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Niskayuna board hears Schenectady's "City Is Our Campus" proposal for downtown musical-theater partnership
Summary
Schenectady City Schools and Proctors Collaborative presented a downtown musical-theater program that would take Niskayuna students to Proctors for half-day AM/PM sessions; presenters said no new Niskayuna staff are needed and that programs would be treated similarly to BOCES/CTE tuition arrangements.
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. — Representatives from Schenectady City Schools and the Proctors Collaborative introduced the City Is Our Campus musical-theater program during the Niskayuna Central School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 28, outlining an existing program based at Proctors Theater that Schenectady officials said could be opened to neighboring districts.
Joseph DiCaprio, deputy superintendent of Schenectady City Schools, described the program as a partnership that offers in-depth musical-theater instruction, combining acting, dance, voice, music and a media/ELA component in a block schedule similar to regional CTE/BOCES offerings. Chris Chang, principal of City Campus, and Philip Morris of Proctors…
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