One of Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s newest staff members is working to bridge the gap between students and law enforcement officials. In July, Town of Manlius police officer John Paul started serving the district full-time as a school information resource officer, or SIRO. He joins the district’s existing SIRO Damien Golden, also from Town of Manlius, …
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Four Fayetteville-Manlius School District educators were recently named New York State Master Teachers by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “The Master Teacher Program creates a community of teachers experts dedicated to providing a first-rate learning experience for students across New York, and contributes to our efforts to attract and retain the best and brightest in our STEM …
The Fayetteville-Manlius School District Board of Education has rescinded a contract with Verizon Wireless to install micro cell antennas on two school buildings while it gathers more information about the potential emissions from the proposed antenna. “While we have been assured by a third-party consultant that the radiofrequency electromagnetic exposure levels are well below FCC …
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A Fayetteville-Manlius High School student will be bringing her music skills to the sunshine state next month. Senior Lucy Langenberg is one of more than 600 high school students nationwide who has been chosen to participate in this year’s All-National Honor Ensembles as part of the National Association for Music Education’s (NAfME) annual conference Nov. 28-29 in Orlando, …
Fayetteville-Manlius School District residents will soon have the opportunity to vote on a long-discussed capital project that addresses critical infrastructure needs with a focus on health, safety and energy efficiency districtwide. During its Sept. 11 meeting, the F-M Board of Education approved a $45.2 million capital project proposal that includes renovations, repairs and additions at …
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A new state law that requires public school districts to test water for lead contamination will not require the Fayetteville-Manlius School District to retest the 580 water outlets it tested prior to the law’s passage on Sept. 6. The district’s previous testing methods meet the state’s requirements for collecting water samples and analyzing the results. Prior to …
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Although the Fayetteville-Manlius School District received positive results in its first phase of water testing conducted during the spring, deeming the district’s water safe for consumption based on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines, the district has continued to proactively test for lead at various sources throughout the district. “The water testing in the …
Test results recently revealed Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s tap water is safe for consumption. In March and April, the district voluntarily collected 107 water samples from various sources throughout each of its six schools, including drinking fountains, classrooms and cafeterias, to test for lead. All of the samples, which were tested by Life Science Labs, revealed …
