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Jordan-Elbridge school board OKs agreement between superintendent and teachers association

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Jordan-Elbridge school board OKs agreement between superintendent and teachers association
The Jordan-Elbridge school board approved a tentative agreement between the district superintendent and the Jordan-Elbridge Teachers’ Association Wednesday night. The board green-lit the agreement at its meeting at Jordan-Elbridge Middle School. The motion passed 6-1; board member Michael Jorolemon cast the dissenting vote. Salaries for returning unit staff members will increase by 2.8 percent each year for the next three... more

FL schools turning to social media more and more

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FL schools turning to social media more and more
It’s not just the chillier evenings and sales on school supplies that signal another school year is at hand. If you take a look at school district websites or follow your own district on social media, the signs have been there for weeks. In this age of instant information, usually on a mobile phone, Finger Lakes area school districts are... more

Martha Pollack officially installed as Cornell’s14th president

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Martha Pollack officially installed as Cornell’s14th president
Martha Pollack was officially welcomed as the 14th president in Cornell University history on Friday during an installation ceremony on the Arts Quad. Hundreds of Cornell students, alumni, faculty, staff and members of the public attended the near two-hour ceremony, which was followed by a community celebration on the Quad. Dartmouth President Philip J. Hanlon gave the installation address and... more

Auburn school district selects new assistant superintendent for instruction and curriculum

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Auburn school district selects new assistant superintendent for instruction and curriculum
The Auburn school district found a candidate in-house to fill its assistant superintendent for instruction and curriculum position. The Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education approved Krista Martin for the role at a special board meeting at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building on Tuesday night. Martin, who has been the district's director of secondary special education for around... more

Cayuga Onondaga BOCES cut special education aide positions but kept some staff

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Cayuga Onondaga BOCES cut special education aide positions but kept some staff
The Cayuga Onondaga BOCES cut 16 special education aide positions but the program was able to bring back some of those staff members in other ways. Mark Vivacqua, the district's chief operating officer, said while 25 aide positions were up to possibly be cut ahead of the new school year, it later became 16 positions instead. While those jobs were... more

Sex assault charges dropped against ex-Cornell athlete

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Sex assault charges dropped against ex-Cornell athlete
The sexual assault charges against a former Cornell University men’s basketball player have been dismissed. All charges were dropped against Xavier Eaglin in April, and arrest records have been sealed, according to Tompkins County Court documents. Eaglin, of Raywood, Texas, was a 19-year-old freshman when he was charged with first-degree rape, three counts of first-degree criminal sex act, both felonies,... more

Wells College’s new student enrollment up from last year

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Wells College’s new student enrollment up from last year
Wells College’s enrollment numbers for new students are seeing a boost from last year. Kishan Zuber, vice president for enrollment services for the Aurora-based private college, said enrollment for new arrivals is currently up 11 percent from last fall’s final enrollment. Current total enrollment estimates haven’t been determined yet, she said. While Zuber noted that those numbers are not set... more

Auburn school board discusses how to advocate for foundation aid formula change

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Auburn school board discusses how to advocate for foundation aid formula change
The Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education discussed how to advocate for fixing the foundation aid formula for schools. At a workshop Tuesday night at the Harriet Tubman Administration Building, the board discussed different ideas to communicate with lawmakers about ideas to improve and fully fund the formula or to either lower or eliminate the Income Wealth Index... more

Cayuga County Community College Foundation acquires second neighboring house in Auburn

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Cayuga County Community College Foundation acquires second neighboring house in Auburn
Cayuga Community College now has two residential houses within its Auburn campus. Cayuga County Community College Foundation Inc., a nonprofit that supports the college through fundraising, recently bought a property at 229 Franklin St. and transferred it to Cayuga County to hold in trust for the college. Guy Cosentino, executive director of the foundation, said the family that had owned... more

Port Byron, Weedsport schools to have Chromebooks for every student in a certain grade

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Port Byron, Weedsport schools to have Chromebooks for every student in a certain grade
Two Cayuga County school districts will supply students in certain grades with new technology for this upcoming academic year. Dana L. West Junior-Senior High School in Port Byron will provide each student in grades seven through 12 with Chromebooks while sixth-grade students in Weedsport Elementary School will also receive the devices. A Chromebook is a laptop computer that uses Google's... more

Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo

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Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo
A Cornell University program offering college courses to inmates at four central New York prisons will receive funding through a joint effort spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The Cornell Prison Education Program is one of seven initiatives at 17 state prisons that will share $7.3 million over five years. Cornell administers college courses... more

Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo

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Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo
A Cornell University program offering college courses to inmates at four central New York prisons will receive funding through a joint effort spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The Cornell Prison Education Program is one of seven initiatives at 17 state prisons that will share $7.3 million over five years. Cornell administers college courses... more

Blue-green algae more prevalent this year, Cornell professor says

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Blue-green algae more prevalent this year, Cornell professor says
A professor for Cornell University who studies the water of Oneida Lake says algae blooms are a regular part of summer, but this year he’s seeing more of them. He’s not alone: the New York Department of Environmental Conservation reports several algae blooms have been spotted in Oneida Lake. “This is blue-green blooms. It’s probably a species called Anabaena and... more

Blue-green algae blooms found in southern Cayuga Lake

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Blue-green algae blooms found in southern Cayuga Lake
The swimming area at Taughannock Falls State Park is normally packed full of people on a sunny 82-degree day in Tompkins County, but a health concern has turned it into a ghost town. “This whole section would be full, and plenty of people would be pushed to the grass when sunbathing, but not today,” said 16-year-old Lenna Georgiadis, of Interlaken,... more

Auburn school district announces new principal for Genesee Elementary School

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Auburn school district announces new principal for Genesee Elementary School
The Auburn Enlarged City School District has selected Amanda Simmons as the new Genesee Elementary School principal, according to a district press release. Simmons was appointed to the position at a district school board meeting late last month. New William H. Seward Elementary School Principal Amy Mahunik was appointed at the same meeting. Simmons is currently serving as Solvay Union... more

Mynderse to have new athletic director

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Mynderse to have new athletic director
The Board of Education will vote Thursday on accepting the resignation of athletic director and assistant administrator Scott Redding. The board will then vote on appointing Redding to a four-year probationary appointment as a biology teacher. The board will then consider appointing retired Mynderse Academy principal Tony Ferrara as athletic director. Other appointments on the agenda include Kimberly Stevers of... more
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