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MILL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLOSED TUESDAY, JUNE 24

Mill Road Elementary School and District administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, June 24, following a minor electrical fire after school hours Monday.
A fuse malfunctioned in the electrical system, causing the fire in a maintenance space. The building itself did not sustain any damage. While repairs are underway, district officials decided it is in the best interest to all students and staff to remain closed for the day as the electrical system is tested under the extreme temperatures forecast.
Changes to planned building events will be communicated separately by Principal Dr. Brian Boyd and Assistant Principal Kristen Strothmann.
The closure will not impact the academic calendar. All testing and scheduled activities at Linden Avenue Middle School and Red Hook High School will proceed as scheduled.
An update will be sent to families and staff on Tuesday.

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Red Hook Reads

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There are issues facing the students and families of the Red Hook Central School District that warrant deep discussion regarding root causes and shared solutions for creating a stronger community. Each year, the Red Hook Reads initiative will spearhead addressing one of these issues through book study, group sharing sessions, and expert lectures open to the entire community. In addition, this page will be continuously updated with interesting videos, podcast links and other content that add to understanding the subject.

The 2024-25 subject was a book by Jonathan Haidt:
 

"The Anxious Generation"
The book and discussion around it explores the critical issues affecting today's youth, including the impact of screen-based childhood and social media on adolescent mental health.
 

Five Big Questions guided the discussion:


What challenges do children face in today's world?
How can we promote children's well-being and personal growth?
How can we help families and schools prepare children for the future?
How can our commitment to care help balance technology and human connection?
How can we strengthen social connections and community bonds?

 

Following the successful launch of a series of staff book study sessions in the fall, the Red Hook Reads community conversation expanded to interested Red Hook community members with book studies, conversations and workshops that began in January. A limited number of free copies of "The Anxious Generation" were available. Community members were encouraged to read the book and pass it along to others to spark meaningful, transformative conversations.

The culminating event was a free June 17 event titled “How to Raise A Not-So-Anxious Generation: An Evening with Lenore Skenazy.” Skenazy is the author of “Free-Range Kids,” an activist, a columnists and played a direct role in shaping the final chapters of “The Anxious Generation.”

A young girl looks at her phone, surrounded by yellow smiley face balls, illustrating the book 'The Anxious Generation' by Jonathan Haidt.

Why read "The Anxious Generation"?

A stack of books titled "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt.

"The Anxious Generation" is an informative work that lifts the veil on the true depth of a problem many of us thought we already understood. Haidt's work analyzes disturbing trends in adolescent mental health and explores the corrosive consequences of screen-based childhood and unrestricted access to social media and the internet on adolescents' social and emotional health and development.

The collective action problems highlighted in Haidt’s book provide clear and actionable opportunities for communities to work together to improve current conditions for children while deepening and enriching community experience. Work done in the Red Hook community inspired by this book has the opportunity to impact all community members through increased engagement and improved mental and social health, and particularly the health, well-being, and resilience of our community’s most precious resource: our children.

Partner Organizations

Red Hook Reads is presented by the Red Hook Central School District in partnership with the Red Hook and Tivoli Free libraries, with funding in the form of a $3,000 Red Hook Education Foundation grant to purchase roughly 200 copies of "The Anxious Generation" which will be distributed to the community to inspire conversation and action.

Resources for Continued Learning

Learn more about "The Anxious Generation" and themes relating to the book through these links:

More information

To learn more about Red Hook Reads, e-mail Matthew Funigiello, RHCSD K-12 Music Department Coordinator, at mfunigiello@rhcsd.org.

You can also read an overview announcing the program here.