September 13, 2024
Dear Community Members,
I first want to start off with saying thank you for a great school year opening. It really seemed like things went very smoothly and that only happens when the partnership between the district and the home is strong! Again, thank you!
I want to follow up with where we are with the merger feasibility study at this point. As you know we appointed an Advisory Committee and they have had two meetings at this point. The consultant firm has begun the study and focused first on Educational Experiences that exist in both districts. The next phase of the study will be on Organizational Capacity. The information that was gathered and shared at the committee meeting and the Boards of Education can be found on our website by clicking “Merger Feasibility Study” and there is a link to a Google document. The document will be updated regularly and you can access it at any time. You can also attend the advisory committee meetings as well. The information is on the site and below is the remaining advisory committee schedule.
The Advisory Committee will meet on the following dates (meetings are open to the public):
Virtual - October 17 and November 14 - 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
â—ŹCanajoharie CSD - December 12 - 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
In addition, the Focus Group discussions have been rescheduled for October 30 Please apply if you would like to be considered with the link below. The focus groups will meet on October 30th at 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at Canajoharie HS and 6 -7 p.m. at Fort Plain Elementary School.
Please apply by September 30.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJSh2M2lPK-R3jJiPhlrsh3dUU5N5p2HhzX0w-VEemo64UZw/viewform
Finally, there will be additional Thought Exchanges to gather ideas, questions and feedback. As always please reach out if you have any questions. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nick Fitzgerald
Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent