Reopening News & Updates
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COVID-19 Update (January 7): Positive Case Notification
Turnpike ES student has tested positive. All who need to quarantine have been contacted by the school at this point.
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WATCH: In-School COVID-19 Testing Demonstration
Short video demonstration of the rapid, non-invasive in-school testing process.
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Superintendent Memo (January 4): Returning from Holiday Break Updates
Updates on NYS micro-cluster zones, in-school testing, further building reopenings & more.
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TES Principal Memo (December 30): Checking-In Before Students Return
Checking in with Turnpike families before students return on January 4, 2021.
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How to Give Consent for Lansingburgh Student COVID-19 Testing
How to give consent for your in-person student(s) to receive tests if Lansingburgh is designated as a Yellow Zone.
Family Technology Support & Remote Learning Resources
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Visit the Lansingburgh District Technology page here for a comprehensive list of remote learning and family technology support resources.
COVID-19 Information
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Student COVID-19 Testing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It is likely at some point this school year Lansingburgh will need to begin testing a certain percentage of in-person students and staff in order to remain open for in-person instruction. View our FAQ On In-School COVID Testing if you have more questions about this process and what it entails.
Consent Form for Student COVID-19 Testing
Access the online consent form for in-school COVID-19 testing here. See the above FAQ for more information about COVID testing in schools.
Video Demonstration of Student COVID-19 Testing
Watch a short video demonstration here of the rapid, non-invasive in-school student testing process.
NYS COVID School Report Card
Click here for the link to the New York State COVID-19 School Report Card site. The district is required to make the link to this database publicly accessible for our families.
Local COVID-19 Testing Site Locations
- Urgent Care of Latham
- #102 & #109, 711 Troy Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110
- Well Now Urgent Care in Clifton Park
- 1694 U.S. 9, Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Well Now Urgent Care in Albany
- 1438 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
- Walgreens - Rapid test by appointment, now open to minors over the age of 3
- 41 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- University at Albany Uptown Campus
- 1440 Washington Ave - Call 1-888-364-3065 for more information.
- Urgent Care of Latham
Reopening Plan for 2020-2021 School Year
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Please note some of the information in this section is subject change given the district's modified reopening plans announced August 27. See Dr. Abitabile's announcement about the modified reopening plans here.
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Reopening Plan - (Posted: July 31, 2020)
View the complete proposed Lansingburgh 2020-2021 School Year Reopening Plan here. This document was submitted to New York State on July 31, 2020, and outlines three possible learning models.
As noted in Dr. Abitabile's July 23 memo to families the district plan allows for younger grades to follow the In-Person Learning Plan, while students in older high school grades would follow the Hybrid Learning Plan (a mix of in-person and online).
Reopening Plan Community Presentation - (Posted: August 18, 2020)
View the Lansingburgh School Reopening Plan Presentation here. This presentation was shown and streamed online at the August 17 Board of Education Workshop followed by a Community Q&A Session.
Highlighted Plan Components - (Posted: August 14, 2020)
Per Governor Cuomo's directives on August 7, we are required to highlight three particular sections of our plan and ensure they are readily accessible. Those components are COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing and Remote Learning. These three components of our full Reopening Plan are below:
Reopening Q&A Sessions
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Modified Reopening Plan Q&A Session (Posted: September 1)
We hosted a YouTube Live Q&A Session on Monday, August 31 to answer any new questions Lansingburgh families have after the August 27 announcement about our modified reopening plans due to a 20% cut in state aid funding.
Click to view the August 31 Modified Reopening Q&A Session
Original Reopening Plan Q&A Sessions
We held five Online School Reopening Q&A Sessions between August 17-20. One was a general session looking at the district-wide Reopening Plan and the other four sessions focused on specific Lansingburgh schools. Click through the links below to watch recordings of the Q&A sessions.
- General Q&A after Board Workshop Meeting: Monday, August 17 at 6:00 PM - Click here to view the August 17 video stream
- Rensselaer Park Elementary Q&A: Tuesday, August 18 from 6-7:30 PM - Click to view the August 18 video stream
- Knickerbacker Middle School Q&A: Wednesday, August 19 from 5-6 PM - Click to view the August 19 video stream
- Lansingburgh High School Q&A: Wednesday, August 19 from 6-7:30 PM - Click to view the August 19 video stream
- Turnpike Elementary Q&A: Thursday, August 20 from 6-7:30 PM - Click to view the August 20 video stream
- General Q&A after Board Workshop Meeting: Monday, August 17 at 6:00 PM - Click here to view the August 17 video stream
Superintendent Memos from Dr. Abitabile
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Please note some of the information in this section is subject change given the district's modified reopening plans announced August 27. See Dr. Abitabile's announcement about the modified reopening plans here.
Questions?
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Please submit any questions about the 2020-2021 school year reopening to covidinfo@lansingburgh.org.