Arbor Hill Elementary School
Prekindergarten- grade 6

Temporary location for the 2009-10 school year:

141 Western Ave.

Albany, NY 12203
Phone: 462-7166, 7165 or 7167
Fax: 462-7237

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

Rosalind Gaines-Harrell, Principal

E-mail: rgaines-harrell@albany.k12.ny.us

About Arbor Hill Elementary School

Built in 1973, Arbor Hill Elementary School is located on Arbor Drive, across the street from Whitney M. Young Jr,. Health Center. The building has undergone a two-year renovation project that will finish this summer.

When students return in September, they will learn in a modernized facility with new computers in every classroom, walls and doors surrounding every classroom (as opposed to being open classrooms), new computer and science labs, an indoor atrium and a new heating and cooling system.

Also in September, students will be able to walk to their "new" school across a new pedestrian bridge that will span Manning Boulevard and link the school to Skyline Apartments and Lark Street.

School times

• Before-school child care begins -- 7:30 a.m.

• Morning drop off is available -- 8 a.m.

• Breakfast begins -- 8:40 a.m.

• School day begins -- 9:05 a.m.

• School day ends -- 3:35 p.m.

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

Points of distinction

• Voluntary uniform policy that starts in September 2010

• Full-day prekindergarten and kindergarten programs offered

• Before- and after-school child care provided

• ATLAS community school, meaning that it uses a comprehensive reform design dedicated to improving learning. In ATLAS communities, students, teachers, administrators and families work together to graduate students who exhibit a deep understanding of their world and the habit of living by and with that understanding.

• Recipient of Pathfinder Award for Outstanding Educational Achievement

• Located on extensive grounds surrounded by beautiful landscaping

Upcoming events

• Tuesday, Sept. 7-- First day of school

• Thursday, Sept. 9 -- Rosh Hashana, no school

• Tuesday, Sept. 28 -- Meet the Teacher Night, 6 p.m.

• Monday, Oct. 11 -- Columbus Day, no school

• Thursday, Oct. 14 -- PTA meeting, 6 p.m.

• Wednesday, Oct. 20 -- Movie night, 6 p.m.

• Friday, Oct. 29 -- Report card day, grades 1-6

News and information

• Click here to read the spring edition of No Limits, the Arbor Hill Elementary School newsletter. Click here to read the summer edition.

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

• Parent drop off -- Parents dropping off children in the morning should use the Washington Avenue side of the building.

• Bus drop off and pickup -- The turnaround at the front of the building on North Lake Avenue (where the playground is located) is for buses only. To secure the building, the North Lake Avenue entrance to the building will be the only main entrance. Parents may park on the Washington Avenue side of the building, but must walk students in at that main entrance. If you have any questions regarding transportation, please call 462-7320.

• Busing and Dismissal -- All students living a half-mile or more from school will be dismissed at 3:35 p.m. and transported home by Durham School Services yellow buses.

Absence from school

If your child is absent for school for any reason, call the school at 462-7166 during the morning and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school