Welcome to Red Ribbon Week! Throughout the community and around our schools you will see red ribbons. They are visible signs of our commitment to help our students be drug free. With its focus on encouraging healthy life choices, Red Ribbon Week heightens everyone’s awareness that we need to work together to eradicate drug and substance abuse.
Superintendent’s Perspective: October 2018
To the Fairport Community:
We are six weeks into the school year. Homecoming showcased our community pride and students and staff have established their routines for the school year. Extracurricular activities are underway, ensembles are preparing for upcoming performances and the fall sports seasons are coming to a close.
Building character and robots
It is a great time to be a part of Fairport Robotics.
The high school team is coming off of its most successful year ever including a trip to the world competition. Robotics opportunities are also available for students in elementary and middle school. And it’s not just robots the extracurricular builds,
Fairport Education Wall of Distinction Honorees
Six individuals will be inducted into the Fairport Education Wall of Distinction on Nov. 14. Douglas Caine, Marci Callan, Christina Evans, William Keplinger, Richard Osterling and Christopher Stahl will be honored for their impact at Fairport Central School District. The ceremony will take place at Fairport High School in Room 512 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
From farm to classroom
The education of Dudley Elementary School kindergartners recently went beyond the walls of the building and to a local farm for a lesson in agriculture and farming.
Students visited Chase Farms as a field trip to enrich and support their classroom lessons. Kindergartners were able to watch as Chase Farms Farmer Bob Chase harvested potatoes and learn about the farming industry firsthand.
Four Fairport teachers selected to enter NYS Master Teacher Program
Fairport Central School District is represented by four educators on the list of new members of New York State Master Teacher Program, announced today by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. FCSD Teachers Korey Cianfrocco, Jean Hensel, Michael Kaseman and Kathleen Roncinske join other educators from across the state in this program.
Fairport HS selected as a U.S. Department of Education 2018 National Blue Ribbon School
Fairport High School is being recognized as a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Oct. 1 that Fairport High School is one of 349 schools recognized as a National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018.
“We are proud to be a part of the recognition that honors excellence in our schools,” said Fairport Central School District Superintendent Brett Provenzano.
Families – please keep your contact information updated!
In the case of school emergency situations the Fairport CSD uses SchoolMessenger, a communications service, to stay in touch with families. The system is automated and provides phone/email/SMS text messaging to communicate with families quickly.
Contact information, including phone and email addresses, must be updated regularly by families.
See Something, Say Something
Fairport Central School District is committed to providing a safe, supportive environment free from violence, harassment, bullying or discrimination. The district encourages the involvement of staff, students, parents and community members in the implementation and reinforcement of the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). If you believe you, someone else or a school has been the target of harassment,
Ideas run the course in the HACK Lab
Architect Edmund Bacon once said, “It’s in the doing that the idea comes.” There is plenty of doing and ideas in the Northside Elementary HACK Lab.
Travis Wood welcomes third- through fifth-graders into this makerspace for hands-on, age-appropriate activities that engages students’ creativity, teamwork and problem-solving skills.
HACK Lab stands for (Northside) Heroes Actively Construct Knowledge.