Early dismissal scheduled Tuesday due to
emergency management planning drill
Students in all City School District
of Albany schools will be dismissed 15 minutes early
Tuesday as part of an emergency management drill.
This state-mandated drill will take
place at schools throughout the Capital Region and
is part of the district’s Emergency Management Plan
to be prepared for adverse conditions or building
problems. As a result of the drill, all students
will be dismissed 15 minutes earlier than their
normal afternoon dismissal time.
In addition, all district schools
will be closed Wednesday in observance of Veterans
Day.
District advises continued vigilance
as flu spreads in the Capital Region
The
City School District of Albany is reminding families about practices to
help reduce the spread of flu and steps to take to address flu-like
symptoms in light of this week's reports of two H1N1-related deaths in
the area.
"We are doing everything vigilantly to maintain an
appropriate environment for our students, staff and school community in
accordance with the guidance of the state and county health
departments," said Jay A. Kravitz, M.D., the district's physician.
Visit our Health
Services section for information about how to help reduce the spread
of flu and information on strategies to follow at home.
City voters approve sale of building,
board members receive new four-year terms
Albany voters approved the sale of the
former Adult Learning Center building in Tuesday's general election,
allowing the City School District of Albany to proceed with the process.
The district is seeking to sell the building at 27
Western Ave. after relocating the ALC program to the former Philip
Livingston Magnet Academy at the start of this school year. The proposal
approved by voters allows the district to sell the property for a
minimum of $400,000.
Also Tuesday, voters re-elected Board of Education
President Barbara Gaffuri and Secretary Judy L. Doesshcate,
J.D., to new four-year terms. Both ran unopposed and
officially will begin their new terms in January.
Four Albany High School seniors recognized
in annual National Merit Scholarship program
Albany High School seniors Owen Daniels, Benjamin Miller, Lauren
Schaefer and Matthew Wu have been recognized in the annual National
Merit Scholarship program, ranking them among the top 5 percent of more
than 1.5 million students nationally.
The four students
have been recognized as
Commended Students for their high achievement on the 2008 Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. They are among 34,000
students nationally to achieve that distinction.
"As demonstrated by their
outstanding performance in our highly competitive program, the young men
and women named Commended Students represent some of the most
academically talented students in our country," the National Merit
Scholarship Corp. said in making the announcement.
Important safety tips for families
to review with children
The safety of our students is a top priority
in the City School District of Albany. In light of recent reported cases
of attempted abductions of children in Capital Region communities,
including Albany, the district is reminding families of important safety
tips to review with the entire family.
These tips are intended to keep children
safe while they are walking, biking or riding a bus to school in the
morning and home again in the afternoon, as well as anytime they are out
in the community without parental supervision. (MORE)
Leadership Profile Report to guide search
for the district's next superintendent
A master
communicator able to interact easily and effectively with all members of
the community. A good manager, with a high level of integrity and
accountability. An educator with a passion for excellence and high
standards.
Those qualities
are at the top of the list as the City School District of Albany Board
of Education launches its national search for the district's next
superintendent.
The board received a
Leadership Profile Report at its meeting Oct. 6, summarizing the feedback gathered over the
past two months in a wide range of meetings with
community groups and individuals in the district and
throughout the city.
We invite you to
visit our District News section to read more
about the search process. You also can
download the full Leadership Profile Report.
Celebrating the
important role
of parents in student
achievement
Parents
are the most important partners any school can have.
They volunteer in class- rooms and at school events, as
coaches and chaperones, as mentors and role models. They bake. They read. They listen. They are there in good
times and bad.
The City School District of Albany is proud to recognize
all of those parental role models who invest their time and talent to
help students succeed.
We have highlighted examples from every school, both in
the 2009-10 district calendar and on this site. We invite you to
visit our Parent Champions section
to read more about the ways these individuals choose to get involved in
school, and why that extra effort is important to them.
It's just one small way of saying thanks to every parent,
grandparent and guardian for their tireless commitment to our students,
teachers and school community.