Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District

Good morning, We would like to thank all who came out yesterday to vote for the 2021-2022 Budget and other propositions. Here are the results: Budget Vote: 172 Yes, 31 No Library Levy: 154 Yes, 49 No Bus Purchases: 171 Yes, 32 No Board Members: Marcy Bradley and Fred Thompson were both re-elected to 3-year terms Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Polls are now open for the Canisteo-Greenwood Central School 2021-2022 Budget Vote! Polls are open from 10am - 8pm today at Somers Hall in Canisteo and the Greenwood Fire Hall in Greenwood.

Good afternoon, Today we received word of 3 new positive cases (1 elementary and 2 high school). The elementary student was exposed to a positive family member and our contact tracing yielded 1 school quarantine. The 2 high school cases were siblings from the same household and since we were remote last week, no contact tracing was required. We wish all of them a speedy recovery. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good afternoon, We were informed this afternoon of a positive 6th grade student. All that were involved in the district have been contacted. Due to the seating arrangements, everyone's awareness of the protocols, and vaccinations; there will be no one added to a quarantine list. We wish a speedy recovery to our student. Have a great weekend everyone. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good morning, After monitoring our cases from last week and consulting with the county health department, the District is comfortable opening up next week for in-person instruction and resuming athletics. The high school will return to normal operations starting Monday, May 10th. We are almost to the finish line and if we just stay the course in our mitigation efforts to curb a spread, the end of June will be here in no time. There are many end-of-the-year events that we do not want our students missing out on, especially the seniors. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good afternoon, this is just a friendly reminder to our elementary busing parents that due to the HS students being fully remote this week, the buses may be dropping off your children approximately 15-20 minutes earlier than normal. The morning timing may be a few minutes off as well. Please make sure someone is at home to help in getting your child off the bus. Thank you.

Good afternoon, Early this morning we were informed of 2 more positive HS students (7th and 12th). We have completed the contact tracing efforts and the affected families are being contacted. We wish a speedy recovery to our students. Just a reminder, all HS students will be participating in remote learning next week and must follow their bell schedule starting Monday and through Thursday. These 4 days of remote instruction and no athletics for the week will provide the district a 10-day window to curb the spread of this current outbreak of HS students. We are hoping that this short window of time will allow everyone to get healthy and non-contagious, so we can continue our in-person instruction that we have been so successful in this year. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good afternoon, After consulting with the county health department and the school physician, the district has decided to go remote for the HIGH SCHOOL ONLY for one week. ALL HS students (including those on quarantine or temporary virtual) will be required to follow their bell schedule remotely starting Monday, May 3rd through Thursday, May 6th. Friday will be like all other Fridays this year. There will be NO ATHLETICS starting tonight and through all of next week. In addition, there will be no in-person BOCES next week. The district will continue to monitor our cases and if we feel comfortable by the end of next week, the high school will resume in-person instruction on May 10th. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause but due to the amount of cases this week, the number of quarantines, those out with symptoms, and the general safety of our students and staff; we feel it is best to take this preventative measure to curb the spread. We ask our parents to be conscious of gatherings by our high school students next week to assist in this mitigation. At this time, elementary students will continue to be in-person. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good afternoon, Unfortunately I have to report to you that we have another positive 12th grade student. The contact tracing has been completed and all of the affected families have been contacted. Today's case yielded an additional 20 students and 1 staff member required to be quarantined. We wish a speedy recovery to the student. If you have been paying attention to the county numbers, many of the cases recently are hitting the Jr/Sr High school population. It is crucial that we continue to follow the recommended mitigation strategies and if symptomatic, stay home and do what is required to return (neg Covid test or an alternative diagnosis). Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good morning, Yesterday the district was informed of a positive 12th grade student. The student became symptomatic on Monday but fortunately was not in school. After contact tracing, 7 additional students were quarantined through school contact. All the families affected by the mandatory quarantine have been contacted. After this investigation, we understand that everyone is experiencing Covid fatigue, but it is important that if a student is not feeling well that he/she stays home and do what is necessary to get back into school. We have come so far this year and the last thing that we would want to see as a district is the threat of an outbreak forcing us to go remote for a couple of weeks to stop it. A small number of students quarantined is statistically better than having to stop in-person instruction for hundreds of students for 2 weeks. Please, if you are not feeling well, stay home. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good evening, This afternoon we were informed that we have a positive 12th grade student. The student became symptomatic yesterday and was not in school today. Our tracing efforts have yielded 5 additional students required to quarantine. All affected families have been notified. This is CG's 55th case for the year and the first in several weeks. As county numbers are increasing, please remain vigilant in distancing and masking efforts. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Dear Parents, Friday, June 18th and Monday, June 21st there will be no school due to excess snow days not used for the 2020-21 school year. We are letting you know ahead of time so you can plan accordingly. Thank you!

Yesterday the district was informed that we have a positive high school student. The student became symptomatic last Friday (April 2nd), so we must go back 48 hours (3/31 and 4/1) for contact tracing purposes. There were 9 students affected by the tracing efforts. All families have been contacted that were affected by the tracing criteria. We wish a speedy recovery to the student. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Good afternoon, This is just a friendly reminder that for the safety of our elementary students and their parents, we are asking that no cars be parked on the inside of the parent drop-off loop. It is crucial to not have our children and parents walking in front of moving vehicles to get to their car on the inside. In addition, please avoid parking in the striped zones towards the entrance of the loop. By doing this, we are allowing for 2-way traffic in and out and not creating a dangerous head-on situation. We have placed cones to indicate the areas we cannot have people parked; please do not park in between them. We thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Good afternoon, We received word from the county health department that we have a positive high school student. Our contact tracing efforts take us to Monday and Tuesday morning of this week. We have determined that we must quarantine 15 students and 1 employee. All of the affected families have been contacted. We wish this student a speedy recovery. As you have probably read, the county is starting to see its numbers creeping up slowly over the past week. I know that many of us are suffering from Covid fatigue, especially as the nicer weather approaches, but we need to make sure that we are still following the masking and distancing protocols required by the NY Dept. of Health. We are beginning to see some regulations loosened for schools and we just ask for your patience as we continue to navigate through this year. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Reminder- Thursday, April 1st is early release day. Students in the Elementary School will be dismissed starting at 11am and students in the High School will be dismissed starting at 11:25am. Parents please plan accordingly.

8th Grade Parent Night Mrs. Franclemont will be hosting an open Zoom meeting on Thursday March 25th from 6:00 – 6:30 PM to answer any questions you may have about high school. Please visit the Guidance page to learn more. Zoom link-https://zoom.us/j/98780986085

Good afternoon, We received a call from the health department today reporting a new positive elementary student. The student was last in the building on the 11th and has not been in attendance this week. Due to the timing of the symptoms, the District is not required to contact trace. We wish the student well and a speedy recovery. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent

Sunday March 14th is Daylight savings time. Remember to turn your clocks ahead.

Good afternoon, We were informed today that we have a positive elementary student. This student has not been in the building this week and became symptomatic over the weekend. Since we are not in session on Fridays, we were not required to do any contact tracing for this case. We wish the student a speedy recovery. Yours in service, Thomas J. Crook Superintendent