Year: 2021

New COVID-19 Cases in the District The district learned of three individuals testing positive for COVID-19. One case is connected to Altamont Elementary and does not require contact tracing. The other two cases are connected to Farnsworth Middle School that according to Albany County Department of Health guidelines resulted in contact tracing, and those individuals …

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The district learned of three individuals testing positive for COVID-19. One case is connected to Westmere Elementary and one case connected to Farnsworth Middle School, both of which did not require contact tracing. There was also one case at Altamont Elementary School that according to Albany County Department of Health guidelines resulted in contact tracing. …

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Please see an update from Superintendent, Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I’m writing to provide you the following updates and reminders: New COVID-19 Case at GHS; Grades 8-12 Remote-Only Today the district learned of one new individual from the Guilderland High School who tested positive for COVID-19. In combination with other absences, this new …

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Altamont Elementary School will be holding a Virtual Kindergarten Information Night on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. At this virtual event, you will learn about our kindergarten program and about the registration process. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions. A link to the meeting will be sent to families …

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Today, the district learned about eleven new positive COVID-19 cases that the. Three of the cases listed below require contact tracing by the school. Those individuals have already been contacted on the need to quarantine. Please note that the New York State Department of Health guidelines decreased the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 …

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Three New Positive COVID-19 Cases Late this afternoon, the district learned of three new positive COVID-19 cases. None of the cases required contact tracing by the school. There are two cases at GHS and one at FMS. School Open for In-Person/Hybrid Instruction on Jan. 11 The district will be open for in-person/hybrid instruction K-12 on …

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Please see an important message from Superintendent, Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I’m writing to update you on seven new positive COVID-19 cases that the district learned about today. Two of the cases listed below required the district to conduct contact tracing. Those individuals have already been contacted on the need to quarantine. Please note …

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