Month: October 2023
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Mohonasen Marching Band takes home State title
The district proudly presents the 2023 New York State Field Band Conference Small School 3 State Champions! The Mohonasen Marching Band placed first in their division at the New York State Field Band Conference on Sunday, Oct. 29, at the JMA Dome in Syracuse. The competition brought together over 50 high school marching bands in…
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Free breakfast and lunch for all students starting Nov. 1, 2023
All Mohonasen students will be able to receive a free school breakfast and a free school lunch each day starting on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. This is a result of the United States Department of Agriculture expanding access to the Federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). CEP allows eligible schools participating in the National School Lunch…
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Superintendent Update
Dear parents, faculty and staff, I am writing to provide several updates you may find of interest. Mohonasen Climate Surveys During the month of November, Mohonasen will be offering an anonymous climate survey to our stakeholders. There are four different surveys for four different groups, namely parents, faculty, staff, and students in grades 6-12. We…
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Absentee Ballot Information for the May 2022 Vote
Absentee ballots are available, upon request, to Mohonasen residents who will be out of town or unable to vote in person due to illness or disability. The potential of contracting COVID-19 is a valid reason to request an absentee ballot. To vote via absentee ballot, district residents must first complete and sign an absentee ballot…
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Proposed school budget lowers class sizes, continues all student programs and activities
Mohonasen at or below the tax cap for 11th straight year On Tuesday, May 17, Mohonasen voters will head to the polls to decide on a proposed $60.2 million budget for the 2022-23 school year. Because the budget includes a tax levy that is at the district’s state-mandated limit for the year, a simple majority…
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Voters approve school budget; McFarland and Laudano elected to the Board of Education
Bus Proposition Passes Mohonasen voters on Tuesday approved the proposed 2022-23 school budget with 760 voting in support of the $60.2 million spending plan and 275. In the Board of Education election, Chad McFarland was elected to a third term and Melissa Laudano was elected to a first term. Voters also approved the bus purchase…
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Residents to vote on 2023 budget proposal on May 16
Mohonasen at or below the tax levy limit for the 12th straight year On Tuesday, May 16, Mohonasen voters will head to the polls to decide on a proposed $64.47 million budget for the 2023-24 school year. The budget proposal includes a tax levy increase of 2.25%, which is at the district’s state-calculated tax levy…
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State Education Department visits Pinewood’s ENL program
Representatives from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) visited Pinewood to learn about the work being done at Mohonasen for our new English as a New Language students (ENL). Members from NYSED included Deputy Commissioners for P-12 Instruction Angelique Johnson-Dingle and Jason Harmon; Executive Director for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Diane…
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Elementary half day food program
On elementary half days, the breakfast and lunch programs run as usual. The lunches are served in a grab-and-go manner at the regular cost of $3.30 and students eat during snack time. Students partaking in the half-day lunch program will be charged as usual.
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Faculty Music Recital; Scholarship fundraiser
The Mohonasen Music Faculty will host their first music recital on Friday, Oct. 20. The recital will be in the high school auditorium at 6:30 p.m. At the recital, Mohonasen staff will collect cash donations for the Mohonasen Music Parents Student Scholarships. At the end of each school year, the Mohonasen Music Parents use money…