Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School

Re:  New York State Department of Education Visit
Date:  November 1
Time:  3pm
Location:  Syracuse Academy of Science

Dear Parent,
We would like to invite you to our school on November 1st at 3:00 p.m. to meet with New York State Department of Education officials. They would like to meet and talk with parents whose child(ren) are attending Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School.  Your participation in this event would be greatly appreciated by the school and state officials.
Best regards,

Tolga Hayali
School Director

RSVP: Friday, October 28th. Phone: 315.428.8997 

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