CCSD 2012-13 budget approved, incumbents re-elected
Voters say ‘yes’ to proposed budget, bus purchases, library support
Seven hundred and sixty residents of the Cazenovia Central School District visited the high school auditorium on May 15 to cast their ballots for the 2012-13 proposed budget, the purchase of school buses, funding for area libraries and for four candidates vying for three seats on the board of education.
Caz High School seniors prepare for departure
Cazenovia High School seniors were invited to take a little time out of their schooldays, and enjoy some cake on May 1.
Cazenovia College to conduct 187th Commencement May 12
Bruder, Titcomb, Riester to receive acknowledgments
The close of Cazenovia College’s 2011–12 academic year will see more than 250 Cazenovia College seniors crossing the stage to receive their diplomas at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, on the campus quad.
High school musicians to present ‘Cazenovia in Concert’
The Cazenovia High School Music Department will present “Cazenovia in Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, in the John H. Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter.
Caz AD team ranks 25th in U.S.
After competing at the nation level on April 26 and 27 in Albuquerque, N.M., members of the Cazenovia Academic Decathlon Team arrived back in Cazenovia the afternoon of April 29. The squad placed 25th overall and fifth in Division III in the nation.
Caz LWV hosts BOE candidate forum
In preparation for the upcoming vote on May 15, the four candidates hoping to occupy one of the three available seats on the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education gathered for a forum on May 3 in Cazenovia High School.
LETTERS: Caz school district needs to keep educators like Lonergan
I enjoyed your article “Saved from the chopping block,” in last week’s issue. It reminded me of an article I read years ago, in which school administrators at the time argued that if the school budget was not approved, the school would no longer be able to provide milk for children, many of whom did not have breakfast at home.
SQHAP celebrates achievements of Caz High School students
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park recently announced the season opening exhibition, “Celebrating Creative Achievements of Cazenovia High School,” will feature artistic works from the portfolios of local high school art students.
Caz Library literacy programs take on new challenges
Like other small towns in Central New York, Cazenovia has seen an influx of refugees and immigrants. Cazenovia Public Library Literacy Coordinators Cindy McCall and Carla Zimmerman have been working with Syracuse-based ProLiteracy to meet the challenges presented by new learners from diverse backgrounds.
How will erroneous state tests affect teacher evaluations, school funding?
Did you hear the one about the talking pineapple? How about the one about the math question with no right answer? These aren’t riddles. They’re questions from the New York state math and English Language Arts exams given to third- through eighth-graders statewide from April 16 to 27. The tests are designed by Pearson, Inc., which has a $32 million contract from the state to provide the tests, and vetted by a team of psychomatricians (test experts) before they are distributed to school districts. The pineapple question refers to a much-maligned reading passage on the eighth grade ELA exam describing a race between a pineapple and a hare, a twist on the old fable of the tortoise and the hare. The entire passage and related questions can be read here: usny.nysed.gov/docs/the-hare-and-the-pineapple.pdf. The passage so confused such a great number of students that the state had to pull the questions; they won’t be counted towards the final assessments.
Bruder to speak at Caz College Commencement
Entrepreneur was named in Top 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME
Ron Bruder, an accomplished entrepreneur and advocate for educational opportunities in developing countries, will address the graduates at Cazenovia College’s 2012 Commencement Ceremony, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, on the college’s quad.
Saved from the chopping block
Teaching positions, academic programming taken off list of possible BOE budget cuts
Mary Kate Lonergan loves her job. Currently employed as a social studies teacher at Cazenovia High School, her position was in jeopardy last month, when initially listed as a possible cut in the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education’s tentative 2012-13 budget.
Rippleton Schoolhouse Summer Camp readies for upcoming eighth season
Whirligigs, slate boards, lunch pails, knickers and aprons, fountain pens and a real school bell will once again help to set the stage for a week of engaged learning and fun at Lorenzo’s one room schoolhouse from July 30 through Aug. 4.
Good citizenship matters on college admissions
Community Columnist
Colleges and universities are no longer satisfied with top students and high test scores. Increasingly schools are examining students’ commitment to service and volunteerism.
‘The Wall’ continues to grow in Caz
Members from multiple sectors of the Cazenovia community are sharing the message that they want to “Be The Wall” between alcohol and youth. They aspire to be supportive of building healthy social patterns.
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