2014 Meeting Schedule

South End Neighborhood Association Meeting

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Time: 6PM to 8 PM

Location: John A. Howe Library,

105 Schuyler St., Albany NY

Please use the Broad Street entrance after 6PM

Guest speakers:

Soul Fire Farms

Jonah Vitale-Wolff

CDTA

Ross Farrell

Take Back Your Street” (TBYS)

Madeline Kennedy

Update from Community Partners

Announcements

AVillage Fund Raiser,
Earth Day planning,
Six Block Initiative,
CSCC Community Forums

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Tuesday, January 28,2014

Time: 6PM to 8 PM

Location: John A. Howe Library,

105 Schuyler St., Albany NY

Please use the Broad Street entrance after 6PM.

Guest speakers:

        Paul Bulmer, Sr. Paul Bulmer is a Senior Director of Real Estate and Associate Broker with Vanguard-Fine, LLC. 

        

Eric Fagan, Site Coordinator Albany Home Repair Group Workcamp

The First Presbyterian Church in Albany is co-sponsoring a Group Workcamp where youth and individuals from around the country will spend one week in our community performing hands on home repair projects.  The work will be done by five young people and at least one adult leader.  Eligible repair projects include porch repair/construction, step repair, exterior painting, interior painting, weatherization, wheelchair ramp repair.  Labor and materials are free to qualifying households. 

Albany City School District Community Meetings

(The information below is from the Albany School District website.  Use this  link for more details,  http://www.albanyschools.org/)

 

 

District seeks input to sharpen '2020 Vision'

All are invited to join Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard, Ph.D., at community meetings in December and January to discuss the City School District of Albany’s draft roadmap for the future – “2020 Vision.”

 

The first meeting will be Monday, Dec. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the Alternative Learning Center in Arbor Hill. Visit our District News section for a complete schedule and more information.

 

The community conversations, to be held alongside open forums for district staff members, will share details about 2020 Vision in its current form, and gather feedback to inform revisions to the roadmap. The board is expected to consider a final version of 2020 Vision at its Feb. 6 meeting.

 

The strategic roadmap includes a new mission, core values, vision and strategic directions to guide the district’s work to become the best urban school district in America by 2020.

 

Mark your calendar Upcoming events(visit each school's page for more listings)

