Cornwall Central Teachers’ Association

10/02/2026

Congratulations to this fantastic group of educators who were granted tenure at last night’s Board of Education meeting!

Jaime Pitingaro~Social Worker~CCHS
Karen Perez~School Counselor~CES
Samantha Burton~School Counselor~CCMS
Emily Iorlano~5th Grade Teacher~CCMS
Adrianna Merante~4th Grade Teacher~WAES
Kelly Clyde~School Counselor~CCHS

Cornwall Central School District
Board of Education - Cornwall Central School District

24/01/2026

Congratulations to Eric Holzapple (CCHS Math Teacher) and Taylor Perugini (CCHS English Teacher) on becoming National Board Certified Teachers! We are also proud of Olga Chernyak (CCHS Spanish Teacher) on successfully maintaining her certification.

Today we’re shouting out the more than 60 educators who newly achieved National Board Certification, along with 57 New York state educators who successfully maintained their certification for another five years.

Congratulations to everyone on this remarkable achievement. See a full list of names here: nysut.org/news/2026/january/nbct

18/11/2025

Thank you to all the SRPs for supporting our students every day!

Whether it’s educating, feeding or transporting students, monitoring their health, administering school offices or maintaining school facilities, NYSUT’s School-Related Professionals are going above and beyond each day to strengthen our schools and communities.

This SRP Recognition Day, we celebrate all our SRPs and the work they do to help students succeed. The work you all do makes our schools run! And if you want to join in our coverage of today, feel free to share photos and stories with us by tagging us in your posts or emailing us over at [email protected]!

Learn more: nysut.org/members/school-related-professionals/srp-recognition-day

17/11/2025

The Cornwall Central Teachers’ Association stands with our neighbors, the Newburgh Teachers' Association, as they fight for a fair contract!

10/09/2025

02/09/2025

A great start to the 25-26 school year as Team CCTA won the Superintendent Conference Day kick-off games versus the other bargaining units of the Cornwall Central School District. Our head building reps represented their buildings well with superior tennis ball slingshot skills and some great dance moves!

We are excited and energized to welcome our students back on Thursday!

NYSUT - A Union of Professionals

28/08/2025

Welcome to our new CCTA members! It was great to work with the new teachers of Cornwall Central School District over the past two days at New Teacher Orientation. We are excited for all that you will accomplish during this school year and beyond.

A major thank you to the following local business that made donations of gift cards that were raffled off during the bus tour of our district today!

The Shops at Jones Farm
Brothers Barbecue
2 Alices Coffee Lounge
Irish Eyes Pub
Good Books
Cielito lindo Mexican Restaurant
Leo's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Prima Pizza Cafe & Shipping
Village Pizza
Chez Ana
Painter's Inn & Tavern



NYSUT - A Union of Professionals
NYSUT Tarrytown Regional Office

17/07/2025

We are proud to celebrate Chysanthe, our CCTA Teacher of the Year!

https://www.timeshudsonvalley.com/cornwall-local/stories/teacher-of-the-year,180091 #:~:text=Chrysanthe%20Gianiodis%20honored%20by%20CCTA,the%20Cornwall%20Central%20School%20District.

Last month, the Cornwall Central Teachers Association (CCTA) announced its educator of the year - Chrysanthe Gianiodis, an English as a Native Language (ENL) teacher at Cornwall High School. …

21/05/2025

A big thank you to the CCSD community for donating to our Scholarship Committee bake sale at yesterday’s budget vote. We raised over $2,000 which will allow us to expand our CCTA Future Educator scholarship.

This scholarship is awarded to one to three CCHS seniors who are enrolling in an undergraduate program that will lead to a NYS initial teaching certification.

21/05/2025

CCSD School Budget and BOE Vote 2025

Yes-1123
No-411

Richard Schaffner-826
Bass Shakra-588
Jamie Fox-862
Brendan Carty- 1127
Lofton Riser-624

20/05/2025

Get out and vote YES today for public education!

07/02/2025

We can’t let this week go by without thanking our School Counselors.

Thank you for all you do to help our students each and every day!