Student News Applications Open For Annual Art Scholarships From CAA Graduating seniors from any Clark Scholarship-eligible high schools are encouraged to apply for the Cooperstown Art Association’s annual Art Scholarship, for students looking to study art at the college level. CAA will providing up to $1,400 in awards through this scholarship. The schools eligible are: Cherry Valley-Springfield, Cooperstown, Edmeston, Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton, Laurens, Milford, Milford BOCES, Morris, Mt. Markham, Owen D. Young, Richfield Springs, Schenevus and Worcester. Home-schooled students living within…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Annual Ice Harvest Goes Online ICE HARVEST – 7 p.m. Hanford Ice Harvest goes online. Presenting ‘Winter’s Coolest Crop: Ice Harvesting History and Culture’ with staff Liz Callahan, Andrew Robichaud, assistant professor of History whose in-progress book is a history of the ice trade in North America. They will also discuss the annual festival celebrates this community tradition. Free, registration required. Presented by Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith. 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org…
Spurned By Worcester, Schenevus School Future May Be Found In Milford By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MILFORD – Milford and Charlotte Valley have emerged as possible refuges for Schenevus Central students if that financially strapped school district is force to close its doors. At 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, Worcester Superintendent of Schools Tim Gonzales announced “tuitioning-in” Schenevus students wasn’t in his school district’s best interest. That came after a month of conversations after Schenevus looked to Worcester…
Worcester Decides: We Won’t Take In Schenevus Students By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com WORCESTER – Less than a month after the Schenevus Central School Board voted to begin talks with Worcester about tuitioning-out, Worcester Central School turned down the proposal, citing legal issues. “In the beginning, tuitioning for both sides looked good,” said Worcester superintendent Tim Gonzales. “But as we dug deeper and looked more into the legal side, that’s where it got muddy,” he said.…
Schenevus Takes 1st Step Towards ‘Tuitioning Out’ By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – With $150,000 in state aid not coming through and a merger study still not guaranteed, the Schenevus Central school board voted unanimously on a resolution to begin talks with Worcester on “tuitioning out” middle and high school students. “We started off the week with a very scary situation,” said District Treasurer Greg Beall. “The state did not give us $150,000 in aid. Fortunately, we…
Schenevus School Board Says Tuitioning Out Could Save $1M By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special To AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – Awaiting a merger study, the Schenevus Central School Board will meet tomorrow at 6:30 to vote on a resolution to begin conversations with Worcester about tuitioning-out students for the 2020-2021 school year. “Tutioning-out is buying a service from another school district instead of supplying that service yourself,” said Schenevus Central School Superintendent Theresa Carlin.…
COLUMN THE VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT The Haves And The Have Nots Possibly the most important outcome of the recent meeting to discuss the future of the Schenevus Central School District is a quote from the superintendent: “The District’s revenues are inflexible.” She went on to say, “the District does not have property wealth or the income wealth to raise taxes enough to cover the deficit.” Finally someone in a position of authority has admitted the truth! We live in…
SCHENEVUS CS AT CROSSROADS At Packed Meeting, Superintendent Says Merger Is Best Option By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS — With time and money running out, Schenevus Central School Superintendent Theresa Carlin gave parents three options for their district: Dissolve, tuition-out or merge. “We cannot sustain ourselves as a K-12 district much longer,” she said at a presentation in the school gymnasium tonight. “Our number one solution is to merge with another district.” But families who came out…
Schenevus, Worcester Schools Plan Forum On Possible Merger By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – With its deficit heading toward $750,000, the Schenevus Central School has reopened merger talks with neighboring Worcester Central. A forum entitled “The Future of Schenevus” is planned at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the school gym. “Please join us for an evening of forward-thinking collaboration and gaining an understanding of what we need to do to maintain an institution that provides all students…
Legislation To Let Schenevus Borrow On Future Aid OK’d If Governor Signs It, School District Can Close Up To $500K Gap Next Year SCHENEVUS – Legislation allowing Schenevus Central School to stabilize its shortterm finances by borrowing against future state aid has passed the Assembly Assemblyman Brian Miller, R-New Hartford, who represents the Otsego County community, announced today. Miller said he worked with state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Supt. of Schools Theresa Carlin on the package, which, in addition…
