New COVID-19 Cases Today the district learned of two individuals testing positive for COVID-19: one case connected to Farnsworth Middle School and the other connected to Guilderland High School. Neither case requires contact tracing by the school because these individuals were not on campus when they were infectious. There were no new reported cases yesterday. …
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A letter from Beverly Bisnett-Jenks, Instructional Administrator for Math, Science and Technology regarding accelerated classes Dear Parents/Guardians of 7th-Grade Students: At Farnsworth Middle School, we seek to identify each student’s unique talents. Students who have demonstrated exceptional abilities are provided with opportunities to move beyond the core curriculum through acceleration. Acceleration gives students an opportunity …
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New COVID-19 Cases The district learned of six individuals testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend and today: two cases connected to Lynnwood Elementary; one connected to Westmere Elementary; one at Guilderland Elementary; one at Farnsworth Middle School; and one case at Guilderland High School. The cases associated with Lynnwood, Westmere and Guilderland Elementary Schools …
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Today, the district learned of four new COVID-19 cases connected to Guilderland High School; two of these cases were determined during today’s surveillance testing of GHS students. One case required contact tracing at the school per Albany County Department of Health guidelines, and those individuals have been notified. Because the high school was remote all …
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A message from GCSD Athletics Director David Austin: Dear GCSD Community, I am writing to provide an update on the status of the remainder of the winter sports season at GCSD. As you might have seen last week, Governor Cuomo authorized the start of winter high-risk sports for Feb. 1, 2021, pending approval from local …
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Last evening and today, the district learned of four new COVID-19 cases connected to Guilderland High School. Two of these cases require contact tracing at the school per Albany County Department of Health guidelines, and those individuals have been contacted. The Department of Health should be following up with those individuals. Surveillance COVID-19 testing in …
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New COVID-19 Cases and Testing Last evening and today, the district learned of two new COVID-19 cases. Both cases are connected to Guilderland High School, and neither required contact tracing per Albany County Department of Health guidelines. As you know, on-site COVID-19 surveillance testing began last week and is still underway in GCSD schools this …
New COVID-19 Cases Last evening and today, the district learned of four new COVID-19 cases. There are two cases associated with the high school, and one of those cases required contact tracing. One case is connected to Westmere Elementary, and one case is linked to Guilderland Elementary; both required contact tracing. All cases that required …
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Today the district learned of four individuals testing positive for COVID-19. Two cases are connected to Guilderland High School, and neither required contact tracing by the school. One case is connected to Farnsworth Middle School and did not require contact tracing. There was also one positive case at Pine Bush Elementary School. The building principal …
Today, we learned that one individual connected to Farnsworth Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. FMS Principal, Michael Laster followed Albany County Department of Health guidelines to determine who needs to quarantine as a result. Those individuals have been contacted and the Health Department should be following up with them as well. Please know …
