Dear GCSD community, At the March 31 meeting and workshop, the Board of Education continued its review of the district’s budget proposal for the coming year. Discussions centered around addressing the budget gap and potential restorations of proposed cuts. You can view a summary of the meeting here. We invite our community to join us …
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At its March 31 budget workshop, the Board of Education continued discussions on closing the district’s budget gap while identifying potential restorations to proposed cuts, using remaining revenue from fund balance and higher-than-anticipated interest earnings. Board members discussed priorities for potential restorations, with strong emphasis on supporting students with special needs, maintaining teaching assistants and …
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The Board of Education held a special meeting on Tuesday, March 24, to review the district’s evolving 2026‑27 budget, consider cost‑saving options and discuss next steps to address the remaining projected $1.8 million budget gap. Superintendent Daniel Mayberry presented an updated draft proposal reflecting revised interest‑earning estimates and the use of fund balance (district savings) …
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The GHS Student Voices committee is working to refocus on what diversity, equity and inclusion mean within their school community. For these students, this work is rooted in celebrating differences, fostering understanding and ensuring every student feels seen, supported and engaged. As part of the Student Voice committee’s annual breakfast, the group centered its discussion …
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The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education held a Q&A workshop Tuesday, March 17, to discuss the draft 2026-27 school year budget. The workshop provided board members and community residents the opportunity to ask district administrators questions about the proposal, which was first presented at the March 10 meeting. As the budget remains in …
Guilderland High School junior Dylan Mabee has been selected to participate in Students Inside Albany, a competitive civic education program sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation. The program offers high school students a firsthand look at how state government works and how public policy is shaped. Mabee first …
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There will be a special meeting of the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public; however, since it is a special meeting, there will be no public comment period. This meeting will be held in the Large Group Instruction (LGI) room …
Each week, we highlight two student-athletes (modified, mod 9, frosh, JV or varsity level) for athletic accomplishments based on the following criteria: The athlete should have made a significant impact on a contest within the nomination time frame, which is the week prior to selection; or The athlete must have shown excellent leadership, sportsmanship, noticeable …
Tuesday, March 17, there will be a meeting of the board of education and Q&A workshop about the 2026-27 school year budget at 7 p.m. This meeting provides the board and the Guilderland community with the opportunity to ask questions of district administrators about the draft of the general operating budget. This meeting will be …
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On Tuesday, March 10, Guilderland Central School District Superintendent of Schools Daniel Mayberry and Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Andrew Van Alstyne presented the draft budget for the 2026-27 school year to the Board of Education and Guilderland community. Highlights of the 2026-27 draft budget presentation District leaders used stakeholder feedback, including insights from this …
