Jan. 17, 2019 Are you drowning in multiple copies of evaluations, IEPs, and doctor/school reports? Are you unsure which records you should keep and for how long? If you answered yes, then join us at this interactive workshop for parents, guardians, and advocates of children with special education needs. Participants will learn which documents are important …
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Jan. 7, 2019 New bus passes for all Greater Amsterdam School District (GASD) students will be mailed home this week. Beginning the end of next week (Jan. 17 – Jan. 18), all students will be responsible for presenting their bus pass to the bus driver every day. Replacement bus passes will be available at each …
Dec. 12, 2018 Amsterdam High School students in the science honor society participated in the Hour of Code™ with McNulty Academy fourth-graders last Wednesday as part of Computer Science Education Week. “We like to set a good example for the younger kids,” said Kelly Kilgallen, a senior and president of the science honor society. “We …
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Nov. 14, 2018 The Greater Amsterdam School District called for a two-hour delay Wednesday, Nov. 14 in the first weather-related delay or closing of the season. It’s a good time to recall the different ways the district will communicate about those events. Where should I look for information about delays and closings? In the event of …
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Nov. 6, 2018 Third-grader Rose Greer flipped through pages of a shiny new copy of a Jigsaw Jones chapter book. “Every kid is going to get a book every month,” the youngster exclaimed, nearly jumping out of her seat. Three teachers at McNulty Academy were inspired by a Facebook post to help bring new reading …
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Oct. 30, 2018 The district’s School Health Services program supports your student’s academic success by promoting health in the school setting. One way that we provide care for your student is by performing the health screenings as mandated by the State of New York. A letter will be sent home if the screenings find anything …
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Oct. 24, 2018 Keeping parental contact information up to date is very important to the district, especially in case of an emergency. The district is currently requesting parents of elementary students update their addresses, emergency contacts and phone numbers by filling out a Demographic Validation form. Students have been given these forms and parents should sign them …
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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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. 11, 2018 NYS Public Health Law Section 2164, requires that schools not permit a child to attend school unless — and until— the parent provides the school with a certificate of immunization. The Greater Amsterdam School District MUST comply with this NYS Education Department requirement. As such, any student not immunized must be excluded from attending school …
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