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Thirty-five students inducted into National Honor Society

Embedded We Video The FFCS chapter of the National Honor Society gained 35 new members on April 1 at our Virtual Induction Ceremony. Students joining the organization have to first meet academic criteria of a 90 average, and next must fill out an information packet demonstrating their school and community involvement contributing to the four … Continue reading “Thirty-five students inducted into National Honor Society”

SUNY virtual college fairs

SUNY announces its spring virtual college fair schedule: Thursday, April 22, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 1-4 p.m. The fair will include representatives from nearly every SUNY campus. During the fair students will be able to communicate with campus representatives using text and video chat. This is a unique opportunity … Continue reading “SUNY virtual college fairs”

Board meeting, budget workshop on April 21

The Board of Education will hold a budget workshop and its monthly meeting starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21 via remote videoconference only, with a livestream for the public. To access the livestream, go to https://www.youtube.com/ffcsdbraves. Community members can share comments for the record prior to the meeting by emailing them to District … Continue reading “Board meeting, budget workshop on April 21”

April 7: COVID-19 positive case

Today, April 7, the Fonda-Fultonville Central School District was informed that a member of the middle school tested positive for COVID-19. This positive case will impact one classroom in the middle school. Our hybrid learning schedule will proceed as normal and FFCS remains open for in-person instruction.  Contact tracing has been done and all individuals … Continue reading “April 7: COVID-19 positive case”

Grades 3-8 State Testing

Education officials have announced that students in grades 3-8 will once again take the New York state assessments this spring. This year, the tests will be one-day exams. The state has determined students will only take one-part of the two-part exams. The English Language Arts and Math exams will be multiple choice. The Science exam … Continue reading “Grades 3-8 State Testing”

Hybrid learning plan shifts to fully in-person for grades PK-8

Starting Monday, April 12, hybrid learning for students in grades PK-8 will shift to fully in-person. This means students in grades PK-8 will no longer have a scheduled week of remote learning. They will learn in-person at FFCS each day.  Students in grades PK-8 who are full-remote will continue to learn remotely. The hybrid learning … Continue reading “Hybrid learning plan shifts to fully in-person for grades PK-8”

Superintendent Ciaccio and HFM area school superintendents urge NYS to adopt CDC social distancing guidelines

Area school superintendents have come together to ask state officials to ease COVID-19 restrictions and make it easier for schools to return students to the classroom.  Superintendents serving the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES region, including FFCS Superintendent Ciaccio submitted a united letter this week to state officials. The letter asked that classroom social distancing standards be reduced from … Continue reading “Superintendent Ciaccio and HFM area school superintendents urge NYS to adopt CDC social distancing guidelines”