With an eye on possible mid-year cuts to state aid, Schoharie CSD is proposing a $24.8 million budget for the 2020-21 school year. The fiscal plan would include a 1.81 percent increase to the tax levy, which is below the district’s state-mandated tax-levy limit of 6.1 percent. The budget’s objective is to sustain operations and …
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Jillian Rehberg, a sophomore at Schoharie High School, has been elected as the 2020-2021 NYS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Historian. Jillian ran a virtual campaign and was elected by her FBLA peers from across the state. As the historian, Jillian will be responsible for documenting the activities of the state association during the …
Schoharie CSD has scheduled a special Board of Education meeting on May 18, at 7 p.m. to be held remotely via Webex. The purpose of the meeting is to approve a proposed budget that will be voted on by district residents in June by absentee ballot. The annual budget vote for fiscal year 2020-21 by …
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Schoharie CSD will be hosting a Red Cross blood drive on Tuesday, May 19th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Elementary ’52 Gym in order to help with the severe blood shortage that the Red Cross is facing due to CoVid-19. If you are in good health, please consider donating! Social distancing can still be …
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He may only be a junior in high school, but a Schoharie student who is in the Capital Region BOCES Diesel Tech program is using his skills in a professional setting alongside veteran mechanics and equipment operators. Jacob Newell is working in the Albany City Heavy Vehicle Repair Shop and the city landfill, using the …
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As Schoharie Jr./Sr. High School plans for the next school year, it will be important for us to know which students are interested in participating in interscholastic athletics in the fall. Please complete this Google Form to help us plan for the fall sports season. https://forms.gle/6bwJhoqnVQ2YDzWG6
In an executive order issued on Friday, May 1, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that this year’s school budget vote and board of education election will take place on June 9, exclusively by absentee ballot due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. The executive order establishes a timeline of actions that schools must …
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District residents who are interested in running for a Board of Education position should contact Debra Cardella, District Clerk, at 518-295-6679 or dcardella@schoharieschools.org to request nominating petitions. Nominating petitions must be submitted to the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5 p.m. in order to appear on the ballot for the …
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday, May 1, that all schools will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Home learning and school feeding programs will continue through June in accordance with the normal school calendar. Schools had most recently been closed through May 15. More guidance from the state on summer …
SUNY Cobleskill, in partnership with Schoharie County Farm Bureau, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY and area dairy farms, are hosting a Dairy & Pantry Drive Thru on Friday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to noon to provide boxes of fresh, frozen and pantry foods for any community member in need. The event will …
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