Syracuse.com by Sarah Moses LAFAYETTE, N.Y. -- LaFayette Superintendent Jeremy Belfield said he wants to hire a former Homer school district administrator as interim principal at the Onondaga Nation School. Linda Llewellyn was the director of instruction at Homer Central School District and recently retired. Belfield said he called 10 retired administrators and nine … [Read more...] about LaFayette superintendent names potential Onondaga Nation School interim principal
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Lafayette schools may not renew contract with Onondaga Nation School
By Tina Yazdani The Lafayette Central School District is considering not renewing its contract with the Onondaga Nation School. The move comes after months of conflicts, sparked by an argument about who should be the school's next principal. Tina Yazdani reports that the district says it wants to allow the school to explore other options that could give it more say in what … [Read more...] about Lafayette schools may not renew contract with Onondaga Nation School
LaFayette school district considers not overseeing Onondaga Nation school
By Elizabeth Doran Syracuse.com The LaFayette school district is considering not renewing its contract with New York state to oversee and operate the Onondaga Nation School, according to a district official. The contract to operate the school ended June 30, 2016 and the school district and Nation are looking at other options for who would operate the school, a … [Read more...] about LaFayette school district considers not overseeing Onondaga Nation school
Times Union Commentary: School should have indigenous leader
As school districts around the state settle in for the summer, things are anything but settled on the Onondaga Nation, where parents took our children out of the Onondaga Nation School for the last two weeks of the year to protest the refusal once again by the LaFayette Central School District to name an indigenous principal for the all-indigenous school. The Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Times Union Commentary: School should have indigenous leader
Onondaga Nation holds special graduation ceremony
LocalSYR.com (WSYR-TV) - Thursday was a special night for students from the Onondaga Nation as they held their graduation ceremony. It comes a little more than a week after the Nation pulled their students from LaFayette schools over its decision not to hire an Onondaga Nation native as the principal of Onondaga Nation School. Thursday’s ceremony though was about … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation holds special graduation ceremony
Onondaga Nation School graduation
Syracuse.com Sarah Moses ONONDAGA NATION, N.Y. -- Onondaga Nation leaders and community members hosted the Onondaga Nation School graduation Thursday night. The graduation, which is typically organized by school leaders and held in the school's gymnasium, was moved to the nation's arena amid a debate between the nation and the LaFayette school district. Onondaga Nation … [Read more...] about Onondaga Nation School graduation