News Archive - Page 13 of 63 - Fairport Central School District

Rebecca Short, a science teacher turned administrator, was appointed as the next Martha Brown Middle School (MB) principal at the Board of Education Workshop on April 4. Short will begin her new role on July 1, replacing Dave Dunn who is retiring as MB principal.

Short spent the majority of her career as a science teacher and assessment specialist at Webster CSD for 16 years before coming to Fairport where she has served as the assistant principal of Johanna Perrin Middle School for the past eight years.

Dave Dunn stands in front of Martha Brown Middle School

Dave Dunn leads with his heart. It’s part of his personal and professional philosophy, and the guiding principles by which he steers the staff at Martha Brown Middle School (MB): lead with the heart, embrace relationships and never stop growing.

Dunn credits those principles for what he calls his “great journey” –

The Fairport Central District invites parents and community members to its upcoming session, Title I Parent and Family Engagement, Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Minerva Deland Large Group Instruction Room.

All school districts who receive Title I funding are required to do an annual district wide parent meeting to inform parents of its programming related to Title I, Read more »

A group of young students sit on a classroom floor, looking at a video projection of a group of older students

Students, faculty, and staff in all Fairport schools came together the week of March 14 for the annual Brotherhood-Sisterhood Week to celebrate the principles of C.A.R.E. – Civility, Awareness, Respect, and Embracing Others.

The Fairport High School (FHS) Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) & Business Club hosted a week-long food drive in every school building to collect donations for Perinton Food Shelf.

Second-graders in Bonnie LaMonaco’s class at Brooks Hill Elementary School were in for a treat this week when they had a visit from County Executive Adam Bello, as part of their participation in Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County’s 4-H Youth Development program.

With LaMonaco’s class participating in 4-H activities,

Superintendent of Schools Brett Provenzano and Assistant Superintendent for Business Matt Stevens presented the instruction and total budget draft #1 with revenues to the Board of Education at its Board of Education Meeting, March 22.

The next budget Board of Education meeting is Tuesday,

Two students stand in front of a glass-fronted display case

Two major mathematicians at Martha Brown nabbed statewide honors earlier this spring. Six Martha Brown students participated in MathCounts, a national competition sponsored by NASA, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Society of Professional Engineers. A MathCounts competition involves solving unique and difficult math problems individually as well as with a team.

Fairport Central School District recently mailed its District residents the latest edition (Winter 2021-22) of its newsletter, the Commentator. To read about the latest in news, click here to read the PDF version.

You’re invited!

Join the Fairport Central School District on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Fairport High School Room 512 for the 4th, and final, community forum on the New York State’s Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education Framework (CRSEF) to learn how the District is implementing the framework to engage and support all students in grades K-12 as it relates to Ongoing Professional Learning.

Teacher stands in front of classroom, gesturing at a presentation

There’s something a little mad and a little musical going on at Martha Brown Middle School. We’re talking brackets, face-offs, and upsets…but it’s not the “March Madness” you may expect! Students in the French program at Martha Brown are participating in an international activity, “Manie Musicale,” which pits popular French-language songs against each other in a single-elimination bracket,