A draft of the district’s 2019-20 school safety plan is now available for review. A public hearing on the plan will be held in conjunction with the Board of Education meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 14 at 6 p.m. at Cohoes Middle School. Community members are invited to attend. You can also submit questions or …
In our district, substitute teachers, teaching assistants and nurses are in high-demand and needed on an ongoing basis. You can apply to become a substitute through Capital Region BOCES. Qualifications Each district looks at applications on a case-by-case basis Substitute teachers must have proof of 60 college credits, an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, license or …
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Cohoes Middle School has announced high honors (91.5-100 percent average) and honors (84.5-91.49 percent average) students for the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 school year. High Honor Roll Grade 6 Ali Ahmadzai, Camerin Austin, Landon Bastian, Brielle Bowen, Kalliann Briggs, Keegan Copenhaver, James Crable, Christian DeChiaro, Kaelynn Dooley, Jackson Felt, Samantha Figueroa, Shae Fontaine, Clare …
The district’s summer meal program provides free breakfast and lunch for all Cohoes children from July 1 to August 30. All children age 0-18, regardless of income, are welcome to join us for breakfast or lunch. All food must be eaten at the school. Walk-ins are welcome! Abram Lansing Monday – Friday, July 1 – …
Several Cohoes community members were recognized at Wednesday’s board meeting for providing life-saving first aid to a school employee who went into cardiac arrest. On May 22 at about 4 p.m., Sean Van Sleet, a cleaner at Harmony Hill School, was making his usual rounds. He exited a pre-K classroom on the second floor and …
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“Summer slide” is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. The effects of summer slide are cumulative, as researchers estimate that by the time a struggling reader reaches middle school, summer reading loss has accumulated to a two-year lag in reading achievement. Thankfully, we …
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Cohoes senior Tatianna Rivera-Truesell has been named the 2019 recipient of the Dawn Peacock Award. Rivera-Truesell, who aspires to a career as a baker, was presented the award during the June 4 Capital Region BOCES Career and Technical School Graduation and Awards ceremony at Proctors. The scholarship is presented annually in memory of an outstanding …
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At the end of each sports season, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) honors those teams and individuals that excel in the classroom. To receive the scholar-athlete team recognition, the team’s average GPA for 75 percent of the roster must be greater than or equal to 90. Individuals with a 90 or above …
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