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In alignment with the direction of the New York State Department of Health, the City Sc...

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Scholars clapped in

September 10, 2021

  Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy (and friends) applauded and cheered for s...

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Whitney on Wheels – the mobile health van operated by Whitney Young Health &ndash...

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We're back in school!

September 9, 2021

Wednesday marked the first day of school in the City School District of Albany, and stu...

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In these early days of the new school year, everyone throughout the City School Distric...

First-grade student wearing a COVID-19 mask at her desk reading "Words I Use When I Write."

The City School District of Albany is excited to start the 2021-22 school year with ori...

Important back-to-school information

The following message is from Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy Principal Kendra Chai...

Vaccine clinics for school shots and COVID-19

All City School District of Albany students can receive school-required and COVID-19 va...

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In partnership with the district, The City of Albany's COVID-19 Recovery Task Force...

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Come join coach Mike Ware and the Albany High School football coaches and players for a...

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* This story was updated with the district's American Rescue Plan application after...

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COVID-19 disrupted both in-person learning and routine well-child visits for many famil...

New assistant principal

Marilyn Jones-Oliver will become assistant principal at Philip Schuyler Achievement Aca...

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Students at Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy recently got a wonderful surprise fr...

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End-of-year information

June 17, 2021

The last day of school for the 2020-21 school year for all elementary and middle school...

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The following message is from City School District of Albany Superintendent Kaweeda G. ...

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The following is a message from Fine Arts Supervisor, Kate Wright: Welcome to our Ci...

Moving Up celebration information

It's June – time for the milestone ceremonies that mark students' pr...

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Face masks no longer are required outdoors on school grounds, according to updated COVI...

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Like everything else this very “unique” school year, our 7th Annual City Sc...

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The City School District of Albany is seeking feedback from students, staff and communi...

Student examining a mixture of chalk and water.

Visit our district Facebook page to take a look at a typical day of in-person learning ...