Plan adds the full-time equivalent of approximately 17 staff members to support students next year The district’s plan for the federal coronavirus relief funds it has been allocated will focus on extra academic support, social and emotional wellness, and growth and enrichment opportunities for students. The draft plan was presented at the May 25 Board …
At the Tuesday, May 25, Board of Education meeting, a team of administrators, teachers, family members and current and former students rolled out our district’s Strategic Plan for Equity. This was an exciting moment: In some ways it was the culmination of five years of efforts by so many people; and in other ways, we …
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Bus Proposition Passes; Board Term Length Proposition Defeated Niskayuna Central School District voters on Tuesday, May 18, approved the 2021-222 school budget, with 1,423 casting votes in favor of the $93.1 million spending plan and 1,276 opposed. In the Board of Education election, Howard Schlossberg was elected to a third term on the Board and …
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Community members may be aware that the recently enacted New York State budget included prekindergarten funding to expand programs in low- and medium-wealth school districts and for districts that currently do not have a program for four-year-olds. Niskayuna was one of the districts that received aid to provide early childhood education opportunities for four-year-olds, as …
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At its meeting on Tuesday, May 4, the Board of Education adopted the calendar for the 2021-22 school year. A list of the dates below. 2021-22 School Year August 30 – Teacher Classroom Day August 31 – All District Faculty & Staff Welcome Back September 1 – Classes Begin Grades 1-8; Kindergarten & 9th Grade Orientation …
The May 3 community budget information session has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, May 12, at 7 p.m. A schedule of community budget presentations, including tonight’s budget hearing at the Board of Education meeting, is below. If anyone has questions or comments to be shared at this evening’s budget hearing, please email communications@niskyschools.org. Budget Presentations …
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Tax levy increase is 1.17%; Proposal continues all current student programs and support On Tuesday, May 18, voters in the Niskayuna Central School District will decide on a proposed $93.1 million budget for the 2021-22 school year. The proposal continues all current student programs and support services with a tax levy increase just above 1 …
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The proposed 2021-22 school budget includes the addition of the full-time equivalent (FTE) of nearly 4 positions based on student and program needs and improvements. These are: Health Teaching Position (0.6 FTE): This will enable the return of the Freshman Health Seminar for all ninth grade students. This course will provide students with exposure to …
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Also on the May 18 ballot, school district voters will be deciding on a proposition to increase the length of future board of education terms to four years from the current three years. Board members discussed this over the last several months as an effort to increase the overall level of experience that board members …
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On May 18, voters will decide on a proposition to purchase eight buses as part of the district’s long-term bus replacement plan. The purchase of these vehicles will not exceed a cost of $974,092. The replacement plan provides stability in the cost of maintaining a bus fleet that is safe, reliable and efficient. Older buses …
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