Dozens of historic villages and hamlets are scattered throughout
the rolling countryside.

The Arlington Central School District, covering an area of 114 square miles to the east of the Hudson River and the City of Poughkeepsie, presently includes eight elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. The Arlington Schools are contemporary and competitive judged by any educational standard, and progressive as well as competitive in our approach to employee salaries and benefits. We have well-developed programs of sabbatical, maternity and sick leaves, health and life insurance, and employee assistance.

The Arlington Schools are definitely keyed to the future. A long range curriculum plan adopted by the Board of Education insures a contemporary and rigorous curriculum. The curriculum is supported by current educational technologies including computers and distance learning facilities. There are courses for children with special needs, accelerated college entrance programs and other educational opportunities. There are also shops and equipment in several technology areas. There is a completely modern school complex for "Cooperative Educational Services" that enables us to provide career and vocational programs. Modern equipment, materials and libraries are available to support the progressive programs. Teacher participation in curriculum development is encouraged, as are individual opportunities for advanced study.

It is anticipated that the District will show a moderate growth pattern in future years. There are, at present, over 9,300 students in the Arlington Schools. The majority of the students are from middle-class families in towns, villages and agricultural areas in the District. Student achievement is high. Approximately eighty percent of our graduates continue their education in college while twenty percent enter the service or work force.

The Arlington Schools enjoy an excellent rating among the State's schools and we are recognized nationally for several of our programs. We have been awarded grants in many areas, and have been selected for a number of pilot programs by the State and several well-known foundations.

The Arlington Schools believe that excellence in education cannot be achieved without educated, well-trained and highly motivated teachers and administrators. We also believe that a strong staff is a diverse staff, representative of a variety of national, ethnic, religious and social heritages. Teachers joining the Arlington School District will find endless opportunities to practice their profession and to advance in it. They will develop a lifestyle to their liking in what is surely a most unusual community of interest.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Home and Library attracts visitors
and students the year 'round.

The Hudson Valley has been inhabited for more than three and a half centuries, first by the Dutch and then by the English. Their influence is still evident in place names, architecture, history and, some say, character. Nowhere are these influences more evident than in Dutchess County.

Historic Dutchess is fast becoming Dynamic Dutchess. The history is still here; it lies all around us. Nevertheless, Dutchess is also one of the fastest growing counties in New York State, with a steady influx of skilled workers and professional people. That's because technology based industries are here with their manufacturing and research facilities and their many highly trained technicians, engineers and scientists. Other major sources of employment include local and state government and tourism.

Three colleges (Vassar, Marist, Bard), a community college and a nationally recognized Culinary Institute of America are located in Dutchess County. A number of colleges and universities offer extension courses in Poughkeepsie. The State University College at New Paltz is located across the river in Ulster County for professional growth and continued advancement. An active program of Continuing Education throughout the Valley offers still more potential for study and opportunities for teaching.

Although the "Lords of the Manor," who presided over much of the Valley in Colonial days have long since gone, their beautiful manor houses have become museums and their extensive estates along the river are now public parks and picnic areas. Historical sites abound. They form a veritable roll call of Revolutionary battles and encampments. Research facilities are available at many of these sites, including the military museum at nearby West Point and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum in neighboring Hyde Park. Art museums and antique shops, arboretums and public gardens, and many restoration projects will appeal to varied interests.

A community of interest exists culturally as well as historically, for we support our own distinguished Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, experimental theaters at the colleges, and summer theaters throughout the countryside. All of this creates a cultural milieu that is most unusual in what is still a beautifully and uniquely pastoral region.

Vassar College presents plays, lectures and concerts to which the public is invited.

Despite its splendidly suburban situation, the Arlington District is not isolated from the world. New York City, with its theaters, galleries, universities and museums, is 75 miles to the south. Albany, the state capital, with its magnificent State Campus and impressive enclave of modern buildings, is an equal distance to the north. Both are easily accessible by car, bus, train or plane.

The Hudson Valley and neighboring New England offer facilities for every sport and interest from sailing to skiing, hiking to hunting, fishing to flying, and mountain climbing to museum browsing. There are even archaeological digs and environmental projects that invite participation. Vacation and recreation areas are within easy reach, from the Lake District of Upstate New York to the not-too-distant Atlantic Coast of Maine and Massachusetts.

