Akron Central School Archives - Page 14 of 14

ACS Food Service remains steadfast during uncertainty of COVID-19 crisis

April 2, 2020June 27, 2020 7 min read

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,

Deadline for non-public school transportation requests extended to April 15

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 1 min read

Due 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.

Erie County Comptroller shares estimated sales tax revenue loss due to COVID-19

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 1 min read

Erie 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.

Child care available to medical professionals and first responders

March 26, 2020April 1, 2020 0 min read

The 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).

Delivery schedule of meals available for ACS students during COVID-19 school closure changed

March 20, 2020April 15, 2020 1 min read

The 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.

Deadline set for non-public school transportation requests

March 18, 2020March 21, 2020 0 min read

Requests for non-public school transportation for the 2020-21 school year must be made to the Akron Central School District Office by April 1, 2020.

Child Find Process helps refer students with disabilities

March 18, 2020March 21, 2020 0 min read

Child Find is a continuous process of public awareness activities, screening and evaluation designed to locate, identify, and refer as early as possible young children with disabilities and their families who are in need of an Early Intervention Program or Pre-school Special Education services through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Akron Central School closed until April 20, March 18 board meeting postponed

March 18, 2020March 21, 2020 2 min read

Akron Central School is closed until April 20 and the March 18 Board meeting is currently postponed until March 25.