A. Bus speed limit of 55 MPH is set by New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law (8 NYCRR 156.3 e6). The speed limit is designed for the safety of the passengers.
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Who do I take to about raising the buses speed limit on the highway from 55mph to 65mph..these buses going 55 cause a lot of slowdowns and near accidents..not good
June 3rd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiwhat sports qualify you for a varsity letter? JV letter? and your graduation year numbers? I have heard some JV sports don’t get letters and only freshman sports get the graduation year numbers. Do modified sports get anything? Can you buy them somewhere if you don’t receive them even when you are on a school team?
June 3rd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. All sports are afforded the same in regards to letters, inserts, numerals, etc…the issue is that some sports have freshmen levels and some sports do not.
Varsity athletes receive a letter the 1st year they are on the team and an insert every subsequent year.
JV athletes receive a jv letter the 1st year they are on the team and jv credit every subsequent year.
Any athlete who participates on a Freshmen team will receive their numerals. For those athletes who do not participate on a frosh team, they can receive their numerals at any time through us, the athletic department, if requested.
Hi, I am just wondering the reason why the new coming 6th graders next year get these very new advanced chromebooks. Personally, considering that the sixth graders here can’t even be trusted with playing games or not in class with THERE chromebooks, Why should these new 6th graders get touchscreen chromebooks?? I personally think its unfair and a little bit of waste of shen’s money. How does shen even afford new chromebooks every year?? I am just curious, Not protesting.
June 3rd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. The district has established an obsolescence cycle that refreshes devices over time so all or most devices are not replaced all at once. Currently new devices are issued to incoming 6th and 9th graders. Six grade students use the same device for their middle school experience while 9th grades keep theirs through grade 12. Elementary devices are typically replaced after 4 years. The new touch devices have features that enhance the learning experience for all areas but especially in math. The cost of this technology has dropped making it now feasible for implementation.
Is there a way that the class of 2023 when they go into highschool and get new computers is there anyway that they could possibly keep the chromebooks they had before and have all the school stuff and sonicwall deleted and given to them as a personal computer for them to own and keep
June 3rd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. Sorry, those devices will still be used by the district in other locations. On the bright side, you will have a nice new device in September.
Has Shen considered purchasing Tesla buses?
June 3rd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. Shen transportation is always evaluating the various fuel/electric powered school buses and will continue to do so. Currently Tesla does not offer school buses. There are other electric powered school buses but their cost is too prohibitive at this point. We will continue to monitor the market forces and make decisions accordingly.
I understand filling a big bus in the morning with 15-35 students but how does the district justify wasting the fuel on sending a large bus for 1 special ed child? Doesn’t seem efficient
May 22nd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. There many ways of distinguishing efficiency. We run more than 600 routes daily. Sometimes it is more efficient for us to use a bus that is already out on the road instead of sending another bus especially in the this day and age of extreme school bus driver shortage.
when shen desktops and chromebooks get old does shen auction them off? if so where?
May 22nd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. No, computers and Chromebooks are not auctioned at the end of their usable life. In most cases devices are returned to BOCES where they are wiped of all data and then made available to other schools or in most cases are recycled.
How would a junior go about contacting IMS? There’s a slight issue that i want to discuss.
May 22nd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. All of the district phone numbers are posted on the website: https://www.shenet.org/contact-us/
Are you allowed to learn a language outside of Shen and still get credit for it?
May 22nd, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. Each situation is unique. At a minimum, the language study must be completed at an accredited institution (such as a local college). The course syllabus should be submitted to the Academic Administrator for review in advance, and proof of successful completion would need to be submitted at the end of the course. Credit cannot be granted for courses in a language that is currently offered at Shen.
Where is the Middle School Auditorium located — where the middle school parent information meetings will be held this week?
May 10th, 2019 by kelly.defecianiA. The middle school auditorium is located in Gowana.
