The F-M Board of Education during its August 12, 2024 meeting appointed Alyssa Haymore as Fayetteville-Manlius High School’s newest Assistant Principal.
“I look forward to serving the Fayetteville-Manlius community by fostering meaningful relationships, affirming all identities, and continuing to create inclusive spaces,” shared Haymore. “I’m excited to join a school community whose purpose aligns with my core values.”
Most recently, Haymore served as the Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Onondaga, Cortland, Madison BOCES. While there, she provided key professional learning to school district leaders focusing on implementing the state’s Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education framework.
“Alyssa’s incredibly important work championing equity initiatives will be instrumental as we continue to cultivate a safe and inclusive learning environment at F-M,“ said Superintendent of Schools Dr. Craig J. Tice.
Prior to her role as DEI Coordinator, Haymore worked as a Summer School Building Administrator with OCM BOCES, an English Language Arts/Special Education teacher with the Syracuse City School District, and has taught courses at Le Moyne College and SUNY Oswego.
Haymore earned a BA in English Literature and Adolescent Education and an MS.Ed in Literacy Education from Le Moyne College. She also holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Educational Leadership from Syracuse University and is currently pursuing her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy at American University.
An accomplished author, Haymore has also published works including “A True Story, Repeated Word for Word as I Lived It” in the 2013 ‘Mark Twain Annual’ and “Our Students Need Culturally Relevant Education – It Starts With Training Teachers” on Parents.com in 2020. Her writings reflect her advocacy for culturally relevant education and equitable systems in schools.