Board establishes 2022 school tax rates

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 …

State requires schools to purchase electric buses after 2027

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 …

Class of 2022 in-person graduation planned for June 17; ceremony to also be livestreamed

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 …

F-M educator recognized by the state for excellence

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 …

Board appoints next Wellwood Middle School principal

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 …

Generic threat prompts increased police presence at Eagle Hill

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 …

High school students earn top awards on National Spanish Exam

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 …

Sophomore’s art submission wins state contest

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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