The 2019-20 school year was the first year of the Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s new three-year strategic plan. Feedback that students, parents, board of education members, administrators, faculty and staff members shared through a series of surveys and focus groups helped shape the final plan, which the district unveiled in fall 2019. Some goals within the …
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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 four students, including the 2019-20 school year …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is bracing for a challenging budget year for 2020-21 as the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a state budget gap that New York state officials are partially filling with monies that had been promised to schools. The adopted state budget freezes the district’s base operating aid—foundation aid—at the current school year’s …
Community members will soon begin to see activity at Wellwood Middle School as contractors start work on the final phase of the Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s 2017 voter-approved capital project. The district’s law firm received approval on April 6 from Empire State Development, the state’s Department of Economic Development, for the school district to move forward …
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While schools are closed statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District is taking advantage of its buildings being unoccupied to continue and, in some cases, move up scheduled “essential” construction projects. Electrical work at Fayetteville Elementary School will continue over the district’s previously planned spring break (April 6-10). In preparation for upcoming …
On March 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he is extending to April 15 his executive order to close schools to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Fayetteville-Manlius schools were already closed through April 13 due to an executive order from Onondaga County; however, schools will now reopen on April 15 due to the governor’s announcement. …
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education had given approval to the final stage of the 2017 voter-approved capital project approval in February; however, in March, the superintendent of schools asked the board to rescind its bid approvals and approve new submissions due to a clerical error. “It was an honest mistake,” Superintendent Craig J. …
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With construction at Wellwood Middle School anticipated to begin this spring, Fayetteville-Manlius School District architects have been working with a fabricator to finalize design and construction of an eight-classroom modular building that will be located behind Wellwood and used for temporary classroom space during the project. On Feb. 28, the F-M Board of Education approved …
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Across the country, music education programs are being celebrated as March is recognized as Music In Our Schools Month. The Fayetteville-Manlius School District has a number of upcoming opportunities for the community to enjoy and celebrate the musical talents of the district’s students. Throughout March, there are band, orchestra and choral concerts scheduled for various …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education has given the final stage of the 2017 voter-approved capital project the green light to move forward. On Feb. 24, the board approved bids in the amount of $25.6 million for the largest portion of the $45.2 million total project, which will take place at Wellwood Middle School. …
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