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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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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Watervliet schools will be closed for holiday break from Thursday, Dec. 24 through Friday, Jan. 1. Classes will resume on Monday, Jan. 4. We wish our school community a safe, happy and healthy holiday season! A reminder that school meals will be available for pick up Monday, Dec. 28 through Wednesday, Dec. 30 at the …
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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With the first significant winter storm in the forecast this week, we want to make our families and staff aware of the potential for our schools to shift to remote teaching and learning for all students pending weather conditions. With our district’s capacity to provide classes remotely, Watervliet schools are prepared to shift to remote …