12/12	Albany High School Financial Aid Night, 6:30-8 p.m.
12/12	Board of Education Workshop, Academy Park, 5:30 p.m. (Details)
12/12	Schuyler Achievement Academy Winter Concert, 6 p.m.
12/12	Montessori Magnet School Winter Concert, 7 p.m.
12/13	Second-quarter interim marking period ends
12/13	Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) Classroom Concerts, 9 a.m.
12/16	Delaware Community School Winter Concerts, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
12/16	Community conversation about "2020 Vision," draft roadmap of district future, Alternative Learning Center, 6-8 p.m. (Details)
12/16	Eagle Point Elementary School Winter Concert, 7 p.m.
12/17	Giffen Memorial Elementary School Technology Night, 5-6 p.m.
12/17	Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School Winter Concert, 7 p.m.
12/18	Arbor Hill Elementary School Winter Concerts, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
12/18	Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST) Winter Concert, 7 p.m.
12/18	Albany High School Winter Concert featuring Select Choir, Advanced Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, 7 p.m.
12/19	Pine Hills Elementary School Winter Concert, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
12/19	Board of Education Meeting, Schuyler Achievement Academy, 7 p.m.
12/19	Giffen Memorial Elementary School Winter Concert, 5:30 p.m.
12/19	Sheridan Preparatory Academy Winter Concert, 6 p.m.
12/20	Sheridan Preparatory Academy Caroling on the Stairs, 9 a.m.
12/20	Schuyler Achievement Academy Caroling on the Stairs, 2 p.m.
12/23-1-3	Holiday Recess, no school
1/6	School resumes
1/6	Board of Education Meeting, Albany High School, 7 p.m.
1/8	Community conversation about "2020 Vision," draft roadmap of district future, Albany School of Humanities (ASH), 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Details)
1/9	Albany High School blood drive, 7:30 am.-2 p.m.
1/9	Community conversation about "2020 Vision," draft roadmap of district future, Albany Housing Authority, 200 South Pearl Street, 6-8 p.m. (Details)
1/11	New Scotland Elementary School Applebee's Pancake Breakfast fundraiser, Glenmont Applebee's, Route 9W, 8-10 a.m.
1/12	Montessori Magnet School Skating at Swinburne, 5:15-6:45 p.m.
1/13	Community conversation about "2020 Vision," draft roadmap of district future, Arbor Hill Elementary School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Details)
1/14	Specal Education Department Parent Workshop: Planning for Your Child's Annual Review CSE Meeting, Harriet Gibbons building, 6-7:30 p.m.
1/16	Pine Hills Elementary School Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, 1 p.m.
1/16	Albany High School College Information Night for sophomores and juniors and their parents, 6:30-8 p.m.
1/17	Arbor Hill Elementary School Community Day, 1 p.m.
1/20	Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school
1/21	Magnet Elementary School Open House, Montessori Magnet School, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m.
1/21	Community conversation about "2020 Vision," draft roadmap of district future, Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Details)
1/22	Magnet Elementary School Open House, Albany School of Humanities (ASH), 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m.
1/22	New Scotland Elementary School Skating at Swinburne, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
1/23	Magnet Elementary School Open House, Thomas O'Brien Academy of Science and Technology (TOAST), 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m.
1/23	Schuyler Achievement Academy Parent Night, 5-6 p.m.
1/23	Giffen Memorial Elementary School Talent Show, 6 p.m.
1/24	Second quarter ends
1/27	Regents exams
1/28	Regents exams
1/29	Regents exams
1/30	Regents exams
1/31	Superintendent's Conference Day, no school for students

October Neighborhood Association Meeting

South End Neighborhood Association Meeting

Tuesday, October 22.

Time: 6PM to 8 PM

Location: John A. Howe Library,

105 Schuyler St., Albany NY

Please use the Broad Street entrance after 6PM.

Guest speakers:

        Carla Paige

        

Announcements:

South End Community Ramps Up for Back to School

The South End Neighborhood Association (SENA) started ramping up for Back to School at National Night Out and completed its Back to School Basics at the August 27th Neighborhood Association Meeting.  Because of the very generous donations from JAFJR Construction Services and WalMart, we were able to purchase all the school supplies which we distributed to approximately 560 youth during the two events.

In prior years the South End Neighborhood Association distributed school supplies to youth in ziplock bags at National Night Out and the August SENA meeting.

In 2013 our effort to equip youth with the Basic School Supplies to go back to school with was taken to a new level with generous donations of backpacks from the Albany Police Dept., SEFCU, and WellCare.

At the National Night Out event, 280 youth received basic back to school supplies which were put in the back packs donated by SEFCU and Albany Police Department.  We under estimated the number of youth attending the event therefore eighty-six youth registered that they did not receive back packs and supplies at Night Out, those youth were told they would receive school supplies at the South End Neighborhood Association meeting on August 27.

At the SENA meeting on August 27th another 280 youth received school supplies.  The number of youth and families attending the SENA meeting exceeded the capacity of the large meeting room at the Howe Library, but; everyone who came for the Back to School Basics received a back pack or a colorful tote bag, all of which were filled with school supplies.

Some of the basic items purchased for the backpacks included:  single subject tablets, composition notebooks, loose leaf paper, binders, pens, pencils, crayons, colored markers, and colored pencils.  Some youth also received additional items like glue and pencils which were donated by RiteAid and APD.  The 130 backpacks which WellCare donated were prefilled with school supplies and a lunch bag. 

A heartfelt Thank You goes out to all the National Night Out sponsors who made donations to the National Night Out Event and the South End Back to School Basic School Supplies.