Month: March 2021

Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s buses are getting ready to welcome aboard more student riders, which means some bus routes and stop locations are changing. The district’s transportation department recently revised many of its bus routes to prepare for the expansion of in-person instruction, which is slated to begin for K-12 students on Monday, April 19. Drivers …

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Pie can be a very motivating factor for middle school students, and not necessarily eating pie, but the prospect of adults getting a whipped cream pie smushed in their faces.  Eagle Hill Middle School teacher Rebecca Stephens challenged her five seventh-grade classes to compete against one another in a coin drive to raise money for …

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Fayetteville-Manlius School District officials are planning to welcome more students back into buildings next month. During the March 22 Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Craig J. Tice recommended the district increase in-person instruction from two days per week to five days per week for K-4 students, and four days per week for the middle …

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After 42 years in the special education field, and the past 25 as the Fayetteville-Manlius School District Assistant Superintendent for Special Services, Lisa Dinneen is planning to retire.  Dinneen’s last day will be June 30. Prior to joining F-M, she spent 17 years with the West Genesee Central School District as a special education teacher …

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Parents and guardians of Fayetteville-Manlius School District student-athletes will have the option of allowing their children to soon participate in several sports typically held during the spring months. The F-M Board of Education met Monday, March 22, and approved the following sports seasons to begin Monday, April 19: Baseball Boys and Girls Lacrosse Boys and …

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The 2021-22 school-year calendar for the Fayetteville-Manlius School District is now available. At its March 22 meeting, the F-M Board of Education approved the calendar, setting school holidays, vacation weeks and days off for students due to staff development days. The district is no longer producing a 12-month calendar that includes school events as the …

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On March 19, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District was notified that an F-M High School staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. The staff member was last in school on March 19, and contact tracing determined that no students or staff members needed to quarantine.  At this time, all F-M schools remain open for in-person instruction. …

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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District has been notified that two individuals from the same household recently tested positive for COVID-19. The district was notified on March 17 that an Enders Road Elementary School cohort B student tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last in school on March 12, and contact tracing determined that two students …

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Since its last update on March 12, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District was notified that an Eagle Hill Middle School student recently tested positive for COVID-19. The cohort A student was last in school on March 8 and contact tracing determined that three students needed to quarantine. At this time, all F-M schools remain open for …

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Fayetteville-Manlius School District officials are considering expanding the district’s current hybrid instructional model to include four or five days of in-person learning for students each week beginning Monday, April 19. During a March 8 F-M Board of Education meeting, F-M Superintendent of Schools Craig J. Tice presented Onondaga County Health Department’s policy proposal for increasing …

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