A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, Yesterday, Mar. 31, teachers at Guilderland High School attended a professional development training that provided strategies and resources to better support LGBTQ students at GHS. This training was recorded and the recording was inadvertently posted on the GHS Media YouTube channel. Because the district does not post …
A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, The Guilderland Central School District is experiencing great sorrow as we mourn the passing of Guilderland High School student Megi Hamza. Megi had a gift for making others feel better with her positive, happy and caring personality. I know both students and staff at GHS will greatly …
On Tuesday, Mar. 15, the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education held a Question and Answer workshop about the 2022-23 school year budget. This workshop gave the Board of Education and the Guilderland community the opportunity to ask questions of district administrators about the draft of the general operating budget. The draft budget was …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, It is with tremendous sadness and heartache that I must inform you of a loss to the Guilderland High School community. Today, Sunday, March 27, Megi Hamza, an 18-year old senior, passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident that occured on the …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, This week has been a difficult one for the Guilderland Central School District. The news has been very disturbing and has brought about many emotions for our school community. Our plan is to continue to work together with our community partners and to draw upon all of …
Dear GCSD Families, We have just been advised by the Guilderland Police Department that Raquan Dyson has been released from custody. Please be assured that he is barred from any and all Guilderland Central School District properties. Any further questions about the conditions of his release should be directed to the Guilderland Police Department.
Dear GCSD Families, Yesterday Guilderland Central School District families were informed of the arrest of a Farnsworth Middle School custodial worker by the Guilderland Police Department. In the communication sent by the district, there was a point that requires clarification. It was stated that the employee worked the evening shift and was not in the …
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Dear GCSD Families, On behalf of the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education, I would like to express our extreme sadness and concern over the arrest and allegations against a district employee. Our thoughts are with the victim and all members of our community who have been affected. GCSD and the Board of Education …
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Dear GCSD Families, On Tuesday, March 22, the Guilderland Central School District learned that a custodial worker was arrested by the Guilderland Police Department and charged with three felonies and one misdemeanor as a result of an alleged inappropriate relationship with a Farnsworth Middle School student. The alleged incidents took place off school property. Upon …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, For those interested in learning more about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) work in the Guilderland Central School District, we encourage families to watch the DE&I Committee’s meetings on the Guilderland Central School District YouTube page. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Mar. 23 at …
