This message to our families and staff is to affirm that Watervliet City Schools will open as scheduled for in-person teaching and learning on Monday, Jan. 4. We are aware that during a press briefing on Saturday, Albany County Executive Dan McCoy expressed his belief that school districts in the county should move to all …
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The district has learned of three new positive COVID-19 cases since our last notification was shared on Dec. 23. Each new case is listed below. Please note that per the Albany County Department of Health guidelines, no additional contact tracing of school community members was required in any of these cases. One case is associated …
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Earlier this month, we shared information with our district families about the state’s strategy to combat COVID-19 through a color-coded system known as the Micro-Cluster Initiative. This system designates areas of the state as Yellow, Orange or Red zones based on the prevalence of COVID-19. Each zone has certain restrictions and protocols designed to limit …
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We have been notified by the Albany County Department of Health about one confirmed positive COVID-19 case in the Watervliet Elementary School community who was last in school on December 11. The county health department advises there is no need for contact tracing from the school setting or for any other member of the school …
A message to Watervliet families and staff: We have been notified by the Albany County Department of Health about four additional confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in the Watervliet City School District community. One individual associated with the Watervliet Jr.-Sr High School community who was last in the building on November 30. Based on the date …
An important message for Watervliet families: The rise in COVID-19 positive cases in Albany and surrounding counties is alarming. In our school community, we also have seen an increase in positive cases and the number of individuals who have been advised by the Department of Health to quarantine. In an abundance of caution and to …
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The district was notified Saturday, Dec. 19, of a positive case of COVID-19 associated with the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community. The county health department has indicated that there is no need for contact tracing from the school setting or for any other member of the school community to quarantine based on the date the …
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We were made aware this afternoon ‒ Friday, Dec. 18 ‒ of a presumptive positive COVID-19 case involving a member of our school district community. The individual is currently in quarantine and will not return to the district until cleared by the Department of Health. District administrators are working closely with the Albany County Department …
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Every year the Watervliet Elks Lodge #1500 provide dictionaries to Watervliet Elementary School third grade students as part of The Dictionary Project. This year due to COVID-19 restrictions, Elks Club members were not permitted to present the reference books to students in the classroom. Instead, WES Principal Kelly Webster accepted the dictionaries on behalf of …
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The district was notified today, Thursday, Dec. 17, of a positive case of COVID-19 associated with the Watervliet Elementary School community. Because the individual was last at school on Nov. 24, the county health department has indicated that there is no need for contact tracing from the school setting or for any other member of …
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