Oct. 8, 2018 The district is preparing for students to return to school Tuesday after a tragic loss to our community. We want to ensure that our staff members are adequately prepared to respond to any needs that may arise. Students of the Greater Amsterdam School District will report to school Tuesday on a 1-hour …
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Oct. 7, 2018 Yesterday afternoon, a car accident occurred in Schoharie that resulted in the death of an employee of the Greater Amsterdam School District. The employee’s identity is being withheld until family members have been notified. Please know that our thoughts are with all who have been affected by this tragic loss. The Red …
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Oct. 5, 2018 The GASD Board of Education Audit Committee will hold a meeting at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15 in the B-Lecture Room of the Amsterdam High School. The District’s external auditors, West and Co., will present their final report to the committee. A special Board of Education meeting will follow at 6:15 p.m. in the …
Oct. 3, 2018 As a trial period, the Greater Amsterdam School District will collect tax payments for the second installment of the 2018-19 school year. District Treasurer Ann Phelps will collect approved forms of payment on the following times and dates: Time: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Date: Monday, …
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Sept. 27, 2018 St. Mary’s Hospital and the American Heart Association have donated training CPR kits to the Greater Amsterdam School District.
Sept. 24, 2018 Barkley Elementary will host an Open House at 6 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 27. We look forward to going over the practices and rules you’ll see in this video below. We can’t wait to answer any questions and meet you face-to-face this Thursday! Also coming up: Marie Curie’s Open House is Tuesday, …
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Sept. 24, 2018 Mrs. Nicole Cataldo, a psychologist at Barkley, Curie and McNulty elementary schools, won the Chapter F “Psychologist of the Year” award for New York state. Mrs. Cataldo will be honored at a formal reception in Lake Placid with psychologists from all over New York state. Here she is being honored at a recent …
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Sept. 21, 2018 As an update to the letter parents received yesterday regarding a viral infection, all areas of each school building have been sanitized. Parents should continue to encourage their children to wash their hands regularly. Read more information about the importance of thorough hand washing. Information regarding Coxsackie virus What is hand, foot …
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September 20, 2018 If you had a nickel for every time you told your children to wash their hands, you’d be rich, right? Think you’re wasting your breath? Consider these statistics from Blue Cross/Blue Shield: Nearly 189 million school days are missed every year due to the common cold. 126 million work days are missed …
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Sept. 14, 2018 The Greater Amsterdam School will hold a public hearing regarding the use of the district’s Repair Reserve. The meeting will be held at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, in the Media Center of the Amsterdam High School.
