Pine Hills Elementary School
Prekindergarten-Grade 6

41 North Allen St., Albany, NY 12203 (click here for directions)
Phone: 475-6725
Fax: 475-6729

Vibetta Sanders, Principal

e-mail: vsanders@albany.k12.ny.us

About Pine Hills Elementary School
Completely rebuilt in 2005-06 as part of the district's sweeping facilities project, the former Public School 16 reopened in the winter of 2007 as Pine Hills Elementary School. Pine Hills is a neighborhood school serving students in Grades K-5 with 50 full-time and 14 part-time staff. Our students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The school's mission is to provide a community of support for the “whole child” as it strives for academic excellence on the journey of life-long learning. To achieve that mission, administrators, faculty and staff work hard at establishing a learning community that actively develops and implements best practices.

School times

• Before-school child care begins: 7 a.m.

• Breakfast begins: 7:30 a.m.

• School day begins: 8 a.m.

• School day ends: 2:30 p.m.

• After-school child care ends: 6 p.m.

Points of distinction

• Full-day prekindergarten and kindergarten

• Voluntary school uniforms

• Recognized by the New York State Department of Education in 2006, 2007 and 2008 for strong academic improvement

• One of 11 schools in the nation certified for environmental stewardship through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program

Upcoming events

• Wednesday, Feb. 1 -- Elementary magnet lottery applications available
• Tuesday, Feb. 7 -- PTA meeting, 6-7 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 9 -- Black History Month Celebration and Potluck Dinner, 6-8 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 20-Friday, Feb. 24 -- Winter recess, no school

• Thursday, March 1 -- Prekindergarten lottery applications available

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

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

• Tuesday, March 13 -- PTA meeting, 6-7 p.m.

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

• Friday, March 16 -- Family Dance, 6:30-8 p.m.

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

• Friday, March 30 -- Deadline to register for prekindergarten lottery, 3 p.m.

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

News and information

• Pine Hills Elementary students 'paws' for a cause -- Students at Pine Hills Elementary School and Albany School of Humanities (ASH) will take a break during their holiday concerts to give the Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society more than 1,000 pounds of pet food collected during the past month. The pet-food donation drive -- "Paws for a Cause" -- culminates at a series of holiday concerts at both schools, starting with ASH on Dec. 12 and ending at Pine Hills on Dec. 22. The school-wide efforts were coordinated by music teacher Nicole Sommers-Bradley. (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 at 475-6725 during the morning and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school.