William S. Hackett Middle School

Grades 6-8

45 Delaware Ave., Albany, NY 12202 (click here for directions)

Phone: 475-6475

Fax: 475-6477

Web site: http://hackett.albany.k12.ny.us

Principal: Michael Paolino

E-mail: mpaolino@albany.k12.ny.us

Assistant Principal/School Improvement Manager: David Amodeo

E-mail: damodeo@albany.k12.ny.us

Assistant Principal: Judith Collins

E-mail: jcollins@albany.k12.ny.us

About Hackett Middle School

Built in 1926 and named after Albany’s 67^th mayor, William S. Hackett Junior High School was one of the first junior high schools in the United States that served grades 7 through 9. The school became a middle school in 1974 with grades 7 and 8, and grade 6 was added in 2000. Hackett was extensively renovated starting in 2005.

The building reopened in September 2008, after the school’s outside was restored. Ceramic tiles and windows in the school’s magnificent foyer all were restored to their original glory, and every floor and wing was overhauled and updated with state-of-the-art technology.

Check out a Photo Gallery highlighting many features of the spectacular new facility.

School times

• Building opens -- 7:30 a.m.

• Breakfast begins -- 7:40 a.m.

• School day begins -- 8 a.m.

• School day ends -- 3 p.m.

• After-school clubs and sports programs end -- 4 or 5 p.m., depending on the program

Upcoming events

• Tuesday, Feb. 7 -- Midwinter feast and black history celebration, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 8 -- Honor Roll Reception, 8:30-9:45 a.m.
• Friday, Feb. 10 -- Valentine's Teen Night, 6-8:30 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 13 -- Building Leadership Team meeting, 3:15-4:15 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 20-Friday, Feb. 24 -- Winter recess, no school
• Tuesday, Feb. 28 -- Building Leadership Team meeting, 3:15-5:15 p.m.

• Thursday, March 1 -- Science fair setup, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Friday, March 2 -- Science Fair, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

• Friday, March 2 -- Third-quarter interim marking period ends

• Wednesday, March 7 -- PTA meeting, 7 p.m.

• Friday, March 9 -- Parent-teacher conference day

• Monday, March 12 -- Building Leadership Team meeting, 3:15-4:15 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 14 -- All-City Band Concert, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 21 -- All-City Orchestra Concert, William S. Hackett Middle School, 7 p.m.

• Tuesday, March 27 -- Building Leadership Team meeting, 3:15-5:15 p.m.

• Wednesday, March 28 -- All-City Chorus Concert, Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, 7 p.m.

• Friday, March 30 -- Professional development day, no school

• Saturday, March 31 -- New York State School Musical Association festival, William S. Hackett Middle School, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

News and information

• District employee and students earn human rights kudos -- The Albany Human Rights Commission recognized three district students and a district employee on Feb. 1 at a special public ceremony at City Hall. Receiving kudos were Albany High School psychologist Liz Gialanella, Ph.D., Jamie Curcio, an eighth-grader at William S. Hackett Middle School, Jaden Tesch, a third-grader at New Scotland Elementary School and Tamera Thomas, a sixth-grader at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. (MORE)

• Award-winning author to visit Feb. 9 --Sharon G. Flake, author of Money Hungry and The Skin I'm In, will visit the library 8-10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 as part of the school's Black History Month celebration. Flake has written several fiction and non-fiction books geared toward urban youth, including You Don't Even Know Me and Poems About Boys. She will speak to students about their writing and answer questions. The library also will host a writing contest and raffle with a prize of an autographed book. Flake also will visit Albany High School and Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School that day.

• Discounted CDTA passes available to some Albany High, Hackett students -- Albany High School and William S. Hackett Middle School students that live within 1.5 miles of their schools now can get a 10 percent discount on CDTA bus passes. The discount would apply on two types of 31-day “swiper” bus passes: one providing unlimited rides on weekdays and one providing unlimited rides seven days a week. Price of the discounted weekday pass is $49.50. Price of the discounted seven-day pass is $58.50. (MORE)

• Hackett, Albany High receive $3.3 million state grant to raise achievement for all students -- The City School District of Albany’s ongoing work to raise achievement for all students received a significant boost Aug. 4 with the announcement of a $3.3 million State Education Department grant to assist with improvements at Albany High School and William S. Hackett Middle School. (MORE)

• Click here to visit the City School District of Albany Photo Gallery.

Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for any reason, call the school nurse at 475-6475 during the morning and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school.

2011-12 enrollment

The City School District of Albany uses a feeder enrollment model for middle school students. Students from designated elementary schools are assigned to either William S. Hackett Middle School or Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. Each school has about 650 students. Students in the elementary program at North Albany Academy continue on in that school's middle-level program, which serves about 150 students in grades 6-8.

Students who graduate from the following elementary schools attend Hackett Middle School:

• Arbor Hill Elementary School

• Delaware Community School

• Eagle Point Elementary School

• New Scotland Elementary School

• Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST)

Visit the Middle School Enrollment section for more information.