District News

The Annual Ed Smith Ice Cream Social will be this coming Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in the cafetorium.  The event is hosted by the PTO and open to parents, families, students, teachers and administrators. It is a great time to meet new friends and catch up with old ones.

Ms. Nicole Van Deuson, a recent graduate of Henninger High School, has been awarded the SUNY Oswego Possibility Scholarship. Ms.

The JSCB project architects presented the Board of Education with the architectural drawings for the renovations of the Institute of Technology, Dr. Weeks, HW Smith and Fowler.  The final plans need to be submitted to the New York State Department of Education for final approval.  Construction is slated to take place starting in the winter.  The drawings for Fowler HS can be viewed here (pdf).

Nottingham teacher Don Little recently completed 40 hours of classroom instruction and created a primary-source-based curriculum project as part of the National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Cultural Workshop, “At the Crossroads of Revolution: Lexington and Concord in 1775.”

This summer through the Say Yes Summer Program students and staff had a chance to work with the Mobile Literacy Arts Bus (MLAB). The MLAB traveled from school to school collaborating with students and staff on various projects. The ABC On Campus News show followed the MLAB to the Say Yes Blodgett School Summer Program and filed this

In accordance with NYS Department of Education requirements, the Syracuse City School District has to notify parents when the District has not made Adequate Yearly Progress based on state assessment results.  On August 26th, a letter was mailed home to each family in the District.  The letter explains that the Distric

Abrar Atiya Aljiboury, a Fowler High School student, is among 20 scholars from Syracuse-area schools who participated in the competitive “Engineering Pipeline Program” at National Grid, the centerpiece of the company’s global “Engineering Our Future” initiative designed to inspire youth and attract and develop engineers for tomorrow’s workforce. Only 50 students across National Grid’s U.S.

Over 400 district leaders participated in the final portion of the Summer Leadership Institute. The Institute entitled, Accountable School Communities: Ensuring Increased Achievement for ALL Students was held at the Doubletree Hotel. 
 

A recent article by Scott Waldman of the Times Union called into question just how difficult the New York State Regents exams are.

He states these exams may be the easiest exams students take all year. Like the grades 3-8 ELA and math exams the regents exam redesign is a part of New York States reform initiative.