First Proposition, $62.24 Million in Improvements, Has No Tax Rate Impact The Board of Education has unanimously authorized a capital project vote for Feb. 9, 2021, that totals $79 million of investment in facilities improvements across the district. Voters will consider two propositions that include classroom additions and renovations at the middle school level, critical …
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Progress on the capital project efforts has continued this fall with the completion of preliminary submissions to the State Education Department (SED) for a review of state building aid for the project and Board of Education actions to advance the process. The current plan is for a capital project referendum in February. A vote in …
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Capital Project Vote Update At the Sept. 15 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra, Jr., announced that the capital project vote, originally targeted for Dec. 15, 2020, needs to be delayed by a matter of weeks. It will likely be held in late January or February. He said this will provide more time for …
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We have scheduled a series of virtual community cafes in August to provide an update as we move toward a December capital project referendum and to gather input from parents and families, teachers, staff and students to help shape our long-range facilities planning. Following the school configuration decision this spring, our team has been working …
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Niskayuna Central School District voters have approved the 2020-21 school budget in this year’s absentee ballot-only vote, with 3,618 in support of the $90.8 million spending plan and 2,255 opposed. In the Board of Education election, Jennifer Zhao was elected to a second term and Sarah Rogerson was elected to a first term. Voters also …
School budget vote update In an executive order issued yesterday, Sunday, June 7, Governor Andrew Cuomo extended the deadline for school districts to receive ballots sent by mail for this year’s school budget vote to Tuesday, June 16. As a result, ballots being returned by U.S. Mail must be received by the district by 5 …
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World Language Department Awards One of the traditions in many of Niskayuna High School’s academic departments is the annual presentation of department awards. Please see the link below for the World Language Department Awards 2020, featuring each of the world languages taught in the high school. World Languages Awards Video 2020
Thank you for tuning into Niskayuna High School’s 61st Annual Senior Awards presentation. The ceremony can be viewed on the player below or on the district’s YouTube channel. Niskayuna High School Principal John Rickert moderates the awards presentation from the school, sharing the descriptions of awards and the names and photos of the recipients. Listing …
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Voters to decide on proposed $90.8 million budget in June 9 absentee ballot-only vote Niskayuna Central School District voters will decide on a proposed $90.8 million budget for the 2020-21 school year that preserves all classroom teaching positions and student support programs and does not exceed the district’s tax levy limit. Due to COVID-19, this …