Instructional programs at Guilderland

View instructional program reports made to the Board of Education

• Elementary curriculum guides
• Foreign Language Early Start report - Teaching Spanish in grades K - 5 (535 KB PDF)
• Elementary education parent handbook
• Elementary online student center
• Farnsworth Middle School
• K - 12 Health video summaries
• Guilderland High School
• Subject area position statements/philosophies*
  • Social Studies (60 KB PDF)
  • Science (51 KB PDF)
  • Math (24 KB PDF)
    • Division (53 KB PDF)
  • Language Arts
    • Reading 1 (45 KB PDF)
    • Reading 2 (48 KB PDF)
    • Spelling (26 KB PDF)
    • Writing (64 KB PDF)
    • Language expectations (66 KB PDF)
    • Phonics/word study (38 KB PDF)
    • Spelling in elementary classrooms (30 KB PDF)
• 2008 Recommended Summer Reading
• 2008-09 Professional Development Plan (3575 KB PDF)
• "Reading is intrinsically valuable" - Quote (33 KB PDF)

• Special services introduction
• Parent/teacher conferences
• Instructional Support Team (IST)
• Programs and services
• Individual evaluations
• Committee on Special Education (CSE)
• Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)
• Individual Education Program (IEP) form
• 2008-09 Academic Intervention Services (AIS) Plan
• Elementary Academic Intervention Services (AIS) video

• About the program
• Meet the teachers
• Information items and samples
• Resources

• Continuing education introduction
• Course guide (PDF)
• Registration form (PDF)
• Eligibility
• Course fees
• Registration procedures
• Confirmation of classes
• Class times and locations
• Refunds
• Canceled classes
• Senior citizens' policy

• Music and the arts introduction
• Elementary schools
• Farnsworth Middle School
• Guilderland High School

• Enrichment program introduction
• Program philosophy
• About the program
• Student selection process
• Enrichment teachers

• Athletics Home Page

• Sports Schedules

• 2007-08 Sports Offerings

• Student Athlete Eligibility

• Sports Physicals

• Sportsmanship Policies

• Athletic Awards

• Directions to Guilderland Playing Fields

• Directions to Area Schools

• Links to Team Pages

Physical Education

• Department Home Page

• Department Mission

• NYS Physical Education Learning Standards

• Program Goals

• Student Goals

• Staff Members

• Fitness Assessment

• PE Cabinet Mission

• PE Cabinet Members

• Physical Education/Fitness/Health Websites for Parents

• Sandra G. Morley Physical Education Student Leadership Awards

• Hooked on Health Committee Home Page

• Community Fitness Activities

• Upcoming Calendar of Events

• Factoids

• Snack Suggestion Letter

• Online Resources

• Farnsworth Middle School activities
• FMS service club
• Guilderland High School activities

• Visit the GHS Summer School home page

• Professional Development Resource Center
• Model Schools training
• Guilderland Teachers Association
• Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
• Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA)

• Technology Plan 2007-2010 (PDF)

• Computer acceptable use policy (8 KB PDF)

• Computer network and technology equipment acceptable use regulations (9 KB PDF)

• Internet and computer acceptable use regulations (8 KB PDF)

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