Posted 8/28/12

At the meeting on August 28, the board of education voted to put forth a $10,172,663 Capital Project referendum before voters on October 24, 2012. The project will have a minimal cost impact to taxpayers due to refinancing of existing debt, use of a capital reserve fund and state aid. The net impact on taxpayers is 0.03% (0.0003) over 15 years. This amounts to an extra $1.49 per year on a $250,000 home. The project will:

--provide comprehensive WiFi capacity in every building on campus, as well as physical education outdoor space.

--Reconstruct existing wrestling and weight room area to create multi-level physical fitness spaces.

--Address high-priority health and safety needs.

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Posted 8/28/12

The Board of Education approved the Health Advisory Committee's report and recommendations. Click here to view the HAC report.

Posted 8/23/12

The Board of Education will be voting on the Health Advisory Committee's recommendations at the meetings scheduled for August 28 at 6pm in the Gowana Library.

Posted 8/23/12

The following individuals were appointed by the Board of Education:

Kathleen Strangis will serve as the academic administrator for literacy /SS/AIS ( K-5). Since 2008, she has served as the director of reading and universal pre-K at Watervliet City School District.  Prior to that, she worked as an administrator of data and assessment for the NYS Regional Support Center  and as a reading specialist in Hadley Luzerne.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Wagner College, a Master of Science degree in reading and a School District Administration certification from Plattsburgh State University. She is scheduled to begin working at Shen on August 20.

Katherine Headwell, RD will serve as the  school lunch director. A registered dietitian, she has served as the general manager of food and nutritional services at Sodexo- Fort Hudson Health Systems, NY and Sodexo- Faulkner Hospital, Boston , MA.    She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics from the University of Connecticut.  She is scheduled to begin working at Shen on August 24^th.   

Rose Beckett will serve as the middle school assistant principal at Koda.  She has worked as a school counselor at Koda since 2007 and as the assistant summer school principal.   She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from SUNY Oneonta, a Masters of Science in School Counseling from Sage Graduate School and School Building and School District Leader Administrative Certification from MCLA .    She is scheduled to begin her new position on August 15. 

Posted 8/15/12

Shen sets tax levy - lower than projected at time of budget vote

The Board of Education adopted the 2012-13 tax levy at its meeting on August 14. The actual true value tax increase is 1.54%. originally, for the purposes of the budget vote in May, it was estimated that the increase would be 1.96%.

The rate increase for each town is listed below.

Posted 8/15/12

Shenendehowa High School earned the designation of Blue Star School by W!SE for our students' performance on our 2011-2012 Financial Literacy Certification Test. A school must achieve a 75% passing rate on the test and have EITHER a majority of students on a given grade level take the test OR have the students who took it achieve an average score of 80% or higher. Last year, teacher Laura Tarlo piloted the W!SE Financial Literacy curriculum in the personal finance course and administered the financial literacy certification exam. Shen is the only school in upstate New York that earned this designation. Blue Star schools will be honored at the annual MoneyPower Conference for Financial Literacy on November 6th.

Posted 8/15/12

Greg Christodulu has been appointed as the varsity baseball coach. He has been working with the Shenendehowa baseball program since 2003. From 2003 until 2009, Coach Christodulu guided the Junior Varsity Plainsmen to a record of 108 wins and 28 losses before his promotion to varsity assistant coach. As a varsity assistant coach, he helped the Plainsmen win the Suburban Council North Division Championship for four straight years (2009-2012). This included the 2012 team which was Section 2 Class AA runner-up. Christodulu has extensive background in coaching baseball, which includes six years as the head coach at Susquehanna University from 1991-1996. Coach Christodulu has been a featured speaker at numerous area, state, and national level baseball clinics. He is a graduate of Gloversville High School and the University of Delaware, where he lettered in both football and baseball. He also played in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League for the Orleans Cardinals in the summer of 1985.

Posted 8/15/12

Shen Crew invites all HS student/athletes to join in a winning tradition and attend a free practice on Aug 30 and Aug 31 from 7am to 9am. For more information about our varsity boy and girls crew team please visit www.shencrew.com