COVID Update: Jan. 29, 2021

Here is a summary COVID update for Friday, 1/29, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, we have already contacted parents and staff members separately by phone. GFSD …

HOPE Boutique now offering virtual catalog of winter coats

Even though our HOPE Boutique at the High School remains closed for health and safety reasons, the GFHS supported employment students have been working diligently to prepare a virtual boutique for winter items to be distributed into our school community! Simply browse the coats available in THIS CATALOG, and then use the form link to …

Jan. 28, 2021: UPDATE on regional winter sports from Warren County

Warren County has announced that no higher-risk indoor sports have approval to begin next week, county-wide. “Warren County’s health leaders concurred with their regional counterparts that the current COVID data do not meet the criteria to allow higher-risk indoor sports to initially go forward, but that the data would be reviewed in the coming days …

COVID Update: Jan. 26, 2021

Here is a summary COVID update for Tuesday, 1/26, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, we have already contacted parents and staff members separately by phone.  GFSD …

COVID Update: Jan. 25, 2021

Here is a summary COVID update for Saturday, 1/23 through today, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. (GFSD had no new positive cases reported on Friday, 1/22.) Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, …

COVID Update: Jan. 21, 2021

Here is a summary COVID update for Thursday, 1/21, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, we have already contacted parents and staff members separately by phone.  GFSD …

COVID Update: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021

Here is a summary COVID update for Wednesday, 1/20, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, we have already contacted parents and staff members separately by phone. GFSD …

GFSD will resume in-person hybrid for Grades 7-12 on Monday, Jan. 25; continue school-based COVID testing

Yesterday (1/19), Glens Falls High and Middle Schools piloted school-based COVID testing as a pathway to safer resumption of classroom-based instruction. School nurses and staff members tested a randomized subset of in-person students, teachers, and staff members from each school. Of the 88 individuals tested yesterday, only one tested positive. While not perfect, these encouraging …

COVID Update: January 19, 2021

Here is a summary COVID update for Saturday, 1/16 through Tuesday, 1/19, using the best information that has been reported to us, either by a local health department or by parents/guardians/employees. Remember that if any confirmed case requires a mandatory quarantine of other students or adults, we have already contacted parents and staff members separately …

January 14, 2021: District to pilot school-based COVID testing plan as a pathway to reopening in-person learning in grades 7-12

As we balance our overwhelming desire to get back to in-person learning with the stark realities of the COVID pandemic, GFSD will pilot its school-based COVID testing plan next week as a pathway to safer resumption of classroom-based instruction. On Tuesday, January 19th, a randomized subset of returning fifth and sixth graders, MS teachers, and …

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