WIBX 950 » Utica City School District http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Sat, 25 May 2013 13:06:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Utica School Board Candidates Call-In To WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-candidates-call-in-to-wibx-first-news-with-keeler-in-the-morning/ http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-candidates-call-in-to-wibx-first-news-with-keeler-in-the-morning/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 18:39:55 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=199594  

Four the six candidates running in the Utica City School Board election got a few minutes on WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning on Tuesday.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-candidates-call-in-to-wibx-first-news-with-keeler-in-the-morning/feed/ 0 Utica School Board President Chris Salatino Not A Fan Of Charter Schools, Or Union Endorsements http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-president-chris-salatino-not-a-fan-of-charter-schools-or-union-endorsements/ http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-president-chris-salatino-not-a-fan-of-charter-schools-or-union-endorsements/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:37:53 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=199319 With more than 80 teaching jobs on the chopping block, voters in the Utica City School District head to the polls today to elect school board members and approve or disapprove the budget.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-president-chris-salatino-not-a-fan-of-charter-schools-or-union-endorsements/feed/ 0 Kristine Bellino, WIBX School Board, Budget Votes Scheduled For Tomorrow http://wibx950.com/school-board-budget-votes-scheduled-for-tomorrow/ http://wibx950.com/school-board-budget-votes-scheduled-for-tomorrow/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 00:29:27 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=199169 Voters in area school districts will be taking to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether or not proposed budgets will be accepted, and who will be selected to fill open school board positions.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/school-board-budget-votes-scheduled-for-tomorrow/feed/ 0 David Schott, flickr School Budget Hearing Draws Few People, Impacts Many http://wibx950.com/school-budget-hearing-draws-few-people-impacts-many/ http://wibx950.com/school-budget-hearing-draws-few-people-impacts-many/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 00:28:57 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=192463 Only a handful of people showed up for the Tuesday's formal presentation of the Utica City School District's 2013-14 budget.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/school-budget-hearing-draws-few-people-impacts-many/feed/ 0 Gino Geruntino, WIBX Utica School Superintendent Bruce Karam On Salaries, Growth Of District And Shrinking State Aid http://wibx950.com/utica-school-superintendent-bruce-karam-on-salaries-growth-of-district-and-shrinking-state-aid/ http://wibx950.com/utica-school-superintendent-bruce-karam-on-salaries-growth-of-district-and-shrinking-state-aid/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 16:33:15 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=191488 Utica Schools' Superintendent Bruce Karam joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning on Monday to talk about the restoration of three positions due to some additional money from the state.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-school-superintendent-bruce-karam-on-salaries-growth-of-district-and-shrinking-state-aid/feed/ 0 Kristine Bellino, WIBX Assemblyman Brindisi: New York State Still Not Doing Enough For Utica, High Poverty Schools http://wibx950.com/assemblyman-brindisi-new-york-state-still-not-doing-enough-for-utica-high-poverty-schools/ http://wibx950.com/assemblyman-brindisi-new-york-state-still-not-doing-enough-for-utica-high-poverty-schools/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:14:38 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=189609 The Utica City School District is receiving an additional $210,000, meaning three teaching positions that were set to be cut, will now be kept.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/assemblyman-brindisi-new-york-state-still-not-doing-enough-for-utica-high-poverty-schools/feed/ 0 knittymarie, Flickr Utica Fire Department Shows Pornographic Video To Kids? http://wibx950.com/utica-fire-department-shows-pornographic-video-to-kids/ http://wibx950.com/utica-fire-department-shows-pornographic-video-to-kids/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:31:14 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=185513 Were young Utica school students briefly subjected to a pornographic video?

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-fire-department-shows-pornographic-video-to-kids/feed/ 0 Gino Geruntino, WIBX Christopher Columbus Elementary School Closing Early Because Of Power Outage http://wibx950.com/christopher-columbus-elementary-school-closing-early-because-of-power-outage/ http://wibx950.com/christopher-columbus-elementary-school-closing-early-because-of-power-outage/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:05:08 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=179904  

Christopher Columbus Elementary School is closing early today because of a power outage.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/christopher-columbus-elementary-school-closing-early-because-of-power-outage/feed/ 0 columbus.uticacsd.org Utica City School Board Reinstates Some Teachers, Approves Retirement Incentive http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-board-reinstates-some-teachers-approves-retirement-incentive/ http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-board-reinstates-some-teachers-approves-retirement-incentive/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:35:31 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=173525 Five and a half teaching positions are coming back to the Utica City School District, but 93 others will still be cut from this year's budget.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-board-reinstates-some-teachers-approves-retirement-incentive/feed/ 0 Caidotas2007, flickr Utica Charter School Draws Interest And Ire http://wibx950.com/utica-charter-school-draws-interest-and-ire/ http://wibx950.com/utica-charter-school-draws-interest-and-ire/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:07:29 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=173354 A new charter school coming to Utica is causing buzz within the community.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-charter-school-draws-interest-and-ire/feed/ 0 Dave & Margie Hill, flickr Utica City School District Board Passes 2013-14 Budget http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-board-passes-2013-14-budget/ http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-board-passes-2013-14-budget/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:46:07 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=170092 The Utica City School District's Board of Education passed its budget for this year, though one member was not pleased.

