The Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SWBOCES) was established in 1948 to provide…More schools and school districts with educational and management services. SWBOCES offers hundreds of services to school districts in the region, encompassing 187 schools, 104,000 students and more than 650,000 adults who live and work in the area.</p> <p>Resources offered by SWBOCES range from technological assistance to special education and occupational education programs. The central administrative office, including the district superintendent's office, is located in a residential neighborhood in Rye Brook.</p>

Rye's three elementary schools are all New York State Schools of Excellence and National Blue Ribbon Schools of…More Excellence. Students at the elementary level are taught language arts, reading, social studies, science, mathematics, and creative and critical thinking skills. Students also keep writing journals and portfolios. Art, computer, music, library skills and physical education are taught at all grade levels. Spanish instruction begins in first grade, and instrumental music instruction begins in fourth grade.</p> <p>The district's middle school, also a National School of Excellence, serves students Grades 6 - 8 who learn from teacher teams in the core academic areas. Teaching blocks include interdisciplinary studies. Students may continue their study in Spanish or elect to take Latin or French beginning in 6th grade. An honors math and science program is available for eligible students in grades 7 and 8. </p> <p>The high school, ranked 52nd out of 18,790 high schools in the country as measured by U.S. News & World Report, and consistently ranked by Newsweek among the top 100 high schools nationwide, serves students in Grades 9-12 with a full range of curriculum opportunities at Regents, honors, and Advanced Placement levels. Courses in foreign languages, the performing arts, instrumental, vocal and digital music, career education, television, business, health, computer, home economics, technology and physical education augment core academics. A cable television station is housed at the high school and serves as a classroom for video journalism, video production and performing arts video instruction. A writing mentor program provides one-on-one assistance for students in Grades 9 - 11.</p> <p>An off-campus alternative high school serves the needs of those students who benefit best from non-traditional educational approaches. An extensive extracurricular program, which includes service activities, performing arts, athletics, and student publications, is available at all grade levels. A model school/community service program is mandatory at the high school.</p> <p>Each school also has psychologists, registered nurses, speech and language therapists, English Language Learner teachers, and reading, writing and adaptive physical education specialists. The special education program serves students preschool through Grade 12. Consultant teacher, learning center, and self-contained classroom services are matched to student need.</p> <p>Residents also serve on special committees created by the seven-member Board of Education, including school Excellence Teams.</p>

The Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School is an elementary school in the Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook.…More Principal Deborah Weisel is responsible for overseeing the curriculum, personnel, and student and parent affairs. Assistant Principal Tracy Taylor provides additional supervision in the building and assists the principal with administrative responsibilities. The staff also includes school psychologists, nurses, special education teachers and teachers for grades K - 5.</p> <p>Principal Weisel holds "principal coffees," or meetings with parents of students in grades K-5, to discuss school issues of mutual interest, such as improving the quality of education provided.</p>

Rye High School is an accredited public high school, with approximately 840 students and a teaching staff of…More 79.  Over 95% of its graduates enter universities and colleges. Classes are offered at the Honors and Regents levels, as well as 22 College Board Advanced Placement courses.  </p> <p>U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek Magazine<i> </i>have consistently recognized Rye High School as one of the top 100 high schools in the country.  The school also offers a full range of classes and assistance for students with special education needs.</p>

Since 2000, The Westfield Day School has been dedicated to helping students overcome academic difficulties and…More personal obstacles through carefully designed programs for individual achievement. Students come to Westfield Day for a variety of reasons including underachievement despite being bright, AD/HD, learning disabilities, social-emotional problems and other Special Education classifications.</p> <p>Westfield helps students make the transition to more conventional schools. The school operates under three guiding principles—providing an integrated support experience, a corrective learning environment, and a comprehensive approach for its students.</p> <p>Westfield students attend seminar-style classes, go to gym, work on projects such as the Yearbook and Literary Journal, and participate in the Creative Arts Program. They also have regularly scheduled group counseling seminars and meetings with the school therapist.</p> <p>The school is in a Victorian-era building in downtown Rye. It contains classrooms, a science lab and computer work stations. With permission, students can browse local bookstores, or go to delis or pizzerias during lunch.</p>