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May 10, 2021May 10, 2021

Prek funding slated for 116 students to attend local early childhood programs

For the 2021-22 school year, the enacted state budget slated $105 million for prekindergarten funding, with a focus on low- and medium-wealth school districts for the expansion of prekindergarten, or for districts that currently do not have a program for four-year-olds. Guilderland was one of the districts that received aid to provide early childhood education …

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May 8, 2021

COVID update; June 24 and 25 half-days for Grades K-7

COVID cases for the week of May 2 The district reported two positive cases of COVID-19 this week. One case was a Lynnwood Elementary School and one at Guilderland Elementary School. Both cases required contact tracing. Our building principals worked under the guidance of the Albany County Department of Health to determine who needed to …

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May 6, 2021May 5, 2021

Two GHS student athletes receive leadership awards

The Capital Zone NYS Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance honors two students from each school district every year with the High School Leadership Award. This year, Bianca Simeone and Caleb Jacobson are these award recipients. Bianca Simeone As a member of the Varsity Field Hockey Team, Nordic Cross-Country Ski Team, and a …

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April 30, 2021October 4, 2023

April 30: Updates to COVID reporting; cyber attack investigation

Weekly digest for confirmed cases of COVID-19 Since last Tuesday, there have been six confirmed COVID-19 cases, four at Guilderland High School and one each at Guilderland and Westmere Elementary Schools. None of the cases required contact tracing by the district. We apologize for the delay in sharing these confirmed cases with the community, as …

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April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

Residents to vote on $105 million school budget proposal May 18

Plan maintains programming; focuses on student health, wellness and safety On May 18, 2021, Guilderland residents will vote on the proposed $104,979,570 budget for the 2021-22 school year. The proposal carries a 1.89% spending increase over the current year and a 1.28% increase to the tax levy, which is at the district’s levy limit. A …

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April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

Grades 7-12 return to hybrid learning Thursday, April 29

Students’ Chromebooks should work without issue. At this point, connecting BYODs, including cell phones, to the internet in the building will not be possible. We hope to have that function up and running soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have worked through this challenge. It has been a heavy lift for …

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April 27, 2021April 28, 2021

Grades 7-12 to remain remote Wednesday, April 28

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 …

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April 26, 2021April 28, 2021

Grades 7-12 to be remote Tuesday, April 27

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 …

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April 25, 2021April 28, 2021

April 25: Update on technical interruptions at GCSD

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 …

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April 23, 2021April 28, 2021

Investigation into source of technical difficulties underway; Grades 7-12 remote on Monday, April 26

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 …

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