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‘All Are Welcome’ is a powerful phrase over at Lynnwood Elementary School. When students and staff were separated in March, the team over at LES wanted to make sure students knew they belonged, loved, and welcomed when they returned. The 30′ bulletin board contains many nationalities and 4″ paper persons that all students from kindergarten …
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NYS Travel Guidelines have been updated since this was sent to families. View the New NYS Travel Guidelines. Please see the important update from Superintendent, Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, Through our recent Thoughtexchange, many of you have shared how much you value and appreciate having your children in school. As we get closer …
Dear Parents/Guardians, The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has developed a parent dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access. The parent dashboard is part of New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, which emphasizes equity in education for …
Lynnwood Elementary’s annual Longhouse Week has been a fall tradition since 1999. The weeklong project began 21 years ago to create an engaging, hands-on learning experience for fourth-grade students. Longhouse Week focuses on the historical facts of Iroquois life but also encourages teamwork, communication, and a host of other skills not found in the pages …
On Nov. 5, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced the January 2021 High School Regents Examinations have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The cancellation applies to all Regents Examinations scheduled for January. No decisions have been made regarding the June and August 2021 administrations of Regents Examinations or any of the …
On the evening of November 8, 2020, the district learned that an individual connected to both Farnsworth Middle School and Guilderland High School has tested positive for COVID-19. As a reminder, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other privacy laws restrict us from disclosing or confirming any personally identifiable information; therefore, we …
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Please see the important message sent to families from Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, There is still time to share your thoughts about how the 2020-2021 school year is going in our ThoughtExchange. Your anonymous feedback will help us plan for the second half of the school year, which is why it is essential …
Please see the important invitation from Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Community, I am writing to invite you to submit a letter of interest to participate on a newly created standing committee of the Guilderland Board of Education that will focus on equity and diversity in our school community. The purpose of …
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Please see the message sent to GCSD families from Superintendent Dr. Marie Wiles: Dear GCSD Families, Now that school has been open for about six weeks we want to know how you, our families, are feeling about your experience so far, whether your children are fully in-person, fully remote or in a hybrid instructional model. …
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Guilderland Elementary School students are collecting new socks for a non-profit organization, Things of My Very Own that provides services to children in emergency situations throughout the Capital Region. New socks are one of the greatest demands for the homeless and children/families in crisis. Last year, Guilderland Elementary donated over 500 pairs of socks. Accepting …
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