Supplemental items specific to teacher and team will be shared later in the summer. Please have the following supplies for the first day of school. Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 5 All fifth-grade students will need: Two 2-pocket folders (plastic/durable) Enough pencils for the school year (one pencil per day) Headphones/earbuds …
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The majority of Fayetteville-Manlius School District property owners will see their 2022 tax rate decrease 9.16% because of a significant increase in taxable values and growth in the district’s tax base. The Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education adopted the 2022 tax levy—the amount of revenue to support the budget raised through school taxes—at its Aug. 8 …
Like officials in other New York state school districts, Fayetteville-Manlius School District administrators are exploring the most cost effective way to meet the new state electric school bus mandate that was enacted in April. The new law requires that after 2027, school districts must purchase buses that run on electricity and by 2035, all diesel-fueled …
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Know a music educator who deserves some recognition? Nominate them for the new Classic FM Music Educator Award! As part of the station’s 50th anniversary celebration, it will be spotlighting local music educators who are dedicated to sustaining the performing arts and have had a strong positive influence on their students. Anyone can nominate a …
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Fayetteville-Manlius High School Class of 2022 members will finally get their chance to cross the stage and turn their tassels when the school holds its 69th graduation ceremony on Friday, June 17. There are 319 candidates for graduation, which will be held in the SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College. Traditionally, the senior with the …
A Fayetteville-Manlius School District teacher has been awarded the prestigious Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award. Lisa Geraci-Civiletto, a math academic intervention services (AIS) teacher at Fayetteville Elementary School and a building student supervisor at Mott Road Elementary, is one of 54 New York state public school teachers—and one of seven in the Central New …
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To address the continued impacts of potential learning disruptions due to COVID-19, the New York State Board of Regents approved a special appeal process at its May meeting to allow students to graduate with a lower score on Regents exams taken in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. Who is eligible to appeal? To be …
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Wellwood Middle School will have familiar leadership in place for the 2022-23 school year. On June 13, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District appointed the school’s current assistant principal, Trisha Fogarty, to serve as its next principal effective July 1. Last month, the board appointed Wellwood’s principal, Melissa Corbin, to serve as the district’s first executive director …
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On June 10, Fayetteville-Manlius School District Superintendent Craig J. Tice sent the following message via SchoolMessenger to F-M families. Dear F-M families, For your information, the Eagle Hill Middle School principal received a nondescript email threat late Thursday, June 9, referencing the recent school shooting tragedy in Uvalde. Other than being sent to the principal’s …
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Fayetteville-Manlius High School Spanish-language students were recently recognized for their performance on the 2022 National Spanish Examinations. Students earned a total of seven Gold, 17 Silver and 15 Bronze medals and eight Honorable Mentions. Gold medals are awarded to students scoring at or above the 95th percentile. Silver medals are awarded to students scoring from …
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