McNab Elementary students see possibilities at Career Day

More than two dozen local individuals met with students at McNab Elementary School this month to demonstrate a wide variety of careers that are available locally. To read more about this event, and see pictures, please go to to school counselor Mary Alice Nyhan's webpage by clicking here.

Art Appeciation Day held at Boulevard Elementary School

Each year at Boulevard School all students enjoy Art Appreciation Day. The event, organized by art teacher, Cindy Sheeler, introduces students to the art of local artists.  Artists this year included Kathy Zajicek, art teacher at Johnstown High School, who demonstrated painting tee shirts with the air brush.  Matt Roth, owner and instructor of Roth School of Art, shared his unique string painting.  Finally, Al Gessinger, art instructor at F.M.C.C., showed students how he creates woodcut prints.  Many thanks to these artists for sharing their talents and inspiring our young artists. 

Lady Dragons basketball team to hold car wash Saturday, June 27

The Gloversville girls' basketball team will hold a car wash and bottle drive on Saturday, June 27th from 9 a.m. until noon at the Gloversville McDonald's.  Come support our team. 

GHS Class of 1999 reunion news

The GHS Class of 1999 Reunion Committee is looking for class members to help before and during the reunion on October 10th. We are looking for volunteers to assist in decorations, to bake desserts, and to work at the actual event (set-up and sign-in). Also, we are looking for a class member who can gather photos to display during our event.  Grab a classmate and let us know that you can help out by emailing gloversville.hs.classof1999@gmail.com Thank you for supporting our 10 year reunion!
 

GHS Class of 1977 schedules 50th birthday reunion

The Gloversville High School class of 1977 will celebrate its class members 50^th birthday reunion on August 8^th at the Kingsboro Golf Club. The cost is $13.00 person. For information, e-mail us at:  ghs_77 @ hotmail.com or call Todd Mercer at 518-774-4904.

Top ten students of Class of 2009 announced

Gloversville High School is proud to announce the top ten students of this year's graduating class.  Kathleen Autilio, daughter of Sheila and Ralph Autilio, is valedictorian, and Michael Capano, son of Michael and Diane Capano, is salutatorian.  To read more about each member of the top ten and their future plans, click here. Pictured above are: First row - Andrew Ficili, Michael Capano, and Dustin Watson.  Standing - Deidre Pinkerton, Shawna Clark, Nicole Webber, Jill Brown, Jayme Peterson, Kelli Garguilo, and Kathleen Autilio. 

Student artwork brightens downtown Gloversville

Artwork created by more than 200 Park Terrace Elementary students is currently being exhibited in the Abdella Law Office windows on 5 North Main St. in Gloversville.  This is the beginning of an ongoing effort by Park Terrace to display students' work and allow them an outlet to give back to the community.  The Abdella Law Office has offered the use of their space to help liven up the community and give our students this prime opportunity. 

GESD Community Partners provides over 125 volunteers for Operation Clean Sweep

The Gloversville Enlarged School District’s new community service organization, GESD Community Partners, had its inaugural activity Friday evening in downtown Gloversville, at Operation Clean Sweep.  Over 90 student athletes combined with coaches, teachers, and administrators to spruce up our community before the first Farmer’s Market on Saturday, May 16.  The team painted, swept, shoveled, hauled gravel and performed a variety of other activities that gave Gloversville a great facelift.  To see photos of our hard workers visit www.gloversville2020.org/blog/.  Thanks to all who donated their time and took pride their community! 

School budget, bus propositions approved

Voters approved the school budget by a margin of 832-450.  The bus proposition also  passed, with a vote of 849-436.  Polly Young, Sarah Pike, and Peter Semione won seats on the school board.

GESD Parent Partnership continues to thrive

Gloversville ELA scores show steady improvement

New York State has released the scores from this year’s English Language Arts (ELA) testing in grades three through eight, and Gloversville schools showed positive growth at each grade level. The cumulative score rose seven percent from last year, and 17 percent from three years ago.  The largest jump was in grade three, with scores rising 15 percent in one year.  “Our commitment to early literacy is paying off,” observed Frank Pickus, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction.  As evidence of this, students who were in grade four in 2005-2006 have shown steady improvement each year, with a total rise of 17 percent over the three year span.  “We are encouraged that our methods of targeting individual student needs are improving.  This is a tribute to the very hard work done in all buildings,” added Pickus.  One example of an innovative approach is the Response to Intervention (RTI) model used at Boulevard School.  Boulevard is featured on the RTI website, which can be found at www.rtinetwork.org. Click on Professional Development, then click on Virtual Visits.  For specific ELA results, visit the New York State Education website at www.nysed.gov

Board adopts $50.6 million proposed budget

During their Board meeting on April 22, Gloversville Enlarged School District’s Board of Education adopted a $50,686,994 budget proposal for the 2009-10 school year. The proposed budget represents a spending increase of $2,666, which is a .0053 percent increase over last year’s budget.  If approved by voters in May, the estimated tax rate increase would be 1.98 percent based on current assessment data.  The .0053 is well below the spending ‘cap’ of 4 percent established for a contingency budget. 

