Preview: Onteora School Board trustee and budget vote
Info on the proposed $57,938,542 budget and interviews with the candidates for School Board. The vote is by mail, with ballots due by June 9 at 5 p.m.
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Preview: Kingston School Board trustee and budget vote
Info on the proposed $187.4-million budget (which might be affected by mid-year state budget cuts) and interviews with the candidates for School Board. The vote is by mail, with ballots due by June 9 at 5 p.m.
Preview: Saugerties School Board trustee and budget vote
Info on the proposed $66,471,574 budget and interviews with the candidates for School Board. The vote is by mail, with ballots due by June 9 at 5 p.m.
Preview: New Paltz School Board trustee and budget vote
Info on the proposed $64,940,103 school budget and interviews with the candidates for School Board. The vote is by mail, with ballots due by June 9 at 5 p.m.
Onteora names valedictorian, salutatorian
Emily Salem has been named valedictorian of the Class of 2020 and Ellery Loheide this year’s salutatorian at Onteora High School. “The faculty, staff and administration are very proud of these exemplary students,” said principal Lance Edelman. “It is without a doubt that these students will accomplish all of their post-secondary goals and continue to impress our Onteora community.”
SUNY Ulster delivers diplomas
Although the SUNY Ulster campus and Ulster County community were not able to gather in person on the Stone Ridge campus today to celebrate and honor its 2020 graduates last Saturday, SUNY Ulster president Dr. Alan P. Roberts drove throughout the region, hand-delivering diplomas to many of the over 120 graduates who RSVP’d to participate in SUNY Ulster’s 2020 virtual ceremony.
SUNY New Paltz virtual commencement this Friday
SUNY New Paltz will hold a virtual, pre-recorded commencement ceremony this Friday, May 22. Community members are welcome to join students, faculty, staff, alumni and family members watching the broadcast, links to which will be published at https://newpaltz.edu/commencement/ on May 22 at 1 p.m.
Local school districts face big budgetary headaches this year
As school districts across the state grapple with the repercussions of the pandemic, presidents of four local school boards – Saugerties, Onteora, Kingston and New Paltz — are struggling to steady their ships in financially perilous waters. So much has changed. So much is changing. The next year is going to be a very tough one
Signs of the times: Housebound class of 2020 gets drive-by recognition
“There isn’t a day that goes by without people honking their horn when they pass the sign. That feels good.”
Remote student teaching at SUNY New Paltz
As school districts throughout the Hudson Valley adjust to a new normal of remote learning, students from the SUNY New Paltz School of Education have stepped up to ensure that learning continues for the region. Through fieldwork, online tutoring and enrichment, innovative student teachers are helping schools and organizations find their way through the unprecedented educational changes resulting from the pandemic.