River View High School

River View is an alternative high school for students whose social, emotional and learning needs require a unique approach within a traditional school setting.

Academic Program Features

Multidisciplinary curricular pathways align with New York State Next Generation Standards and include options leading to an Advanced Regents or Regents diploma, Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential and Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Credential
Students may be eligible to earn college credits in English and Math from RCC
Individualized, strengths-based approach that emphasizes technology and the arts
RVHS offers focused Music and Visual Arts classes
We offer a variety of clubs during the school day
We offer a robust work-based learning (WBL) program on campus. The Work-Based Learning Center fosters the development of life and job-readiness skills. Students complete internships within the Rockland County community
Students may earn industry-specific certifications along with their high school diplomas through partnerships with Rockland BOCES’ Career and Technical Education Center
Students and their families receive assistance with transition planning and guidance on topics that include SAT testing, college searches, financial assistance, scholarship applications, FAFSA, post-secondary and vocational programs, community employment, ACCES-VR and community resources for adults
SAT is offered during the school day at RVHS. We also offer the New York State drivers permit test
Graduates pursue careers, two- and/or four-year colleges, enter military service or continue their career and technical education

Social and Emotional Supports

River View provides intensive clinical supports to help students succeed both in and out of the classroom. Clinicians work closely with students and their families and connect them with community service partners that offer access to resources and quality support systems
The Family Resource Center (FRC) and the Rockland County Partnership for Safe and Healthy Youth Center (located within the school building) foster positive home-school relationships and offer programs that foster fellowship, extracurricular enrichment and family supports. The FRC also utilizes community resources and services to address family- and student-specific needs
Implementation of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), a comprehensive approach to teach mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation skills