Dear Parents, Guardians and Community Members, It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the loss of a Farnsworth Middle School teacher and coach, Mr. Mark Banovic. As a school community, we are devastated by his passing. We extend our sincere condolences to his family. For nearly 17 years, Mr. Banovic was a …
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The following Virtual Reopening Panel Discussions took place the week of August 17. GCSD Reopening Steering Committee members and building leaders provided an overview of the 2020-21 reopening plan and answered questions that were submitted ahead of time and during the discussion. View the slide presentation from the August 18-20, 2020 Reopening Panel Discussions. View …
The following message was sent to GCSD families on August 20, 2020, from Superintendent, Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, As we round out another busy week, I want to make sure you get the updates you need about the reopening of GCSD schools. This week, we have been busy hosting Virtual Reopening Panel Discussions …
The message below was sent to families from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, As we head into the weekend and inch closer to the reopening of school in September, I want to share an update on how the start of school will look. Although I don’t have all the details just yet, my …
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The Guilderland Central School District reopening of schools for the 2020-21 school year will include phased reopening days for the first week of school, the week of September 7, 2020. This means that all students will participate via remote-only for half days with the exception of some in-person activities for students in Kindergarten, grade 5, …
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The following message was sent to GCSD families on August 11, 2020 Dear GCSD Families, On Friday, August 7 Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that schools in New York are permitted to reopen in all regions of the state. This means, we are moving forward with our reopening plans and will be ready to welcome your …
The Guilderland Central School District hosted four Parent University sessions in August to help guide parents/guardians through the use of online tools and resources that their children will be using for the 2020-21 school year. There were two sessions for parents/guardians of middle and high school students, and two for elementary parents/guardians. To request a …
Members of the GCSD Board of Education met in person on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, for a regular meeting. Due to social distancing guidelines and limited space, the public was not be permitted to attend in person but was able to watch a live stream of the meeting on the GHS Media YouTube page, where …
The message below was emailed to GCSD families on August 6, 2020 Dear GCSD Families, Last week, we submitted our return to school plans for the 2020-21 school year. These plans are also posted on the district website and can be translated into ten different languages using the Google Translate feature on our site’s right-hand …
Parents/guardians are asked to inform the district if they plan to request remote-only learning and/or opt out of district transportation for the first semester of the 2020-21 school year (Sept. – Jan.) by August 10, 2020. Last week, parents/guardians were informed that the district would be emailing them asking about their intent to: Send their child(ren) …
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