Dear families, The district learned today, Oct. 25, that an individual from the Queensbury Union Free School District community has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was present in both the middle and high school buildings last week. At this time, Warren County Public Health is not advising any other individuals to quarantine and/or to …
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QMS special education teacher Joel Gordon was recently named the TCT Federal Credit Union and Adirondack Broadcasting Teacher of the Week! Every week during the school year, TCT honors local educators and school employees for their outstanding efforts in our communities. Recipients receive a number of gifts from locally-owned businesses throughout the region. Mr. Gordon’s …
Dear families, First of all, thank you once again for your cooperation during our in-school learning pause. I am happy to share we will resume in-person instruction on Tuesday, Oct. 13. We will continue to communicate with you in the event there are additional positive COVID-19 cases in our school district. We will continue to …
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Under our COVID-19 communications procedures, the district will send a message in the event of a confirmed case. These messages will be sent to that school’s parents/guardians and employees. The district will also send a message to the parents/guardians and employees in the remainder of the district, informing them of a confirmed case in a …
Dear Families, The first day of school is tomorrow, September 8, and we wanted to share directions with how to log in to your child’s Chromebook. This applies to both remote learners and students who will begin tomorrow on the hybrid schedule. Students who are in person will follow these instructions when they come to …
Updated 9/3: As required by New York State Department of Health, we are required to have in place a COVID-19 health screening process for all employees and students. We will be starting the use of an electronic health screening form through a secure and compliant program called Pinpoint. This form should be completed prior to …
Updated Sept. 2020: The USDA has extended free meals for students through December 31, 2020. This means that all students at QUFSD can receive free breakfast and lunch, provided by the school! Students do not need to do anything – there is no form or sign-up required. (Please note: This is for a breakfast and …
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Guiding philosophy The Queensbury Union Free School District has developed procedures to assist staff with cleaning and disinfecting school buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The QUFSD has been cleaning and disinfecting all of our buildings for more than 50 years. We are very experienced in this process. In general, we will clean during the school …
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Dear families, We have some important updates about Chromebooks for students: K-6 fully remote students can pick up their Chromebooks from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the main offices of each building starting Monday, Aug. 31 and Tuesday, Sept. 1 K-6 in-person students will receive their Chromebooks on the first day of school. 7-12 …
Dear Parents/Guardians, We are less than one month away until the first day of school! Leading up to reopening, we want to continue to keep you informed. Building leaders will be holding their own virtual reopening meetings to answer questions specific to each school on the following dates: QES: Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 6 to …
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