Many types of housing are available in or near the Arlington School District. There are garden apartments and condominiums in the larger towns, and fine residential areas in the many charming villages set in the rolling countryside. As for shopping facilities, numerous shopping malls combine smart boutiques with branches of nationally known department stores and specialty shops of every description.

All of this is why teachers, engineers, scientists, writers, artists, administrators, managers, professionals and just plain people, who have come here from every part of the country, find it delightfully easy to take root in the Hudson Valley. It is their children and grandchildren who attend the Arlington Schools.

• must be adaptable, seeking to improve society and serve the individual.

• should develop in the individual those characteristics which will enable him/her to meet goals, which will encourage and prepare him/her to assume a responsible role in society.

• (the school) should cooperate with the home and community agencies to meet the immediate and the long-range intellectual, physical, social, emotional and aesthetic needs of the individual.

• should challenge the individual yet permit him/her to progress at his/her own pace.

• should be inspirational, making the most of student and faculty enthusiasm for learning.

• develop mastery of the basic skills of written and oral communication and reasoning essential to living a full and productive life.

• develop the ability to sustain lifetime learning in order to adapt to the new demands, opportunities and values of a changing world.

• develop an understanding of the conditions which promote the ability to maintain one's mental, physical and emotional health and well being.

• acquire an understanding of human relations and develop respect for the ability to relate to other people in our own and other nations-including those in our own families as well as those of different sex, origin, culture and aspiration.

• develop competence in the processes of developing and clarifying values which are essential to individual dignity and a humane civilization.

• acquire knowledge of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences at a level required to participate in an ever more complex world.

• develop the occupational competence necessary to secure employment commensurate with ability and aspiration, or to pursue advanced training in one's area of career choice and to perform work in a manner that is gratifying to the individual and to those served.

• acquire knowledge and appreciation of our culture and develop the capacity for creativity, recreation and self-renewal.

• acquire an understanding of the processes of effective and responsible citizenship in order to participate constructively in our society and contribute to its government.

• acquire knowledge of the environment and the relationship between one's own acts and the quality of the environment, and develop skills in management of natural and human resources in the environment.

All of our schools are attractively located in suburban areas surrounded by
wide open spaces. Most are modern in design and all are well-equipped.

ARTHUR S. MAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is on Raymond Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie, three blocks from Vassar College.

ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL consists of a large campus located in Freedom Plains near the junction of Route 55 and the Taconic Parkway. It is a newly constructed and renovated facility with spacious athletic fields.

ARLINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is on Dutchess Turnpike (Route 44) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, just outside the City of Poughkeepsie.

BEEKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, recently enlarged, sits on a hill overlooking beautiful countryside in the Town of Beekman.

JOSEPH D'AQUANNI WEST ROAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL has grades three, four and five in the Town of Pleasant Valley.

LAGRANGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the Town of LaGrange, set on the brow of a hill overlooking the Taconic range.

LAGRANGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is on Stringham Road in the Town of LaGrange and is situated in close proximity to the high school.

NOXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the two newest schools in the District. It is a modern building set on spacious grounds.

OVERLOOK PRIMARY SCHOOL has kindergarten through second grade students in the Town of LaGrange and has large play areas including a Wonderwoods play structure.

TITUSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL houses grades three, four and five and is situated conveniently close to a residential area in the Town of LaGrange.

TRAVER ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL, serving the Town of Pleasant Valley, houses kindergarten through second grade students.

UNION VALE MIDDLE SCHOOL, our newest middle school, located in LaGrangeville.

VAIL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, our newest elementary school, also in LaGrangeville.

Good teaching jobs are none too plentiful these days. If you are a well-qualified teacher, you share a community of interest with the Arlington Schools. Arlington is always interested in appointing good teachers to its staff . . . and good teachers quickly learn to love our community. Therefore, we take this opportunity to tell you a little about our schools and the community they serve.

Situated in the Hudson Valley, deep in the heart of Dutchess County, the Arlington Central School District is in the very center of what is indeed a community of interest historically, educationally, culturally and environmentally.