Sheridan Preparatory Academy News

Portrait of new Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Instruction Jasmine Brown

The City School District of Albany Board of Education has appointed veteran district ad...

Joseph Hochreiter

The safety of everyone in our school community – every student, every employee an...

Students share their narrative writing during a writing open house.

Writing Open House

November 28, 2023

Grade 3 just wrapped up a unit on narrative writing with a Writers’ Workshop! ...

Students enjoy traditional Thanksgiving desserts like pie.

On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving Recess, new traditions were started and old ones wer...

A student practices the violin.

Our third graders are currently participating in Music Exploration Recruitment Gro...

An author reads from his book to students.

Our SPA Superstars can now add award-winning author to the list of people they have met...

Head shot of Jill Lastarza

City School District of Albany school counselor Jill Lastarza has been selected to be i...

Graphic image of white snowflakes on a royal blue background

With the prospect of wintry weather starting to arrive in our daily forecasts, the City...

Student sings into microphone

Winter concert schedule

November 1, 2023

Winter officially starts on Dec. 21, but winter concert season in the City School Distr...

An elementary student painting a small pumpkin in class

The Halloween season is upon us, and we would like to share a reminder regarding c...

Please note: Â̾ÞÈËÊÓƵɫ°æ-teacher conferences Thursday & Friday; no school Friday

All City School District of Albany schools will hold fall parent-teacher conferences Th...

Cash for Coats drive

Help our kids stay warm this winter with a donation to the 2023 Cash for Coats dri...

City School District of Albany logo

All City School District of Albany schools will dismiss 15 minutes early Friday, Oct. 6...

City School District of Albany logo

We are sharing a reminder about the upcoming Federal Emergency Management Agency nation...

A student enjoys a hot dog and popsicle at a back to school event.

Welcome back SPA Superstars!

September 29, 2023

We are glad Mother Nature provided the PERFECT DAY for our Back-to-School Blast Thursda...

The district's eight community school site coordinators pose for a picture during Coordinator Appreciation Week.

Shout out to our coordinators!

September 26, 2023

We are thankful for what our community school site coordinators do on behalf of our stu...

A student jumps off the school bus on the first day of school.

Our SPA superstars are having a super first day! We can’t wait to meet more ne...

First Student bus driver Marion Buckmon on a test run Sept. 1, 2023

First Student bus drivers like Marion Buckmon have been out on the road this week learn...

Representatives from AFE and First NY Federal Credit Union pose under a blue and white balloon arch

Albany High School had a vibrant back-to-school feel Monday and Tuesday as City School ...

Joseph Hochreiter

As I prepare to begin my 15th year as a superintendent of schools in New York – a...

Side of a yellow school bus with the stop sign deployed

As we look ahead to the new school year, we would like to share a few updates the Trans...