December 2018 District Newsletter
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December Calendar
- 12/11 Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
- 12/12 District Bands Concert, 7:00 p.m.
- 12/18 District Transition Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
- 12/24-12/31 Holiday Recess
- 01/02 School Resumes
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Fall Sports Wrap Up
With the days getting shorter and the weather changing, the Cortland student-athletes have wrapped up the fall sports season. We sat down with all of our varsity head coaches to discuss the fall season. The following will give you highlights from the completed fall sports season!
Girls Soccer- Ilona Ryon, Head Coach
The girls soccer team earned the second seed in the Class A tournament and won their first sectional game in 10 years!
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Winter Sports Season Preview
The leaves have fallen off and the weather is getting colder, which means that the winter sports season is about to get underway! Cortland student-athletes are in the gym and started practicing over the past few weeks to get prepared for the rapidly approaching year. We sat down with all of our varsity head coaches to discuss the upcoming winter season. The following will give you a preview of what is to come this winter sports season!
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Scholar Athlete Teams
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), believes that the athletic participation of students enhances their academic performances. To support this belief, the Scholar/Athlete Team Award Program began in 1991. Varsity teams who have 75% of their team earn a 90% or higher GPA during their sport season qualify for the NYSPHSAA award. Individuals can also qualify, if the team does not, with an average of 90% or better. Cortland has had 7 teams nominated!
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Transition Planning
Preparation for the transition to three elementary schools is in full swing. Various committees are working on the transition, as are different parts of the District’s administrative team.
- The District Transition Committee includes representatives from all five elementary schools (parents, staff, and community members). This group is making recommendations about names, identities, and transition programs between buildings. Their meetings are open to the public. Notes from the meetings, as well as meeting dates, can be found at the District’s transition planning page.
- Ongoing meetings with the government and community partners are occurring, as the best possible use for the two closing schools are explored.
- Questions and suggestions from parents and community members are being collected through an online tool. Questions and ideas can be submitted at any time and are regularly reviewed.
- As decisions are made about the transition to three schools, information is added to a Questions and Answers Document. Similar questions (and their answers) have been grouped by topic.
- Each school has a Building Transition team. The focus of these committees is on the nitty-gritty of the transition. Questions and suggestions raised at each building are collected, answered, and then shared with each other.
- The elementary school principals are preparing for the transition, working collaboratively on staffing, sectioning, scheduling, orientation, and many other aspects of the transition.
Work remains to be done, but a great deal of progress has been made to prepare for this very important transition. Rather than thinking about this as merging five schools into three, think of this as the reorganization into a new system with schools all aligned with one another.
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Parent Conferences
Parent conference day was impacted by the snow day on November 16th. Despite the loss of the day, we remain committed to good communication between home and school. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to the school to schedule a conference at any time. Simply reach out to your child's teacher to make arrangements.
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