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NEW ENROLLMENT REPORT PROJECTS SLIGHT DECLINE IN STUDENT POPULATION
 An enrollment report presented to the Board of Education Nov. 10 projects an enrollment decline of less than 2 percent -- 119 students -- over the next 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.)

 

 

H1NI FLU AND SEASONAL FLU INFORMATION
Seasonal and H1N1 flu update from the school district: Nov. 2009

 

Notice of Privacy Practices related to confidentiality of medical records
(Parents whose children will receive H1N1 immunizations at district schools may wish to review this document).

H1N1 immunization reminder: Consent forms for students who will receive the H1N1 immunization in school must be returned by Monday, Nov. 16. Parents who have not received consent forms and informational flyers should contact their children's schools as soon as possible. The consent form requires two signatures: one from a parent and a second from a witness to the parent's signature.

 

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.

The Nov. 7 Parent University Summit kickoff was a huge success!  More here

 

Sixty-one students earn AP Scholar Awards at High School

 

Elementary half-days for parent-teacher conferences in nov. and  dec.

 

High School and rotary honored outstanding students November 5 

Saratoga Springs High School, in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club, held the sixteenth annual Academic Recognition Program at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 5, in the school’s Loewenberg Auditorium. More

 

BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET DEC. 8

The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Meade (teaching) Auditorium at the Saratoga Springs High School. The public is invited to attend.

 

Business and Career Expo at high school on Nov. 6

Saratoga Springs High School students got a head start on planning for careers during the school’s first Business/Career Expo and Trade Show on Friday, Nov. 6. More

 

HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY TEACHER FEATURED ON CAPITAL NEWS 9

High school technology teacher Michael Gallagher, winner of a national award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation, was featured Nov. 5 in a special report on Capital News 9. Click here for the story and video.

 

Farmers' Market to spend winter months
at Division Street School
Saturday, Nov. 7, was  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

 

 

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

Parent letter

Course descriptions

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.

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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

  • SUMMER GRADUATION PROGRAM WAS HELD ON AUGUST 14
     

  • 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 hi    gh 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.
     
  • High School Art Department Earns High Praise
    at Hyde Collection
     
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  • HIGH SCHOOL HOLDS NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTION FOR 139 JUNIORS
     
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  • High school Choraliers featured on March 1 WMHT program
    More
     
  • High school and Wilton Rotary sponsor Respect Awards
    for students
     
  • NEW ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSE AT HIGH SCHOOL
    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.
     
  • district accepting names for universal pre-kindergarten program

     

  • 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:

  • GREENFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE WINNERS
    IN "TAKE ME TO VOTE" CONTEST
    More


     

  • TWO HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
    ACHIEVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
    More here
     
  • POPULAR AUTHOR VISITED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN JANUARY
    TO DISCUSS CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
    More
     
  • High school students make the holiday merrier for senior citizens
     
  • Second-graders at the Division Street Elementary School and freshmen at the high school worked together during december on an innovative poetry project
     s    aratogian story and video
     
  • ADDITIONAL SCHOOL TAX RELIEF APPROVED FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
    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

 

 

  • 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

 

 

  • 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
     
  • 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.
     
  • INFORMATION FROM THE PREVENTION COUNCIL ABOUT UNDERAGE DRINKING