Transportation forms due Friday

Reminder: City School District of Albany families who moved during the school year or have children changing schools need to turn in transportation applications by Friday to assure that their children will have transportation on the first day of school.

Click here to learn whether you need to submit a transportation application and for more information, including application forms to download.

The first day of school is Sept. 6 for prekindergarten-grade 9 and Sept. 7 for grades 10-12.

2018-19 calendar available

The 2018-19 City School District of Albany wall calendar is available now here!   

Keep an eye out for print copies arriving to homes across the city soon.

You can learn more about the exceptional students featured in this year’s calendar here. 

2018-19 Code of Conduct available

The 2018-19 edition of the Student Code of Conduct is now available here. Keep an eye out for print copies as well, which will be arriving to families across the city in the coming weeks.

Please take some time to review the code with your children, and feel free to contact the Office of Pupil Personnel Services with any questions at (518) 475-6130.

Delaware's new assistant principal

The Board of Education has appointed Amelia Gallagher to assume the role of assistant principal at Delaware Community School effective Aug. 27.  

Gallagher joins the City School District of Albany after having served in an administrative capacity at Albany’s LaSalle School since 2016. Previously she supervised special programs for Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex (WSWHE) BOCES, after having spent nearly 15 years working in guidance as both a counselor and then director. (MORE)

2018-19 school supply lists available

Supply lists for the upcoming 2018-19 school year are now available. In addition to being listed here, supply lists can be found at the top of each school's individual page.

If you have any questions about your child's supply list, please feel free to contact their school.

For students in prekindergarten through grade 9, the school year will begin Thursday, Sept. 6. For students in grades 10-12, the school year will begin Friday, Sept. 7.

Relax with a book: Summer Reading 2018

Summer is a great time to relax with a good book -- or several good books! Summer reading supports and builds on lessons of the previous school year and prepares students for success in the coming year. Summer reading is required for high-school students and encouraged for middle- and elementary-school students. (MORE)

Important update on student physicals

New York has changed the timing of required student physicals and the forms that health providers must complete. As of July 1, state law requires public school students to have a health physical when they:

Hall of Fame Induction Dinner

reservations due by Sept. 1

The City School District of Albany will induct the six members of the Hall of Fame Class of 2018 during Homecoming Weekend in September. The annual induction dinner is Friday, Sept. 21 at the Italian-American Community Center, 257 Washington Ave. Extension, beginning at 6 p.m.

Advance reservations for the dinner are due by Friday, Sept. 1. Please visit our Hall of Fame section to download a reservation form and read more about the members of the Class of 2018.

Free summer meals for kids

at 11 Albany public schools

The City School District of Albany once again is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, with free meals for all children 18 and under at 11 schools across the city.

The program serves breakfast and lunch and will operate at the following district schools. Programs run Monday through Friday during the dates below. (MORE)