Whitney Young Health offering COVID-19 testing by appointment at Albany, Watervliet locations

Whitney Young Health (WYH), in collaboration with Albany County, is offering mobile Coronavirus/COVID-19 testing to the community. Testing will be available by appointment only to county residents at different sites on a rotating basis. Each week the mobile sites will rotate morning and afternoon testing. PLEASE NOTE: All testing is by appointment only, after being …

Update April 8: School closure extended through April 29, June Regents exams canceled

This week, Gov. Cuomo announced that due to ongoing public health concerns related to COVID-19/Coronavirus, the statewide school closure will be extended through April 29. A reminder that during this time, schools are required to continue to provide online learning opportunities and meals for students (including on days originally scheduled as spring break), and share information …

April 3: Update on instruction and learning

The ongoing COVID-19/Coronavirus public health emergency has challenged everyone in different ways. For educators, it has resulted in finding new ways to support our students while they are not in our classrooms. A longer than expected school closure – currently through at least April 14 – means at-home learning will continue during this time. While …

Update March 24: School bus stops added as drop-off sites for free school meals

In an effort to better meet the needs of our families, free meals will be available for pick up at several new locations in the City of Watervliet. Starting Wednesday, March 25, Watervliet school bus drivers will deliver meals to 12 regular bus stops in the community for students and families to pick up. The …

UPDATE March 23: State suspends grades 3-8 testing, parks & playgrounds closed in the city

 NYS Grades 3-8 ELA and math assessments suspended The State Education Department announced Friday, March 20, that all statewide exams for students in elementary and middle school have been suspended for the 2019-20 school year. The state has suspended the following exams: Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests Grades 3-8 Mathematics Tests Grade 4 Elementary-Level …

WMHT supports at-home learning with on-air and online educational programming

Starting Monday, March 23, our local PBS station, WMHT Public Media, is offering an educational programming block targeted to support in-home learning for students in prekindergarten through grade 12 while schools are closed. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, WMHT WORLD will offer programming for students in grades 4-12. Each full day …

Update March 20: Important reminders about free meals pick-up, building access

A new directive from Governor Cuomo on March 20, mandates that 100% of the workforce stay home in an effort to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Only employees deemed critical to operations will be allowed in the workplace. For our schools, critical staff includes food service workers, maintenance/cleaning staff, and designated administrators. Please note …

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