February 16, 2012

Solar Panel Installation Progresses Quickly

The solar panel system would only generate a small percentage of the district’s electricity. But the district would save about $12,000 a year or approximately $360,000 over the 30-year life of the system.Monolith Solar has installed similar systems on other public buildings including the Rensselaer Public Library and the Schodack Highway Garage.
Schodack CSD would be the first school district in the county to have solar panels.

$1.5 Million Budget Gap

Superintendent Robert Horan provided an overview of the preliminary 2012-13 budget to the Community Budget Advisory Team on February 8, explaining how the district faces a $1.5 million budget gap and cuts possibly twice as deep as last year unless state aid is increased.

Columbia HS Students Make the Grade


Columbia Students winning awards and making the grade and gaining recognition ~ locally, regionally and nationally!