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PARENT PORTAL:
Click here to go to the portal.
Click here to get more
information about the portal. |
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ShenTRAC:
Technology Resource Assistance Center helping Shen's
teachers integrate technology into their classrooms |
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Elementary Redistricting
Click here for updates and information. |
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ESL Handbook
- Click here for information on the
District's English as a Second Language Program |
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Futures Committee
This committee monitors
ongoing growth and the potential impact of that growth
on the district |
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Community Education:
Find out about
adult education courses, drivers education, etc. |
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Summer School
- Click here for information on summer school for
students in gr. 6-12 |
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Shen Summer Adventures:
Summer
enrichment course offerings |
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PTA Council Page |
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Community
services: find out about community use of Shen
facilities |
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School
Resource Officer: NYS trooper assigned
to Shen provides valuable safety information |
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Student
services: find out about Young
Scholars, home instruction, etc. |
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COMMUNITY
PROGRAMS |
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SAGE
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Shenendehowa Advocates for Gifted Education Website
SAGE sponsors Saturday Scholars, a program of mini-courses designed to provide
challenging enrichment opportunities for academically, creatively and
artistically talented children. |
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Shen Dollars for Scholars
program offers a wide-range of scholarships. Memorial
Scholarships include those in memory of
Adeline Haswell, Matthew Proctor, John J. Sanvidge,
Adam Haswell, Susan Jill Hughes, Nicole Lee, and PJ
O'Donnell. Additional scholarships with specific
emphases, as well as the general DFS scholarship, are
also available. Interested applicants should visit the
website and click on Scholarship Application for
specific requirements. |
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Shenendehowa
serves students in southern Saratoga County, N.Y. including
the towns of Clifton Park, Halfmoon, Ballston, Malta,
Stillwater and Waterford.
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Posted 8/20/08
Transportation Policy Change
for 2008-09 - Students will
NO LONGER BE ALLOWED to ride a bus other than their own to visit a friend,
attend a scout meeting or for any other event.
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Prior to
October 1 --No student will be allowed to ride a different bus..
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After
October 1 --students will only be allowed to change buses in the case of
emergency or changes in childcare. In these cases, the student needs to bring
a note from the parent, it must be stamped in the office, and then given to
the bus driver.
In recent
years, parents have increasingly used district buses to allow their children to
visit friends, attend parties or similar social visits. When a student rides a
different bus important safety information is not available to the driver,
creating a serious situation should a medical or other problem occur and
increasing the possibility of drop-off at an incorrect stop. |
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Posted 8/13/08
On August 12, the Shenendehowa Board of Education approved a tax levy of
$94,942,833. This is the exact amount that was projected when the community
authorized the 2008-09 spending plan last May.
At that time,
the district projected a 3.69% increase in the true value tax rate (average for
all six towns). The actual decrease in the true value tax rate is -0.27%.
Click
here for more information and the tax rates for the individual towns. |
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Posted 8/12/08
On August 12, the Board of Education approved an
increase in the price of school lunches as follows:
The school
lunch program is fully self funded and must cover all costs for salaries,
benefits, food, supplies and equipment. The price increase is necessary due to
increases in the price of gas, petroleum-based disposable products, increase in
food costs (whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, trans fat free), labor
and pending legislation. |
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Posted 8/12/08
Middle School students
are welcome to walk-through and tour the middle schools on Wednesday, August
27th from 10:00 - 12:00 and 4:00 to 6:00.
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Posted 8/12/08
In an effort to be more
transparent and make information more accessible, Shenendehowa has compiled the
most recent statistics from the N.Y.S. Education Department and other sources
into one document referred to as the "Dashboard."
Click here to view the Dashboard information. |
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Posted 8/12/08
Time Warner Cable is going to feature MUSIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2007 during the
month of August on their Video on Demand service. The series will be
available on Time Warner Cable's "PBS On Demand" Channel 1007 beginning Friday,
August 1. Each episode of the 5 episodes will be available. Music ensembles
from Shenendehowa are: The Tesago Elementary Chorus, conducted by Michael
Lotano and the Shenendehowa High School Choraliers and Mostly A Cappella,
conducted by Diane Warner.
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Posted 8/1/08
SAVE THE DATE!
The High
School West walk through for Gr. 9 is scheduled for August 27 and 28. There
is also an ice cream social scheduled on August 27th from 12-1 p.m. A letter
will be sent home to all 9th graders in August inviting them to the walk through
and ice cream social.
