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Important Updates: Internet-Enabled Devices Policy and Immunization Requirements

The following updates regarding recent changes in laws and regulations affecting public schools were shared with the Fort Plain school community by Superintendent Lauren Crisman on July 16, 2025.

Distraction-Free School Environments

New York State Governor Hochul has signed legislation into law aimed at establishing a statewide standard for distraction-free school environments. In response, our district is taking steps to align with these new standards.

At the Regular Board of Education Meeting held on July 9, 2025, the Board of Education approved a new policy on the use of Internet-enabled devices during the school day.

“Internet-enabled devices” means and includes any smartphone, tablet, smartwatch or other device capable of connecting to the Internet.

Students are generally prohibited from using Internet-enabled devices during the school day anywhere on school grounds, though a limited number of education- and health and safety-related exceptions may be allowed.

View the full Policy 7316 – Use of Internet-Enabled Devices During the School Day.

Student Immunization Requirements

New York State Public Health Law §2164 and NYCRR Title 10, Subpart 66-1 require all students attending preK-12 schools to be fully vaccinated. These immunization requirements must be met within 14 days of the first day of school attendance.

Please note: In the past, a confirmed appointment with a healthcare provider was sufficient to meet the requirement temporarily. However, updated guidance from public health authorities no longer allows this practice. Students must now be fully vaccinated before attending school.  The only exception is for students transferring from out of state or another country, in which case the window may be extended to no more than 30 days.

Families are encouraged to schedule necessary medical appointments as soon as possible to ensure compliance and avoid disruptions to the start of the student’s school year.

Join our team: Fort Plain CSD is hiring

Good schools make good communities—and are great places to work. Join our awesome Fort Plain Central School District team!

Fort Plain Central School District is hiring:

Instructional

Non-Instructional

Questions? Please contact the District Office at 518-993-4000, ext. 1000.

Visit our employment page to learn more about working for the Fort Plain Central School District.

Draft district-wide safety plan available for review

As required by New York State Education Law, Fort Plain CSD maintains a district-wide safety plan.The plan is designed to prevent or minimize the effects of emergencies and violent incidents. It also helps facilitate the coordination of schools and school districts with local and county resources in the event of such incidents or emergencies.

The draft of the district-wide safety plan for the 2025-26 school year is available for review here. The Fort Plain Board of Education will consider this as part of its regular meeting on Aug. 13, 2025.

Harry Hoag fourth quarter honor roll and principal’s list

Harry Hoag Elementary School is proud to announce the 2024-25 fourth quarter Honor Roll and Principal’s List.

The Honor Roll and Principal’s List recognize outstanding achievement and effort.

Congratulations to the following students:

Honor Roll

Grade 5

  • Zane Bradt
  • Abel Clink
  • Bryson Dodson
  • Jovalee Hisert
  • Noah Randall
  • Abigail Ryder
  • Renesmee Tompkins
  • Joseph Walter
  • Kayleigh Woodcock
  • Troy Zabawczuk

Grade 6

  • Lleyton Emrick
  • Connor Kelley
  • Demora Lawson
  • Laken MacNeill
  • Wesley Moshier
  • Danyel Rankin
  • Isabella Shibley
  • Kiernan Welch

Principal’s List

Grade 5

  • Cecilia Baker
  • Shani Brackett
  • Ellyana Brown
  • Ty Brownell
  • Noah Clark
  • Aubrey Clayburn
  • Nicholas Compton
  • Ryelee David
  • Gulenar Derhm
  • Blaine Dodson
  • Dalton Fournier
  • Harper Fowler
  • Aiden Hardnett
  • Corbin Hazzard
  • Harlan Heroth
  • Maria Hisert
  • Maison Houston
  • Gulzreen Khalid
  • Abel Kretser
  • Audrey Krug
  • Lailah Lewis
  • Livia McDuffee
  • Joshua Murphy
  • Zannah Poultney
  • Tanner Putnam
  • Grant Reese
  • Tabitha Romanello
  • Kobe Skiffington
  • Gracie Smith
  • Madelyn Thomas
  • Samuel Thomas
  • Garett Trumbull
  • Nevaeh Tyler

Grade 6

  • Kayden Trumbull
    Kaylee Becker
    Zachary Alkinburgh
    KataLenah Clapper
    Aiden Bunker
    Kyle Christman
    Quinn Hisert
    Lilly Mang
    Willow Richards
    Audrina Gomez
    Isley Ruszkowski
    Addison Weaver
    Elaena Minarich
    Oliver Parkinson
    Nauni Fink
    Serenity Leverock
    Beverly Sherwood
    Isabelle Allen
    Andres Medina
    IvyKate McGuire

Jr./Sr. High School fourth quarter honor roll, principal’s list

Our Jr./Sr. High School is proud to announce the 2024-25 fourth quarter Honor Roll and Principal’s List.

