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Story emerges from cocoon

Guilderland student publishes children’s book on Karner Blue

The Pine Bush Saturday, March 9, will celebrate the release of Natasha Permaul’s book about the life cycle of a Karner Blue butterfly. The children’s book started as a seventh-grade science project.

RCS faces $700k budget gap

District wrestling with setting a reasonable tax increase

RCS Superintendent Alan McCartney said the district is trying to estimate an appropriate tax levy increase that would help close the $700,000 budget gap, but not be too much of a burden on taxpayers.

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Rachel’s Challenge open to the public

Community-building program comes to BC High School

On Thursday, March 7, Rachel’s Challenge will hold three special programs at Bethlehem Central High School.

Guilderland schools facing $2.1M budget gap

District proposes eliminating 31 positions, tax cap falls at 3.5% increase

Guilderland Superintendent Marie Wiles presented the district’s draft budget Thursday, Feb. 28, which increases spending by more than $1.5 million, or 1.7 percent, to a total of $90.8 million. Around $2.1 million in cuts are needed for the district to present the 2013-14 budget within its tax cap threshold.

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Crane teachers give hope to music students

SUNY Potsdam faculty visit high school, speak about state of music industry

Several Crane teachers came to Colonie Central High School on Thursday, Feb. 28, and Friday, March 1, where they performed and gave advice to students about where they can go with their musical skills. Performances included concerts by the Crane School of Music Symphony Orchestra and the Potsdam Brass Quintet.

BC talks athletics cuts

Four-level sports could be reduced to three levels, maintenance eyes $94k in reductions

The Bethlehem Board of Education continued 2013-14 budget development on Wednesday, Feb. 27, and discussed the athletics and operations and maintenance budgets. Athletics spending is proposed to increase by almost $26,000, and the operations and maintenance budget would increase $47,000.

Red Cross employee arrested

Police say man sent explicit texts to RCS student

Coeymans police have arrested an American Red Cross employee after he allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages to a Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk student after a recent blood drive.

Technology turns teaching upside down

North Colonie students watching lectures at home, doing work in class

Since September 2012, 60 North Colonie teachers have started dramatically changing how they teach their courses. Instead of the standard note taking in class and homework outside of class, they are making instructional videos for kids to watch at home and then spending the classroom time doing activities and labs based on the videos. It’s part of a teaching method called Flipped Learning.

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No easy path for School’s Out

Variance requirements, neighborhood opposition threaten building sale

Bethlehem Central School District and School’s Out, Inc. are facing an uphill battle when it comes to finalizing the sale of 90 Adams Place.

Bethlehem fundraiser takes a wacky turn

For the past six years, Bethlehem Central faculty have gathered to play in a basketball game aimed at raising money to benefit the district’s classrooms. They’ll be doing the same this year, but with some notable twists.

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Case of whooping cough at BC Middle School

Student has received medical attention, but parents should be aware that the disease is highly contagious.

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NYSUT calls out tax cap

Area legislators ask for increased state aid to schools

Public schools are in the budget limelight as local lawmakers call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to modify aid distributions guidelines, while at the same time the state’s largest teachers union is suing to challenge the constitutionality of the state tax cap law.

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New cafeteria rules pitched

More than six months after the federal government imposed tougher food service regulations for school districts across the county, the Department of Agriculture has proposed additional guidelines to make snacks sold in schools healthier

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Club works to stem budget bleeding

South Colonie embarks on budget process with bleak picture

Last fall, when members of Colonie Central High School’s Key Club heard reductions meant the school’s health office was having trouble budgeting for Band-Aids, the club took action. In a few months, the students organized a donation drive and collected more than 200 boxes of Band-Aids to hand over to nurses.

Niskayuna schools facing tough cuts

Closure of middle or elementary school possible as 
$6M budget gap looms

The Niskayuna Central School District would need to raise taxes by 11.4 percent to maintain current programming and services, and making the least painful cuts would only bring that down to 8.9 percent.