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Mrs. Fantroy-Ford was
recognized in the newspaper’s Jan. 6 Capitaland Quarterly.
“If she were in business,’”
the newspaper wrote, “Fantroy-Ford would be known as a turnaround
specialist.” The Times Union cited her efforts to dramatically
improve state English Language Arts test scores at Giffen Memorial
Elementary School in 2004-05 while she was principal there.
The leader of the
2,400-student Albany High since 2006, Mrs. Fantroy-Ford says she wants
to create smaller communities within the school.
“You want it to be a little
more personal, to know who the students are,” she told the newspaper. “I
am an alumnae of Albany High, and I'll tell you I loved high school. I
want our students to be able to enjoy their years at Albany High.”
Visit the Times Union
online to read the entire
Capitaland Quarterly section.
The City School District
of Albany serves approximately 9,000 students in 18 elementary and
middle and
high schools. The district includes several magnet schools and programs,
as well as other innovative academic opportunities for students in
addition to neighborhood schools. The district is more than halfway
through its comprehensive facilities project to newly build and/or
renovate nearly all of its elementary and middle schools. The ultimate
goal of the facilities project is to provide schools with the resources
necessary to help students succeed in the 21st century. |
