Lansingburgh Central School District

Knickerbacker Middle School is one of four schools in the Lansingburgh Central School District. Comprising grades 6-8, Knickerbacker Middle School houses approximately 600 students and employs approximately 65 professional and support staff.

What's New at Knickerbacker Middle School

Second Annual Globetrotters Essay Contest

KMS would like to congratulate Gerald Arroyo, Gabby Gilligan, Ki’Son Hoke, Kennedy Teta, and Jacob Winfield.  These students were the winners of the second annual Harlem Globetrotters Essay Contest. 

Thank you to the fifty-one students who submitted essays.  All of the essays were very good making the decision a difficult one.   The winning students received four tickets to the Harlem Globetrotters basketball game on Sunday, February 5, at the Times Union Center. 

Knickerbacker Middle School would like to thank Mr. Brockway and Howard Johnson Hotels for sponsoring this event.

To read the winning essays, please click here.

Pre-K Registration and Kindergarten Screening

The Lansingburgh Central School District will be having Universal Pre-K Registration and Kindergarten Screening during the week of March 12, 2011.  Registration and Screening will be held at the District Office on 5th Avenue and 115th Street. 

Please call 233-6822 to schedule an appointment for you and your child.  Children who are five years of age by December 1, 2012 are eligible for kindergarten.

Children who are 4 years old by December 1, 2012 are eligible for Pre-K.

Music In Our Schools Concert

The Music In Our Schools Concert will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 7 p.m. instead of Wednesday, March 14, 2012 in the LHS gymnasium. All band and choir members in grades 6 - 12 will participate.

Dear KMS Parent/Guardian:

Knickerbacker Middle School is identified as a School in Corrective Action for English Language Arts based upon criteria of the No Child Left Behind Act. Although the school has met the established federal and state benchmarks or Adequate Yearly Progress for total student population in math, it did not do so in the 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, and 2010-2011 school years for students with disabilities and in 2010-2011 for other subgroups on the English Language Arts Assessments. For more information please click here.

Mr. Shaun Paolino
Building Principal

Tutoring Beyond the Classroom

Have a paper due? Falling behind with your classwork?
Just need to ask a few questions? Beyond the Classroom is a program offering free tutoring to students ages 8 and up in all subjects. That's everything from Spelling to Chemistry! For registration information please click here.

Knickerbacker Middle School Registration Process
Welcome to Knickerbacker Middle School!  In order to make the registration process as smooth as possible, listed below are some necessary, but helpful steps when registering your child during the summer or school year. 

School Year

Go to the Middle School Main Office between the hours of 7:30am - 3:00pm and pick up a registration packet. 

Fill out the "Release of Information" page and leave it with Guidance. 

Please take the packet home and complete in its entirety. 

Return the packet to Guidance as soon as possible. 

Once Guidance has received all records from the previous school, an appointment with a counselor will be scheduled.

Students may begin school the day after the appointment. 

Guidance must receive the completed Registration Packet, Immunizations, Academic and Special Education Records and Proof of Residence before coming in for an appointment.

Summer Months

Go to the Middle School Main Office between the hours of 7:30am - 3:00pm and pick up a registration packet. 

Fill out the "Release of Information" page and leave with the Secretary.

At that time, make an appointment with a guidance counselor. 

Please take the packet home and complete in its entirety and bring to the appointment with guidance.

Your child may begin school after the appointment with guidance and the following items have been completed:

Registration Packet, Immunizations, transfer of Academic and Special Education Records and Proof of Residence. 

For New York State Immunization Requirements for School Entrance please click here.

KMS Students Eligible for Supplemental Educational Services

Dear Parents and Guardians of KMS students,

Your child is eligible for supplemental educational services through the No Child Left Behind Act.  Knickerbacker Middle School is identified as a school in need of improvement and any KMS student eligible for free and reduced lunch is eligible for free tutoring. 

Click here for a list of tutoring service provider programs for your child.  These programs are funded through federal Title I and have been approved by the State Education Department.  When deciding which tutoring program is best for you child, you may want to ask these questions.

When and where will the tutoring take place (at school, home, a community center)?
How often and for how many hours in total will your child be tutored?
What programs, by grade levels and subject areas, are available for your child?
What type of instruction will the tutor use (small group, one-on-one, or the computer)?
What are the tutors’ qualifications?
Can the tutor help if your child has disabilities or is learning English?
Is transportation available to and from where the tutoring will take place?

To register your KMS student for SES tutoring services  complete the registration form and send  the completed form to Knickerbacker Middle School  or contact KMS guidance. 

You will be contacted by Knickerbacker Middle School telling you when the tutoring will start.

Please call Mr. Paolino or your child's guidance counselor at 233-6811 if you have any questions about these services. 

SES Registration Form
What Tutors Offer

OPT OUT Permission to Use Student Photographs

Lansingburgh Central School District may, at times, use photographs, photographic images, names, audio recordings, and/or video recordings of students for purposes of general publicity and/or student recruitment in publications, public relations, promotions, publicity and advertising. Should a parent or guardian NOT want their student to be photographed or recorded, please view and sign the Lansingburgh CSD OPT OUT Permission to Use Student Photographs form and return it to your students principal. For a copy of the form please click here.

NYSDOH, Bureau of Injury Prevention

The New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Injury Prevention has developed the "Injury Free Kids" website for health care practitioners, parents, and caregivers. To see the attached letter on this new resource please click here. To see posters for additional details on this new resource please click here.

After School Program Advisory Committee

The Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth Advantage After School Program will be starting an Advisory Committee available to all parents, district staff and students.  It is our expectation that the committee will meet quarterly or more often if the need arises, at approximately 5:15 pm in the school cafeteria.  We value your input in designing a program that will help our youth grow into productive, positive citizens. For more information please download the committee's flyer.

BFC/Advantage After-School Program

The Advantage After-School Program is a grant funded
program that provides free after school programs for all KMS
sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from 2:05 to 5:05 every
day school is in session, Monday through Friday.

Students will be accepted on a first come basis. Please note:
the Advantage After-School Program is not a “drop-in”
program; while we do accept part-time students, it is our
expectation that students attend daily as scheduled. Any
student who has 5 unexcused, consecutive absences will be
removed from the program. If you have questions, please
call Shane Wailes, Coordinator @ 518-649-0925 during the
hours of 9am-5pm.

Change in Contact Information?

If there is a change in your work, cell, or home phone number, please remember to notify the KMS main office at 233-6811. This information is kept on your student's emergency card and in school records. Keeping this information current ensures you may be reached if needed.

Dates of Interest

2/7 KMS/LHS PTA Meeting 6:30 p.m.