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Today, the district learned about eleven new positive COVID-19 cases that the. Three of the cases listed below require contact tracing by the school. Those individuals have already been contacted on the need to quarantine. Please note that the New York State Department of Health guidelines decreased the quarantine period from 14 days to 10 …
Three New Positive COVID-19 Cases Late this afternoon, the district learned of three new positive COVID-19 cases. None of the cases required contact tracing by the school. There are two cases at GHS and one at FMS. School Open for In-Person/Hybrid Instruction on Jan. 11 The district will be open for in-person/hybrid instruction K-12 on …
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In conjunction with COVID-19 positivity rates experienced locally, effective immediately, the Albany County Department of Health advises K-12 school districts to exclude siblings of symptomatic students from attending in-person classes pending COVID-19 test results of the symptomatic student. This does not mean that the whole household who may be asymptomatic needs a COVID test to …
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Please see an important message from Superintendent, Dr. Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I’m writing to update you on seven new positive COVID-19 cases that the district learned about today. Two of the cases listed below required the district to conduct contact tracing. Those individuals have already been contacted on the need to quarantine. Please note …
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Guilderland Elementary School will be holding a Virtual Kindergarten Information Night next Thursday, January 14, at 6:30 p.m. At this virtual event, you will learn about our kindergarten program and about the registration process. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions. A link to the virtual meeting was sent to families on …
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Lynnwood Elementary School will be holding a Kindergarten Information Night on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. At this virtual event, you will learn about our kindergarten program and about the registration process. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions. A link to the meeting was sent to families on Wednesday, …
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An important message from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD School Community, As I try to process the terrifying images of the attack on our Capitol yesterday, I feel shock, horror, and sadness over this assault on our democracy. I suspect that we are all struggling to process our feelings about the disturbing images of …
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Please see the message from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, I want to let you know that due to the high number of staff absences, we cannot adequately meet our staffing needs for grades 8-12. Because of this staffing shortage at the high school level, we are transitioning to all-remote learning for grades …
There are eight new positive cases of COVID 19 that the district learned about late yesterday and today. None of the cases required contact tracing by the school district per Albany County Department of Health guidelines. Four cases associated with Westmere Elementary School Three cases associated with Guilderland High School One case associated with Altamont …
Between Dec. 29 and today, Jan. 4, the district learned about twenty-one confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. Only two of these cases listed below required contact tracing by the school district per the Albany County Department of Health guidelines. Those individuals have already been contacted on the need to quarantine. Please note that as of …
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