June 4, 2021
The Monroe County superintendents have sent a new letter to the Governor urging New York State to provide updated, clear guidance on the following: Remote Learning, Social Distancing and Masking, Testing, Micrometrics/School Rates, Assurances/Procedures, Vaccination, Capacity, and Other Guidance and Considerations.
The Fairport Central School District’s Code of Conduct is currently under a 30-day review. Comments may be sent to the District Clerk, Arielle LaBarbera, via email at alabarbera@fairport.org.
The Public Hearing for the Code of Conduct will take place at an August Board of Education session TBD.
The Fairport High School ‘Hourglass’ yearbook program has been awarded the Jostens 2021 National Yearbook Program of Excellence award. Fairport High School is the only local school to be recognized, and one of only ten schools in New York State to earn the honor.
In the award announcement,
Fairport’s grade 9-12 “Team 578 Red Raider Robotics” team was honored earlier this month for its creativity and innovation in a year that has presented tremendous challenges. The Robotics team is part of FIRST, an international organization that promotes technology and STEM education.
Marie Kraus, Fairport Robotics head coach and technology teacher for Fairport High School (FHS),
Residents in the Fairport Central School District approved the 2021-22 school budget with a 74% approval.
The results from the budget are as follows:
2021-22 School Budget– 74% Approval
YES — 3655
NO — 1190
Proposition 1 (Capital Technology Reserve Fund) – 85% Approval
YES — 4212
NO — 635
Board of Education (2 seats)
Dr.
Candidate Donald Kords withdrew his candidacy from the Fairport Board of Education (BOE) election, effective May 11, 2021. Donald Kords is no longer a candidate in the election pursuant to Education Law §2018.
Although the District previously printed and prepared ballots, it is now working to reprint them.
Fairport’s School Budget Vote and Board Elections for the 2021-22 school year is being held in person on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Johanna Perrin Gymnasium. All COVID-19 protocols will be followed, including masking and social distancing. All budget details are available in the District newsletter,
Fairport High School Assistant Principal LeAnna Watt earned top honors from the School Administrators Association of New York State. Watt was chosen to receive the 2021 Outstanding Educator Award from the organization for her outstanding commitment to Fairport High School’s students and community.
“It’s an honor to have been nominated by colleagues I respect so highly as I’ve been on this path with them all of these years.
Fairport Senior High School was named one of the top high schools in the nation by the publication, U.S. News & World Report. The publication released its high school rankings last month. Fairport was ranked #1,227 in the nation, placing it in the top 40% of schools identified by the magazine,
Dear Fairport School Community:
This was a busy and exciting week throughout our schools! In addition to honoring the inspiring work of our educators during this week of appreciation, we concluded our first full five-day week of instruction for our K-6 staff and students. Given our community infection rate of 2.8% or a 7-day rolling average of new cases of 207 new cases per day,