Category: District
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Superintendent Update
Dear parents, faculty and staff, I am writing to provide several updates you may find of interest. Mohonasen Climate Surveys During the month of November, Mohonasen will be offering an anonymous climate survey to our stakeholders. There are four different surveys for four different groups, namely parents, faculty, staff, and students in grades 6-12. We…
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Absentee Ballot Information for the May 2022 Vote
Absentee ballots are available, upon request, to Mohonasen residents who will be out of town or unable to vote in person due to illness or disability. The potential of contracting COVID-19 is a valid reason to request an absentee ballot. To vote via absentee ballot, district residents must first complete and sign an absentee ballot…
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Proposed school budget lowers class sizes, continues all student programs and activities
Mohonasen at or below the tax cap for 11th straight year On Tuesday, May 17, Mohonasen voters will head to the polls to decide on a proposed $60.2 million budget for the 2022-23 school year. Because the budget includes a tax levy that is at the district’s state-mandated limit for the year, a simple majority…
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Voters approve school budget; McFarland and Laudano elected to the Board of Education
Bus Proposition Passes Mohonasen voters on Tuesday approved the proposed 2022-23 school budget with 760 voting in support of the $60.2 million spending plan and 275. In the Board of Education election, Chad McFarland was elected to a third term and Melissa Laudano was elected to a first term. Voters also approved the bus purchase…
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Residents to vote on 2023 budget proposal on May 16
Mohonasen at or below the tax levy limit for the 12th straight year On Tuesday, May 16, Mohonasen voters will head to the polls to decide on a proposed $64.47 million budget for the 2023-24 school year. The budget proposal includes a tax levy increase of 2.25%, which is at the district’s state-calculated tax levy…
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State Education Department visits Pinewood’s ENL program
Representatives from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) visited Pinewood to learn about the work being done at Mohonasen for our new English as a New Language students (ENL). Members from NYSED included Deputy Commissioners for P-12 Instruction Angelique Johnson-Dingle and Jason Harmon; Executive Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Diane…
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Faculty Music Recital; Scholarship fundraiser
The Mohonasen Music Faculty will host their first music recital on Friday, Oct. 20. The recital will be in the high school auditorium at 6:30 p.m. At the recital, Mohonasen staff will collect cash donations for the Mohonasen Music Parents Student Scholarships. At the end of each school year, the Mohonasen Music Parents use money…
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October 11; Mohon Bowl
The annual Ladies Mohon Bowl will be held on Wednesday, October 11, at 6 p.m. on the football field. Spectator tickets are $5 and may be purchased here. You can also purchase a shirt to support your team. The seniors are fuchsia and the juniors are purple.
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Superintendent Update
Dear parents, faculty, and staff, As I had shared publicly during our Board of Education meeting on Friday, September 22, it was reported that the mural on our athletic storage shed in front of our turf field was painted over during the early morning hours. After realizing this was not done with District authorization, we…
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STS Steel student field trip
STS Steel, located in Schenectady, hosted a Manufacturing Day event. Mohonasen High School technology students had a chance to tour the one-of-a-kind, 62,000-square-foot facility. The event provided an opportunity for students to see the potential of modern manufacturing and foster their interests in manufacturing careers. STS Steel’s staff demonstrated fundamentals of the steel manufacturing industry…