River View High School

• 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

• 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

ACCES-VR, Mental Health Association of Westchester, Mental Health Association of Rockland and the Partnership for Safe & Healthy Youth. Psychiatric consultations available.

Rockland BOCES FlexConnect offers a comprehensive hybrid educational and mental health support model for classified students in grades 9-12. The program provides an intensive, therapeutic setting designed to support both the clinical and academic needs of students.

FlexConnect utilizes a team-based approach that includes a certified teacher and clinician, with a focus on developing a unified plan for each student. The therapeutic hybrid model integrates instructional and clinical components within a structured and supportive milieu that is also aligned with New York State standards.

The FlexConnect program uses a variety of online and web-based instructional platforms. These include fully synchronous online learning, hybrid or blended courses and web-based instruction.

The program utilizes a range of technologies and Learning Management Systems to ensure flexibility and accessibility.

FlexConnect is committed to re-engaging high school students through a flexible academic program paired with comprehensive wraparound supports. Through the combination of online instruction with personalized home visits from educators and clinicians, a bridge between students and school communities is forged.

Students have the opportunity to recover academic credit, make up failed or incomplete coursework and receive targeted academic intervention services in preparation for the New York State Regents exams.