The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education welcomes comments, concerns and questions from the community, and there are several ways that community members may reach out to the board. Board meetings Board of education meetings are held in public, but they are not public meetings in the same sense as traditional town meetings. Members of …
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Twenty-one Fayetteville-Manlius High School seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2022 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District and each of its six schools received an A+ in Niche’s 2022 Best Schools and Districts Rankings. Comprised of data scientists, engineers and parents, the Niche organization each year analyzes public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards and profiles for every K-12 school, college and …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is again offering a custom program that connects F-M students with mental health support within the local community. As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance student wellness, the district recently entered into an agreement with local mental health care provider Melissa Carman, Ph.D, LMHC. As part of the partnership, Carman …
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A fourth Fayetteville-Manlius School District school has been designated as a National Blue Ribbon School, an honor reserved for public and private K-12 schools that have achieved high levels of academic success or have made significant improvement in closing achievement gaps. On Sept. 21, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona designated 325 schools, including F-M’s …
An Eagle Hill Middle School teacher is the first graduate of a new regional academy focused on media literacy skills. Social studies teacher Mary Kate Lonergan earned her Media Literacy Educator certification from PBS. WSKG, the PBS/NPR affiliate station serving New York state’s Southern Tier region, provided supporting resources and workshops designed to guide teachers …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District has been invited by a national educational organization to serve as a case study and model of an exemplary school district. AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has asked the district to apply for membership in its Learning 2025 Network of Demonstration Systems. AASA defines a demonstration system as an educational system …
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Although it was summer vacation, Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s elementary schools buzzed with activity during the district’s 2021 Summer Literacy Camp. About 130 elementary school students spent a portion of their summer at the schools maintaining the literacy gains they made during the previous school year. Each school of the district’s three elementary schools hosted a …
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We are excited for the start of the 2021-22 school year! While a new year always feels like a fresh start, there are many initiatives that we are carrying forward, namely our work in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In spring 2021, the New York State Board of Regents called on all schools …
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The College Board recently recognized high school students across the country who have shown outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on Advanced Placement (AP) Exams during the 2020-21 school year. In 2021, Fayetteville-Manlius School District students earned a total of 142 AP Scholar-level distinctions. AP Scholar Award The College Board grants AP Scholar awards to …
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