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District excited by new vision for Albany High's future
ALBANY,
N.Y. (January 20, 2012) -- Mayor Gerald D. Jennings' announcement that
local college presidents will bring the community's higher-education
resources to the forefront in planning for the future of Albany High
School is an exciting development for the City School District of
Albany, said Superintendent Raymond Colucciello, Ed.D.
The mayor announced in his State of the City address Jan. 19 that
University at Albany President George Philip and The College of St. Rose
President R. Mark Sullivan will partner to help shape a vision for a new
Albany High School that will prepare students for success in the
emerging high-tech workplace of the 21st-century. You can
read more about the mayor's announcement in the Jan. 20 Times
Union.
"We are grateful to Mayor Jennings for his continued partnership with
our school district and his leadership in helping to build a bright
future for public education in our community," Dr. Colucciello said. "We
are excited by the vision that he and presidents Philip and Sullivan
have described.
"The future of Albany High School has been a critical question for this
community for more than a decade. There still is much work to be done,
including the work that our
High School
Facilities Advisory Committee began earlier this month to study the
feasibility of building a new high school or renovating the current
facility, which opened during the 1973-74 school year.
"Our focus as we consider the exciting possibilities for Albany High’s
future is on preparing students with the 21st-century skills
and knowledge they will need to succeed in their careers, and most
especially in the high-tech workplace that is growing rapidly right here
in the Capital Region.
"Albany is at the heart of the nanoscience and nanotechnology worlds.
Building on programs such as Albany High’s existing NanoHigh partnership
with UAlbany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering provides
enormous opportunities for the young people in our community. We are
fortunate in Albany and the Capital Region to have world-class leaders
in education and science, President Philip and President Sullivan among
them, and a forward-thinking civic leader in Mayor Jennings who
understands education and cares deeply about our young people. Our
successful partnership in planning for the future of Albany High will
benefit every young person in this community for generations to come.
"Ultimately, our entire community will have to decide on a high-school
plan that it believes will best achieve our district’s mission to
educate and nurture all students. While we work together as a community
toward that day, we very much look forward to the opportunity to partner
with the city, the University at Albany, The College of St. Rose and all
stakeholders to create an innovative vision for the next generation of
Albany High."
The mission of the City School District of
Albany is to educate and nurture all students to be
responsible citizens, critical thinkers and lifelong learners to
successfully compete in the global community by providing an
academically rigorous and safe environment in partnership with parents,
students and the community. The district serves about 8,700
students in 15
elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood
schools, the district includes several magnet schools and programs, as
well as other innovative academic opportunities for students,
including four themed academies at Albany High
School.
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