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Congressmen seeks flexibility on federally-required school tests
Rep. Anthony J. Brindisi has called upon U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to grant states the flexibility to forgo federally-required standardized testing if needed during the … more
District eyes recommendations in return to in-person instruction
The Rome school district might have pre-K to grade 2 students resume daily in-person instruction Oct. 12, two weeks ahead of previously projected, pending various COVID-19 factors including the … more
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RALLYING FOR SPORTS SEASONS — Student-athletes rally in front of the Rome school district office Thursday afternoon, urging that sports seasons which were planned to begin next week be allowed to proceed. The seasons are now ready to be played, following the Board of Education’s approval Thursday night of coaches for the sports involved.
Sports set to begin in Rome following Board of Education approval of coaches
While there were concerns including by some students that the seasons would not go forward amid the COVID-19 situation, coaches for the fall season in five low-risk sports have been approved by the … more
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PRECAUTIONARY CLOSURE — All is quiet at the General William Floyd Elementary School in Stittville today as the Holland Patent Central School District canceled classes for students at all its buildings as a precaution after three students — a high schooler, a middle schooler and a student at Holland Patent Elementary School — tested positive for COVID-19. The county will perform contact tracing as necessary, the district said, and all buildings will be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized in preparation for reopening on Monday.
Positive tests scuttle school in HP District cancels classes today after three students test positive for COVID; plans to reopen Monday
HOLLAND PATENT — Due to three children testing positive for the COVID-19 virus, Holland Patent Central School shut down its entire campus Friday. According to an announcement made by the school … more
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Spectrum relaunches free internet, WiFi access for eligible remote learners
Charter Communications, Inc. is relaunching its remote education offer that provides free internet service and WiFi access through its Spectrum brand for 60 days to eligible households with K-12 … more
Board of Ed to discuss reopening plans, student representative
A school district update on reopening, and appointing a student representative to the Board of Education, will be addressed at the board’s meeting tonight. Among other items before the board will … more
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So far, so good in Westmoreland reopening, officials say
WESTMORELAND — The Westmoreland school district’s reopening for the 2020-21 academic year, which included the first day of classes two weeks ago amid COVID-19 considerations, appears to be … more
ADDING IT UP — Rome Free Academy junior Paige Pekarski works on some pre-Calculus class material as part of her remote/virtual learning.
District to hold virtual ‘spirit days’
Along with remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rome school district students including at Strough Middle School and Rome Free Academy are being invited to take part in virtual versions of … more
District, OHM BOCES to continue providing free meals for students
Updates in programs providing free meals for students have been announced by the Rome school district and by Oneida-Herkimer-Madison (OHM) BOCES. • The Rome district announced its continued … more
Virtual Service Academy Night offered Thursday
A virtual Service Academy Night 2020, offering a chance for high school students, families, school administrators and counselors to learn more about service academies and the application process, … more
BACK AT SCHOOL — At E.A. McAllister Elementary School in Sherrill, Jordan Hadsell’s second-grade class pauses while heading back to their classroom as part of the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill school district's reopening.
Attention to detail aids students’ return at VVS
BY DAVE GYMBURCH Staff writer VERONA — “We are thrilled to have our students back to school whether in-person or remotely,” Vernon-Verona-Sherrill school district Superintendent Martha Group … more
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Rome’s youngest pupils may return early
The Rome school district’s youngest general education students might resume in-person instruction sooner than planned instead of the six-week all-remote instruction that began the new academic year … more
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COVID CALM — Images from a video posted by Utica College show some of the modifications to operations such as socially distanced classrooms and hallways to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Area colleges have so far avoided large outbreaks that have caused temporary or semester-long shutdowns of in-person teaching at many institutions, including at least two upstate State University of New York campuses, most recently SUNY-Oswego on Friday.
Area colleges dodging COVID outbreaks so far
Nearly a month into the academic year that some feared might not happen at college campuses in Oneida County because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is so far, so good, with only a relative … more
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HCCC enters transfer agreement with SUNY Upstate Medical
HERKIMER — Herkimer County Community College has entered into a new transfer agreement with SUNY Upstate Medical University, allowing students to seamlessly transfer into the following … more
COVID halts vote on Camden project
BY DAVE GYMBURCH Staff writer CAMDEN — A Camden school district public vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday on a proposed $41.5 million capital project has been put on hold because of factors … more
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Rome district calendar omits event dates amid uncertainty
The Rome school district’s newly issued 2020-21 calendar that was put in the mail to families last week is not as detailed as it typically is, because of potential impacts of COVID-19. Dates are … more
Area schools mixed on replacing snow days with remote learning
A one-year state pilot/tryout program for replacing schools’ use of weather-related emergency closures with remote instruction is prompting varying forecasts among some local school districts in … more
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Delta Central offers supervised site for remote ed
TOWN OF LEE — A Delta Central program, offering a site where parents can bring children currently in remote education to do their schoolwork during the day and have adults oversee them, is being … more
REMOTE LEARNING — Denti Elementary School first-grade teacher Candace Darois teaches her students remotely on Monday, during the first day of the 2020-21 academic year. She is speaking to students on her computer screen, and the computer image also is projected onto the screen at right. More photos online at www.romesentinel.com.
Remote start for most Rome students
Guiding and encouraging her first-grade students through a social studies lesson Monday afternoon while she was seated in her classroom, Denti Elementary School teacher Candace Darois asked one … more
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Remsen Board of Ed to hold special meeting on sports tonight
REMSEN — The Remsen Central School’s Board of Education will hold a special meeting tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. for discussion of the postponement of sports. A letter to district … more
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