Please Contact Us With Any Questions
If you ever have a question, please contact your child’s principal or school nurse. We want to hear from you if you have concerns.
- Jefferson Elementary School:
- Principal Joby Gifford (jgifford@schalmont.net or 518-355-1342 ext. 5002)
- School Nurse Joleen Cordy (jcordy@schalmont.net or 518-355-1342 ext. 5036)
- Middle School:
- Principal Scott Ziomek (sziomek@schalmont.net or 518-355-1342 ext. 5002)
- School Nurse Cheryl Glindmyer (cglindmyer@schalmont.net or 518-355-6255 ext. 2062)
- High School:
- Principal Matt Heckman (mheckman@schalmont.net or 518-355-6110 ext. 3002)
- School Nurse Tara Bush (tbush@schalmont.net or 518-355-6110 ext. 3041)
COVID-19 Health Checks for Students
Every two weeks, the district emails families an online attestation form, which contains COVID-related questions. Please make sure to fill this form out each time it is sent. If you have not received this form, please email communications@schalmont.net.
Confirmed Cases of COVID-19
Information about confirmed cases of COVID-19 that the Health Department has informed the district of is available here. Please note, we will alert families whenever we have a confirmed case that requires quarantining and contact tracing.
New York State’s Micro-Cluster Strategy
To help reduce a surge of COVID-19 cases statewide, New York is focusing on clusters, a concentration of infections in the same area at the same time. Read more about what this means for schools.
Parent Letter If Child Has COVID-19 Symptoms
Our school nurses have put together a letter explaining what to do if your child has COVID-19 symptoms. Read the letter here.
Reopening Plan
Schalmont CSD’s Reopening Plan, which provides details about health and safety procedures, instruction, transportation and more, is available here.
Contact Tracing
Information about COVID-19 contact tracing is available here.
Remote Learning Plan
The district’s Remote Learning Plan is available here.
NYS COVID-19 Report Card
The public can check any reported positive cases of COVID-19 with the NYS Health Department’s COVID-19 Report Card Dashboard, available here.
Best Practices to Stay Healthy
To help us keep our schools as healthy and safe as possible, please remind your children to follow these guidelines
- Wear a mask.
- Practice social distancing by keeping six feet from others.
- Stay home when you are ill.
- Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly, using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available.
- Cough or sneeze into a tissue or flexed elbow, then throw the tissue in the trash.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
Free Schools Meals Program Extended by USDA
The USDA is providing grant funding to all public school districts, including Schalmont, to cover the cost of meals for students through June 30, 2021, or until the funding runs out. This includes breakfast and lunch, either at school or remote students. Read more here.