“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."

– Diogenes Laertius

A Message from the

Superintendent

My first two months as Interim Superintendent have been enjoyable. While we continue to work with the N.Y. State Education Department on getting some of our schools and our district off the list of “In Need of Improvement,” I still see many positive student-centered programs being offered at our schools. We will continue to strive to make those programs better and work to improve our weaker programs.

I wanted to take this time to inform you of the current process of finding a new Superintendent of Schools for Gloversville. The target date for the new leader to take over is March.

 Read more information regarding this in the "Superintendent's Corner" on the GESD website by clicking HERE.

From the

Board of Education

Board meetings are open to the public and are held at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month (unless otherwise noted) in the Central Administration Offices (Gloversville Middle School campus).

Important Dates

District news headlines

Gloversville School District launches an e-newsletter for the community

Welcome to the first edition of the District Digest. In an effort to reach out to the community without the costs of direct mailings, GESD is taking advantage of the technology at hand. READ MORE

GESD joins the social media revolution

Facebook currently has more than 800 million users, about half of whom log on daily, and more than 2 billion posts are liked and commented on per day. And GESD can count itself among those numbers. READ MORE

SNN now available

In an another effort to keep parents, staff, and the community more in touch with what is happening in the Gloversville schools, parents and residents now have the option of receiving the latest news and information about school events quickly and easily through “School News Notifier” (SNN).

Subscribers to this new opt-in e-mail news service can have reminders about school and district events, information on school closings and more delivered directly to their e-mail in-boxes. SNN also offers the option of receiving text messages about school closings and delays to registered cell phones.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND TO SIGN UP

Meet the new Assistant Principal at GMS

Mrs. Nicole Lent joined GMS in October. READ MORE

Gloversville Teachers Association dressed down for flood victims and raised big bucks

The GTA raised over $3,500 for victims of recent floods during Dress Down Fridays. The money was presented to Schoharie Teachers President - Martin Messner.

Gloversville offers Supplemental Educational Services to eligible students

Students in Gloversville High School, Middle School and Boulevard Elementary who qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch (regardless of whether or not they receive them) are eligible to receive SES (Supplemental Educational Services) under the No Child Left Behind Act. Because these schools have been designated by the state as being In Need of Improvement, parents can receive these services free of charge. READ MORE

The State Department of Education released the January 2012 Regents Exam Schedule

 Originally it was thought that the January Regents would be eliminated due to lack of funding. This summer, the January 2012 Regents exams were reinstated after six New Yorkers each made donations of $250,000, for a total of $1.5 million to support the exams. READ MORE

Click here to view a PDF of the schedule.

State news headlines

Tax Levy Limit - Why it's not a "2 percent tax cap"

At the end of June 2011, the New York State Legislature enacted a property tax "cap" that seeks to limit the annual increase in tax levies of local government and school districts. Although the new law has been referred to as a "2 percent tax cap," this name is very misleading. READ WHY.