The Honor Roll and Principal’s List recognize outstanding achievement and effort.

Congratulations to the following students:

Honor Roll

Grade 12

  • Eva Marie Cardona Escobar
  • Kaedence David
  • Mariah Deese
  • Alexander Ellis
  • Serenity Johnson
  • Morgan McArthur
  • Bryce Rumrill

Grade 11

  • Marcus Dunbar-Eller
  • Jordynn Gomez
  • Natashia Hammond
  • Alexander Lamphere
  • Macey LeRoy
  • Kyera Murray
  • Constance Narzymski
  • Morgan Stock

Grade 10

  • Jayson Austin
  • Jordyn Best
  • Isabella Fountain
  • Levi Hext
  • Brooke Jones
  • Madison Lewis
  • Gavin Massie
  • Ariana Nemeth
  • Jonathan Palmeri
  • Kendra Sackett
  • Landon VanGorder

Grade 9

  • Violet Handy
  • Sedona Horning
  • Damion Rathanum
  • Sawyer Raymond
  • Jasmine Rumrill

Grade 8

  • Alyvia Castellano
  • Cameron Cristman
  • Yadiel DeLeon
  • Lexis Downes
  • Khloe Hisert
  • Joshua LaQuee
  • Jazmain Leonard
  • Jack Parkinson
  • Gabriella Peters
  • Anthony Polidori
  • Trent Richards
  • Raymond Sangston
  • Gregory Simons
  • Giavanna Suiter
  • Makenna Sweet
  • Kinley Trumbull

Grade 7

  • Brantlee Brownell
  • Christopher Compton Jr.
  • Yadiel DeLeon
  • Giovani DeMayo
  • Bently Dodson
  • Isabella Hearn
  • Olivia Jones
  • Piper Kretser
  • Jacob LaQuee
  • Courtney Millett
  • Kayden Rouse
  • Dante Santiago
  • Ethan Shostek
  • Rosabella Smith

Principal’s List

Grade 12

  • Tucker Bailey
  • Nathan Benson
  • Zachary Briggs
  • Jordan Brown
  • Gabriella Calhoun
  • Dakota Cooper
  • Yunus Demir
  • James Douglas
  • Kaylie Field
  • Cris-John Fuhs
  • Ashlynn Hart
  • Vienna Jackson
  • Christian Krulczyk
  • Payton Landry
  • Jasmine Lapi
  • Katie LeRoy
  • Damien Massie
  • Nevaeh Rivers
  • Adriyanna Rouse
  • Aiden Roy
  • Brandon Schuyler
  • Maiya Sousa
  • Chase Tyler
  • Breidyn Wall

Grade 11

  • Alexis Buley
  • Ian Burns
  • Josephia Carcasole
  • Owen Castellano
  • Madison Clayburn
  • Emma Cook
  • Breyanna Gilot
  • Isis Hammond
  • McKenna Karker
  • Dylan Keane
  • Grace McFee
  • Taylor Potter
  • Bradley Rumrill
  • Dawson Tracki

Grade 10

  • Gamliel Brackett
  • Kala Clapper
  • Mason Gray
  • Jansheen Haider
  • Lyllie Handy
  • Hailey Hayes
  • Lilly Lapi
  • Elle Nare
  • Layla Negron
  • Silas Smith
  • Brady Spaulding
  • Cheyanne Wall

Grade 9

  • Joseph Barr
  • Eliyahna Brackett
  • Dio Callan
  • Logan Carey
  • Jordan Gallt
  • Brianne Gallt
  • Elijah Houle
  • Lincoln Kretser
  • Blake Lapi
  • AshLyn Lewis
  • Paige Lochner
  • George Mang
  • Cristopher Quiroz-Romero
  • Charlotte Sherwood
  • Gabreilla Steinhauer
  • Daija Suits
  • Dorian Tracki
  • Zachary Walsh
  • Evan Weaver

Grade 8

  • Halleli Brackett
  • Alexandra Hinkle
  • Justin Hisert
  • McKenna Hisert
  • Madden Lathers
  • Connor Lochner
  • Lainie McDuffee
  • Isabella McGuire
  • Hailee Moore
  • Isaac Passero
  • Mary Pomatto
  • Braddock Putnam
  • Molly Shults
  • Jaymes Smith
  • Anna-Belle Snyder
  • Gavin Souza
  • Kiana Tyler

Grade 7

  • Fiona Brown
  • Owen Charboneau
  • Aubree Childs
  • Milo Clark
  • Sienna Dean
  • Laura Flynn
  • Jake Fountain
  • Raelynn Fournier
  • Laylah Hardnett
  • McKenzie Jones
  • Timothy Keane
  • Russhell Leverock
  • Claudia Maring
  • MaeLyn Meddaugh
  • Aishwarya Murray
  • Mara Poultney
  • Noah Smith
  • Gavin Smith
  • Booker Tarica
  • Adalay Webb

Change in leadership: A message from Superintendent Lauren Crisman

Dear Fort Plain Community,

I want to share with you that I will be leaving the district in late August.

