Category: Guilderland Elementary news

Members of the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education met remotely on Monday, May 18. The community had the opportunity to watch a live stream of the meeting on the GHS Media YouTube page, in addition to Spectrum Cable Channel 1302/33. View the agenda from the May 18 meeting on the district’s online board …

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A message from FMS Math, Science and Technology Instructional Administrator, Beverly Bisnett-Jenks Dear GCSD Community, We hope you are all doing well and remaining safe and healthy! While many summer programs are in “pause mode” right now, and we await what COVID-19 regulations will be in place during the summer, we have found it necessary …

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As part of the 2020-2021 budget development process, the district launched a Thoughtexchange, an online forum, to understand the most important areas to focus on and what’s on the community’s mind. The exchange was open from April 2 to April 24 for community members to ask questions and leave comments, and rate other thoughts.  Below …

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A letter from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear Guilderland Families, As you may know, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that all schools statewide will remain closed for the rest of the 2019-20 academic year. He indicated that a decision about allowing summer school will be made by the end of May. Although we expected this could …

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2020-2021 School Budget Thoughtexchange. We had 771 participants, 356 thoughts and 25,458 ratings. View the interactive report of the results of the 2020-21 Budget Thoughtexchange. View the 2020-21 Budget Thoughtexchange frequently asked questions. What questions or comments do you have on the proposed budget for the 2020-2021 …

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Members of the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education met remotely on Tuesday, April 28 and the community had the opportunity to watch a live stream of the meeting on the GHS Media YouTube page, in addition to Spectrum Cable Channel 1302/33. The agenda for the April 28 meeting can be found here in …

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New York State is using a portion of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds to provide child care to income-eligible essential workers at no cost. Essential workers who must work outside of the home and who are using a regulated child care provider will receive a scholarship for the …

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A message from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear Guilderland Families: By now you know that the Governor extended the school closure through May 15, 2020. While his decision may not have been unexpected, it was difficult to hear. We miss being with your children each and every day. We also know that balancing your many responsibilities …

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What students and parents need to know Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) canceled the June 2020 Regents exams and made some temporary changes to requirements for students to earn high school diplomas and graduate. Below is a summary of what students and parents need to know. Regents …

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A message from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear Guilderland Families: It is almost impossible to believe that our school buildings have been closed a full month yesterday, April 14. It seems like so much longer than that. We genuinely miss seeing your children — we think about their social, emotional and physical well-being each and …

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