Cheers filled an Enders Road Elementary School corridor as a group of students and staff cut the ceremonial green ribbon stretching across the hallway leading to the new educational wing that voters approved just under two years ago. The approximate 4,000-square-foot addition to the back of the school houses three classrooms in addition to faculty …
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Nine Fayetteville-Manlius High School students are semifinalists in the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The F-M students are among 16,000 students—a select group that represents less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide—who qualified for the scholarship program by scoring among the highest in their respective states on the Preliminary Standardized Achievement Test (PSAT). The F-M …
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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. In 2019, 128 Fayetteville-Manlius School District students earned a total of 134 AP Scholar-level distinctions. AP Scholar Awards The College Board grants AP Scholar awards to students who receive scores …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is entering its second year of membership to two prestigious educational groups that will support the district’s strategic plan and enhance student performance. Last fall, the district’s application for membership to The Tri-State Consortium, whose membership includes high-performing school districts from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, was approved. F-M is …
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School is in session across Onondaga County this week, and representatives from local law enforcement, the transportation industry and the Fayetteville-Manlius School District attended an awareness event Sept. 3 at the F-M bus garage to urge community members to be alert while driving so that students get to and from school safely. F-M students in …
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Fayetteville-Manlius School District students, staff and community members have a lot to be proud of: The district is again being recognized as the best school district in the Syracuse area and is among the top school districts in New York state, according to Niche’s 2020 Best Schools in America Rankings and Grades. Comprised of data …
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A team of Fayetteville-Manlius educators were recently invited to present on the national stage, highlighting a new middle school course the district piloted during the 2018-19 school year. Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mary Coughlin, Eagle Hill Middle School Principal Maureen McCrystal, Wellwood Middle School Principal Melissa Corbin; and teachers Jennifer Leslie and Vanessa …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is continuing its study of modifying school start times and will soon be asking students, parents and community members for feedback. The district has been working with Daniel Lewin of the Children’s National Health System, which is based in Washington D.C. and specializes in a range of pediatric services and research, …
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The Fayetteville-Manlius School District was recently informed by a third-party provider of an online student assessment tool used by the district that a data security incident occurred that involved the unauthorized access of personally identifiable information about F-M students. AIMSweb 1.0 is a student assessment tool provided by Pearson Clinical Assessment (Pearson) and used by …
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The majority of Fayetteville-Manlius School District property owners will see their 2019 tax rate decrease 0.23% compared to the 0.24% increase projected at the annual school district budget vote in May. The Fayetteville-Manlius Board of Education adopted the 2019 tax levy – the amount of revenue to support the budget raised through school taxes – at its Aug. …
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