District News
Top 10 Things to Know About the School District
High School and rotary to honor outstanding students November 5
Saratoga Springs High School, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, will hold the sixteenth annual Academic Recognition Program at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 5, in the school’s Loewenberg Auditorium. More
Business and Career Expo at high school on Nov. 6
Saratoga Springs High School students can get a head start on
planning for careers during the school’s first Business/Career
Expo and Trade Show from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 6. More
PARENT UNIVERSITY:
CREATING STRONGER
SCHOOL-COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Parent University is a
new community collaboration
designed to help parents and families actively participate in
their students' education. For more information and links to
upcoming programs, click
here.
SPECIAL EVENT
--"Parent
University Summit, Partnership for Success," 8 a.m. to
1
p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, Maple Avenue Middle School.
More information from the Saratoga Partnership for Prevention
Farmers'
Market to spend winter months
at Division Street School
Saturday, Nov. 7, is
opening day
A unique
partnership between the school district and the Saratoga
Farmers’ Market is resulting in
the use of more locally grown, fresh produce in school lunch
menus. More
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET NOV. 10
The next regular meeting
of the Board of Education is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday,
Nov. 10, at the Maple Avenue Middle School. The
public is invited to attend.
Elementary half-days for parent-teacher conferences in nov. and dec.
Schools to be dismissed 15 minutes early Nov. 10 for EMERGENCY DRILL
H1NI FLU AND SEASONAL FLU INFORMATION
FALL 2009 ISSUE OF DISTRICT NEWSLETTER: "FOCUS ON EDUCATION"
REPORT ON DISTRICT ENERGY CONSERVATION
EFFORTS
Students, staff and administrators throughout the school
district are working together to help conserve energy. Click
here for a slide show on
the District Energy Conservation Task Force Committee’s findings
and recommendations relative to energy conservation, energy
education, and recycling.
Saratoga
Springs High School
earns prestigious ENERGY STAR
Saratoga Springs High School has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) prestigious ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. More
Update on policy related to safe bicycle riding on school property
School district administrators are reviewing a revised policy regarding safe riding of bicycles on school property, with a goal of finalizing details by early November. More
program on anxiety and OCD offers strategies for HELPING students
A special presentation on anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder offered by the school district’s Office of Pupil Services on Oct. 23 attracted a motivated audience of more than 30 school psychologists, speech therapists, teachers and administrators. More
2009-2010 SCHOOL
CALENDAR
The 2009-10 school calendar is available
here. The calendar was
mailed to parents of all students in the Saratoga Springs City
School District the week of Aug. 23.
"Walkercise" program
at the high school began Oct. 5
More here
FIRST INSTALLMENT OF 2009-2010 SCHOOL TAXES WAS DUE OCT. 5
SATURDAY SCHOLARS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES TWO THROUGH SEVEN
Classes began Oct. 17
Registration form (Registration deadline is Sept. 30).
CIVIL WAR REENACTORS AT MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL SEPT. 18
A group of Civil War reenactors visited the Maple Avenue Middle
School on Sept. 18, to present living history
programs to seventh- and eighth-graders. The third annual
Saratoga Springs Civil War Encampment was held in Congress
Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20. For more on
the encampment, click
here.
School Report Card
The state's latest School Report
Card, published in March 2009 by
the New York State Education Department for the 2007-08
school year, demonstrates that
students in our school district continue to exceed the
academic achievements of their counterparts in other New
York State public schools.
Five-year trends show that scores have
consistently risen and are above state averages. The
report cards
are
released each spring by the Education Department for all
public schools in the state. Please review 2007-08
results for our schools by clicking on
school report card.
assistance
for parents and students in accessing Edline
Parents or students needing assistance to access Edline should e-mail one of the following:
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Saratoga Springs High School: Nancy Piscitelli (n_piscitelli@saratogaschools.org)
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Maple Avenue Middle School: Charles Kish (c_kish@saratogaschools.org)
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Elementary schools: Kristin Passaretti: (k_passaretti@saratogaschools.org)
Please include names of the parent, student and phone/cell number. A mailing address is necessary if you are interested in receiving a complete package including activation code and instructions.
