Every year during Black History Month we recognize Frederick Douglass, Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior; people whose actions and activism changed the world in such a profound way that it would be a disservice not to highlight them. This year, in addition to those three great names,
The Fairport Board of Education (BOE) unanimously voted to approve a resolution that authorizes and directs the consolidation of Minerva DeLand into Fairport High School starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Students in fifth grade in 2023 will be the first to move directly to Fairport High School, while students in sixth grade in 2023 will be the final class of ninth-graders to attend Minerva DeLand.
Dear Fairport students, staff and community members,
I am writing this to shed more light on a situation that has developed over the past week and has affected many of our Fairport students and families.
Yesterday, I sent out a joint message with the Superintendent of the Victor Central School District to bring awareness to a racially-charged incident that happened on Wednesday night at Fairport High School during a Boys Varsity basketball game.
Dear Fairport community,
Click here to view a joint statement from my office and the office of the Superintendent of the Victor Central School District regarding an incident at Wednesday’s Boys Varsity Basketball game.
The contents of the message are also copied below.
Thank you,
District leaders along with officials from Campus Construction and LaBella Associates presented the Board of Education with five options for the merger of Minerva DeLand and Fairport High School. At Monday’s workshop, the Board reaffirmed its commitment to the merger and will consider the five options up to the Board meeting on Tuesday,
Children who will be five years old, on or before Dec. 1, 2023, are eligible to attend kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year at Fairport Central School District. The District is encouraging parents/guardians to register their child during Kindergarten Registration, which begins in February.
Parents will need to register at the school that their child will attend (see below for specific information for each school).
Dear Fairport families,
It’s hard to believe we are almost through the month of January and at the midpoint of our year – we’re proud of talented students and grateful for our dedicated staff as memories are made during this school year!
Budget Development and MD/FHS Merger
There are several upcoming opportunities for you and your families to learn more about the next steps in both the merger of Minerva DeLand AND the development of the 2023-2024 school budget.
Dear Fairport families,
We believe that students need tools, resources and safe environments to understand the implications of events that affect the conscience of our nation and beyond. These events span global and geopolitical conflict to unrest and discrimination across our nation, to the deep harms of violence,
Join the Fairport Board of Education and District administrators on Wednesday, February 1 in the Fairport High School cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. for a Community Forum on the 2023-2024 School Budget! This is an opportunity for residents to ask questions and provide feedback in the development of the District’s 2023-2024 budget.
It’s an honor to be featured in the Start Here 2023 exhibit at RIT, but to win an award is a phenomenal achievement. This year, the Fairport Central School District is celebrating three winners.
Sam Shah, a 10th grader at Fairport High School,