April 21, Saddlewood Snapshot
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Shaker Road invites families to celebrate Earth Day
The Shaker Road green team invites families to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Earth Day this Wednesday, April 22. Let’s take care of mother nature and create a sustainable home for future generations. Draw a picture, make a craft, or do a good deed that shows how you love the Earth! Send your photos …
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Sand Creek’s Sebert selected to conduct field research in Alaska
Stacey Sebert, New York State Master Teacher and 7th and 8th grade Science teacher at Sand Creek Middle School was one of four teachers selected to conduct field research in Toolik Station located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The program will commence in summer 2020. The Arctic LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research) site recruits middle and high school …
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April 16 update: South Colonie to remain closed through May 15; College Board cancels May and June SATs
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his press conference today that New York state will remain “on pause” through May 15 to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. As part of this order, New York state schools, including South Colonie Central School district, will remain closed through May 15. The governor could extend the closure again …
CollegeBoard offering webinar to prepare for AP exams
Attention parents and guardians of students who are taking an AP exam this year. The CollegeBoard has created a webinar just for you. See the details below. Helping Your Student Prepare for AP Exams When: Thursday, April 16 at 7:00 pm ET Presented by: Trevor Packer, SVP, AP & Instruction, Advanced Placement; College Board Topic: …
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District presents second draft of proposed 2020-21 budget; plan outlines staff reductions and other cost-saving measures in order to close gap in funding
On Tuesday, April 14, the second draft of the proposed 2020-21 South Colonie Central School District budget was presented to the Board of Education. The South Colonie administration presented a $106,799,547 million spending plan with a budget-to-budget increase over the current school year of $1,920,173 or 1.83 percent. The proposal included a number of cost-saving …
April 14 update: Special Education guidance for teachers
As the school closure has been extended, the district has taken into consideration guidance from NYSED and has put forward the following guidance to special education teachers. All supports outlined below will be provided through a lens of reasonableness and equity. Services will continue to be delivered based on individual student needs and learning characteristics …
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District demonstrates fiscal responsibility among allocation of personnel costs
On Friday, April 3 South Colonie Central School District received the Final Office of the State Comptroller (OCS) Audit report. The report which reviewed the District’s allocation of personnel dollars between July 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019 found that costs were properly allocated between District and State grant activities for personnel. “We appreciate the …
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Shaker Road Shaker Road art brings smiles to Albany Med
Students at Shaker Road Elementary have been busy making beautiful artwork to show appreciation for nurses, doctors, and other medical personnel working on the front lines at Albany Medical Center. The artwork and messages created were a way to thank those staff members who are supporting our community amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We are so …
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Spring Continuing Education Classes canceled due to COVID-19
The South Colonie Central School District has decided to cancel the remainder of the Spring Continuing Education semester. Individuals registered in spring classes will receive a full or partial refund, depending on how many classes were in session prior to the closure. If you paid via credit card, we will attempt to refund your card. …
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