Despite uncertainty around COVID, Schenectady schools to offer pre-K classes
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SCHENECTADY – As the city school district weighs whether elementary students enrolled in the hybrid learning model will return to the classroom next week, universal full-day pre-kindergarten classes for 4-year-olds is poised to resume next month. We need to pull some people together to discuss the plan and try to begin pre-kindergarten at some point in February, said district spokeswoman Karen Corona on Tuesday.
She said Schenectady is able to start up the program for hundreds of youngsters because the district recently received a $1.05 million grant from the state Department of Education.
BERLIN, N.Y. â The Berlin Central School District Board of Education selected Aditya Joseph Dhara to be its next superintendent of schools, effective Feb. 1, 2021.
Dhara was appointed by the Board during at its Dec. 15 meeting. He will succeed Dr. Stephen Young, who is retiring from the school district.
âI am honored to be selected as the next Superintendent of Berlin Central School District. I had the pleasure of visiting the districtâs towns during my candidacy and speaking with residents. I was extremely impressed with the sense of community and the strong support for education that exists here. I look forward to meeting the students, staff, parents and community members, and working collaboratively with all stakeholders,â Dhara said.
COVID-19 cases continue climb entering holiday week | The Daily Gazette
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COVID-19 cases continued an upward climb over the weekend as Gov. Andrew Cuomo again warned about the risks of holidays and more school districts announced plans to shift to online until next month.
The overall test positivity rate in the Capital Region reached 6.8 percent Saturday, according to state data released Monday, higher than the state overall 5.05 percent test positivity rate.
The Capital Region had about 30 percent of its overall ICU bed capacity still available, or 43 beds available out of 223 in the region, about matching the overall state available capacity of 32 percent.
Schenectady mayor urges patience with snow removal efforts | The Daily Gazette
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PETER R. BARBER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Schenectady Engine 1 is stopped at Craig and Strong street for a medical on Hulett Stree in Schenectady Thursday, December 17, 2020. Roads were impassible so the paramedics had to walk to the scene.
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“We’re playing catchup with this storm,” McCarthy said. “It’s a record storm.”
The mayor acknowledged the sheer volume of snowfall, which dumped as much as three feet of snow in some localities in the Capital Region, resulted in the city being unable to clear some side streets.
“Our side streets are still not able to be in the shape we’d like them to be in,” McCarthy said.
Nearly 30 percent of Schenectady students missed 10 or more days of school – in the first quarter | The Daily Gazette
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Nearly 30 percent of Schenectady students missed 10 or more days of school – in the first quarter
SCHENECTADY Nearly 1,500 Schenectady City School District students missed 20 or more school days in the first quarter of the year, including a massive increase among elementary students, a sign that the longstanding attendance challenges in the district are worsening during the pandemic.
Another 1,200 students missed more than 10 days of school – but fewer than 20 – as students struggle to engage with a largely-virtual learning model in the district and grapple with the countless life difficulties caused by the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of the district’s students missed 10 or more days. (Each quarter of the year encompasses about 45 days of school.)