REPORT: Common Core Task Force Suggests Teacher-Assessment Delay

Principal Departs At CCS

Principal Departs At CCS Meccariello Sixth Over Past 8 Years By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com On appointing Anne Meccariello high school principal on March 10, 2020, CCS Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw praised “her sense of loyalty to the district.” It didn’t pan out. She resigned Feb. 26, just short of a year. April 1, Meccariello will become superintendent of schools in the Campbell-Savona Central School District in the Finger Lakes, 25 miles northwest of Corning. “From the moment I saw the superintendent of schools position posted for Campbell-Savona, I knew I was very interested in becoming a…

March 11, 2021

Democrats In Albany Considering Final Nail In Common Core Coffin

Democrats In Albany Considering Final Nail In Common Core Coffin CLICK TO READ FULL NYTIMES ARTICLE…

February 4, 2019

Common Core Opt-Out Rates Down at CCS

Common Core Opt-Out Rates Down at Cooperstown Central COOPERSTOWN – Opt-out rates for the Common Core’s English Language Arts test are down from 62 percent to 48 percent, according to Interim Superintendent Mike Virgil. “I overheard one parent saying they had opted out last year, but because the changes that had been made, they let their kid take it this year,” Virgil said. Last year, 62 percent of parents opted out of the test, which is given over three days to students in grades 3-8. This year, only 48 percent opted out, citing modifications and extended time for students to…

April 8, 2016

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