In a 6 to 1 vote, only Louis LaPolla was against the budget, saying several changes made during the executive session stopped him from supporting it

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-board-passes-2013-14-budget/feed/ 0 Gino Geruntino, WIBX Utica City School District Talks Budget Issues And Layoffs http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-talks-budget-issues-and-layoffs/ http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-talks-budget-issues-and-layoffs/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:38:20 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=163387 The Utica City School District held a budget workshop tonight to explain its reasoning behind potentially laying off another 88 employees.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-talks-budget-issues-and-layoffs/feed/ 0 Caidotas2007, flickr Utica City School District Board Of Education Holding Budget Workshop Tuesday Night http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-board-of-education-holding-budget-workshop-tuesday-night/ http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-board-of-education-holding-budget-workshop-tuesday-night/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:09:43 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=162581 A special meeting and budget workshop will be held by Utica's Board of Education tomorrow night.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-city-school-district-board-of-education-holding-budget-workshop-tuesday-night/feed/ 0 stevendepolo, Flickr Salatino: Sequestration Means Another 11 Layoffs For Utica School District http://wibx950.com/salatino-sequestration-means-another-11-layoffs-for-utica-school-district/ http://wibx950.com/salatino-sequestration-means-another-11-layoffs-for-utica-school-district/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:14:35 +0000 Jeff Monaski http://wibx950.com/?p=161113 Sequestration is costing the Utica School District another ten teaching positions and one additional staffing position, according to school board president Chris Salatino.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/salatino-sequestration-means-another-11-layoffs-for-utica-school-district/feed/ 0 Kristine Bellino, WIBX Utica Summer Lunch Program Returns For 2012 http://wibx950.com/utica-summer-lunch-program-returns-for-2012/ http://wibx950.com/utica-summer-lunch-program-returns-for-2012/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:07:53 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=79004 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Utica's Summer Lunch Program is coming back and will continue to provide the city's students with nutritious lunches throughout summer vacation.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-summer-lunch-program-returns-for-2012/feed/ 0 Gino Geruntino, WIBX Utica School Board Candidates At SUNA Meeting Monday http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-candidates-at-suna-meeting-monday/ http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-candidates-at-suna-meeting-monday/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 13:34:09 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=67385 Utica, NY (WIBX) - If you have not caught them on "First Look" you still have one last chance to hear all six school board candidates for the City of Utica.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-school-board-candidates-at-suna-meeting-monday/feed/ 0 kristin_a, Flickr Board Of Education Votes To Cut 217 Jobs http://wibx950.com/board-of-education-votes-to-cut-217-jobs/ http://wibx950.com/board-of-education-votes-to-cut-217-jobs/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:49:03 +0000 WIBX http://wibx950.com/?p=54825 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Exactly 217 jobs are on the line, following a budget vote by the Utica City School District Board of Education.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/board-of-education-votes-to-cut-217-jobs/feed/ 0 Getty Images Utica To Borrow $10 Million To Pay City Employees, School District http://wibx950.com/utica-to-borrow-10-million-to-pay-city-employees-school-district/ http://wibx950.com/utica-to-borrow-10-million-to-pay-city-employees-school-district/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:37:21 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=44794 Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica City School District and the city's employees will be paid on time.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-to-borrow-10-million-to-pay-city-employees-school-district/feed/ 0 Councilman Joe Marino addresses concerns regarding Utica's financial stability. Photo by Gino Geruntino, WIBX. Utica Could Get Its First Charter School In 2013 http://wibx950.com/utica-could-get-its-first-charter-school-in-2013/ http://wibx950.com/utica-could-get-its-first-charter-school-in-2013/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:01:18 +0000 WIBX http://wibx950.com/?p=38319 Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica City School District is in line to get its first Charter School for grades 6 to 12.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/utica-could-get-its-first-charter-school-in-2013/feed/ 0 Chris Hondros, Getty Images MVCC Receives GEAR-UP Grant http://wibx950.com/mvcc-receives-gear-up-grant/ http://wibx950.com/mvcc-receives-gear-up-grant/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:54:50 +0000 Gino Geruntino http://wibx950.com/?p=29752 Utica, NY (WIBX) - Mohawk Valley Community College announced a new program today aimed at helping Utica City School District students achieve more.

The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program, or GEAR-UP grant, allows for approximately 650 low-income students to receive extra academic support from seventh grade until graduation

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