PICnet is proud to be a long-time supporter of NTEN (Non-profit Technology Network), which is why we do our best to keep the NPtech love flowing from coast to coast with our monthly 501 Tech Club happy hours. I organize the meetings for the DC “Accidental Techies” on the fourth Thursday of every month while [...]
NTEN Happy Hours from Coast to Coast
by admin on 29. Jan, 2012 in Charter School Info
NTEN Happy Hours from Coast to Coast
by admin on 26. Jan, 2012 in Charter School Info
PICnet is proud to be a long-time supporter of NTEN (Non-profit Technology Network), which is why we do our best to keep the NPtech love flowing from coast to coast with our monthly 501 Tech Club happy hours. I organize the meetings for the DC “Accidental Techies” on the fourth Thursday of every month while [...]
NTEN Happy Hours from Coast to Coast
by admin on 26. Jan, 2012 in Charter School Info
PICnet is proud to be a long-time supporter of NTEN (Non-profit Technology Network), which is why we do our best to keep the NPtech love flowing from coast to coast with our monthly 501 Tech Club happy hours. I organize the meetings for the DC “Accidental Techies” on the fourth Thursday of every month while [...]
Wait – these applicants weren’t banned from driving school buses before?
by admin on 17. Aug, 2011 in Charter Schools News
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law Tuesday that expands the list of convictions that disqualifies a school bus driver from either permanently or temporarily driving a school bus. The law adds to the list of convictions that would either permanently disqualify an applicant from being a bus driver or disqualify the candidate for five [...]
Union Academy is Awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from GFOA and ASBO.
by admin on 21. Jul, 2011 in Uncategorized
The certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Union Academy by the Government Finance Officers Association of the US and Canada (GFOA) for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting by a government and its [...]
Register Now for Summer Learning Webinar From Carson-Dellosa!
by admin on 24. May, 2011 in Charter School Information
This week, our friends at Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company will be hosting their first ever Virtual Coffee Chat! This is a valuable opportunity for teachers to connect with one another and learn about engaging ideas and summer activities for kids! This free webinar will be on Wednesday May 25 at 11am EST For decades, Carson-Dellosa has [...]
Schdy board member from Raucci days holds on in election
by admin on 22. May, 2011 in Charter Schools News
Gary Farkas, the only remaining Schenectady school board member who served when the Steven Raucci scandal went down, managed to fend off a challenge from the transparency group SCOPE Tuesday and got 29 more votes than SCOPE candidate Shatiki Beatty. The other two SCOPE candidates, Ron Lindsay and Cheryl Nechamen, easily sailed to victory. Farkas [...]
Science Fair Project Ideas with Living Creatures Projects from Insect Lore
by admin on 28. Feb, 2011 in Charter School News
Bring Science to Life with Ant Hill & Butterfly Pavilion Projects Science Fair Projects can be taken to a whole new level with products from our Living Creatures collection. Projects such as an ant factory, butterfly pavilion, animal games and puzzle sets, lady bug land, inflatables or petri dishes can be effective teaching tools to [...]
HVCC professor broadcasts from shuttle launch and more
by admin on 24. Feb, 2011 in Charter School Info
Hudson Valley Community College Professor Joel Glickman will be shooting a live video feed of his insider’s tour of the Kennedy Space Center, his front row seat at a question- and-answer session with NASA executives, and his view of the Space Shuttle Discovery launch to tens of thousands of viewers across the country. He’s also [...]
A Valentines Day History Lesson from History.com
by admin on 07. Feb, 2011 in Charter School News
Did you know that more than one billion Valentine’s Day cards are given in the United States every year? Of those, teachers get the most Valentine’s Day cards of anyone; children get the second most. No doubt that kids LOVE Valentines Day and bringing this fun holiday to your class can be a delightful learning [...]
Mixed messages from voters on budget choices
by admin on 31. Jan, 2011 in Charter Schools News
A new poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute reveals voters’ conflicting sentiments on school funding and state budgeting choices in general. By an 82-13 percent margin, voters favor a cap on local property taxes. By a 79-18 percent margin they oppose cutting aid to schools to balance the state budget. The expectation is that [...]