Having received one of the largest funding allotments in New York state from the American Rescue and Recovery Act, Syracuse City School District's priorities include summer learning and a virtual high school.
Syracuse City School’s Eva Williams named New York’s elementary school principal of the year
Updated May 02, 2021;
Van Duyn Principal Eva Williams has been named the 2021 New York State Elementary Principal of the Year by the School Administrators Association of New York State.
Williams was chosen for her “commitment to excellence, her dedication to meeting the academic and social needs of her students, and her connections with staff, families and the greater community,” according to a press release from the Syracuse City School District.
“In her eight years leading Van Duyn Elementary school, Principal Williams has implemented frequent two-way communication with parents, cultural and climate practices including restorative circles, incentives for students to actively engage in learning, and opportunities for families to learn strategies for helping their children at home,” said Melissa Evans, the School Administrators Association’s director of Elementary Schools.
Syracuse’s $74M STEAM school: When will classes begin? Who will pay?
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
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Syracuse, N.Y. – City leaders say the new countywide high school focusing on arts and sciences could enroll its first students by the fall of 2022.
With 18 months until it’s expected to open, many questions about costs and curriculum remain. But city officials are starting to sort out those details, as well as how students will apply for 250 slots that will be available each fall.
The $74 million project that will renovate the downtown Central Tech school has been delayed slightly because of the coronavirus, Mayor Ben Walsh said.