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The latest news ...
Middle school enrollment committee
to plan community forums
The City School District of Albany's Middle School Enrollment
Planning Committee will hold public forums to provide an opportunity for
community members to provide input into the development of a new
enrollment model that will be implemented beginning next school year.
The 30-member committee
presented two options at the Board of Education's Dec. 2 meeting -- a
feeder system, in which students from designated elementary schools
would continue on to designated middle schools, and a random school
assignment system in which all students would be assigned through an
annual, random, computer-generated process. You can
download the commitee's full presentation in .pdf format.
The committee was charged earlier this fall
with developing an enrollment
recommendation for 2009-10, when the district plans to
transition to two main middle schools. (MORE)
Champions of Albany's public schools
The City School District of Albany is
pleased to present its
Champions Campaign, an effort to
highlight many of the district's outstanding people
and programs through the words and unique
experiences of leaders from throughout the
community.
Students
and scholars, parents and partners, alumni and
athletes, opinion leaders and more. Visit the
Champions
section of our Web site to read more, and check
out the special Times Union
insert to find out who
these Champions are and why they believe in the great value of
public education in Albany. (MORE)
Applications now available for
2009-10 magnet elementary school lottery
Applications for the City School District of
Albany's 2009-10 magnet elementary school lottery now are available
online. Visit the
Magnet Schools section of this site to download the application and
an informational letter for parents and guardians in .pdf format. The
application deadline is February 6 and the magnet lottery will be held
March 19.
The district's magnet elementary
schools are Albany School of Humanities
(ASH), Montessori Magnet
School and Thomas O'Brien Academy
of Science and Technology. (MORE)
Albany High School plans information
night for middle school students and families
Albany High School invites middle
school students and families to an informational
evening Monday, Dec. 8 beginning at 6 p.m. to learn
more about the wide range of academic and
extracurricular programs available for freshmen.
This
middle school information night has been
designed to help students and families learn more
about all that is offered at Albany High and
Abrookin Vocational-Technical Center.
Two academic appointments complete
district's senior administrative staff
The Board of Education has made two appointments to complete the City
School District of Albany's senior administrative staff.
Linda Rudnick, the district's director of instruction since 2005, is the
new assistant superintendent for elementary education. She replaces
Tresa Diggs, Ed.D., who has been appointed as the new assistant
superintendent for secondary education. Dr. Diggs joined the district in
June after a 37-year career in York, Pa., where she served as
superintendent from 2005 until the end of last school year. Both
appointments are effective Dec. 1. (MORE)
Albany High senior Jahseim Dobbs
helps make nano history once again
For the second time in the last two years,
Albany High School senior Jahseim Dobbs has helped make nano history.
Jahseim participated in the announcement
Nov. 17 of a nanotechnology exhibit at Colonie Center, believed to be
the first nano exhibit in an American mall. The exhibit is the work of
the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.
Last year, Jahseim was among the first students in a groundbreaking
nanoscience course offered at Albany High in partnership with the
NanoCollege. (MORE)
Submit transportation
requests
for the 2008-09 school year
Visit the
Transportation section for complete information
about school-related bus services, including a new
CDTA pass that will provide more flexibility for
students beginning this school year.
2008-09 Student Code of Conduct
available online
The updated Student Code of Conduct
for the 2008-09 school year can be found in the
Pupil Personnel Services section. Updates to the
code include revisions and clarifications to the
student dress code.
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Mark your calendar
Upcoming
events |
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12/6 |
Albany High School - SAT |
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12/6 |
Albany High School Debate Club Tournament,
8
a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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12/8 |
Albany High School presents an Informational Evening
for Middle School Students and Families,
6
p.m. (Details) |
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12/9 |
Albany High School Music Concert, 7 p.m. |
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12/9 |
North
Albany Academy Winter Concert, 6:30 p.m. |
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12/10 |
Albany High School
Music Concert, 7 p.m. |
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12/10 |
Hackett Middle School Winter Concert, 7 p.m. |
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12/11 |
Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School Winter
Concert, 6:30 p.m. |
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12/13 |
Albany High School - ACT |
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12/16 |
Albany School of Humanities (ASH) Winter Concert, 9
a.m. and 7 p.m. |
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12/16 |
Arbor
Hill Elementary School Holiday Concert,
6
p.m. |
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12/16 |
New
Scotland Elementary School Winter Concert at Albany
High School, 7 p.m. |
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12/16 |
Schuyler Achievement Academy Winter Concert, 6 p.m. |
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12/17 |
Pine
Hills Elementary School Winter Concert,
7
p.m. |
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12/18 |
Sheridan Preparatory Academy Winter Concert, 6 p.m. |
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12/18 |
ACCPTA meeting at Albany High School, 6:30 p.m. |
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12/18 |
Delaware Community School Winter Concert, 2:15 p.m.
and 7 p.m. |
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12/18 |
Myers
Middle School and Park Playhouse Kidz present "Once
on this Island Jr.," 7 p.m. |
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12/22
- 1/2 |
Holiday Recess
Schools closed |
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1/6 |
New
Scotland Elementary School Ribbon Cutting and Public
Tour, 5-7 p.m. |
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1/10 |
Albany High School
Chess Club Tournament,
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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1/14 |
Albany High School -
CSDA Music Faculty
Concert, 7 p.m. |
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1/15 |
Albany High School -
CSDA
Music Faculty Concert, 7 p.m. |
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1/19 |
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day
Schools closed |
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1/24 |
Albany High School -
SAT |
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1/26 -
1/30 |
Albany High School -
Regents Exams |
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1/27 |
Magnet Schools Open
House at Albany School of Humanities (ASH),
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
and
6-7:30 p.m. |
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1/28 |
Magnet Schools Open
House at Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and
Technology (TOAST),
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
and
6-7:30 p.m. |
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1/29 |
Magnet Schools Open
House at Montessori Magnet School,
9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
and
6-7:30 p.m. |
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1/29 |
Harriet Gibbons High
School
Professional Development Day
School closed |
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1/30 |
Harriet Gibbons High
School
Professional Development Day
School closed |
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