The High
School East 10th Grade and New Student/Parent Orientation will be held Wednesday
August 27, 2007 at Shenendehowa High School East Auditorium. ALPHA BY LAST
NAME:
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A-L
6:00 p.m.
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M-Z
7:15 p.m.
Orientation
Program:
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Audio
Visual Presentation & Introductions
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Counseling
Center Presentation
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General
Information
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Self-Guided
Tours of the Building
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Refreshments and Handouts
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information to follow in an August mailing
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Posted 7/31/08
REQUIRED IMMUNIZATION Notice:
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Students
entering/repeating 6th grade who are 11 years or older are required to receive
an immunization containing tetanus toxoids, diphtheria, and acellular
pertussis (Tdap).
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Students
who are not in compliance may be excluded from school 14 calendar days from
the first day of school in September 2008.
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Posted 7/24/08
This summer families will be notified of their
child's schedule/teacher on or about:
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High School: 8/22
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Middle School: 8/19
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Elementary School: 8/22
The 2008-09 calendar will be delivered the
third week in August.
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Posted 7/16/08
Shen student Kyle Moise
received the Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship from the New York State Lottery.
He was one of 1,179 students to receive the $5,000 scholarship. It is
awarded to those who are committed to pursuing higher education in New York
State. A scholarship is given to one student from each high school across the
state. Kyle will be studying at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. |
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Posted 7/7/08
Shen teacher
Rita Fischer
received the
Teacher Leadership Award (formally known as the
Anthony McCann Teacher Leadership Award) from the Greater Capital Region Teacher
Center. Rita was nominated for this prestigious award by her Shenendehowa
colleagues. She received the award because she "represents the kind of teacher
leader that is so critical to the education of the young people of this nation.
Our society depends on teachers like you who give more then a full measure of
devotion to their students and their profession." |
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Posted 6/28/08
Congratulations to the Class of 2008. At 729 graduates, the class of 2008
is the largest graduating class ever in Shenendehowa's 55 years of graduation!
Click here for the list of graduates. Although urban
legend has people talking about graduating class sizes of 800, the truth of the
matter is, according to district official records, there has not been a
graduating class to surpass 700 until now.
Click here for a list of graduating class sizes. |
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Posted 6/28/08
Shenendehowa has invested in the Renzulli
Learning System for all K-5 students and teachers. Renzulli is an
internet-based educational tool that provides a controlled search engine based
on each child's individual interests and learning styles as well as options
for organizing project resources. Look for additional information sent home
with June report cards. Click
here for details.
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Posted 6/9/08
The Athletic
Department has announced the dates for fall 2008 sports physicals
and clearances. Click here
to go to the sports pages.
All of the pre-season athletic team meetings for fall sports are now listed
on the sports page.
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Posted 5/20/08
Beginning September 2008, Shenendehowa has prepared a district-wide
supply list for elementary schools that includes district-supplied items
and parent-supplied items. This is an effort to reduce the
variations across schools and the amount of supplies that parents have
to purchase at the beginning of the year.
Click here for the parent-supply list for students in grades K-5 for
the 2008-09 school year. |
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The Board
of Education has established an electronic mailbox to
receive comments, ideas and suggestions at
boe@shenet.org. Mail is
forwarded to all members and the superintendent of schools
approximately once a week. If you have a specific question,
please contact the school or department directly. |
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| CONTACT
US |
| For
comments or suggestions,
click
here. or call the public information office
at (518) 881-0611.
After-hours emergency number,
371-4004 |
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| EMERGENCY
CLOSINGS/DELAYS |
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Click
here for general information on emergency
school closings, delays and early dismissals. |
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RANGE PLAN |
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Click
here for the district's Commitment to
Excellence vision
including the mission statement; values and
beliefs; and the Profile of a Shenendehowa
Graduate, Middle School Student and Elementary
Student.
Click here for
the list of the 2007-08 goals and objectives
approved by the school board.
Click here
for a detailed action plan for the 2007-08
goals and objectives. |
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A
site
map list of addresses, budget, directions, phone
numbers, tax rates, enrollment, etc. |
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Okte,
Ms. Butera,
grade 4 |
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Arongen,
Miss Baker, Special Education |
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Karigon,
Coach Amedore, physical education |
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Grade 6, Team 2:
Mrs. Ricci,
Ms. Newman, and
Mrs. delaRocha |
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Shatekon, Grade 5
Homepage |
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Shatekon,
Mrs.
Ropitsky, gr. 5 |
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