February 6, 2024
Members of the Sayre School Community,
Three years ago, the Support Staff membership authorized the District to begin outsourcing
custodial and cafeteria services starting July 1, 2024. In preparation for this potential transition,
the District approved a motion for the Administration to solicit Request for Proposals (RFP) for
these services at the Board meeting.
In the coming weeks, proposals received by the District in response to the RFP will be reviewed,
and a final decision whether to outsource will be made by the SASD Board. If the SASD Board
members determine that outsourcing is in the best interest of the District, the District will
contract with one of the external companies rather than directly employing custodial and
cafeteria staff. It is important to note that the District currently outsources technology services
(Questeq), management of our cafeterias (Nutrition Group), and our school resource officer
(Sayre PD). These outsourcing relationships have been very successful.
We want to assure our families that the private businesses providing services within our District
must comply with our policies and protocols. Therefore, all individuals that work inside our
school buildings, our employees and contracted employees, must have background clearances
and safety trainings up to date and on file. We will only consider firms that ensure the safety
and well being of our students and staff while providing high-quality custodial and cafeteria
services.
A study conducted a few years ago found that this transition will save the District a significant
amount of money. Therefore, it is fiscally responsible for the Board members to investigate
outsourcing. Ultimately, this decision will not be taken lightly, and we know that it will affect a
number of our dedicated staff members.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we investigate this option. If you have any
questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your ongoing
support of the Sayre Area School District and the students we serve.
Respectfully,
The high school winter sports teams and band members traveled to Snyder this afternoon for the Winter PBIS Pep Rally. There was wonderful music, awesome cheers and loads of high fives! The athletes and band members greatly enjoyed their trip to visit the Snyder students!
Congrats to Mason Hickey, our RISE VIP Game Manager at the Boys Varsity Basketvall game vs. Wyalusing on Saturday 2/3/24. Mason got a basketball signed by the whole boys basketball team and a fancy certificate for his efforts, awesome job Mason!
Principal Ely has been recognizing the high school students who made Principal's Honor Roll and Honor Roll for the second marking period over the past week. The students names were announced during morning and afternoon announcements and Mrs. Ely awarded the students with honor roll certificates. Congratulations to all our honor roll students! Keep up the great work!
2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration.
Congrats to Brynn Rudloff, our RISE VIP Game Manager of the game tonight! She got an awesome signed basketball and a fancy certificate for her efforts, thank you Brynn!
The High School Future Teachers Club launched their first ever elementary co-op experience. Each week a few students will be coming over to teach small group lessons to our elementary students. This awesome activity helps give our high school students a more in depth look into the world of teaching as well as providing great small group instruction for our elementary kids. Today was a huge success for both our littlest Redskins to our oldest ones!
Happy Groundhog’s Day! Spring is on the way!
Miss Skerpon’s class had their first MultiBall Tournament this afternoon! Benson and Michael were the first ever tournament winners! Their highest accuracy score was 96%! We learned all about teamwork during this fun activity! Team work makes the dream work!
Mr. Dehaan's class was rewarded today for beating 2 digit multiplication in spring math. Way to go 4th grade!
100 days of School in Kindergarten!
Class of 2024! Possible Scholarship information below! ⬇️
District Chorus at Montoursville Area HS. The guest conductor in the photo is Professor Ron Miller and the students attending are Isabella Russo and Samuel Claypool.
The Snyder Odyssey of the Mind team would like to thank Mr. Kmetz for coming in and talking to the team about how to make something structurally sound. Thank you, Mr. Kmetz for your knowledge, expertise, and experience. We really appreciate it.
The Sayre Indoor Track team traveled to Clarks Summit University on Friday to compete.
Hunter Kimball continues to drop his 800m time, he is down to 2:45 and his 1600m is down to 5:50. Hunter is currently running as fast as he was for his outdoor season.
Rose Shikanga placed 5th in the 55H running a 10.1 in the finals. Rose also hit a time of 8.8 in the 55m and 32.47 in the 200m.
David Huang was 6th in the shot put at 39' 10".
Linda Zhang ran her first indoor race for the season, she was able to run the 55m in 10.6.
We will be back at CSU on Feb. 9 for our last indoor meet of the season.
Thank you for following our season!
Sayre Area School District Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2024 Redman Coaches Wall of Fame nominations.
The life skills classroom celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Connections Cafe' in the Junior/Senior High School. The cafe' will allow a space where ALL students can enjoy food and drinks in a positive environment. Today, students shared their cafe' with parents and community members while serving light refreshments.
Sayre Area School District will be operating on a 2-hour delay Monday, January 29, 2024.
Class of 2024 invites you...... ❤️💌🌹
Reminder the weight room will be open to any interested High School student/student athlete from 6am-7:15 am and 4:30-6pm Monday through Thursday. It is also open Mon-Thurs from 3:30-4:30 daily for in season athletes.
Please note if the District is closed or operating on a delay due to weather, the weight room will be closed that day.
