Tearful students and parents go hand-in-hand with the imagery of the first day of school for anxious kindergarten students and their parents across America. But that’s not the case in Menands School, where an innovative program seeks to shed the tears and replace them with smiles, laughter and joy. Kindergarten Warm-Up Week starts Aug. 18 …
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A busy summer for the Menands buildings and grounds staff has seen them undertake many projects, but none were perhaps as picture perfect as the art room. The four-person team has been hard at work during recess deep-cleaning the school, stripping and waxing the floor, clearing outside vegetation away from the walkway and school entrance …
There is a public hearing this evening, August 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm and we are accepting public comments. To join the public hearing virtually visit our youtube live stream here. To read the full draft of the District Wide Saftey Plan click here
Twelve students and three languages. That is the makeup of the Menands School’s summer Language Academy where students work to build their knowledge of the spoken and written English language. Students started classes July 21 and will finish them on Aug. 15. They spend three hours each day working on projects designed to boost their …
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School officials and architects are hard at work preparing Capital Project work approved by voters in May. District leaders and architects will have a series of meetings over the coming months as they finalize the design phase of the $6.725 million project. The New York State Education Department will then begin reviewing the project, and …
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