News
- Registration for modified (grades 7-8) spring sports begins Monday, Feb. 23. Details, including links to the required paperwork, can be found here. New in 2026 - modified girls' flag football! Off-season flag football training begins Feb. 21.
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Donations are needed for the Q2 honor roll celebration on Feb. 27 - please use this link to sign up and make it a special day for our scholars! Volunteers - for set up and clean up - are also needed.
- Join us tomorrow for a CTE Open House at Albany High. Students and families are encouraged to stop by between 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to learn more about the district's Career and Technical Education offerings in the state-of-the-art new learning space.
- DATE CHANGE: Our next PTA meeting will be Tuesday (Feb.10) at 5:30 p.m. (so as not to conflict with the CSDA Music Teacher Concert at AHS). You can attend PTA on Tuesday in person or virtually!
- SAVE THE DATE: The City School District of Albany's Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) invites parents and caregivers to participate in the organization's first annual Special Education Family Empowerment Conference on Feb. 28.
- The City School District of Albany would like your input in our annual survey, which has been expanded this year to accept feedback from community members as well as families! The Family and Community Partnership Survey only takes a few minutes to complete, and the feedback you provide will play a vital role in our school improvement efforts. If you have any questions, please contact our Office of Curriculum and Instruction at (518) 475-6060.
- Update from the PTA:
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Fill a Clynk bag (available near the front office) and either drop it off at the front office or email the PTA and we'll pick it up!
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If you shop or dine at Colonie Center, please help us participate in the School Bucks Program. Submit your original receipts either at the mall (Management Office near Sephora or Security Desk near Regal) or drop them off at NAMS' Main Office.
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Check out the Box Tops Program and support the PTA with items you're already buying!
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Events
- Feb. 10: PTA meeting, 5:30 p.m. (NAMS Media Center or attend virtually via this link)
- Feb. 16-20: Winter Recess (NO SCHOOL)
- Feb. 23: Registration for modified spring sports begins
- Feb. 25: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate Staff PD
- Feb. 26: Black History Month celebration, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- Feb. 27: Q3 interim grades close
- March 18: 12:30 p.m. dismissal to accommodate staff PD
- March 20: Staff PD Day (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS)
- March 23: Modified spring sports begin
- April 2: Q3 grades close
- April 3-10: Spring Recess (NO SCHOOL)
- April 15-16: NYS ELA exam
- April 20-24: NYSESLAT Speaking exam
- April 28-29: NYS Math exam
- May 4-7: NYSESLAT Listening, Reading, Writing exam
- May 12: NYS Science exam (grade 8 only)