On April 19, the South Colonie Board of Education honored Lisha Kill Middle School Principal, Lindsay Tresansky, for receiving her doctorate degree in Education Policy and Leadership. Tresansky’s educational background includes a BA in Mathematics from the University at Albany, an MAT in Mathematics and Adolescence Education from Sage Graduate School, and a CAS and …
Following an extensive review of program priorities and evaluation of feedback from the school community, the South Colonie Board of Education adopted a proposed budget on April 19 totaling $122,194,702. The budget calls for a 7.7% spending increase over the current school year and an increase in the district tax levy of 1.99% — this …
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This information was emailed to all South Colonie families on Sunday, April 16 at 5 p.m. Dear South Colonie students and families, Welcome back. I hope that you had a nice spring break and the opportunity to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather. We look forward to welcoming our students back to campus tomorrow and …
Social studies teachers Lexi Rucinski and Erin Lasky took two teams of high school students to their first Academic World Quest competition. The Academic World Quest is a team game testing high school students’ knowledge of international affairs. In the game, four-person teams compete by answering multiple choice and fill in the blank questions divided into …
Forest Park Elementary held a Food Drive in honor of Ramadan. This is an important holiday for many Forest Park families and the larger South Colonie school community. Forest Park school members worked in collaboration with the Colonie Police Department and EMS to collect food items to benefit the Islamic Center of the Capital District. …
Shaker Road Elementary hosted the championship event for their egg car races. After many car inspections and trial races, the top four cars from each class met up for the final match to race with each other. The students gathered in the cafeteria to cheer each other on. The egg cars were due a week …
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Throughout the month of March, the themes of poise and self-control were highlighted by the Sand Creek students and staff. This included the “Fri-yay” activity during lunch periods, which celebrated creativity and featured some Bob Ross inspired fun from some of our amazing staff members. Students recognized by Sand Creek staff members were invited to …
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The second draft of the proposed 2023-24 South Colonie Central School District budget was presented during a Community Budget Forum at Veeder Elementary on Tuesday, April 4. South Colonie’s focus during the planning process has been to sustain programming at the current level and add programs that prioritize equitable academic needs and access to services …
We are proud to share that 10 of our students were selected to have their art work shown at the 33rd Annual Legislative Exhibit, presented by the New York State Art Teachers Association. Congratulations to our students Madison Kowalski-Hughes (grade 6), Cydney Demare (grade 6), Ahmed Umair (grade 6), Leila Hall (grade 7), Shaylyn Cook …
Women’s History Month is a national celebration of the achievements of accomplished and courageous women in history, culture and society and has been observed annually in the US during the month of March since 1987. In honor of this year’s theme “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories,” chosen by the National Women’s History Alliance, we …
