District News Archives -- 2007-08

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June 2008

• Albany High School celebrates the achievements of the largest group of graduates in school history

• State test results for 2007-08 show strong progress for Albany students in grades 3-8

• Board of Education to hold public hearing on plan for all-girls charter high school

• Audubon recognizes Pine Hills Elementary School with prestigious environmental certification

• Ten Albany High students, superintendent recognized in annual Black and Latino Achievers awards program

• Albany High students recognized for leading the way in a new era of opportunity in science and technology education

• Family and Consumer Science teachers recognized for excellence

• Board appoints veteran Pennsylvania educator as new assistant superintendent for elementary ed

May 2008

• District mourns fourth-grade student who 'always had a bright smile on'

• Board of Education to hold public hearing on charter school proposal to reduce enrollment

• A new era begins for Albany High football

• Eight district elementary schools recognized for significant academic gains

• Three Albany High seniors selected for 2008 Scholars Recognition Program

• Albany High baseball team ends nine-year playoff drought

• Board appoints William Hogan as new assistant superintendent of business affairs

April 2008

• Board of Education to invite candidates for vacant seat to present at May 6 meeting

• Award-winning Albany High Theatre Ensemble presents Pippin from May 1-4

• District, NanoCollege partner for first-ever NanoEducation Summit

• Board of Education seeks volunteers to fill vacant seat

• Albany High School selected to create nationally recognized Academy of Engineering

• District approves new voting locations in eight wards -- budget vote set for May 20

• Board of Education unanimously approves $206.7 million budget proposal for 2008-09

March 2008

• NUA annual conference brings national focus on urban education to Albany

• Board of Education president resigns

• District celebrates Music in Our Schools Month

February 2008

• District leadership in nanoscience to be a highlight of statewide technology conference

• Assistant superintendent recognized among area's most accomplished young professionals

• County health department to conduct TB screening at Albany High School

• District launches new PowerSchool Parent Portal

January 2008

• Superintendent responds to the deaths of employee, student

• Promising Playwrights Festival set for Feb. 14-15 at Albany High

• Albany teachers recognized among Capital Region's best

• Strategic planning action team leaders gain board approval

• PowerSchool Parent Portal coming Jan. 31

• Albany High School principal recognized for making a difference in the Capital Region

• Tips for parents to help students achieve success in state ELA testing in January

December 2007

• Board of Education approves strategic direction

November 2007

• District launches strategic planning process

• Middle-class STAR deadline extended to Dec. 31

• Albany High, Myers Middle School students head to college in 'NanoHigh' partnership program

• Albany to host major NUA national conference on closing the achievement gap

• TOAST volunteer receives statewide PTA award

• Emergency Management Drill set for Nov. 9; early dismissal for all students and after-school activities cancelled

• Albany County DA revives Legal Lives program for Albany School of Humanities sixth-graders

October 2007

• District saddened by the death of former Superintendent John J. Bach

• Albany High, UAlbany to partner for annual 'teach-out'

• Superintendent's letter regarding MRSA awareness in Albany's public schools

• Award-winning author Shay Youngblood brings inspirational message to TOAST

• Class of 2011 kicks off third year of NYGEAR UP college readiness program

• University at Albany-Albany High School launch 2007-08 tutoring, mentoring initiative

September 2007

• Board of Education appoints new director of safe schools and violence prevention

• Myers Middle School students sail aboard replica of Henry Hudson's vessel

• Ceremony to dedicate the Charles I. Leigh Sr. Football Field at Bleecker Stadium

• Back-to-school celebrations at three Albany schools

• 'Dos and Don'ts' of important updates to the district's Code of Conduct

August 2007

• District partners with Whitney Young Health Centers on school-based health centers

• Board of Education approves updated Code of Conduct for the 2007-08 school year

• New school times for all elementary, middle school students in 2007-08

• State removes Philip Livingston Magnet Academy from statewide list of 'persistently dangerous' schools

• Superintendent addresses safety and security planning for the new school year

• Orientation sessions scheduled for Albany High School, Harriet Gibbons High School and all middle school students

• Superintendent Eva C. Joseph receives two-year contract extension