Frequently Asked Questions About Legislation Removing Non-Medical Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements
Information from the NYS Department of Health, Office of Children and Family Services, and the State Education Department Overview: On June 13, 2019, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation removing non-medical exemptions from school vaccination requirements for children. The United States is currently experiencing the worst outbreak of measles in more than 25 years, with …
June Health and Wellness Newsletter
Here comes summer! Visit our Health and Wellness Newsletter for safety tips, nutritional advice and medication pick up information
2019-20 Proposed Budget Remains Under Property Tax Cap
On Tuesday, May 21, Hudson Falls Central School District residents will vote on a $44,726,921 proposed budget for the 2019-20 school year. The proposed budget, which has an increase of $406,985 or 0.92% over the current year’s budget, will result in a tax levy increase of 1.9%. The tax levy increase falls well below the …
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Measles Update
Measles The topic of measles has been in the news lately, in increasingly frequency. What started out as a few cases in downstate NY brought into the US by an unvaccinated individual who traveled abroad, has turned into pockets of outbreaks in various parts of our country. While there is a debate in certain segments …
Fifth graders raising money for unique invention
It was a normal afternoon in Tim Paris’ fifth grade class. His students were working out math problems on their new flat-panel SmartBoard, hanging on the wall. “Someday,” said Paris, “You kids will be doing these problems on SmartBoards embedded in your desks!” That gave student Riley Eggleston an idea. “Let’s make our own,” said …
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Warm some hearts this winter with #HFTigerPride Shout Outs!
Warm some hearts this winter with a shout out to recognize staff and faculty for their dedication and excellence throughout the HFCSD! About this time last year, we launched the #HFTigerPride Shout Out initiative. Over 160 individuals from all departments were recognized in some small way for their contributions to our district. Share your shout out and …
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Welcome to the new hfcsd.org!
Welcome to our new website The process of developing this site was based on research into how visitors use our website, the kinds of information they are seeking, and best practices in website usability and accessibility. Our partner for this project was the Communications Service of Capital Region BOCES. While the new site retains the …
Parent Teacher Conference Days Changing
Letters should be arriving soon with students about a few changes we are making to our parent-teacher conference schedule this semester. For grades Pre-K through 6th, conferences will occur the week of December December 4-7th. On those days we will dismiss the Middle School at 11:15 a.m. Dismissal for grades K-5 will occur at noon. Pre-K …
Health Office on Remind
Getting in touch with your child’s school nurse is now easier than ever. Our health offices are now on the app Remind. That app allows parents and teachers to communicate with each other without exchanging phone numbers. This allows nurses to find you faster if your child is in the office. And they will periodically …