A message from the Superintendent Dear Families, Faculty, Staff and Community Members: I hope that this new year is off to a great start for you and your family. The year 2020 will be significant one for our school district. Along with all of our everyday learning and school activities, we will be making decisions …
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The findings of a Program Delivery Study that includes potential grade-level reconfiguration scenarios will be presented at a community meeting on Thursday, May 23 at 7 p.m. in the Niskayuna High School Little Theater. A presentation for faculty and staff members will take place earlier that day. Niskayuna has experienced enrollment growth that is projected …
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An initial $5.6 million phase of facilities improvements approved by voters in December 2016 focused on some immediate health and safety issues, timed with the district retiring some debt. The work was done mostly over the last two summers and, as it nears final completion, it is expected to come in under budget, Superintendent Cosimo …
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The meeting included continued conversation of the district’s vision for academic programs and discussion of a preliminary draft of the Pupil Capacity Analysis of district schools. Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra, Jr., emphasized the importance of capital project planning being based on the vision for programs – what students need for the future. Vision informed by program …
Continue reading “Capital Project Community Advisory Committee Meeting Notes for Nov. 20”
A series of health and safety projects, approved by voters in December 2016, will continue across the district this summer. The projects vary by school, and include electrical panel replacements at most buildings, two kitchen hood fire suppression systems, hot water heater replacements at three schools, some masonry repairs, roof replacements at Birchwood and Craig, …