superintendent's corner
Welcome to the Superintendent's on-line office
Posted 2/6/12
Changes underway
Unless you are a skier or snowmobiler, I am sure you are enjoying the winter weather. I am sure we are in store for a few big storms before spring arrives.
As the second semester of the school year begins, there are a number of things happening to help students be successful.
The high school, middle school and Boulevard school are all working hard to develop plans to remove the schools from the state list of “Schools in Need of Improvement.” School quality reviews have been done with the assistance from HFM BOCES and action plans are currently being put into place.
We have just completed an extensive study of our Special Education program at Gloversville and that report has gone to the Board of Education for review. We are developing a plan to carry out the recommendations of the study.
There are two district-wide committees currently active. The Dignity for All Committee is working on a district-wide plan to deal with bullying in schools. They will have a plan and policy to recommend to the board later this spring which will also include how teachers will incorporate this into their classes.
The other committee is the Grading Policy Committee. Schools are now being required by the state to use numeric grades at all grade levels, as opposed to alphabetical grades. The committee is developing this policy and working on the policies for homework and student’s eligibility requirements for extra-curricular activities. One of the goals of this committee is to ensure consistency in the grading policies at each school.
Even during this time of transition at GESD, we are working hard at continued improvement for the sake of our students.
- Cliff Moses
2011-12 Superintendent's Corners
