Dear GF Nation Families: As the COVID pandemic keeps evolving, we are responding to new developments involving the statewide face mask mandate. As you’ve likely heard, a state judge on Long Island has ruled against the state’s mask mandate, but more litigation is expected. All NYS school districts have been contacted by the State Education Department …
Continue reading “Jan. 25 update: Masks are still required in school”
COVID-19 health and safety guidance from the state and local health departments continues to evolve, and we remain committed to providing staff and families with clear, updated information on the latest guidance on COVID-19 testing, quarantine and isolation. Effective immediately, Glens Falls City Schools will use the following protocols when allowing individuals to return to …
Continue reading “January 19, 2022: Latest guidance and shifts in COVID protocols”
Dear School Community members, The purpose of this message is to introduce you to the process for our superintendent search, following Superintendent Paul Jenkins’s retirement announcement last month, and to ask for your input. An important early phase of this process provides an opportunity to gain perspective on what’s important to you for the district …
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Dear Parents and Guardians: We received an important update from the NYS Department of Health today, Jan. 11, 2022: A booster-eligible student playing sports, acting in the musical, participating in a club, etc. will not be allowed to participate in those activities for 5 days after a COVID exposure if they have NOT received their booster. …
Continue reading “Boosters required for 12+ students to avoid quarantine, miss sports”
The Board of Education’s January 10th regular meeting was held in-person in the GFHS auditorium, for social distancing. It was also live-streamed for members of the community. The meeting began at 7 p.m. and can be viewed below.
Dear Families: As announced last week by the state and local departments of health, COVID-19 booster doses are now required to be considered completely vaccinated, for all eligible people age 12 and up. Your child’s booster status now determines whether or not they quarantine after close exposure to a COVID-positive person. (See details here.) To help families …
Continue reading “Pfizer booster clinic at GFMS this Wednesday, 1/12”
Looking for COVID case/quarantine data or current protocols? Click the link below to get to the Pandemic Response page for 2021-22: Pandemic Operations for 2021-22
Dear Families: Warren County Health Services has implemented New York’s January 4th guidelines for isolation and quarantine in COVID-19 cases. New York’s full interim guidance can be found online at: https://on.ny.gov/3HFu50Z KEY POINTS: Most isolations (you’re positive) and quarantines (you’re exposed) are decreasing to five days, as of today. You must be asymptomatic/feeling better on Day 5 to release. If you are currently …
Continue reading “Jan. 6, 2022: Updated COVID-19 quarantine guidance”
The Board of Education’s December 29, 2021 special meeting to discuss superintendent search parameters was live-streamed for members of the community. The virtual meeting can be viewed below.
GFHS freshman Jason Hall has been recognized again for making a big difference in the lives of children in our region. Through his “Cans for Kids” bottle and can drive to benefit Operation Santa Claus, Jason has donated several thousand dollars to the non-profit that provides new clothes to children in Warren, Washington, Essex, Northern …
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