News Archive - Page 54 of 63 - Fairport Central School District

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.

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At the end of the first month of school, we, the Fairport Board of Education, wanted to start a periodic communication that we hope will continue well into the future. Over the past year, we identified our strengths, weaknesses, challenges and where we wanted the district to go.

Katie Stillman's kindergarten class at Chase Farms

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.

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 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.

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.

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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,

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.

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.

Plans for future of Fairport Central School District were developed this past spring through the District Advisory Council’s work. Facilities planning is a key component of the Fairport Strategic Plan. The Fairport Central School District and the Fairport Board of Education (BOE) are committed to fostering educational environments that are safe and support the needs of our students.