The Niskayuna Central School District’s 2025-26 school calendar is now available. It was approved by the Board of Education on Tuesday, March 11. The calendar sets school holidays, vacation weeks and days off for students due to staff development days. Once school and district events and activities are scheduled for the new school year, that …
Edgar Degas once said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Thanks to a recent opportunity created by art teachers in the Niskayuna Central School District, we’re getting the chance to see the student experience through the eyes of our fifth graders. The district used grant funds to partner with …
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We want to let you know about a new program that will be available to some Niskayuna K-5 students this upcoming summer. The Elementary Summer Program aims to provide maintenance of academic skills and intervention for our students of highest academic needs who do not otherwise qualify for summer programming, such as Extended School year …
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Every year, the Niskayuna Central School District Music Department hosts a district-wide music festival that rotates between band, orchestra and chorus. 2024 is a choral year, so all students involved in choral groups in grades 5 through 12 gathered to perform at Proctors. For middle-schooler McKenna Connor, watching some of the older students perform was …
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The Town of Niskayuna and Niskayuna Central School District (NCSD) are partnering with BusPatrol, a safety technology company, to make getting on and off school buses safer for children. The new program equips buses with advanced technology that identifies motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. Every day in New York, an estimated 50,000 cars …
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For six years members of the Niskayuna High School French club have been reading fairy tales to students and all five elementary schools. The initiative started as a way to teach some of our students stories they’re familiar with in a new language. French Club Advisor Madame Amy Martin believes it’s a great way to …
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On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 our Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution advancing a Feb. 13, 2024 Capital Project referendum vote. This is the second of three planned referenda intended to modernize and improve learning spaces across the district. If passed, the $47.17M project would continue our investment in renovating and expanding Van Antwerp Middle School as the …
On Monday, December 11, Jack Salinetti, a fourth grader at Birchwood Elementary School, received a bone marrow transplant at Boston Children’s Hospital. Jack is there being treated for leukemia. On the day of his transplant, he requested that people wear red and share photos with the hashtags #salinettistrong #jackthewarrior #JS5. Many members of the Birchwood …
Years ago we embarked on an ambitious, multi-year plan to expand, improve and modernize our eight school campuses. With substantial community input, the district adopted a long-range facilities improvement plan that sought to minimize the financial impact by spreading the work over several distinct referendum votes. The 2021 Referendum Niskayuna voters approved the first of …
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Stacey Muscato Vice-Principal – Van Antwerp Middle School smuscato@niskyschools.org Ms. Muscato joins the Niskayuna team after previously serving as Elementary Assistant Principal at Mary E. Dardess in Chatham. She has a wealth of experience teaching at the middle school level, including in Shenendehowa, Lansingburgh and Albany. Her expertise is a great match for our students …
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