More information about the budget and its development, as well as information about the upcoming school bus purchase proposition, can be found by clicking the Budget link located on the navigation bar on the left of this page.  The entire budget is also available for download by clicking here.

Family swim program continues at GMS pool

There are only 6 Friday Night Family Swims left, on May 8th, 15th, 29th, and June 5th, 12th, and 19th.  The cost is only $1.00 per person and anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.  See you there!

Annual Fulton County Art Show chooses high school art students as guest artists, several students win awards

The Annual Fulton County Art Show begins Sunday, May 3rd, and runs through Sunday, May 10th.  This year's guest artists are local high school art students, including artists from Gloversville High School. The Gloversville School District Art Teachers have also hung a large variety of art created by their students in grades K-12.  Show hours are Monday through Saturday from 2 – 5 p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m., and Sunday 2 – 7 p.m.  The show is held at the First Congregational Church at 31-33 East Fulton Street, next to the old YMCA.  Don’t miss this lovely collection of creativity!

***Health Alert Update***

To read Superintendent DeLilli's letter concerning the swine flu outbreak, please click here. 

All Gloversville schools reported in good standing for 2007-08, individual school report cards now available

The New York State Department of Education recently released the New York State Report Card for the school year 2007-2008.  All of Gloversville’s schools were reported in good standing, including the Gloversville Middle School, which had previously been identified as a “school in need of improvement” by New York State.  Gloversville Enlarged School District’s Superintendent, Robert DeLilli, received a congratulatory note from Timothy Kremer, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association, stating, “Your Board, staff, students and community should be very proud."   The district's overall report card can be found by clicking on the District Report Card link on the left hand side of this page, while each school's individual website has a link to its own school's report card. 

75 Senior Citizens participate in Bingo Luncheon

On Saturday, April 25th, approximately seventy-five Gloversville senior citizens filled the Gloversville Middle School cafeteria for a fun-filled, free bingo luncheon.  This event, in its second year, was sponsored by the Gloversville Teachers Association.  A good time and good food were had by all.

Spring edition of student on-line newspaper now available

The spring edition of Paw Prints, the Gloversville High School on-line newspaper, is now available by clicking here.

New health care option available for retirees

Medicare-eligible retirees of the Gloversville Enlarged School District have a new option for their health care needs.  The district is now offering a BlueShield plan that has improved benefits for retirees covered by Medicare at a significant cost reduction. To learn more about this new option, see the letter from Business Manager Steve Schloicka by clicking here.

The challenge ahead - difficult choices affect students

Superintendent Robert DeLilli has written the community a letter outlining the budget realities facing the Gloversville Enlarged School District.  In this document, the superintendent describes the impact of Governor Paterson's education proposals on our school district. His letter also outlines several steps the district has already taken to reduce expenditures.  To obtain your copy of this letter, click here.

Title I Schoolwide Planning information now available

During the 2008-09 school year, many individual schools in the Gloversville Enlarged School District will be involved with change from Title I targeted assistance programs to Title I schoolwide programs.  More information about these changes can be found by clicking here.

Parents reminded to use proper drop-off zones at schools

When dropping students off at school, please follow all marked traffic patterns.  Dropping students outside of designated drop-off areas creates hazards for our students, and disrupts traffic flow for all.  At the high school, do not drop your children off in front of the school.  We want all our children to be safe.

Not sure where to pick up and drop off middle school students?

For visitors unfamiliar with the designated student pick up / drop off locations at Gloversville Middle School, click here to view a chart that details the main traffic pattern at the school and here to view the Lincoln Street entrance traffic pattern.

2008-2009 District Calendar Now Available

The Gloversville Enlarged School District's calendar can now be accessed online.  Month by month listings of events for all schools can be found by clicking here.  

Information on Gloversville's Contract for Excellence Plan now available

Those interested in finding out information about the GESD Contract for Excellence (C4E) Plan can do so by clicking here.  School districts who received an increase of more than 10% in their New York State Foundation Aid are subject to C4E regulations if they had a school on the need of improvement list in the 2006-07 and/or the 2007-08 school years. The Gloversville Middle School has been on the school in need of improvement list the past few years. Ironically, although our Middle School has met the performance targets in 2007-08, the district has been included in C4E for the 2008-09 school year.  The public hearing on the plan will be held August 4th.