Plenty to Celebrate During Winter Season at SCSD INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Skaneateles High School Honored in Washington, D.C
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February, 2019 Plenty to Celebrate During Winter Season at SCSD INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Skaneateles High School Honored in Washington, D.C. Project 2021/Safety 2 SHS Officially Recognized as an and high Skan. Ed. Foundation 4 Exemplary High Performing School schools Giving Back 6-7 where Sports 8-9 Skaneateles High School was officially students Arts/Music 10 recognized by the U.S. Department of PTC Events 11 achieve very Education as an Exemplary High Performing high learning School at the annual National Blue Ribbon DISTRICT CONTACTS: standards or Schools Ceremony held at the historic Omni are making District Office Shoreham in Washington, D.C. (315) 291-2221 notable Skaneateles High School Principal, Gregory improvements in closing the achievement Lynda Quick Santoro, accepted the school’s National Blue gap. Superintendent Ribbon flag as well as an engraved plaque as This coveted award affirms the hard work [email protected] a symbol of the school’s success. of educators, families and communities on Christine DeMass Aside from the awards luncheon, Santoro creating safe and welcoming schools where Assistant Superintendent for and Marcus Guy were able to attend several students master challenging and engaging Business Operations presentations and small group luncheons content. [email protected] with the opportunity to network with other In just the last year, Skaneateles High School professionals in the education field. SCHOOL CONTACT INFO: has also been recognized as a Reward School High School The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program by the State Education Department, as well (315) 291-2231 honors public and private elementary, middle as U.S. News & World Gold Medal School. Gregory Santoro, Principal Inaugural Winter Wellness Summit for Faculty/Staff is a Success Counseling Center Wellness Activities Infuse the Six Dimensions of Wellness with District Goals (315) 291-2237 With students at home, enjoying a Friday Middle School off from school, the faculty and staff of (315) 291-2241 Skaneateles Central Schools gathered inside Mike Caraccio, Principal Skaneateles High School and Middle School for a series of learning activities based on State Street Elementary the Six Dimensions of Wellness as part of the (315) 291-2261 inaugural, Winter Wellness Summit. Michelle Crisafulli, Principal The Six Dimensions of Wellness, a vital Waterman Elementary component of the district’s Strategic Plan, (315) 291-2351 promotes personal wellness centered on six Patrick J. Brown, Principal main categories: emotional, occupational, SCS faculty and staff members were thrilled physical, social, intellectual and spiritual with the inaugural event. Comments IMPORTANT DATES: wellness. included: Budget Community Forum More than 50 learning sessions were “It was a fun day that kept me interested and Wednesday, March 20 provided for faculty and staff to celebrate engaged”, “I loved being able to participate their gifts, focus on their goals and leverage and learn from my colleagues”, “This was the Spring Break the Six Dimensions of Wellness to elevate best staff day in all my years here. It really April 15-19 (No School) learning. was a day for wellness and de-stressing.” SED Approval for Project 2021: Phase 1 Completion Planned for Summer ‘19 The Skaneateles Central School late spring of 2019. Bidding for the District held a Community Forum on project will go out in the fall of 2019. January 30 inside the Skaneateles Project work is estimated to begin in High School Auditorium hosted by the spring of 2020. Superintendent of Schools, Lynda Phase 2 will include project upgrades Quick. to the remainder of the Skaneateles The Forum addressed several items Central School District campus within the district including updates including: on Project 2021. (A) The Middle School gym will see a retractable Renovations to the middle school stage and bleachers added for performance arts. Project 2021, the district’s $36.5 gymnasium, high school and middle million capital improvement project school commons area (see figure B) approved by community members in and the high school auditorium. In November of 2017, recently received addition, Phase 2 includes replacing approval from the State Education several inefficient windows and Department for its Phase 1 plans. heating systems. With that approval, Phase 1 will go to The middle school gym renovation bid in February of this year with work will see its boys and girls locker estimated to be completed during rooms moved below the gym floor. the summer of 2019. (B) A more user-friendly Commons Area. The gym area will be expanded to Phase 1 will see work done in the a regulation floor size for sporting basement of Waterman Primary events (see figure A). School in order to remediate the A new field Press Box (see figure C) is water issues that were discovered also included in Phase 2 plans. during building inspections. Visit www.skanschools.org to learn Project 2021’s Phase 2 plans were more about Project 2021 plans and submitted to SED in December of updates as they become available. 