Pine Hills Elementary School (formerly PS 16)
Vibetta Sanders, Principal
41 North Allen St., Albany, NY 12203
(click here for directions)
Ph: (518) 475-6725
Fax: (518) 475-6727
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 is home to a School-Wide Academic Planning Team whose members include the principal, faculty, staff and parents. This team focuses on academic excellence for our students and staff.

In 2001, the then-School 16 Student Council adopted a new mascot, the dolphin, and new school colors, blue and white. The logo incorporates our core values of respect, responsibility and consideration.

For the 2005-2006 school year, we adopted the theme of "Going the Extra Mile" in all that we do. Our theme comes from the behavior of dolphins. For example, when a dolphin pod member is sick or injured, other dolphins stay by its side, supporting and caring for the pod member until it is well enough to care for itself.

As a school community we are committed to Going the Extra Mile by caring and supporting each other every day.

Click here to visit the Pine Hills Elementary School Web site.

School news and events

• Tuesday, May 20 -- School budget vote, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. NOTE: There are new voting locations in eight of the city's 15 wards. Visit the 2008-09 Budget News section for more information and a searchable street directory to find your voting location.

• Check out the March 27 story on CBS6 about educators from across the country touring Pine Hills as part of their visit to Albany for the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education annual conference.

• Pine Hills Elementary School fourth-grader Arielle King collected more than 800 pieces of winter clothing and distributed them to nine of the city's schools this winter. Read the Feb. 4 Times Union story about her efforts.

School times

• Breakfast is available at 8:45 a.m.

• School starts at 9:05 a.m.

• Dismissal is at 3:35 p.m.

Absence from school
If your child is absent from school for any reason, call the school at 462-7230 during the morning and provide a written excuse when your child returns to school.