Official newspaper of the Akron Central School District, Town of Newstead, and Village of Akron
High School students at Akron Central return to the classroom on Wednesday, September 29, earlier than they expected after transitioning to what was expected to be ten days of virtual learning.
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High School students at Akron Central will begin transitioning to ten days of virtual learning, the District learned Wednesday night. Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe reported to Board of Education members during their September 22 meeting, that numbers of COVID-19 cases in the High School and evidence that it is being transmitted in the school setting, have reached a level that Erie County Health Department is requiring a move to virtual learning for ten days.
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Akron Central School Business Administrator Cynthia Tretter met with the Board to give a budget update at their August 11 Board meeting. She noted that the District has more reserves than anticipated due to factors which changed after the budget was prepared.
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Akron Central School Board of Education members held their organizational meeting for 2021-2022 school year on Thursday, July 15. Following the swearing in of newly elected Board members Philip Kenline and Erik Polkowski, the board held an election of officers.
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Thanking the Akron Central School Board of Education for their letter to the State regarding lifting of mask mandates several parents reiterated their position that the mask mandate be lifted at Akron regardless of the state, during the June 23 Board of Education meeting. They cited physical and mental health concerns for children, in urging the board to take action. Parents had appeared at the previous Board meeting with similar concerns.
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The Akron Central School District will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
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Superintendent of Schools Patrick McCabe and Akron Central Board of Education President James Grant sent a letter to Governor Cuomo asking for all mask mandates for students be removed
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The Akron Tiger teams were hot last week resulting in two sizzlers selected for Tiger Athlete of the Week: Lauren Wagner of the track team and Caleb Suckow from the tennis team.
Read moreTwo players score 100th career goals The Akron Varsity lacrosse team was in a tight race as they faced Salamanca, only trailing by one goal in the third quarter, but ran short on legs in the fourth with a final score of 11-21.
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