Apply
now for Universal Pre-K Program openings for 2009-10
More
here
Universal Pre-K information
"Profiles
of Character"
Do you
know a young person who deserves recognition for exhibiting
good character traits? Please consider nominating the
student for the new "Profiles of Character" program.
Click
here for a nominating form.
Character Education themes and promises
School bus
drivers needed!
Click
here for more
SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATIONS: Aug. 18 update
2008-09 NEWS ARCHIVES
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HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS NIGHTS
Saratoga Springs High School and Maple Avenue Middle School honored outstanding students during Awards Nights in June. Click on the links below for more.
High school Awards Night
Middle school Awards Night
Eighth-grade Awards Night
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2009-2010 BUDGET
APPROVED: 2,242-878
Bus Proposition Approved and three elected
to Board of Education
NO TAX LEVY INCREASE IN 2009-2010 BUDGET
Voters overwhelmingly approved a $110,129,656 budget for 2009-2010 by a vote of 2,242-878 on May 19. There is no increase in the tax levy. A school bus purchase proposition was approved by a vote of 2,128-954, and three trustees were elected to the Board of Education. More results
Click here for the 2009-2010 budget home page.
- HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS VOLUNTEERED ABOUT
1,000 HOURS
OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ON MAY 22: "SENIOR
GIVE-BACK DAY"
More
- "SAFE SPRING" EVENT AT HIGH SCHOOL ON MAY
13
The high school held a "Safe Spring" event on Wednesday, May 13, to encourage students to have a safe prom, graduation and summer. Co-sponsored by the school SADD Club and the school resource officer, John Kelly of the Saratoga Springs Police Department, the program involved a car crash re-enactment including an ambulance, police vehicles, hearse, and other realistic elements. A guest speaker shared information about losing a loved one due to a car accident.
- COMMUNITY YOUTH SUMMIT HELD MAY 9 AT HIGH
SCHOOL
A Community Youth Summit on Alcohol and Prescription Drug Abuse was held at the high school on Saturday, May 9. The program featured Steve Langley, a lecturer on substance abuse and addiction education from Mountainside Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT. For more information, please see the program brochure.
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High
School Art Department Earns High Praise
at Hyde Collection
More
for students
A new course in conversational Italian at the high school is introducing students to the language and culture of Italy. Students had the opportunity to prepare and sample some authentic cuisine during an "Iron Chef Italiano" competition on Feb. 6. This learning experience was an interdepartmental collaboration involving the Foreign Language Department, the Family and Consumer Sciences Department and the Technology Department. For more, please see The Saratogian's coverage here.
FROM K-12, INAUGURATION CAPTURES STUDENT
INTEREST
President Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration had students
around the district transfixed, as they watched the televised proceedings
in classrooms and auditoriums, discussed the historic event, and
participated in special projects. For more, please check out The Saratogian's coverage below:
IN "TAKE ME TO VOTE" CONTEST
More
ACHIEVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
More here
TO DISCUSS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
More
saratogian story and video
Click here for more information and application.
Saratoga
in Capital Region's
top 10
for fourth consecutive year
More
here
DEC. 3 "ART GALLERY" RECEPTION DRAWS LARGE CROWD
OF STUDENT ARTISTS AND PROUD PARENTS
more
here
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OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
HONORED AT NOV. 6 PROGRAM
The high school, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, presented awards to 231 juniors and seniors during the Academic Recognition Program on Nov. 6. For more information and the names of award winners, click here.
OBAMA IS LANDSLIDE WINNER IN MOCK ELECTION
More
here
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NEW ENROLLMENT REPORT PROJECTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN STUDENT
POPULATION
An enrollment report presented to the Board of Education Oct. 30 projects an enrollment decline of about 2.5 percent -- approximately 170 students -- over the next three to five years. To view the report, click here. Progress through the slides by using the arrows at the bottom of each page.
(The report is a pdf document. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to open it. Get a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader here.)
- CYBER SAFETY WAS THE TOPIC OF AN OCT. 29
PROGRAM AT THE MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOL
More here
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BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTS GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2008-09
The Board of Education adopted 2008-09 goals and objectives for the school district at the Oct. 14 meeting. To view the list, click here.
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INFORMATION FROM THE PREVENTION COUNCIL ABOUT UNDERAGE DRINKING