District Office closing early Friday, Aug. 30
The district office of the Fayetteville-Manlius School District will be closing at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, and will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, in recognition of the Labor Day holiday.
Month: August 2019
District highlighted new course at national conference
A team of Fayetteville-Manlius educators were recently invited to present on the national stage, highlighting a new middle school course the district piloted during the 2018-19 school year. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mary Coughlin, Eagle Hill Middle School Principal Maureen McCrystal, Wellwood Middle School Principal Melissa Corbin; and teachers Jennifer Leslie and Vanessa …
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Community feedback sought on school start times topic
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is continuing its study of modifying school start times and will soon be asking students, parents and community members for feedback. The district has been working with Daniel Lewin of the Children’s National Health System, which is based in Washington D.C. and specializes in a range of pediatric services and research, …
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Food service implements sustainable practices
To help reduce its carbon footprint, Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s Food Service Department will be incorporating more eco-friendly products and sustainable practices into its operation this school year. To start, plastic drinking straws are currently being phased out of school cafeterias. Used once and thrown away, the straws do not biodegrade. The straws photo-degrade, which means …
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New deadlines in place for AP exam registration and ordering
The College Board has implemented changes to the Advanced Placement exam ordering and registration process, deadlines and fees for the 2019-20 school year. A significant change is that students enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP) course must order their AP exams from The College Board in the fall rather than the spring. Teachers will provide …
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District reviewing data security protocols
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District was recently informed by a third-party provider of an online student assessment tool used by the district that a data security incident occurred that involved the unauthorized access of personally identifiable information about F-M students. AIMSweb 1.0 is a student assessment tool provided by Pearson Clinical Assessment (Pearson) and used by …
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PSAT registration begins August 21; Parent program planned for Oct. 19
Several important dates are coming up for sophomores and juniors wishing to take the PSAT/NMSQT, a practice test for students considering college that measures critical reading skills, math problem-solving skills and writing skills. The PSAT/NMSQT will be given at Fayetteville-Manlius High School on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 7:30 a.m. to approximately 11:15 a.m. Juniors can …
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New school year begins Sept. 3-4; bus stop information available online
Fayetteville-Manlius School District students will kick-off the 2019-20 school year following the Labor Day holiday. School starts Tuesday, Sept. 3, for students in kindergarten through grade nine and grades 10-12 begin Wednesday, Sept. 4. The Fayetteville-Manlius School District uses a personalized bus stop information system available online to give families the information they need, when …
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F-M High School is new bus transfer point for private and parochial students
Students who attend an out-of-district private or parochial school and ride a Fayetteville-Manlius school bus in the afternoon will now transfer buses at F-M High School. Starting this school year, students will travel from their out-of-district school to F-M High School’s front circle, where they will transfer onto the bus that’s traveling to the student’s …
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District adopts tax levy and sets 2019-20 tax rates
The majority of Fayetteville-Manlius School District property owners will see their 2019 tax rate decrease 0.23% compared to the 0.24% increase projected at the annual school district budget vote in May. The Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education adopted the 2019 tax levy – the amount of revenue to support the budget raised through school taxes – at its Aug. …
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