Bus cards mailed

Transportation postcards for the 2022-23 school year are in the mail. If your child rides the bus to school, please check your mailboxes this week for information. There are no changes to the bus schedules for the elementary school; however, please check the pick-up and drop-off times for grades 6-12 students for some minor changes. …

WJSHS Welcome Back Message

It’s been a busy summer here at WJSHS, and we are excited to have students back on campus for what we expect will be an awesome 2022-2023 school year! As the first day of school approaches, we want to provide our families with information that will be useful moving forward. Additionally, there have been a …

Grades K-8 school supply lists for 2022-23 are available online

The first day of school – Wednesday, Sept. 7 – will be here before you know it. Time to get started on back-to-school shopping! School supply lists for grades K-8 are available online. View elementary school supply lists View grades 6-8 supply lists

Activate Your ParentSquare Account for School-to-Home Communications

WCSD introduces new centralized communications app The Watervliet City School District is moving to a new communications platform called ParentSquare that replaces the One Call Now system. This user-friendly, school-to-home platform is designed to keep families informed and encourage a greater connection with our schools. ParentSquare automatically generates accounts for parents/guardians based on the email …

Board of Education to meet August 9

The Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug 9. The meeting will be in the conference room at Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. The public is welcome to attend or view the meeting via livestream.  View/download agenda  〉 View/download meeting materials Public comments may be submitted by email to the following address: …

Space available for 4-year-old children in full-day prekindergarten program

The Watervliet City School District has openings for 4-year-olds in our free full-day UPK program! Please contact the UPK office for more information at 518-629-3204 or stop by the Watervliet Elementary School to pick up a registration application at the main entrance. Space is limited, so sign up soon! Who can attend? If you live …

Summer professional learning provides educators time to collaborate, share and build instructional practices

More than a dozen educators gathered in the Watervliet Elementary School library to share best practices and build instructional plans with the start of a new school year in mind. Newer and experienced teachers alike participated in this first professional development opportunity of the summer, which focused on instructional planning, sharing ideas and offering feedback, …

Board officers elected during July organizational meeting

The Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, July 5. During this first meeting of the 2022-23 school year, the Board elected Sheri Senecal as president and Mary Beth Whited as vice president. New Board of Education member Brian White was sworn in to serve his first three-year term.  New assistant superintendent …

Elementary supply lists available online

School will be starting again before you know it. Time to take advantage of those back-to-school sales! Please visit our school supply list web page for information regarding all grades and classrooms at Watervliet Elementary School. If you cannot download or would like a printed copy, please call the elementary school’s main office at 518-629-3400.

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