Due to the winter weather forecast, all school activities and events scheduled to begin after 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19 have been canceled. All activities and events will also be canceled through the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday. The district anticipates reopening for school and activities as scheduled on Tuesday,
Whole Child Community Conversation keynote address
Dr. Robert Dillon, educator and author, provided the keynote address at the Whole Child Community Conversation on Nov. 29.
Dr. Dillon’s passionate speech focused on how great schools can further their impact on students and the global community. He discussed what he feels are tenets of educational success including entrepreneurial spirit,
Whole Child Community Conversation to be held Nov. 29
Fairport Central School District invites you to be a part of shaping the future of the district. The Whole Child Community Conversation will take place on Thursday, Nov. 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Fairport High School Room 512. This event will help the district define 21st-century learning in the schools and how it will impact students’
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.
Attendance procedure update
Fairport Central School District is updating attendance procedures districtwide to reinforce student safety.
FCSD piloted automated attendance calls through the district’s SchoolMessenger mass notification system last year at several schools. After a successful trial, this notification procedure will be implemented districtwide by mid October. The system automatically phones parents/guardians of students who are marked absent from school.
Fairport students experience increased technology integration
Fairport CSD recognizes that technology skills are vital standards in several curricular areas. Information and media literacy are embedded into many programs including but not limited to library, social studies and English language arts.
“The Fairport Central School District strives to prepare students to be creators and contributors to a globally-connected world,” said Kerstin Wheeler,
WM Landfill Update – August 2018
Dear Fairport School Community:
As you may be aware, over the past several months we have been collaboratively working with Perinton Town Supervisor Mike Barker, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and officials from Waste Management regarding the odors near and around Dudley/Northside Elementary Schools.
After several months of monitoring the air for hydrogen sulfide levels (a colorless gas with a rotten-egg odor) at Dudley/Northside,
Jeremy Slack is named new assistant principal at Northside School, July 1
The Fairport Central School District has appointed Jeremy Slack as the new assistant principal of Northside School, effective July 1. He replaces Erin Moretter, who will become the school’s new principal on July 1.
Superintendent Brett Provenzano said that Slack will be a terrific addition to the administrative team at Fairport.
Northside students fundraise to support community organization
Northside School fourth-graders Sidney Reed and Ellie Miller challenged Northside staff and students to collect 250 items (household and clothing) during a one-week period in April to help support the Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (RAIHN).
The students exceeded their goal and collected 349 items and donated the items to RAIHN Director Kim Hunt-Uzelac in early May.