Public hearing on budget June 1
The public hearing on the 2020-21 School Budget will be held remotely on Monday, June 1, at 6pm. Live stream the hearing at http://ideas.gstboces.org/hhds/. If you have a question on the budget, send your name, contact information, and question to tdouglas@horseheadsdistrict.com. Your question will be asked at the hearing. Thank you!
Budget Vote by Absentee Ballot due to Pandemic
The Budget Vote/Board Election will be conducted by absentee ballot in 2020 due to the global pandemic and stay-at-home order. Ballots must be received by the district by 5pm June 9. We will provide more information on how to get a ballot in the coming days. Preliminary budget information may be found at the link below.
Visit websiteLetter from the superintendent
Please go to the link below for a letter from Superintendent Tom Douglas updating families and announcing our 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian.
Read moreGovernor orders schools closed through end of school year
5-1-20 UPDATE: Governor Cuomo has extended his order closing schools to the end of the school year. For more information, please go to the link below.
Visit websiteA message from the Transportation Department
Please click the link below for a message to students from our bus drivers and Transportation Department staff during this extended dismissal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Take care, everyone!
Visit websiteCOVID-19 Information
Please go to the link below for updates on the global COVID-19 health pandemic and district planning efforts. If you have immediate concerns, please contact the Chemung County Health Department at (607) 737-2028
Visit websiteNew Yorkers ordered to stay inside
Students, parents, community members: New York State has issued an executive order. All residents must stay at home to the extent possible in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This means no neighborhood gatherings, no basketball or volleyball games, no sleepovers. Please, for the health and safety of everyone, comply with this order.
Visit websiteAll school grounds are closed for health/safety
For your health, and for the health of everyone in our community, please be aware that our school grounds are closed. This includes playgrounds, sports fields, courts, and all outside areas. We must do this to protect the health of everyone in our community, and get back to more normal operations that much sooner. Thank you.
Update from the Superintendent
News
Budget Vote by Absentee Ballot due to Pandemic
05/13/2020
The Budget Vote/Board Election will be conducted by absentee ballot in 2020 due to the global pandemic and stay-at-home order. Ballots must be received by the district by 5pm June 9. We will provide more information on how to get a ballot in the coming days. Preliminary budget information may be found at the link below.
Letter from the superintendent
05/12/2020
Please go to the link below for a letter from Superintendent Tom Douglas updating families and announcing our 2020 valedictorian and salutatorian.
Governor orders schools closed through end of school year
05/01/2020
5-1-20 UPDATE: Governor Cuomo has extended his order closing schools to the end of the school year. For more information, please go to the link below.
A message from the Transportation Department
04/24/2020
Please click the link below for a message to students from our bus drivers and Transportation Department staff during this extended dismissal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Take care, everyone!
COVID-19 Information
01/01/1900
Please go to the link below for updates on the global COVID-19 health pandemic and district planning efforts. If you have immediate concerns, please contact the Chemung County Health Department at (607) 737-2028
New Yorkers ordered to stay inside
01/01/1900
Students, parents, community members: New York State has issued an executive order. All residents must stay at home to the extent possible in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This means no neighborhood gatherings, no basketball or volleyball games, no sleepovers. Please, for the health and safety of everyone, comply with this order.
Guthrie provides health resource to students
5/2/2018
Thank you, Guthrie Clinic, for providing free access to GoNoodle, an online healthy movement resource, to our PreK-6 students. Guthrie has partnered with GoNoodle to provide this resource to 185 schools in the region.
Using skills to unlock locks and prepare for state tests
4/10/2018
Students on the Game Changers Team at the Intermediate School worked to solve puzzles and crack codes to unlock a box with five locks, using the skills they'll need for the ELA state assessment this week.
Budget Vote by Absentee Ballot due to Pandemic
Letter from the superintendent
Governor orders schools closed through end of school year
A message from the Transportation Department
New Yorkers ordered to stay inside
Guthrie provides health resource to students
Using skills to unlock locks and prepare for state tests
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Quicklinks
Educational Resources During COVID-19 Closure
Meal Information During Closure
- Parent Portal
- The Horseheads Central School District Parent Portal allows parents to view their child's grades, assignments, and attendance electronically through our SchoolTool website. To sign up for the Parent Portal, parents must visit the school their child attends, complete a form, and present proper ID. If you have questions about the Parent Portal, please email us.
- Parent Portal Registration Form
- Continue on to the Parent Portal
https://schooltool.horseheadsdistrict.com
Homeless Students/Students in Temporary Housing Notice
Children and youth in temporary housing have the right to:
- Stay in the same school and get free transportation even if it is across district lines
- Immediately enroll in school without records (school, medical, or vaccination records, proof of residency)
- Get special education services immediately if the student has a current Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
- Participate fully in any school activities, including before- or after-school activities
- Get support services and help with things like school supplies through Title I
- Get free school meals without filling out an application
- Get help enrolling in pre-k, Head Start, other preschool programs, and Early Intervention
- Get help applying for financial aid for college if the student is an unaccompanied youth
For assistance, please contact the Horseheads Central School District Director of Student Services at (607) 739-5601, x4300.
The Horseheads Central School District offers educational programs without regard to gender, race, color, national origin, or disability. Inquiries regarding this policy may be made to Caitlin DeFilippo, Co-Civil Rights Compliance Officer; Anthony Gill, Co-Civil Rights Compliance Officer; or Kelly Squires, Section 504 Coordinator, Horseheads Central School District, One Raider Lane, Horseheads, NY 14845, (607) 739-5601. Learn more ...