Giffen Memorial Elementary School News

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Input sought on police reform

December 15, 2020

The City of Albany Policing Reform and Reinvention Collaborative will hold five more vi...

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Beginning Dec. 14, the City School District of Albany’s daily Student COVID-19 Sc...

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Giffen Memorial Elementary School will hold a second virtual public hearing on Dec. 21 ...

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The City School District of Albany was notified Friday that four members of the distric...

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The City School District of Albany is providing a consent form for parents and guardian...

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The City School District of Albany is launching a new COVID-19 daily screener tool for ...

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School schedule updates

November 20, 2020

The City School District of Albany continues to move forward with plans in place f...

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As we monitor daily developments in Albany County related to COVID-19, the City School ...

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We are excited to celebrate American Education Week this week, recognizing not only the...

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Giffen Memorial Elementary School will hold a virtual public hearing Wednesday at 5 p.m...

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Nov. 13 district updates

November 13, 2020

Parent-Teacher Conference Day on Nov. 25 A reminder that fall parent-teacher confere...

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The City School District of Albany has been notified that two individuals in the d...

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The City School District of Albany will implement a new digital security system distric...

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Visit our district Facebook page to take a look at a typical day of in-person learning ...

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The City School District of Albany was notified Friday that a member of the Giffen...

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Oct. 28 district updates

October 28, 2020

Be safe this spooky season! Halloween is coming up on Saturday and, while the spooky...

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Giffen COVID-19 update

October 28, 2020

Giffen Memorial Elementary School was notified late Tuesday night that an individu...

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Now that we have reached the midpoint of the first marking period, the City School Dist...

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Giffen lockout Tuesday

October 27, 2020

Giffen Memorial Elementary School was in lockout mode briefly as a precautionary measur...

Virtual Open House Wednesday

Virtual Open House Wednesday

October 26, 2020

Giffen Memorial Elementary School will host a Virtual Open House for families on Wednes...

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The City School District of Albany was unable to make or receive external phone ca...

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Oct. 20 district updates

October 20, 2020

Updates include Google Classroom and Google Meet guidance for families, a technology update, a reminder about Friday's early dismissal and our Do the Right Thing partnership with the Albany Police Department

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Power outage updates

October 8, 2020

Interruptions with virtual instruction are possible Thursday due to widespread power ou...