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 …
On May 17, Fayetteville-Manlius School District voters will decide whether the F-M Board of Education will continue the practice of including a non-voting student member. The board approved a policy in 2015 that allows the board to add a student member, pending voter approval. In 2016, voters approved the proposition, and five students, including the …
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A separate proposition on this year’s school budget and board election ballot asks voters to consider the purchase of six school buses as part of the district’s long-term replacement plan. The buses include five 71-passenger school buses and one 71-passenger school bus with a luggage compartment. The total purchase would not exceed $886,070. This is …
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Fayetteville-Manlius School District residents can learn more about the 2022-23 budget proposal and ask questions during virtual forums set for Tuesday, May 3. F-M Parent Council Parent Council will meet 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 3 via video conference. Parent Council is a forum where F-M parents and community members informally meet with the superintendent and …
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Tax levy set to increase by 1.8% Fayetteville-Manlius School District residents will go to the polls May 17 to vote on a proposed $98.9 million 2022-23 school budget 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 …
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More than a dozen Fayetteville-Manlius High School students recently picked up sanders, drills, hammers and nails to help build wooden bunk beds for local families in need. Eighteen students recently spent time volunteering their handiwork at the Syracuse chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), which is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to building, assembling …
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Update – March 28: Due to inclement weather, the candlelight vigil has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 at the F-M High School athletic stadium. Dear F-M Families, Staff, and Community, It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I confirm that the greater F-M High School community lost sophomore Jay …
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New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul recently outlined a state budget proposal that provides a $2.1 billion increase in state education funding for the 2022-23 school year and continues the promised effort to fully fund Foundation Aid by 2024. The release of the Executive Budget Proposal marks the formal beginning of the annual state budget …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius High School boys varsity soccer team has a new leader. On March 14, the F-M Board of Education during its regular meeting approved the hiring of Corey A. Fonseca, who will serve as head coach for the F-M boys varsity soccer program. Fonseca’s previous coaching experience spans the youth, club and collegiate levels. …
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Two seasoned authors – who are perhaps best known for the out-of-the-ordinary and humorous teen books they’ve written – recently visited Fayetteville-Manlius School District where they talked with middle school students about what it takes to draft, write and publish a book. Eagle Hill Middle School In November, non-fiction author Alicia Klepeis paid a visit …
