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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I am pleased to make two personnel announcements. After serving as interim Principal since July 2021, Jacqulyn Vandenburgh has been named as the permanent principal at Lynnwood Elementary School. The decision was approved by the Board of Education at their Mar. 29 meeting and is effective immediately. …

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The Guilderland Central School District has hired David Howell as its first director of technology. Mr. Howell was appointed by the Board of Education at the Mar. 15 meeting and will begin his new position with the district in early April. Mr. Howell comes to GCSD from the Rensselaer City School District where he was …

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The Board of Education appointed Jacqulyn Vandenburgh as the permanent principal of Lynnwood Elementary School at their Mar. 29 meeting. She has been serving as interim principal since July 2021. Ms. Vandenburgh joined the Guilderland Central School District in 2013 as a fifth grade teacher before becoming the math specialist. In this role she had …

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On Mar. 12, Guilderland High School junior, Kelly Nhan, was elected Key Club Division 16 Lieutenant Governor. As Lieutenant Governor, Kelly will represent and work closely with the leadership of Division 16 Key Clubs to carry out the district’s policies and provide support to the component clubs. Division 16 is composed of approximately ten Capital …

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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, Yesterday, Mar. 31, teachers at Guilderland High School attended a professional development training that provided strategies and resources to better support LGBTQ students at GHS. This training was recorded and the recording was inadvertently posted on the GHS Media YouTube channel. Because the district does not post …

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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, The Guilderland Central School District is experiencing great sorrow as we mourn the passing of Guilderland High School student Megi Hamza. Megi had a gift for making others feel better with her positive, happy and caring personality. I know both students and staff at GHS will greatly …

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On Tuesday, Mar. 15, the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education held a Question and Answer workshop about the 2022-23 school year budget. This workshop gave the Board of Education and the Guilderland community the opportunity to ask questions of district administrators about the draft of the general operating budget. The draft budget was …

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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, It is with tremendous sadness and heartache that I must inform you of a loss to the Guilderland High School community. Today, Sunday, March 27, Megi Hamza, an 18-year old senior, passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident that occured on the …

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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, This week has been a difficult one for the Guilderland Central School District. The news has been very disturbing and has brought about many emotions for our school community. Our plan is to continue to work together with our community partners and to draw upon all of …

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Dear GCSD Families, We have just been advised by the Guilderland Police Department that Raquan Dyson has been released from custody. Please be assured that he is barred from any and all Guilderland Central School District properties. Any further questions about the conditions of his release should be directed to the Guilderland Police Department.