Candidates announced for New Paltz School Board
Six candidates will be on the ballot for the May 15, 2018 School Board election in New Paltz.
Education
Saugerties School Board expected to adopt $70m budget; public vote is May 15
The tax increase is estimated at 2.5 percent.
Rondout Valley’s Tadduni honored as a New York State Middle School Principal of the Year
The award is given to a school administrator “who has set the pace, character and quality of education” for the children in their school and shown commitment to the students, families and staff.
Onteora considers reducing number of bus runs
The Onteora Central School District Board of Education is once again looking at changing the way it transports students to-and-from its buildings within its 300 square mile mountainous landscape.
Highland voters will decide on $8 million capital project
The vote will be May 15. Some of the projects include new auditorium curtains, improvements to locker rooms and a basketball court, heating and lighting upgrades, and various other infrastructure improvements.
Saugerties High School’s top two for ‘18
Valedictorian Kira Podmayersky and salutatorian Michael Averill, both with better than 100 GPAs, will address their peers at the school’s 122nd graduation ceremony June 23.
Saugerties school officials praise changes to state tests
Perhaps the most significant change is the reduction of testing days for each exam from three to two. Other changes include shorter, untimed tests, giving students a greater chance at success without worrying about the clock ticking on the wall.
Suspensions rescinded for Kingston middle school students who walked out
Kingston City School District officials last week rescinded the out-of-school suspensions of six J. Watson Bailey Middle School students they say disrupted access to a basketball court during lunch on the day students across the country participated in a national walkout to promote awareness about gun violence.
New Paltz community members talk athletics, safety at school budget forum
Residents of the New Paltz Central School District got their first look at the proposed 2018-19 school budget on March 21.
Kingston High names top two of Class of ’18
Kingston High School this week announced Grace Gavis and Patricia Kuster as the valedictorian and salutatorian respectively for its Class of 2018.