karen.nerney, Author at Watervliet City School District

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021

Dec. 10 update: Notifications of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases

We learned of three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update. One member of the elementary school community and two individuals from our junior/senior high school community have tested positive for COVID-19. Contract tracing was completed as per Albany County Department of Health protocols, and all individuals identified as …

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July 2, 2021

State Foundation Aid Funding Plan

The 2021-22 enacted state budget includes language stating that, for the 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, each school district receiving a foundation aid increase of more than 10% or $10,000,000 a school year must post a plan of how the funds will be used to address student performance and need, including but not limited …

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December 10, 2020

District notified of positive COVID-19 case

The district was notified today, Thursday, Dec. 10, of a positive case of COVID-19 in the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. The individual is currently isolating at home and will not return to school until cleared by the Department of Health. The individual has not been on campus since Thursday, Dec. 3. Any individual who is …

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October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Lockdown drills held at district schools

The Watervliet City School District conducted lockdown drills today at both the elementary and junior/senior high school. In alignment with the district’s Reopening Plan, the drills were conducted in a manner that maintained social distancing, while still preparing students to respond in emergencies. While the drills were instructional in nature, students and staff were reminded …

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September 26, 2020

Reported COVID cases appear to be in error

Watervliet administrators noticed this morning that the New York State School COVID-19 Dashboard indicates two positive cases have been reported within the district. However, at this time the district is not aware of any students or staff members who have tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Dr. Lori Caplan has been in contact with the Albany …

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