The district has been notified of one new confirmed positive case of COVID-19 involving a member of the Watervliet Elementary School community. School administrators have reached out to all individuals considered contacts and have advised them of the need to follow quarantine protocols, as per the county health department. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability …
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Beginning next week, Watervliet City Schools will proactively begin on-site COVID-19 testing for in-person learners and staff. The testing will occur on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on a rotating basis starting with WJSHS on Wednesday, Jan. 20 and WES on Friday, Jan. 22. We will test a minimum of 10% of in-person students, teachers and …
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The district has learned of three new positive COVID-19 cases, which include two members of the Watervliet Elementary School community, and one member of the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community. A classroom at WES will move to remote learning effective tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 14, due to a confirmed case of COVID-19. School administrators have been …
LifeTouch will return to Watervliet Elementary School this Friday, Jan. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for picture retakes. Students who were absent on picture day or who are not satisfied with their photo will have the opportunity to have it retaken. Families of remote learners please call the school at 518-629-3400 to make …
The Board of Education will meet on Thursday, January 14 at 6 p.m. in regular session. View agenda >> Download meeting materials This meeting will be held virtually, and may be viewed via livestream. Please submit any public comments by email to the following address: BOEPublicComment@vlietschools.org
The district has learned of three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community. One remote student from WJSHS. No contact tracing is needed. One remote student from WES. No contact tracing is needed. One individual from the WES community. All contacts have been identified and notified about the need to quarantine. The Health Insurance …
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The Watervliet City School District will host a equity focus group virtual discussion on Monday, January 11, at 6 p.m. One of the district’s goals is to establish culturally proficient practices and raise awareness of systemic racial and socio-economic inequalities. With consultation and facilitation from Progression Partners, a comprehensive approach is being conducted with stakeholder …
The district has been notified of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases since we shared our last notification on Dec. 30. The Albany County Department of Health has indicated no additional contact tracing of school community members is required for any of the new cases due to the remote learning days in December followed by the …
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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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