District submits reopening plans to state education department

The South Glens Falls CSD has been preparing plans for students and staff to return to school in the fall. The district submitted those preliminary plans to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) on Friday, July 31, 2020.

Elementary/middle school start and end times will be adjusted for fall

The start and end times for Oliver W. Winch Middle School and the district’s four elementary schools will be adjusted for the 2020-21 school year, a change that will enable elementary students to receive additional Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) classes during the school day.

SGF Reopening Committee established

In order to develop the required plans for the state and to establish policies and procedures for reopening schools, the district has established a SGF Reopening Committee and five subcommittees.

SGFHS Music Teacher Betsy Stambach-Fuller Named Quarterfinalist for the GRAMMY Music Educator Award

South Glens Falls High School Music Teacher Betsy Stambach-Fuller was named a quarterfinalist for the 2021 Music Educator Award™, presented by the Recording Academy™ and GRAMMY Museum® for the second time in two years. A total of 216 music teachers from 199 different cities were named quarterfinalists from a pool of 2,000 initial nominations and 91 legacy applicants from 2020.

Longtime South Glens Falls CSD Business Manager Audrey Varney to retire

South Glens Falls CSD Business Manager Audrey Varney is planning to retire at the end of August 2020. The board of education is expected to appoint a successor at its Monday, June 22 meeting.