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  • Elementary Standards Based Report Cards

    Last year,  we moved to a Standards Based Report Card for kindergarten through fifth grade students. These report cards provide information on a student’s growth and progress in attaining the learning expectations in each subject as defined by the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards. Reporting student progress is an essential part of the communication and…


  • Cohoes High School First Quarter Honor Roll

    Cohoes High School has announced Highest Honors (95+), High Honors (90-94.9) and Honors (85-89.9) students for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year. Highest honors 95+ Grade 9 Jack Abdul, Max Abdul, Hannah Bullock, Jaionna Dewitt, Lily Doolittle, Maria Frank, April Garneau, Mohammed Hossain, Brayden Huneau, Hibah Junaid, Justin Lewis, Cameron Messier-Ishak, Riley Newman,…


  • Cohoes Middle School First Quarter Honor Roll

    Cohoes Middle School has announced Highest Honors (94.5-100), High Honors (89.50-94.40) and Honors (84.5-89.40) students for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year. HIGHEST HONOR ROLL 94.50 – 100.00 GRADE 6 Josiah Amberg, Robin Basile, Liam Campos, Lauren Farinacci, Natalie Ferrand, Ava Gaudreau, Kendall Jackson, Tayanna Jones, Rylee Kearbey, Aiza Khan, Camryn Lafortune, Kyla…


  • Proposition 1 on Nov. 7 ballot impacts CCSD and other small city school districts

    On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, New York residents will have the opportunity to vote on a proposed state constitutional amendment, Proposal Number One, that addresses disparities in how small city school districts like the Cohoes City School District are able to take on debt compared to other districts across the state. Below is the…


  • Harmony Hill honors our veterans

    Veterans Day is an important day to honor our veterans who have served in the military.  This morning, Harmony Hill hosted their Annual Veteran Day Breakfast and Recognition to do just that. Students and over 20 veteran family members enjoyed breakfast and a little bit of socializing before heading to the gymnasium for a recognition…


  • How we’ll communicate weather-related closings and delays

    With winter weather right around the corner we wanted to share how a delay or school closing will be communicated. Any changes to the school day will be communicated through ParentSquare, the district’s mass notification system. The message will also be posted on our website and through local media outlets.  Delays are typically two hours:…


  • CHS students collect data at Peebles Island

    CHS SUNY Biology and SUNY Environmental class students recently joined their science teacher Laura Murawski on a “Day in the Life Field Trip” to Peebles Island. The event was coordinated by the Hudson River Estuary Program of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.  This event is designed to celebrate the…


  • Elementary students learn about fire safety and prevention

    “What’s your address?” Cohoes elementary school students learned that this is the first thing a dispatcher will ask when you call 911. That was just one of many important safety tips that members of the Cohoes Fire Department imparted to students during Fire Prevention Week October 8-14.  During classroom visits with students, the firemen made…


  • Your feedback can help improve the Cohoes City School District website

    You can help shape the future Cohoes City School District website by completing a brief survey by November 3, 2023. Determining what you find useful on our existing website and what could be improved will guide us as we prepare to make enhancements to the district website. Your feedback will help make sure our website…


  • Parents as Partners Webinar Series

    The first “Parents as Partners Webinar Series” presentation kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 6:30pm-7:30pm with “Skills for a Successful School Year: Organize, Prioritize and Manage Time.” This is a virtual series that requires registration and allows you to access the link for 30 days.  Does your child or teen:  Struggle to meet deadlines…