AVERILL PARK, N.Y. â Michael Blostein, director of instrumental music at Averill Park High School, has been named a quarterfinalist of the 2022 Grammy Museumâs Music Educator Award.
The award is presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum, recognizing current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education, and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader cause of maintaining music education in the schools.
âWe are very proud of Mr. Blostein and the work that he has done in the music department,â Averill Park CSD Superintendent Dr. James Franchini said. âDuring this challenging pandemic year, he has stepped up and created lasting memories for students who missed out on many of the traditional milestones. This honor, of course, will not come as a surprise to anyone who has had the pleasure of having Mike as a teacher or have had their child in his classroom. His passion and dedication are second to no
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. â On Tuesday, May 18, school districts across the Capital Region held votes on budgets and school board elections. According to the New York State School Boards Association, New York voters approved 99.2% of school district budgets. We appreciate the many who turned out â in person or by absentee ballot â to approve local school budget proposals and elect school board members this year, NYSSBA Executive Director Robert Schneider stated. The high passage rate for proposed budgets is a welcome endorsement of spending plans that will strengthen our educational programs and restore some of the academic and student support services that were curtailed by the pandemic, Schneider continued.
AVERILL PARK, N.Y. — During the recent Averill Park Central School District Board of Education meeting, Keri Rosher was appointed as the new principal at West Sand Lake Elementary School.
Coronavirus response keeps Averill Park High students remote for 3rd week
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A view of Algonuin Middle School on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Averill Park, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times Union
SAND LAKE – Averill Park High School students will continue remote learning for a third week while Algonquin Middle School students will return to in-person, hybrid instruction Monday as the district continues to deal with aspects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The district previously moved all students to remote learning when quarantining requirements for COVID-19 made it impossible to provide bus service for students.
Superintendent James Franchini in a letter to district residents Thursday had said that district “staffing levels are returning to a more sustainable level” leading to changes in instruction.