Winter weather reminders
With wintry
weather in the forecast once again,
the City School District of Albany
offers a variety of ways for
families to keep up to date on
potential school delays or closings.
Please visit our District News
section for more information.
Board approves plan for new middle
school
The City School District of Albany Board of Education has approved converting North Albany Academy to a middle school that
would open in
2023, paving the way for a May 2019 public referendum on a
plan that would not raise school property taxes.
The
board’s action followed a three-year
planning process that included input
from families, community members and
district staff. The resulting
project would be financed entirely
with savings in the district’s Capital
Reserve Fund and state building aid. (MORE)
Public hearing on proposed
charter-school expansion
Thursday
The
City School District of Albany Board of Education will hold a public
hearing Thursday to solicit comments from the community in
connection with Green Tech Charter High School's proposal to expand to
add grades 6-8.
The public hearing
will begin at 6 p.m. at New Scotland Elementary School, located at 369
New Scotland Ave. The board's regular meeting will follow at 7 p.m. (MORE)
Board appoints assistant
principals
The City School District of Albany Board of Education has appointed two veteran educators as assistant principals at district
middle schools.
Allison Brodie will join the team at
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle
School and April Stokes will join
the team at Edmund J. O'Neal Middle
School of Excellence. (MORE)
State test scores continue
to rise
The City School District of
Albany made across-the-board gains in New York State tests that measure
proficiency in English language arts and math.
The State Education Department’s report from the spring 2018 round
of tests for students in grades 3-8 found that, overall, 23 percent were at or
above grade level in English language arts (ELA) and 17 percent were at
or above grade level in math.
That is an increase of 4 percent in ELA and 2 percent in math from last year.
(MORE)
Building leadership capacity
In
the City School District of Albany,
building leadership capacity and
increasing accountability is one of
our primary goals to help all of our
students succeed.
On Oct. 23, Delaware Community
School Principal Kenneth Lein,
Ed.D., presented at a national
conference in Dallas on exactly how
that has happened in his building.
This video showcases Dr. Lein
and members of Delaware’s behavior
and building leadership teams
discussing how their collective
actions have created a positive
shift in their school’s atmosphere,
which directly supports increased
student success.
Albany High musicians
chosen for local, state
festivals
Bravo! Eight Albany High School virtuosos will represent their school
Nov. 17 at the Area All-State Music Festival of the New York State
School Music Association (NYSSMA).
And one was selected from among thousands across New York to participate
in a statewide ensemble in December. (MORE)
Event's focus is safety
Sheridan Preparatory Academy hosted the City of Albany’s 2018 Walk to
School day Oct. 10. More than 5,000 schools across the country participate in
the annual fall event intended to encourage families and community
leaders to ditch the car and walk or bike to school.
(MORE)
Cash for Coats kicks off
For
the 11th year, The City School District of Albany is partnering with
the City of Albany to raise Cash for Coats funds.
Superintendent Kaweeda G. Adams
joined Mayor Kathy Sheehan and the
campaign’s additional sponsors, The
Palace Theatre and Lodge’s
Department Store, at The Palace
Theatre on Oct. 3 to kick off the
appeal.
“The correlation between attendance
and the ability of children to get
to school safely and warmly is
clear. It’s important for our
students to be in school and they
can’t get there during the difficult
winter months without appropriate
outerwear,” said Adams. (MORE)
District playgroup targets
tiny learners
The
youngest future Falcons in the City School District of Albany enrolled
in their first-ever class Tuesday. It’s called “Play, Learn, Soar,” and
it’s a brand new early education program offered to infants and children
up to age 3 at Arbor Hill Elementary School.
“I want them to make friends
and be comfortable with other
people,” said Elaine Evans, who
attended with her 8- and
19-month-olds. “Then they won’t be
nervous when they start school.” (MORE)
FirstView bus-tracking app
available
First Student Inc., the City School District of Albany’s transportation
partner, has launched its bus-tracking communications app, FirstView,
for the 2018-19 school year.
FirstView
allows you use your smartphone or
desktop to track the location and
direction of your student’s bus,
your student's stop schedule for the
current day, and times for school
arrivals and departures. You’ll know
when the bus gets to school in the
morning and leaves in the afternoon.
Please visit our District News
section to read more.
To
help highlight some of the primary
areas of focus in our district
priorities for this school year and
beyond, we have produced a series of
videos to start the school year. In
addition to Superintendent Kaweeda
G. Adams, these videos also feature
the voices of individuals –
students, staff and community
partners – speaking on the topics of
school and community safety, student
attendance, positive student
engagement and the importance of
community partnerships. (
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