Act for Education

A fun celebration in Churchville-Chili Central School District!

The future is bright for these graduates! Monroe One BOCES

‘I don’t have to go to get more schooling:’ Students go from classroom to career with BOCES ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Students are finishing school and that means seniors are graduating from high school and choosing their path forward. Instead of going straight to college, some graduates a…

A great way to connect current students with alumni! East Rochester Union Free Schools

Want to learn more about the school budget process? Check out our school budget webcast from earlier this week!

Webcast — A Community Together (ACT) for Education A Community Together (ACT) for Education is an unprecedented initiative by public schools in the Monroe 1 and Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES districts, RCSD, area businesses, and community members. With a unified voice, ACT for Education delivers positive messaging about our local school districts and encou...

Join us for our School Budget webcast happening now!

A Community Together (ACT) for Education A Living Wax Museum held in Ms. Falker's 2nd grade class at Taylor Elementary School featured historical and current leaders, celebrities, and athletes.

Please join us this Monday, May 13 at 12 p.m. for our School Budget Webcast! Important information will be shared about the school budget process.

The webcast will be facilitated by Daniel White, District Superintendent, Monroe One BOCES, and panelists include:

John Abbott, Deputy Superintendent, East Irondequoit CSD
Christopher Dailey, Superintendent, Gates Chili Central School District
Gene Mancuso, Superintendent, Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District

Log on at 12 p.m. to https://actforeducation.org/ for the pre-recorded webcast; the chat feature will be live with our panelists for any questions.

Thank you to all our school communicators!

❓DId you know that one of the many services that BOCES 2 offers districts is school communication? What better day to learn about it than School Communicators Day. 😊

BOCES 2 experts provide strategic communication services to BOCES and many Rochester area districts to celebrate student achievements, give an inside look into classrooms, explain complicated education requirements and connect with communities - like this social media post!

Thank you to school communicators for all that you do on behalf of districts, BOCES, students and communities. ❤️

Does restorative justice work in schools? Our partners at Act for Education and local public schools went on WXXI Connections talked about this practice meant to resolve conflicts and empower students. Listen to the entire conversation: https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections

What an informative discussion today on restorative practices in our schools on WXXI News Connections with Evan Dawson! Missed it? This link has the full recording: https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections/2024-05-08/do-restorative-practices-work-in-schools

Many thanks to our Greece Central School District and Rochester City School District panelists:

— Zachary Arenz, Music Teacher at Flower City School #54 in the Rochester City School District and 2024 New York State Teacher of the Year
— Brandin Jones, Principal, Greece Olympia School, Greece Central School District
— Deanna Green, 11th grade student graduating early from Greece Arcadia High School, Greece Central School District
— Ruth Turner, Deputy Superintendent of Administration & Supports, Rochester City School District

Coming up on Connections, in the second hour today!

Coming up on Connections: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Here's what's coming up on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Tune in at 1 p.m. today to WXXI Connections with Evan Dawson to hear about restorative practices in our schools featuring panelists from the Greece Central School District and Rochester City School District! Click here for more information: https://www.wxxinews.org/show/connections

Becky Wehle and the Genesee Country Village & Museum are Wheatland-Chili's newest Community Champion for Education!

Wehle, the museum's president and CEO, and her entire team are dedicated to fostering opportunities to learn through living history. We're fortunate to have this incredible resource in our backyard and are grateful for all GCV&M does for our students!

Mark your calendars!

📢 Just two weeks until school budget votes and school board elections! Mark your calendars and let's make a difference together! 📚✅

Thank you to all our teachers!

Happy ! Thank you to our New York State teachers whose extraordinary efforts make a difference in the lives of their students. This week, who has inspired you!

⭐CONGRATS! Karen Mazzola and her team at Helmer Nature Center are West Irondequoit's Act For Education Community Champion Award winner. Mrs. Mazzola and HNC were honored at Friday’s annual breakfast at the Kodak Center. Karen has worked at Helmer for 23 years, including the last 16 as its Director. Before that, she was the HNC Events Coordinator.

HNC is unique. Our 45-acre “outdoor classroom” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. In 1973, under the leadership of then-Superintendent Earle W. Helmer, the West Irondequoit CSD Board of Education set aside this land within West Irondequoit to be preserved as an environmental study area.

School field trips are part of the WICSD science curriculum. HNC is a place where students learn about the environment, wildlife and their habitat. HNC has several easy-to-hike trails and plenty of space for snow shoeing in the winter. Out-of-district clubs, such as the Boys Scouts, utilize HNC. It also brings the community together with annual events. HNC just recently pulled off its biggest ever - "Eclipse Fest: Together in Totality," on April 8th. In the middle of it all, using her wealth of experience and tireless work ethic, is Mrs. Mazzola.

“I love the site and the school district is so supportive,” Mrs. Mazzola said. “My colleagues have been just wonderful! The history of the place and bringing our students here is amazing.”

HNC’s mission: To utilize the natural world as a classroom in order to provide practical, integrated learning opportunities, foster environmental awareness and promote the concept of global stewardship, for life-long learners. From dawn to dusk, there are regular and occasional hikers – families and individuals – who journey to HNC to simply enjoy a walk in the woods. Over the course of the school year, HNC hosts annual events such as its Fall Harvest Celebration in October, Trim-A-Tree for Wildlife in December, Trees-for-Trails in early January, Maple Weekend in March and Bloomin’ Baskets in May (this year’s event is Thursday, May 9).

She is a lifelong resident and 1980 Irondequoit HS graduate. Her husband, Marc, accompanied her to Friday’s event. Mrs. Mazzola’s mother, Darlene Morgan, formerly worked in Accounts Payable for the WICSD. Five generations of Morgans have livedi Irondequoit. HNC is actually Mrs. Mazzola’s second career; she was a real estate appraiser for 20 years. Now, she oversees some of the most amazing real estate in West Irondequoit. Our schools, children and community are better because of you, Mrs. Mazzola! Congratulations, Mrs. Mazzola!

GCV&M is thrilled to have been honored this morning by Wheatland Chili School District and ACT for Education for outstanding community partnership! 🎉 Thank you!

Explore our educational programs: https://www.gcv.org/school-programs/

This morning, we celebrated our Community Champions, youth advocates with the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection! 💙🤍

Thank you Hillside Family of Agencies for your long-standing partnership and for advocacy on behalf of Gates Chili Spartans! Act for Education

Congratulations to Nancy Leport, Rick Francis & the Hilton Alumni Assoc. for being honored as 2024 Community Champions for Public Education. We are so grateful for all this organization has done for our students & staff!

What a wonderful morning with Act for Education honoring Kittelberger Florist & Gifts as our 2024 Community Champion for Public Education! Thank you to this outstanding Webster business and all they do for our students.

Congratulation to Debbie Evans, director of the Irondequoit Community Cupboard, who was recognized today at the ACT for Education Community Champions Ceremony! They were nominated by Superintendent Grow for their unending support of the students and families in East Irondequoit.