On May 16, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District will be asking voters to decide on the creation of a new $10 million capital reserve fund. A capital reserve fund allows school districts to set aside money for future construction projects and major purchases. Most school districts have capital reserve funds, and in 2013, F-M residents voted …
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To learn more about the life, struggles and aspirations of an emerging hip hop star, a group of Fayetteville-Manlius High School students went straight to the source. On April 11, members of the F-M High School French Club got to virtually hang with Vancouver-based bilingual soul artist and “femcee” (female emcee) Missy D, who joined …
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Fayetteville-Manlius School District residents will go to the polls May 16 to vote on a proposed $104,966,845 school budget for the 2023-24 school year that maintains existing student programming and supports the district’s strategic plan. The district’s tax levy, which is the total amount of money the district collects from property owners within the district …
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New York state education law allows libraries to place a funding proposition on school district ballots and requires school districts, at the libraries’ requests, to levy and collect taxes for libraries. The libraries are separate legal entities from the school district, with their own funding and budgets. The amount of the tax levy collected by …
Following months of project research and local competitions, a Fayetteville-Manlius School District student will bring her award-winning history exhibit to the national stage next month. F-M High School senior Mae Cohen recently qualified to compete in National History Day (NHD), which is set to take place June 11-15 at the University of Maryland. Mae’s exhibit, …
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