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 …
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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.
The Watervliet City School District Code of Conduct for the 2022-23 school year is currently available for viewing and public comment. Please view the district Code of Conduct document in its entirety with the proposed changes. The Code of Conduct will be available for public comment through Friday, August 5. Please email comments to BOEPublicComment@vlietschools.org. …
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The Watervliet City School District will offer free meals for children 18 years old and younger during the summer from July 5 through August 19. More information Lunch will be available at several community locations. Breakfast and lunch will be available at Watervliet Elementary School and the Watervliet Civic Center. Locations Watervliet Elementary School 2557 …
It’s hard to believe that the 2021-22 school year has come to an end; and what a year it has been! During this final week of school, we celebrated as our youngest learners participated in their moving up ceremony from Pre-K to Kindergarten, as our 5th graders move forward to the middle school, and as …
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A reminder for our students and families that Watervliet schools are closed Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Regents exams for the high school and classes at the elementary school resume on Tuesday, June 21. Enjoy the holiday weekend! No new COVID cases reported June 13-17 There were no positive cases of COVID-19 reported …
Watervliet fourth-grader Carleigh Martin’s design has been chosen to move on to the state-level competition after winning first prize for her grade-level category in the Watervliet Elks Lodge’s annual drug awareness poster contest. A total of five students from Watervliet Elementary School were recognized recently for their creativity and artistic skills for submitting posters representing …
Our entire school community grieves the loss of 11th-grader Matthew Billetts, who passed away unexpectedly yesterday afternoon as the result of an accident at Hudson Shores Park. Our deepest sympathy is with Matthew’s family and friends as we keep them in our thoughts and our hearts during this most difficult time. A member of the …
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We want to make families aware that this summer the district will not collect the Chromebooks assigned to students in grades 5-11. Students in those grade levels will keep their Chromebooks for the duration of their time in our schools until the district replaces them, the student graduates or otherwise leaves the district. Families are …
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We have learned of the following positive cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update on Friday, June 3: Four (4) from Watervliet Elementary School, and Two (2) from Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School. For daily positive COVID-19 cases affecting our district, visit the NYS COVID-19 Report Card. Important reminders With cases continuing …
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