Author: nancy.cole
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Update on school start times
Dear Fayetteville-Manlius Families and Staff, I am writing to provide an update regarding school start times for the 2026-2027 school year. As you may recall, a district-wide School Start Time Committee, which included parents and staff from all school levels, met earlier this fall and determined that a major scheduling change is not feasible at
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Students win national art awards
Three Fayetteville-Manlius High School students received prestigious awards through the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Competition. The school district recently highlighted 145 students who received Scholastic Art Awards at the regional level. These three national award winners received certificates and medals and are considered for national exhibition, publication and scholarship opportunities: From the left
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District receives safety award
For the 18th consecutive year, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District has earned Utica National Insurance Group’s top safety award for the district’s work to keep students, staff and visitors safe. The district received Utica National Insurance Group’s 2026 School Safety Excellence Award at the Titanium with Honors level. The award program has three levels—titanium, platinum and
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Maintaining programs and services is a budget priority; tax levy limit calculated at 3.12%
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is proposing several cost-saving measures in addition to the use of reserves and fund balance to balance its 2026-27 operating budget. “As we developed the preliminary budget, we aligned our spending every step of the way to our strategic plan to ensure that we are meeting our mission and vision,” said
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Students test their computer programming knowledge; earn awards
Three Fayetteville-Manlius High School teams recently competed in a cybersecurity challenge that tested their knowledge of computer programming languages and resulted in trophies for each team and medals for all F-M students involved. Lockheed Martin annually hosts Code Quest, a computer programming competition in which teams of two to three high school students work together
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Winter sports teams earn scholastic honors
All 10 of the Fayetteville-Manlius School District Winter 2025-26 varsity sports earned Scholar-Athlete status from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Section III. This accomplishment is earned by 75% or more of the varsity roster having an average grade point average (GPA) of 90% or above; 171 student-athletes earned that accomplishment.
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Capital improvement costs driving preliminary budget increase
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is moving closer to finalizing its 2026-27 preliminary budget to present to its board of education at the end of April. In New York state, school districts report spending in three categories: administrative, capital and program. At the F-M Board of Education’s March 9 meeting, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services Brad
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A letter from the board on the superintendent search
Dear Fayetteville-Manlius Community, Over the past several days, we’ve received questions about our superintendent search. We stand behind how we conducted it, and we welcome the opportunity to tell you why. Selecting a superintendent is the most consequential decision a Board of Education will make, and we approached it with the care and seriousness it
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Join Superintendent Parvey for a local meet and greet
Dear F-M Schools Community, As my first two weeks at Fayetteville-Manlius draw to a close, I want to thank you for the warm welcome I received so far. It is clear from my visits to schools and my attendance at recent school events that our staff and parents/guardians are deeply engaged and proud of our
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2026-27 school calendar approved
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District calendar for 2026-27 is now available. The Board of Education approved the calendar during its March 9 meeting, setting school holidays, vacation weeks and days off for students due to staff development days. As school events are sometimes rescheduled throughout the school year, the district no longer produces a 12-month printed