Transitioning to four days in-person instruction per week
4-16-21: Please go to the link below for an update from Superintendent Tom Douglas. Our district will move to four days of in-person instruction per week for hybrid students beginning Monday, April 19.
Visit websiteUpdate 4-11-21: State has updated guidance for schools
Please click the link below for an update from Superintendent Tom Douglas regarding guidelines released by the state late Friday, and the district's plan to expand in-person instruction to meet these updated state guidelines.
Visit websiteVisions and Voices 2021
Please see the link below for Visions and Voices, our celebration of student art 2020-21. We are so proud of our students!
Visit website2021-22 Budget Information
Please click the link below for more information on the development of the 2021-22 Budget. The Budget Vote/Board of Education Election is Tuesday, May 18, from 7am-9pm, in the Horseheads High School South Gym.
Visit websiteSenator Gillibrand visits Center Street
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Center Street Elementary School Monday, March 15 to talk about a bill expanding community schools aid. Center Street would be eligible for these funds, which would be included in the next federal stimulus package. Read more at the link below.
Visit websiteLive stream home sports contests
Click the link below for the live stream schedule for current Blue Raider home sports contests! #raiderpride
Visit websiteSenior Kudva earns National Merit finalist status
Congratulations to Neha Kudva '21 on advancing to finalist status in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship program. Announcements on which finalists are awarded scholarships will begin in March. #raiderpride
Seniors selected to All-Eastern music ensembles
Seniors Kateri Condon (voice), Neha Kudva (tuba), and Reese Thompson (trumpet) on being selected to the prestigious All-Eastern ensembles to be held virtually in the spring. Such a high honor - congratulations to this talented trio!
Board of Education Meetings
Our Board of Education meetings are live streamed during the pandemic. The link below is the live stream link. It becomes active when the meeting begins. Members of the public can make comments via zoom at the meeting's designated location, or email nparrillo@horseheadsdistrict.com. For more information, visit https://horseheadsdistrict.com/BOE.cfm
Visit websiteQuestions and Answers
For a list of parent/guardian questions and answers, please click the link below. These Q&As were created in January and will be updated as needed.
Visit websiteTechnical Support Information
Please click the link below for information on how to find technical support for family devices and internet services.
Visit websiteA message for the Class of 2021
Click the link below for a video message for the Class of 2021. #raiderpride #raiderstrong
Visit websiteVisions and Voices accepting submissions
Visions and Voices is now accepting submissions. Students and parents/guardians can submit student drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture photos, poetry, short stories, comics, etc. Send to cbell@horseheadsdistrict.com by March 5 and include student’s full name, school, and grade. View a video at the link below.
Visit websiteNew York State Parent Dashboard
The New York State Education Department has developed a Parent Dashboard for parents/guardians and the public to access information about schools. Click the link below for more information.
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Do you have a child who will be four or five by December 1, 2021 and have not yet informed the district? Please contact us so that we may send you information on prekindergarten and kindergarten registrations. Send the child’s name, date of birth, parent(s)’ name(s), address, and phone to hcsdinfo@horseheadsdistrict.com. Thank you!
Revised 2020-21 School Calendar
Please go to the link below for our revised 2020-21 School Calendar.
Read moreFight Flu
Click the link below for information from the New York State Department of Health on flu prevention.
Read moreParent/guardian newsletter
Please go to the link below for our back to school parent/guardian newsletter.
Visit websiteMeal registration for at-home days
Parents and Guardians: Please click the link below for information and the one-time registration form for delivery of meals when your student is learning from home. If you have questions, please email jpreston@gstboces.org or call (607) 739-5601, x3671.
Visit websiteDistrict Plan 2020-21
Please go to the link below to read the district's plan for 2020-21. If you have questions, please contact your school principal or email us at hcsdinfo@horseheadsdistrict.com.
Visit websiteUpdate from the Superintendent
News
Transitioning to four days in-person instruction per week
04/16/2021
4-16-21: Please go to the link below for an update from Superintendent Tom Douglas. Our district will move to four days of in-person instruction per week for hybrid students beginning Monday, April 19.
Update 4-11-21: State has updated guidance for schools
04/11/2021
Please click the link below for an update from Superintendent Tom Douglas regarding guidelines released by the state late Friday, and the district's plan to expand in-person instruction to meet these updated state guidelines.
Visions and Voices 2021
03/30/2021
Please see the link below for Visions and Voices, our celebration of student art 2020-21. We are so proud of our students!
2021-22 Budget Information
03/25/2021
Please click the link below for more information on the development of the 2021-22 Budget. The Budget Vote/Board of Education Election is Tuesday, May 18, from 7am-9pm, in the Horseheads High School South Gym.
Senator Gillibrand visits Center Street
03/16/2021
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Center Street Elementary School Monday, March 15 to talk about a bill expanding community schools aid. Center Street would be eligible for these funds, which would be included in the next federal stimulus package. Read more at the link below.
Live stream home sports contests
02/11/2021
Click the link below for the live stream schedule for current Blue Raider home sports contests! #raiderpride
Board of Education Meetings
01/19/2021
Our Board of Education meetings are live streamed during the pandemic. The link below is the live stream link. It becomes active when the meeting begins. Members of the public can make comments via zoom at the meeting's designated location, or email nparrillo@horseheadsdistrict.com. For more information, visit https://horseheadsdistrict.com/BOE.cfm
Questions and Answers
01/13/2021
For a list of parent/guardian questions and answers, please click the link below. These Q&As were created in January and will be updated as needed.
Technical Support Information
12/09/2020
Please click the link below for information on how to find technical support for family devices and internet services.
A message for the Class of 2021
11/17/2020
Click the link below for a video message for the Class of 2021. #raiderpride #raiderstrong
Visions and Voices accepting submissions
11/09/2020
Visions and Voices is now accepting submissions. Students and parents/guardians can submit student drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture photos, poetry, short stories, comics, etc. Send to cbell@horseheadsdistrict.com by March 5 and include student’s full name, school, and grade. View a video at the link below.
New York State Parent Dashboard
10/29/2020
The New York State Education Department has developed a Parent Dashboard for parents/guardians and the public to access information about schools. Click the link below for more information.
Revised 2020-21 School Calendar
10/22/2020
Please go to the link below for our revised 2020-21 School Calendar.
Fight Flu
10/15/2020
Click the link below for information from the New York State Department of Health on flu prevention.
Parent/guardian newsletter
09/13/2020
Please go to the link below for our back to school parent/guardian newsletter.
Meal registration for at-home days
09/11/2020
Parents and Guardians: Please click the link below for information and the one-time registration form for delivery of meals when your student is learning from home. If you have questions, please email jpreston@gstboces.org or call (607) 739-5601, x3671.
District Plan 2020-21
08/03/2020
Please go to the link below to read the district's plan for 2020-21. If you have questions, please contact your school principal or email us at hcsdinfo@horseheadsdistrict.com.
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.
Transitioning to four days in-person instruction per week
Update 4-11-21: State has updated guidance for schools
Senator Gillibrand visits Center Street
Live stream home sports contests
A message for the Class of 2021
Visions and Voices accepting submissions
New York State Parent Dashboard
Revised 2020-21 School Calendar
Meal registration for at-home days
Guthrie provides health resource to students
Using skills to unlock locks and prepare for state tests
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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.
Quicklinks
- 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, please submit the form below. If you have questions about the Parent Portal, please email us.
- Parent Portal Registration Form
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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 ...