Throughout the day today, our technical team continued to remediate and test our internet system to ensure a successful return to stable, reliable internet connectivity for a seamless transition to onsite learning. As the day progressed, testing began to show some instability with the connection on some devices. Despite our continued work around the clock …
Continue reading “Grades 7-12 to remain remote Wednesday, April 28”
Our technical team has been working nonstop since Friday in an effort to get all of our systems up and running with the hope that we could resume in person instruction tomorrow. We want to be confident that our systems are stable and reliable so the transition back to in-person learning unfolds seamlessly. Unfortunately, by …
Continue reading “Grades 7-12 to be remote Tuesday, April 27”
Specialists working with the GCSD to investigate the technical interruptions that occurred last Thursday have determined that the district was the victim of a cyber attack by a threat actor group which used malware to encrypt certain systems throughout the district. The district is working diligently with specialists to investigate the incident, confirm its impact …
Continue reading “April 25: Update on technical interruptions at GCSD”
On Thursday, April 22, 2021, we began experiencing technical difficulties resulting in a disruption to the district’s systems. We are working diligently with specialists to investigate the source of this disruption, confirm its impact on our systems, and to restore full functionality as quickly as possible. We also notified law enforcement of this issue. While …
Since Saturday, the district has learned of six individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19; there were three cases at Guilderland High School, one at Farnsworth Middle School and one each at Guilderland Elementary and Lynnwood Elementary Schools. All of the cases, with the exception of the case at FMS, required contact tracing. The principals …
Continue reading “6 new COVID cases; BOE Equity & Diversity meeting April 21”
Dear GCSD Families: We grieve with the families of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright, as well as for the countless other named and unnamed victims of violence, racism and oppression that continue to happen every day. These continued acts of violence across our nation must stop. It’s up to all of us to hold ourselves, …
New cases and notifications over April break Today, the district learned that three school community members tested positive for COVID-19; two are connected to Lynnwood Elementary School and one to Guilderland High School. The principals from each school are working under Albany County guidelines to determine who needs to quarantine and contact those individuals. Similar …
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Over the weekend and today the district learned of nine new confirmed COVID-19 cases. There are seven cases associated with Guilderland High School and two at Farnsworth Middle School. Two of the confirmed cases, one at GHS and one at FMS, required contact tracing by the school. That work was done following Albany County Department …
Continue reading “Jan. 25: Nine new COVID cases; Update on Lynnwood water main break”
New COVID-19 Cases Last evening and today the district learned of five new COVID-19 cases. There are two cases associated with the high school; one of those cases, which involved the transportation department, required contact tracing. There were also two new cases at Pine Bush Elementary School and one at Westmere Elementary School. Both cases …
Continue reading “Jan. 22: Five new COVID cases; PBES remote for the week of Jan. 25”
Please see an important message from Superintendent Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you and your children are enjoying this time together. I’m sorry to have to share this information, especially now, but I want to update you on nine new positive COVID-19 cases we learned about between …