It has been an incredible honor to be part of your lives for the past ten years. Getting to know each of you so well has been one of the greatest joys of my life. Serving in this community and supporting your growth and that of our students has filled me with immeasurable pride.

I am deeply grateful for the trust and partnership we have shared over the years. Your dedicated support of our children has been a constant source of motivation for me. My experiences in FPCSD have taught me so much and will surely inform and inspire me in my new leadership role.

Though I am stepping away from the Fort Plain schools, this community and each of you will always hold a special place in my heart. It has been a privilege to work with and on behalf of you all.

The Board of Education will begin working to secure new leadership and updates will be provided as they become available.

With heartfelt fondness,

Lauren Crisman

Summer meals for children and teens

Join us for free and nutritious meals

Again this summer, Fort Plain CSD will be a site for free and nutritious meals for all area children and teens, ages 18 and under.

This program is open to all children and teens, regardless of where they live or where they go to school.

Breakfast and lunch will be served in the cafeteria at Harry Hoag Elementary School, Monday – Thursdays, from Monday, July 7 through Thursday, Aug. 14 during these hours:

Breakfast: 8 – 9:15 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Summer meals will not be served at Harry Hoag Elementary School on Fridays.

View the July and August 2025 summer meals menus. 

More information about the summer meals program:

Fort Plain Central School District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are equal opportunity employers and providers.

Published June 6, 2025; updated June 30, 2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2025

On June 28, the Fort Plain Jr./Sr. High School Class of 2025 received their diplomas, turned their tassels and walked off the graduation stage and into the next exciting chapters of their lives.

Hundreds of friends, family and community members were on hand to cheer the seniors and their many accomplishments.

Throughout the ceremony, seniors were encouraged to bask in their success, to dream in big ways and to remember to find the joys—big and small—in each day.

Congratulations to our seniors. We’re proud of each of you, Hilltoppers!

Celebrating the Class of 2025

Join us in celebrating our Class of 2025 with our graduation photo album, Top 10 Seniors video, which premiered at graduation, and Senior Spotlights, which were displayed in the high school lobby, shared with our families, highlighted on morning announcements and shared on social media.

Class of 2025 Senior Spotlights

Top 10 Seniors and video

Photo gallery of highlights from the 2025 Fort Plain High School Graduation.

Congratulations to our 2025 National Junior Honor Society inductees

Join us in congratulating the seventh graders who were recently welcomed as provisional members and the eighth graders who were inducted into the Fort Plain National Junior Honor Society (NJHS).

A ceremony for students, family and friends took place on June 2 at the Jr./Sr. High School.

2025 National Junior Honor Society Inductees

Seventh Graders

  • Fiona Brown
  • Owen Charboneau
  • Laura Flynn
  • Raelynn Fournier
  • McKenzie Jones
  • Jacob LaQuee
  • Timothy Keane
  • Piper Kretser
  • Claudia Maring
  • Aishwarya Murray
  • Ethan Shostek
  • Adalay Webb

Eighth Graders

  • Madden Lathers
  • Connor Lochner
  • Lainie McDuffee
  • Isabella McGuire
  • Jack Parkinson
  • Braddock Putnam
  • Molly Shults
  • Gregory Simons
  • Jaymes Smith
  • Gavin Souza
  • Kinley Trumbull

Katrina Canallatos appointed as Jr./Sr. High School Principal

Fort Plain Jr/Sr High School Principal, Katrina Canallatos, who has long light brown hair and is wearing a purple top, looks at and smiles for the camera.
Fort Plain Jr./Sr. High School Principal Katrina Canallatos

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, the Fort Plain Board of Education voted to appoint Katrina Canallatos as Principal of Fort Plain Jr./Sr. High School.

Katrina Canallatos has been working as the Acting Principal of the Jr./Sr. High School since January 2025.

“The Board of Education and I are excited to officially announce Katrina Canallatos’ appointment as our Jr./Sr. High School Principal,” said Superintendent Lauren Crisman. “Mrs. Canallatos is a valued member of our school community and has consistently demonstrated strong leadership, a deep commitment to student success and a clear understanding of our district’s values and goals. Her nine years of experience as a member of our leadership team will serve her well as she continues to honor the traditions of the Fort Plain school district while guiding our school forward. Our students and faculty are in good hands.”

“After nine incredible years as Fort Plain’s Director of Special Education, I’m honored and excited to begin this new chapter as Principal of Fort Plain Jr./Sr. High School,” added Katrina Canallatos. “The staff and students here have truly inspired me with their resilience, creativity and heart. My experiences have strengthened my belief that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive—and I’m committed to fostering a school culture where all learners feel seen, supported and empowered. I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead and grow alongside this amazing community.”

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