospect of an added year-round curriculum coordinator position in the central office while cutting student-facing jobs, like a middle school social studie … (read more)

District officials say they’re doing their best to keep costs down for FY27.