Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
Area fire companies are facing resident concerns over first responders wearing masks to calls. Some residents are breaching the social distancing guidelines at emergency scenes to express their apprehension and fear over the meaning of the safety precautions in place, jeopardizing their safety and the safety of first responders.
Read moreby Marilyn J. Kasperek Akron Central School Board of Education members are pausing before finalizing a budget plan to come before voters later this spring. Expectations of Pandemic adjustments during the year, state aid figures calculated on local data coming in lower than projected by the state, the Governor’s postponement of budget vote until at least June 1, and other factors, have the Board waiting to finalize the spending plan they will bring to voters.
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Akron Central School has posted an update on their response to COVID-19 and its impact on school district families. The full update is posted on their website akronschools.org. Highlights follow:
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Getting internet service to the entire Akron Central School District continued to be a challenge last week, Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe reported to School Board members at their March 25 ZOOM meeting.
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Public services the Akron-Newstead community relies on continue during this time of social distancing, however the way in which they are provided reflects concern for public and individual safety.
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MEAL PREPARATION – Diane Ernst, left, and Michelle Livergood prepare ham and cheese wraps for student lunches. Mary Lou Groff works in the background. by Sharon Catalano Last week’s front-page photo stretched across the entire width of this paper, prominent and above-the-fold. A line of cars to the left of the pylons made a procession in front of the main entrance of our public K-12 school. Unless you were in one of those vehicles or one of the many that followed, you likely had no idea what was depicted without reading the caption. It was a drive-up service for meals,
Read moreDue to the closure of schools pursuant to the Executive Order(s) issued by the Governor for the COVID-19 crisis and recognizing such requests need to be incorporated into a school district’s budget, the New York State Education Department has directed all public school districts to accept all parental requests for transportation to charter and non-public schools submitted on or before April 15, 2020. The Department deems such Executive Order(s) be a reasonable excuse for a delay under Ed. Law 3635.
Read moreErie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw has analyzed sales tax projections for every village, town, city and school district through June for “best and worst-case scenarios,” depending on the percentage of sales tax reduction due to the COVID-19 pandemic March through June 2020. Using figures currently available to his office, including total sale tax received from March to June in 2019, members of Comptroller Mychajliw’s Accounting Division ran this analysis to assist local leaders and superintendents as they monitor and adjust their budgets.
Read moreThe Akron Central School District is partnering with Rattles to Reading Child Care, Inc., located at 6263 Scotland Rd, Akron, New York, to provide access to childcare for medical workers and first responders while schools are closed due to COVID-19 (coronavirus).
Read moreThe Nutrition Services Department at Akron Central Schools has implemented a meal program for students during the COVID-19 school closure. However, the original number of days that meals are available has been reduced.
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