Gilboa-Conesville Central School

The emergency Board of Education meeting scheduled for tomorrow, November 24, 2020 has been cancelled.

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Anna Tompkins and Mrs. Dennis!!

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Kiyonna Cunningham and Layla LeBel!!

Important updates from the Gilboa-Conesville Central School: Health, Sports, Regents and 3-8 Testing Good Afternoon: With so much information as well as misinformation being circulated, I wanted to give everyone an update on some school-related items. Of course, the one caveat is that all updates are subject to change at any point. If this happens, we will share those updates with you as soon as possible. First, I have been asked about our plans for closure between the Thanksgiving and winter breaks. As of Thursday November 19th, we are not planning to close during this period. We will continue to follow the local COVID infection rates and the directives from the Schoharie County Department of Health, State Ed and the Governor’s Office. The health, safety, and welfare of our students, staff and our community remain our priority. If closure information should change we will notify all stakeholders immediately. We have received other questions about travel during the holiday seasons. What happens if you travel out of state? What happens if people from out of state visit you? The travel document posted with this update is from the Schoharie County Department of Health and answers most of these questions. Always check the Department of Health website for up-to-date information Schoharie County Department of Health. For winter sports this was just released. “Latham, NY – The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has announced the start date for high risk winter sports (basketball, competitive cheer, ice hockey and wrestling) will be moved to January 4, 2021.” Finally, our health office at school has been very busy screening for COVID-19 during the start of cold and flu season. Families and teachers understandably have many questions for the school nurse in regards to contract tracing, quarantining, and when it is safe to return to school. Our health & safety guidelines are updated almost daily. You can call our school health office or consult with your county Department of Health for the latest updates. Please note that some of our health rules are not new; if your child is sick they must stay home. In addition, if you or your child show any of the symptoms of COVID-19 get tested. The signs are: • Fever or chills • Cough • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing • Fatigue • Muscle or body aches • Headache • New loss of taste or smell • Sore throat • Congestion or runny nose • Nausea or vomiting • Diarrhea In school we are cleaning and following the social distance and mask rules. We are in a county that has mandated masks at all times in school with the exception of lunch and mask breaks. This order is posted in the main office and online with the other health documents. As you can imagine, additional cleaning and enforcing mask and social distance requirements require constant vigilance by staff as well as students. Our custodial and transportation department have added deep and constant cleaning to their daily routines. Food service has transitioned into our version of Uber Eats as most meals are now delivered. We have limited visitors to our buildings as well as moving parent teacher conferences and special education meetings online. All of our teaching, classroom support personnel, and office staff have adapted well. The health office has become a hub as we continue to support the school through this pandemic. To that end, we are hiring a second staff member to the health office to assist in the added work and responsibilities. We have all heard that NYC Public Schools are now fully remote. We have a few local schools that have gone remote and one that we know of that is planning to go remote for a few days after Thanksgiving. What does this mean for us? It means that we will continue to watch the numbers, coordinate with the Schoharie County Department of Health, follow any new executive order that might come out of the Governor’s office and then rely on our Board of Education and school administration to make and share any decisions. Regents exams in January have been canceled. To date, the NYS 3-8 tests are still scheduled as are the June Regents exams. Both of these are subject to change. As always, we have our health email address where you can send any questions, comments or concerns you may have. That email is health@gccs.us . Stay safe, stay well. Jack Etter Superintendent Gilboa-Conesville Central School

We would like to give a special shout-out to all of our transportation staff for their hard work especially without having a building to work out of. We are working on a temporary solution to this as we speak. Thank you all!!!

It is very important that we have the most up to date parent/guardian information for each of our students. Even if you think we have your current address, home number, cell number(s), email(s), emergency contact information, etc. please confirm with us by emailing us at: health@gccs.us as soon as possible.

There will be an emergency Board of Education meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24. The meeting will go directly into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters.

In case you missed the Virtual Financial Aid presentation last night, you can view the recording here: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/rec/share/PK-QayZRWk8KksUQ-TUnLpJBqgGBli1j-Ey9FP5R2Yeaq4oXlLNkI8A-t_NJhu9c.5axXJmE36SLmkzdq Passcode: z46NPzB$

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Laura Breigle and Michael O'Hara!!

Please note the updated Holiday Travel Guidance document: https://5il.co/n566 I will continue to update everyone as we are given new information.

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Skyler Castle!!

Please be advised of the Holiday Travel Guidelines set by the New York State Department of Health. You can find this information with specific scenarios outlined in the Documents section of our school website, click the link below to view the document: https://5il.co/n3so

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Caitlyn Ciaravino!!

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Mary Granger and Mrs. Denise Calabrese!!

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Kerrington Bellinger, MacAyle Young and Mr. Scott Snyder!!

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Rudi Askew and Mr. Etter!!

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Area All State is a festival where the best students from every zone get together and practice a repertoire of music to perform at a concert the following day. This typically is held at SUNY Oneonta. There is a difficult selection process in order to participate in this event. Unfortunately, this year the event was canceled, but students were still selected to represent their schools. This year Ethan Halat and Ava Gockel were selected for the band, Dawson Ford, Ethan Hallock, and Gage Gockel were selected for the mixed chorus, and Samantha Chapman was selected for the treble chorus. Congratulations!

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Isabella Durkin and Mrs. Bradley!!

The Faculty and Staff here at GCCS would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Ethan Hallock!!