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The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education will be starting its fifth year of work in September 2024. It is time to begin recruiting new members to the committee to replace those who have fulfilled their term. We are seeking two students, two parents, three staff members …
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On Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m., the Guilderland PTA Council is hosting a virtual Meet the Candidates Night to introduce potential Guilderland Central School District Board of Education members to the community. The forum will be livestreamed on the GHS Media channel on YouTube and will be recorded. District residents will vote on May …
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A message from Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, At their meeting on Tuesday, April 16, the Guilderland Central School District Board of Education adopted the general operating budget for the 2024-2025 school year. This spending plan aligns with the district’s objective of empowering students to be lifelong learners by preserving a wide variety of learning …
On Tuesday, Apr. 16, there will be a meeting of the board of education This meeting will be held in the Large Group Instruction (LGI) room at Guilderland High School and is open to the public. Members of the GCSD community are welcome and encouraged to voice ideas, questions and concerns. The meeting will also …
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The Guilderland Music Department is the recipient of the NAMM Foundation for Best Communities for Music Education for the fourteenth time. The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation celebrates and promotes the intrinsic value of music education. This designation honors the Guilderland community’s commitment to include music education as part of a quality …
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Four Guilderland Central School District students have artwork featured in the New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA) Legislative Exhibit. The virtual exhibit is available on the NYSATA website and will remain on display through February 2025. The GCSD student artwork is featured on slides 170-173. The GCSD students who have artwork featured in the …
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Each month, the art teachers from Altamont Elementary, Guilderland Elementary, Lynnwood Elementary and Westmere Elementary highlight students who have demonstrated they are practicing Studio Habits of Mind. These eight habits – develop craft, engage and persist, envision, express, observe, reflect, stretch and explore, and understand art worlds – encourage and enable students to be more …
Guilderland High School students studying American Sign Language are inspiring the next generation of learners at Westmere Elementary. On Tuesday, March 26, GHS students – accompanied by ASL teacher Jennifer Rader – traveled to WES to spend a day with the school’s deaf and hard of hearing students. The upperclassmen were excited to build meaningful …
Visit marks Women’s History Month Recently a group of 10 Guilderland High School tenth grade students and Guilderland Central School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marie Wiles visited the Watervliet Arsenal as part of an effort to inspire young women to enter careers in design, development, engineering, manufacturing and production. The visit for the 10 …
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At the Tuesday, Mar. 12, board of education meeting, Guilderland Central School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marie Wiles and Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Andrew Van Alstyne presented an update to the draft 2024-2025 school year budget. This meeting also gave board members and the Guilderland school community the opportunity to ask questions of …
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