Newcomer Program News

Head shot of Jill Lastarza

City School District of Albany school counselor Jill Lastarza has been selected to be i...

Graphic image of white snowflakes on a royal blue background

With the prospect of wintry weather starting to arrive in our daily forecasts, the City...

Student gazes into preservative jar

Thinking across subjects

November 3, 2023

What do mummies and pickles have in common? Sixth-graders at Albany International Cente...

Student sings into microphone

Winter concert schedule

November 1, 2023

Winter officially starts on Dec. 21, but winter concert season in the City School Distr...

An elementary student painting a small pumpkin in class

The Halloween season is upon us, and we would like to share a reminder regarding c...

Please note: Parent-teacher conferences Thursday & Friday; no school Friday

All City School District of Albany schools will hold fall parent-teacher conferences Th...

Student smiles and holds up homemade Panama flag

Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 draws to a close this weekend, and students at Edmund J. O...

Cash for Coats drive

Help our kids stay warm this winter with a donation to the 2023 Cash for Coats dri...

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All City School District of Albany schools will dismiss 15 minutes early Friday, Oct. 6...

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We are sharing a reminder about the upcoming Federal Emergency Management Agency nation...

AIC-Dual Language Principal Rachel Stead (center) with two students

The following message is from Albany International Center and Dual Language Program Pri...

First Student bus driver Marion Buckmon on a test run Sept. 1, 2023

First Student bus drivers like Marion Buckmon have been out on the road this week learn...

Representatives from AFE and First NY Federal Credit Union pose under a blue and white balloon arch

Albany High School had a vibrant back-to-school feel Monday and Tuesday as City School ...

Albany High School Falcon logo.

All fall modified sports tryouts/practices, for student-athletes in grades 7-8, begin o...

Joseph Hochreiter

As I prepare to begin my 15th year as a superintendent of schools in New York – a...

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As we look ahead to the new school year, we would like to share a few updates the Trans...

Row of students stand in lunch line; one gives peace sign

Summer school send-off

August 3, 2023

Students, staff, families and friends gathered at Edmund J. O’Neal School of Exce...

Smiling student with a laptop computer

Improving language and literacy skills and empowering students to make positive change ...

Smiling students hold balloons

There are always conversations in many languages at Albany International Center, and Fr...

Student recites Pledge of Allegiance into a microphone while a classmate and principal look on

On to middle school!

June 22, 2023

Fifth-graders at the Albany International Center (AIC) and Dual-Language Program welcom...