The Greater Amsterdam School District is pleased to announce Early PreK Registration Lottery starting April 19 to June 1. Registrations received after June 1 will be based upon availability for incoming Universal Pre-Kindergarten. Kindergarten students may register anytime after April 19 for the 2021-2022 school year. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic there are no walk-in …
We wanted to share some updates about the New York State grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Math, and other assessments scheduled for this spring. These tests are typically held every school year, but they were not given in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year only, unless a federal waiver is granted before …
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Candidates wishing to seek election to the Greater Amsterdam Board of Education may now pick up nominating packets in the Office of the District Clerk during business hours. Two seats each carrying new three-year terms beginning July 1, 2021 are up for election on May 18, 2021. Nominating petitions require 50 signatures of qualified GASD …
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All Elementary School parents/guardians: Student report cards are now posted on the Parent Portal. Click Here to access the Parent Portal Complete video instructions on how to navigate the Parent Portal are below. Also please note: Your student (5 digit) ID number is required for registration. Your student ID number is their lunch number. Please ask …
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Help the tigers! That’s the motto of Mr. Brown’s second grade class at Tecler Elementary School. The class was motivated to take action while working in their nonfiction unit of study. Students learned information about tigers and their habitats from multiple sources. After weeks of study, the class was not ready to simply move on …
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It’s never too early to start developing tomorrow’s leaders. That’s the philosophy behind the Leader in Me program, a popular educational initiative that’s creating a winning culture these days at Tecler Elementary School. Leader in Me is part of the school district’s social-emotional learning model and based on the core principles from Steven Covey’s award-winning …
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Amsterdam High School students in Mrs. McBride’s, Mrs. Carmichael’s, Ms. Brown’s, and Mrs. Ringuette’s 9th grade classes celebrated Women’s History Month by researching and writing about strong and impactful women who have contributed to society in a meaningful way. View a Facebook photo gallery to see more: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=AmsterdamSchools&set=a.3776442232450891
GASD students/families, Next week marks an important milestone for all of us at GASD. As COVID numbers continue to show improvement in our state and region, I am excited to begin safely welcoming back more children to school, more often for in-person learning. School is where our young people belong for their academic, social and …
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McNulty Academy is excited to share that they just wrapped up their second annual reading campaign for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Each student reader had support from friends and family who helped them raise money either by a flat donation or by an agreed upon dollar amount per minute. Total, with a few late donations, …
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