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 …
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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 …
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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.
Earlier in November was National School Psychology Week, highlighting the important work school psychologists do to help all students thrive. This year’s theme was “Let’s Get in GEAR.” The theme’s acronym provides a challenge to grow both personally and professionally. It encourages us to engage in best practices and advocate for children’s access to mental health and learning supports. To rise implies resilience and …
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Dear GF Nation Families: My goal from the day I began my tenure here in Glens Falls was to make sure I would leave the District in better shape than how I found it. I believe that together, we have been able to do just that. And so today, I’m announcing my retirement at the …
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Renovations and field lights both pass December 14, 2021—Glens Falls City School District residents approved both the renovations and field lighting propositions of the 2021 capital project proposal in today’s public vote. Proposition #1 (renovations) passed by a margin of 831 “yes” votes to 190 “no” votes – an 81.4 percent approval rate. Proposition #2 …
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The Board of Education’s December 13, 2021 meeting was live-streamed for members of the community. The virtual meeting can be viewed below.
It’s time to VOTE! Please participate in the Capital Project vote on Tuesday (12/14) between noon and 9 p.m. at Sanford Street School. Here are five fast facts about what’s on the ballot: ONE: The capital project is split into two separate propositions. Proposition #1 contains all the renovations to the Middle School (science classrooms, an outdoor fitness/recess area, the …
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