2018, with an expected approval in (C) A new Press Box is planned for Hyatt Stadium. Community Forum Focuses on Continued Safety & Security Initiatives Lynda Quick, Superintendent of New door sensors also alert the with the district through June 30. Schools, reviewed several safety appropriate staff if doors are propped & security initiatives as part of the open or left ajar. Standard district’s Community Forum held on Response January 30. Some of these measures Updated public address systems in Protocol are already in place, while others the middle and high schools, a new Training are set for lockdown alert system with upgraded has been completion in the extended completed very near future. lockdown district-wide systems and drills will Part of the at State continue. safety & security Street and upgrades within Waterman, Substitute teachers were trained on the district all-new the SRP-X Protocol during the Winter include “Swipe district wide Wellness Summit on February 1. Card” access at telephone systems and the addition Stop the Bleed kits have also been all exterior doors of 161 new online cameras are a purchased with protocols in place for for staff. sampling of the continued safety & training and usage. security upgrades within the district. This upgrade decreases reliance on A total of 40 staff members were keys and gives administrators the Ms. Quick also updated the initially trained on Stop the Bleed ability to monitor who is entering community on the district’s two with further training sessions taking buildings at all times. School Guards, who will continue place as part of the Wellness Summit. 2 Skaneateles Central School District | February 2019 Superintendent Coffee Talks Continue this Spring 2018-2019 Board of Education Next Coffee Talk on Monday, April 8 in the SCS District Office Unlike a larger forum setting, Coffee Talks provide a more intimate form of communication with SCSD administrators, allowing for a broader range of topics to be discussed with a more informal flow. With this in mind, we hope you are able to join us on April 8. With the introduction of new The Skaneateles Central Schools From Left to Right: Skaneateles Central Schools District Office is located at 45 E. Thomas E. Lambdin, Kerry Superintendent, Lynda Quick, SCSD Elizabeth St. in Skaneateles. Brogan, Geralyn Huba, Julie administration has also introduced Abbott-Kenan; Vice President, For more information, please contact several Superintendent Coffee Talk Margaret Usdansky Niebuhr, Karen Dunphy at the District Office by sessions throughout the school year. Lynda Quick; Superintendent calling (315) 291-2221 or by e-mail at of Schools, Susan Murphy; Skaneateles Central Schools [email protected]. President, Michael Kell. welcomes parents, guardians and community members to the next Board of Education Elections Coffee Talk session to be held inside are May 21. Anyone interested the Skaneateles Central Schools in running for the School Board District Office on Monday, April 8, can pick up candidate petitions at the Skaneateles Central beginning at 2 p.m. Schools District Office located Providing coffee and conversation, at 45 E. Elizabeth Street. Coffee Talk is an opportunity for To contact the Board of community members to share ideas, Superintendent of Schools, Lynda Quick, sits Education via e-mail, send to learn about new district initiatives down to chat with community members during a [email protected] and projects and ask questions. Superintendent Coffee Talk session. Kindergarten Registration Open for 2019-2020 Upcoming Budget Timeline: Waterman Primary School is accepting kindergarten applications March 1: Tax Levy Submitted to for eligible students for the 2019- NYS Comptroller 2020 school year. March 20: To be eligible for kindergarten, a child Community Forum 2 must be 5 years old on or before April 11: December 1, 2019. Property Tax Report Card Submitted to SED If you have received a blue registration packet in the mail, please One of the many Holiday celebrations at Waterman April 22: Deadline for Board complete and send to Waterman Primary School this year was a “Grinch Day” for Candidate Petitions Waterman’s Kindergarten classrooms! Primary School as soon as possible with a copy of your child’s birth April 30: Budget Statement to certificate. Voters If you have not received registration May 7: Community Budget information in the mail and you Hearing have an incoming kindergarten child, please contact Della Mazzeo at May