Lisa Childers

June 24, 2013

(Photo by Dion Ogust) Discrepancies leading to confusion among administrators marked an Onteora Central School District board of education meeting...

Onteora has no tax increase and no contested seats

(Photo by Dion Ogust) Voters in the Onteora School district will go to the polls 2 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, May...

Kahn-Onteora suit settled

Liam Kahn A Civil Rights lawsuit filed in 2012 by Liam Kahn against the Onteora Central School district has been...

No tax increase in Onteora budget

(Photo by Dion Ogust) By unanimous vote, the Onteora Central School District Board of Education approved the 2013-2014 School budget...

Outside bus employees want Onteora to support their unionization

(Photo by Dion Ogust) Bus employees who drive the Onteora Central School District’s students and who are employed with Birnie...

Onteora looks at possible layoffs

(Photo by Dion Ogust) Plans for possible layoffs — about a dozen in all — were discussed on Tuesday, February...

Onteora, teacher’s negotiators reach tentative settlement

(Photo by Dion Ogust) A contract settlement has apparently been reached between the Onteora Central School District and negotiators for...

Onteora board considers ‘revenue neutral’ energy improvements

(Photo by Dion Ogust) The Onteora Central School District Board of Education is considering a $3.3 million Energy Performance Contract...

Extra curricular delay: After-school programs at Bennett get underway

Buses unlaod at Bennett, in a past year. (photo by Beth Blis) After-school programs created as part of the new...

Easing into it: Onteora has quiet first week with new grades

(Photo by Dion Ogust) Nearly a week has passed since the first day of school and the Tuesday, September 11,...

Students, teachers protest Onteora music schedule

December 7, 2017

Dozens of students and parents attended Tuesday night’s Onteora district Board of Education meeting at the Middle/High School, not for...

Onteora proposes less spending, no tax increase

Onteora Central School District officials unveiled a proposed 2012/2013-school budget the Tuesday, March 20 board of education meeting that would...

Onteora district provides retirement incentives as alternative to layoffs

As Onteora Central School District officials begin to discuss how staff will be divided among the new grade configuration changes...

Woodstock deputy supervisor Kahn sues Onteora over gay harassment

Alleging that he “endured a hostile educational environment on account of his sexual orientation,” town of Woodstock deputy Supervisor and...

Onteora board chooses grade clustering, keeps Phoenicia open

By a six-to-one vote, the Onteora Central School District Board of Education chose Model three or the Bookends plan, the...

Onteora board lays out choices, readies to vote

With the vote to implement one of three proposed elementary grade configurations set for Tuesday, February 28 (7 p.m. —...

A look at West Hurley school, and district’s first foray into Princeton plan

West Hurley elementary school sits empty, tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood. Signs of neglect and misuse have lifted...

Onteora board postpones reconfiguration decision by a week

After more than three hours were devoted to continued presentations, board discussions and two sections of public commentary on February...

Bricks and mortar: Onteora buildings in need of repair