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Tuesday, November 26, 2024Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Reimagining middle level education in Niskayuna

District accelerates timeline for grade level changes, school renovations and programs After careful consideration, district officials have modified the timeline for Niskayuna’s middle school grade-level reconfiguration and the redesign of its programs. “Construction at Iroquois is proceeding ahead of schedule, as is the design, engineering, and state approval process for projects at Van Antwerp,” Superintendent …

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Voters approve 2024 Capital Project

Voters in the Niskayuna Central School District have approved a $47.17 million capital project that will renovate and expand Van Antwerp Middle School, modernize the district’s five elementary schools, and complete critical infrastructure improvements at the high school. The referendum passed by a margin of 74 percent (860 votes) to 26 percent (306 votes). The …

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Modernizing Spaces to Enhance Student Experience

On Tuesday, February 13, voters will head to the polls to decide on a $47.17 million capital project. This is the second of three planned capital project referenda (2021, 2024, 2027) to modernize and renovate our eight school campuses. The district has created a long-term plan to invest in periodic renovations and improvements to address …

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Thursday, January 11, 2024Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Feb. 13 Capital Project Q&A

Isn’t the district in the middle of a significant capital project? In planning for the current capital project, the district did extensive assessments of infrastructure and educational space needs. The result was a long-term plan that divided the work into three capital projects (2021, 2024, 2027). The goal of this referendum is to procure funding …

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023Wednesday, December 20, 2023

BOE approves Feb. 13 referendum vote

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 our Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution advancing a Feb. 13, 2024 Capital Project referendum vote. This is the second of three planned referenda intended to modernize and improve learning spaces across the district. If passed, the $47.17M project would continue our investment in renovating and expanding Van Antwerp Middle School as the …

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

An update on campus renovations, improvements and modernization

Years ago we embarked on an ambitious, multi-year plan to expand, improve and modernize our eight school campuses. With substantial community input, the district adopted a long-range facilities improvement plan that sought to minimize the financial impact by spreading the work over several distinct referendum votes. The 2021 Referendum Niskayuna voters approved the first of …

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Thursday, October 19, 2023Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Home-field advantage is back

For years, Niskayuna student-athletes couldn’t play at home. Several athletic facilities were in such disrepair that competing on them was deemed unsafe. Teams were forced to play games or matches elsewhere, like Union College. “The changing ‘home field’ made it difficult for the students and community at Niskayuna to come and support our team(s), and …

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Capital Project Community Advisory Team: Call for interest and nominations

To Members of Our School Community, As you likely know, the District has prioritized improving our educational facilities through sensible, long-term planning and investment. The current capital project taking place was envisioned as a major initial step in this work, recognizing that it is never possible to address every need and priorities all at once. This …

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Monday, May 1, 2023Wednesday, May 17, 2023

School community leaves its mark on future Iroquois Middle School

Update: The final beam was raised and installed on the Iroquois Middle School addition in a topping out ceremony on May 16. A topping out ceremony is a tradition among ironworkers that symbolizes the completion of a steel structure. Construction of Iroquois Middle School’s 20-classroom addition is progressing steadily. With the building’s foundation now in …

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023Thursday, June 1, 2023

A look into middle school redesign

On Feb. 6, the district held a capital project information session about construction at Iroquois Middle School. We are excited to share project updates and renderings of redesigned classrooms with the school community as construction gets underway. Below is a summary of the information shared at the meeting. Click here to see the presentation slides, …

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