Month: January 2022

The book drives runs from Feb. 1-Feb. 16 All seven Guilderland Central School District schools will serve as collection sites for Project: Cameron’s Story, a not-for-profit organization that collects new children’s books for families of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at more than a dozen hospitals throughout New York state. This is …

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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, Today marks the end of the second quarter as well as the halfway point of the school year. While this school year has presented many challenges, it has also provided much normalcy for GCSD students. They are competing, creating, singing, performing and, most importantly, learning in …

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Congratulations to Charlie Mulligan (Varsity Hockey) and Elizabeth Liu (Varsity Indoor Track) for earning DOW (Dutchmen of the Week) honors for the week of Jan. 17. Charlie Mulligan (Varsity Hockey) Charlie is the captain of Storm hockey.  In four games this past week, Charlie scored four goals and had three assists for a total of seven points.  He also had a plus/minus of four, making …

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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, This morning a communication was sent to Guilderland Central School District families clarifying a court ruling concerning the state’s mask mandate. Following a hearing this afternoon of the State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Judge Robert Miller ordered that a stay on the lower court’s decision will …

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The Guilderland Central School District is aware of the recent Nassau County Supreme Court decision striking down the Department of Health’s rule requiring, among other things, masks in schools. The State Education Department issued the following statement: ‘The State Education Department understands that Nassau County Supreme Court has ruled that the Department of Health exceeded …

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A message from Superintendent Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, On Tuesday, Jan. 18, the Guilderland Central School District released new COVID-19-related protocols and procedures. If you have not had the opportunity to visit the district website to read all of the details of GCSD’s new COVID-19 protocols, please do so. An important point of the …

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Your Voice Matters this Budget Season. Join us this budget season and share your ideas, questions and concerns regarding how we can best meet the needs of our students and community. This infographic shows how you can add to the conversation. On May 17, 2022 Guilderland residents will vote on the proposed budget for the …

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A message from Superintendent Wiles: Dear Guilderland CSD Families, In a communication to Guilderland Central School District families on Friday, Jan. 14, we indicated new guidance from the New York State Department of Health had been released regarding COVID-19-related protocols and procedures. After thorough examination of the information, the following protocols will take effect Wednesday, …

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Effective Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, the Guilderland Central School District will use the following protocols when allowing students to return to school if they have symptoms of COVID-19, test positive for COVID-19 or are considered exposed to an individual with COVID-19. These protocols are based on the most recent updates from the Centers for Disease …

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