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The Sunrise
Newsletter of the Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club
(Organized
June 18, 2003) District 7150
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Dong Kurn Lee Larry
Calabrese James
J. Gascon Thomas
W. Seeley
RI President District
Governor Asst.
District Governor President
UPCOMING
EVENTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
Programs
TODAY
Club
Assembly
September 11 – Jerry Morrissey, State
of the Housing market
September 18 – Rotary on the Web
September 25 – Anyela’s Vineyard
Suggestions
for future programs are always welcome.
Please forward your ideas to Toni at tonicurt27@aol.com.
Superintendent:
State of Skaneateles Schools strong
By just about all measures, the Skaneateles
Central School District remains among the cream of the crop in New York
State.
Skaneateles consistently ranks in the top 25 in
the state and the top 1,500 nationwide, making it into the top 500 in the last
year for which rankings were available.
School Superintendent and Skaneateles Rotary Club
member Phil D’Angelo discussed the school rankings and the state of Skaneateles
schools generally at our August 28 meeting.
Among the many accolades the district has received
over the years include national awards of excellence from the U.S. Department
of Education, the New York State Governor’s Award for Excellence, the National
Exemplary Reading Program award, Best in the World Odyssey of the Mind program
and commendation by the American Associaiton of University Women.
Skaneateles schools routinely rank near the top in
all measures of achievement, but below the state average in spending, D’Angelo
said. For example, as of April
2008, Skaneateles’ general education instructional expenditures per pupil total
$7,945, compared to $10,518 per pupil among similar school districts and $9,168
per pupil for all public schools in New York state. For special education students, Skaneateles spends
$20,683 per pupil compared with $26,797 per pupil in similar districts and
$22,354 per pupil statewide.
When evaluating Skaneateles’ traditional high
performance, many in other communities mistakenly write off Skaneateles’s
accomplishments as a product of the community’s perceived affluence, D’Angelo
said.
“You can’t buy test performance,” he said.
As part of its effort to continue improving the
quality of the schools, the district has attempted to bring recently graduated
students back the December after graduation to learn how the district can
better serve its students. One
strength the students have almost universally brought back to the district is
the strength of the library program.
Many Skaneateles alums find that their peers in college look to them to
help them navigate their college libraries, D’Angelo said.
Looking forward, D’Angelo said he would like to
see the district get involved with the International Baccalaureate
program. This would enable the
district to provide a better comparison to districts outside of New York state,
he said.
D’Angelo would also like to see some
of the high school teachers get qualified to teach community college level
courses to that each child could graduate high school with the equivalent of 12
college credits. Students are
increasingly taking longer to graduate from college with
Club Business &
Dates to Remember
Call to Order; Pledge of
Allegiance & Invocation
lIntroduction of Guests/Visitarians
lHappy Dollars & Fines
District Major Events
· Sept. 12-14 – District Conference, EdgeWood
Resort, Alexandria Bay
· October 29 – Eastern Cities Dinner, Rochester, NY
· November 1 – Rotary Leadership
Institute, Canandaigua
Old Business
Committee
Reports
lClub Administration
President – Tom Seeley
Treasurer – Toni Feldmann
Secretary – John Paddock
l Service Projects
Food Pantry
– Daryle Pickering
Sea Scouts –
John Paddock
Programs – Paul Frickey
Early Act –
Tom Seeley
Fire Equipment
– Chris Bruna
Service Committee
– John Rooney
lWinterfest & Craft Fair – Seeley/Krauter
lMembership (& Retention) –
Beckwith/Feldmann
lFoundation/Community Recognition Torrisi/Krauter
lSocial Chair – Maggie Gilson
lSergeant at Arms – Daryle Pickering
New Business
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New Member Mark Schafer
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Winterfest
n
Save
the Date cards
n
Activity
Brainstorm
Evening Club Programs
TODAY – David
Figura, Post Standard
September 11 – Pancake Breakfast Thank
You, Lourdes Camp
Officers & Directors
Officers
· President – Thomas W. Seeley
· President-Elect
– John Rooney
· Past President
– Marion Krauter
· Treasurer – Toni Feldman
· Sergeant-at-Arms – Daryle Pickering
· Secretary – John Paddock
Committee Chairs
· Club Service
– John Rooney
· Food Pantry
– Daryle Pickering
· Membership – Sidney Beckwith
· Program Chair
– Toni Feldman
· Rotary Foundation
– Paul Torrisi
· Social Chair
– Maggie Gilson
· Youth Exchange/RYLA – John Paddock
Members
Sidney Beckwith,
Christopher Bruna, Dave Cutten, Robert DeWetter, Toni Feldmann, Paul Frickey,
Maggie Gilson (visitor), Douglas Hill, Marion Krauter, John Paddock, Daryle
Pickering, John Rooney, Thomas Seeley, Paul Torrisi, Michael Wahlrab, Rhett
Weiss
Exchange Students
Miguel Rodenas (Spain), Charlotte Linden (Germany), Bruno Caetanno Alves
de Melo (Brazil)
Our District Website: http://www.rotary7150.org/
Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org/
RYLA http://www.rotaryryla.com/
Skaneateles Rotary: http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org/
e-club http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com
Thomas W. Seeley 685-2311 Fax: 685-2460 tws@mlsattorneys.com
