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Home Page   Local News   Local Sports   Community Calendar   Opinion   Editorials   Columns   Letters to the Editor   Archives   News Archives   Sports Archives	4-12-2007 Web group provides CV-S school info By CASEY CAMPBELL Staff Writer CHERRY VALLEY _ School district residents looking for more information about board of education meetings need look no further than their personal computers and the internet website Yahoo.com. Found most easily by typing "Cherry Valley Springfield" in the search field at groups.yahoo.com, the group "CV-S" has been disseminating information about the school board since it was formed in Oct. 2001 by Steve Schneider. Anyone with a free Yahoo account can join and participate in discussions about the school or receive emails when members post information. "The Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District discussion list is a forum for those interested in the direction and future of the school. It is an open forum that welcomes all views and perspectives," reads the group’s description. Schneider, currently the board vice president, said he formed the group prior to joining the board as a way to report on the business meetings to those who could not attend for themselves. "You shouldn’t need to come to board meetings to know what’s happening at the school," Schneider said. He called it the "CV-S Observer" and began by emailing meeting reports to interested people. When he joined the board in 2003, he stopped sending out the monthly newsletters because he did not want people to think he was speaking for the board. Schneider renewed use of the group last year however, as an organizing tool for members of the Community Advisory Council in their process to develop a capital project for the school. Notice of upcoming meetings were posted on the group message board and emailed to members, and summaries went out after many of the meetings. District clerk Laura Carson also sends copies of the business meeting agenda to members of the group. "It’s a communications vehicle for whomever is interested in communicating things about the board or the school in general," Schneider said. "Just another way for people to find out what’s happening." Darrin Lyons of Cherry Valley, said he joined the group because he did not have time to serve on the CAC, but wanted to keep up on what was happening. "I found it very useful and stayed up to date with emails," he said. "But it’s only as informative as the information that’s posted."
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