Posted on March 11 at 11:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

International Charter School of Schenectady also is recognized internationally for its work to promote the education of children, but Mr Stratton had no desire (or the council) of learning more about the plan for a new educational initiative here in the Capital Region.

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Posted on February 22 at 4:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Here's hoping !!

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Posted on April 13 at 11:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"but with its big bright sign promising “First Prize” hot dogs, it surely draws in people passing through town as well. (John Mantas, the current owner, says he doesn’t know whether the “First Prize” refers to the Tobin’s First Prize brand, which no longer exists as such." They are still available. http://www.johnmorrell.com/brands/tobins...
Not the original at Mikes.

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Posted on April 3 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Well perhaps instead of paying a Terrorist in the Schenectady School District, give it back to the kids. There is nobody else who would be able to keep their retirement if they did what Raucci did. There's the money folks...Look at the way the Board recklessly spends OUR MONEY !!

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Posted on March 3 at 10:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Someone did try to step in about 5 years ago. It was called The International Charter School of Schenectady. It was a program designed for k-12 grades and was a success. It failed because of because Mr. Ely wanted to do what he has done. Renting more schools from the Catholic Church is costing US THE TAXPAYERS more money. Having a one centrally located school is there already. All set to go, redesigned inside. We should demand the Draper building be used for the Schenectady School District. It would consolidate ALL GRADES from the area Schools and be very cost effective.

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Posted on March 3 at 10:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

That is one ugly dude. No wonder everyone is afraid of the Schenectady Police!!

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Posted on February 12 at 10:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm happy with paying my taxes for my garbage pickup. Anyone in Schenectady knows it's a heck of alot cheaper for the City to pick up garbage than private haulers. I don't care what happened in Utica. Let them pay more for an inexpensive citizen service.

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Posted on January 29 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Your absolutely correct. The Unions do need to change. If we would have kept Charter School and gave it a chance, you would see alot of improvement. Private and Charter Schools are the thing for the future.

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Posted on December 3 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

That is the best tasting cake I ever had. Thanks Joanne!!

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Posted on September 6 at 12:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes I was a supporter of ICSS. It's the only option available to Schenectady Residents other than private schooling, which is highly priced. Unfortunately, yes the management was run horrible near the end. If you remember from the beginning the City Schools were against the idea because of what they were going to pay. If ICSS went 8-12 grades also, the education dollars would have been less paid to ICSS. The cost per student is set by the State Charter System. Example: It costs $7500.00 to teach a child K-8 and $10,500.00 for kids 9-12. Charter Schools will only get one certain amount, $9500.00 no matter what grade the child is in. In the end, the State sees it washes itself. As far as the City "losing" money for each child, yes about $2000.00 in the example above, but if they get approved for High School, ICSS would be losing money. The State sets the mandates through the Charter Institute in Albany. 5. Funding And Facilities
5.1 How are charter schools funded?
As public schools, charter schools are funded by public tax dollars that pass through the student's school district of residence. A portion of the per-pupil amount that a school district spends follows a student to the charter school. It is important to note that because not all monies received by a school district are included in the calculation, charter schools receive only between 60-80% of what school districts actually spend on a per-pupil basis. For a list of the amounts that would follow a student from particular districts, please visit the State Education Department's website at http://stateaid.nysed.gov. For details on how the amount per-pupil, i.e., the "average operating expense/total aidable pupil units" is determined, please refer to § 2856(1) of the Education Law. One detail of the calculation is worth noting in particular. The per-pupil amount that follows a student to a charter school is calculated based on prior years' expenditures. Accordingly, any increase ordecrease in spending by a district in a given year will not affect the amount paid to the charter school until later years.
Any additional aid received by the district attributable to students with disabilities would flow to the charter school if the charter school provides, directly or indirectly, the funded special education services. http://www.newyorkcharters.org/forms/gen... . Residents were not fully informed of these procedures. Perhaps you are one of "Those".

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