Following its Opening Day Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District is primed and ready for the start of the 2024-25 school year on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024!
All faculty and staff participated in annual professional development and building level meetings prior to a full-group assembly in the high school auditorium, where several speakers touched on themes, reminders and goals for this school year.
Superintendent Randy Squier’s speech to staff emphasized a popular game day quote of the Buffalo Bills to solidify the point of having passionate, involved faculty and staff members in the lives of the student body.
“We have the best profession in the world, in the best community in the world, in the best school district in the world,” Squier said. “Where else would you rather be than right here, right now?”
The Riverhawks themes for the 2024-25 school year are taking last year’s theme of “Believe You Can” and applying a team-first approach with “Believe WE Can” and “Believe ALL Kids Can”.
The Opening Day Assembly featured a heartfelt speech from Board of Education President Michael Donahue, who thanked those in attendance for the lifelong impact faculty and staff have on their students and families.
The District also welcomed New York State Education Department (NYSED) Assistant Commissioner of the Office of Standards and Instruction in the Office of Education Policy, Santosha Oliver, to speak to faculty and staff about the evolving state of graduation requirements, and what NYSED’s goals are.
Additionally, 14 new faculty and staff members were welcomed to the District in Squier’s presentation.
