Category: Elementary School News

This is a follow up to the message we sent last week about at-home COVID-19 test kits that New York State is making available to schools statewide. These test kits were delivered to our local BOCES over the weekend and are currently being distributed to each of our schools. State and local health officials are …

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We have learned of seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update. Three members of the elementary school community and four 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 …

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We have learned of seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update on Dec. 10, one week ago.  Three members of the elementary school community and four individuals from our junior/senior high school community have tested positive for COVID-19. Contract tracing was completed as per Albany County Department of …

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Carmen Diaz, who began her new role as Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Watervliet schools in October, describes herself as a lifelong learner who is committed to education. “I’ve always loved working with kids and teaching others,” she said. “I knew at the age of 12 that I had to be a teacher. It …

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We learned of three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update. One member of the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community and two members of the Watervliet Elementary School community have tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing was completed as per Albany County Department of Health protocols and all individuals …

Continue reading “Dec. 6 Update: Notification of three new confirmed COVID-19 cases”

Seeing the first snowflakes of the season over Thanksgiving break reminded us to remind our Watervliet families about how we will communicate school closings, delays, or a shift to a remote teaching and learning day if weather conditions or a spike in positive COVID cases make it necessary. Technology offers us greater flexibility when making …

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Lockdown drills were completed today, Thursday, Dec. 2, at both the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School and the Watervliet Elementary School at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively. The Watervliet Police Department and first responders from the Watervliet Fire Department participated in the lockdown drills at both buildings. Lockdown drills are among several emergency drills that …

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We learned of three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our school community since our last update. Two members of the Watervliet Jr.-Sr. High School community and one member of the Watervliet Elementary School community have tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracing was completed as per Albany County Department of Health protocols and all individuals …

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