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Fulton Daily News

Fulton Schools’ Construction Work Wrapping Up in Time for School to Open

Nearly everything that is supposed to be ready for the opening of school in Fulton will be ready, officials say.

The district is in the midst of a pair of construction projects involving every building. Most of the work is saved for the summer break, putting crews on tight schedules to have work completed by the opening of school in September.

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Fulton Daily News

District Finds Lots of Holes in New Teacher Assessment Plan

Starting next school year, teachers will be described by one of four phrases. The right phrase could lead to tenure, promotion and more money. The wrong phrase could lead to a denial of tenure or even dismissal.

Fulton City School District personnel administrator Tom Greer gave the Board of Education a look at the new rules for performance reviews, which became law in June as part of several changes made by the state to qualify for federal funds in the competitive Race To The Top grant program.

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Fulton Daily News

Take A Visual Tour of Fulton’s New Logo

He wears a gustoweh that identifies him as a member of the Onondaga Nation; one feather is up and one is down and to the side. The number and arrangement of feathers on the gustoweh helped identify the wearer as a member of the Iroquois Confederacy and the tribe to which they belonged.Take a visual tour of the proposed new logo for Fulton’s sports teams and high school. See it as its designers saw it.  We’ll break down the new logo, element by element, a process which reveals some of the story of the Iroquois in Fulton and shows how the designers want to convey an image of strength, pride and intelligence.

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