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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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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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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A Fayetteville-Manlius High School student recently won a statewide art contest focused on the United States Constitution. Sophomore Julianna Hall entered Office for Justice Initiatives’ 2022 Law Day Art Contest, which had a theme of “Toward a More Perfect Union: The Constitution in Times of Change.” The contest was open to any student in grades …
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As a general safety and security measure, Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s buildings and grounds are closed to the public during the academic school day, which is 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday when classes are in session. This includes all school and department buildings, outdoor facilities such as parking lots, walkways and sidewalks, playgrounds, …
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Mott Road Elementary School students cheered on their classmates as they kicked balls through hoops, tossed balls into nets and showed off their baseball skills in the school gymnasium before crossing a finish line and receiving medals as part of the school’s version of the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics Track & Field Event was …
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Four Fayetteville-Manlius High School seniors have earned the New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB), which prepares students with 21st-century language skills and signifies to future employers that the graduates have biliteracy skills. The NYSSB recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing in one …
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