Sign-Up For Coffee and Conversation About Pending Purchase of Property
At the Board of Education Meeting held on September 20, information about a pending purchase of property (Westvale Golf Course) by West Genesee Central School District was shared. Note: The purchase is contingent on approval via a public vote.
Coffee and Conversation Sessions
Please join us for a Coffee and Conversation session to discuss the upcoming land purchase. (If you would like to submit a question, please email it to publications@westgenesee.org at least one day prior to your chosen session.)
- Tuesday, September 26-3:00pm-HS Library-COMPLETED
- Tuesday, October 10-8:00am-CMS LGI--COMPLETED-Click here to view a PDF of the presentation presented at that session
- Tuesday, October 24-6:00pm-HS Library
- Wednesday, November 8-6:00pm-HS LGI
- Friday, November 17-1:00pm-HS Auditorium
- Tuesday, November 28-7:00pm-*HS Auditorium- *Community Forum –Land Purchase and Capital Project
Please click here to register for a Coffee and Conversation session.
For meetings occurring during school hours, please plan to check in at the school main entrance (where there will be a list of people registered).
Note: Parking at the high school during school hours may be challenging, so please either try to carpool and/or you may need to park near the shopping center.
UPDATE on Paige's Pajamarama for Paige's Butterfly Run
Thank you to the community and all of the schools in our District for raising $6,430 toward Paige’s Butterfly Run and in our mission to beat the Warrior Alliance. GO STAR ALLIANCE!! We are still waiting for the overall totals for the alliance, but no matter the outcome we are very proud of our students, staff, and community for the funds raised! #WildcatPride
Paige’s Mission: “Raising funds with integrity to benefit current and future pediatric cancer patients and their families in Central New York through the sponsorship of pediatric oncology research and patient programs at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse.”
Message from Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
As we all settle into the school year and the pending cold weather, the school days progress quickly. While the speed of the year is upon us, decisions that impact student learning are being made methodically and with careful consideration to what is best for students. West Genesee has a comprehensive approach to curricular decision-making, ensuring that those decisions are shared by representative voices from the entire school community, including parents.
Each building has a Guiding Coalition that stems from its work with the PLC at Work process from Solution Tree. The work in these guiding coalitions focuses on four questions:
What is it we want students to know and be able to do?
How will we know when they know it or can do it?
What will we do if they don’t know it or can’t do it yet?
What will we do if they already know it/can do it?
Additionally, our K-6 teachers have Literacy and Math institutes, where they spend time on content and developing answers to support the questions above, and there are team leaders who support this content development and information distribution. At Grades 7-12, there are department leaders who also engage in this work.
When a curriculum review is started, the work begins with the committees above. When ideas are generated, there are Curriculum Councils who review any recommendations for movement or improvement in a curricular area at the elementary, intermediate, and high school levels. Curriculum Council members are asked to analyze recommendations from different perspectives and provide feedback, if needed, or make a decision to recommend to the next level, which is the Educational Development Committee (a team of teachers and administrators) and the Parent Curriculum Information Committee (member representatives from each building’s PTA/PTO). Once vetted by these committees, the recommendation is made to the Superintendent and Board of Education for approval. If approved, the curriculum is slated for implementation.
Currently, the District is working on examining K-4 Math curricular choices for the 2024-2025 school year. The decisions made on curriculum are based on data related to the four questions from the PLC at Work process. Of course, the link to the goals of our strategic plan is considered as well. Also considered throughout the process are nuances of a program related to instructional practice, potential for student breadth and depth of knowledge including exposure to world connections, and effectiveness and efficiency of implementation.
What does this mean for your child(ren)? It means that when a program is being used in the classroom for instructional purposes, they are receiving a curriculum that has been fully vetted in a number of settings and with a variety of perspectives. Our goal is to ensure that students have optimal environments to enhance their learning and their understanding of the world around them, and that includes the curriculum. With so many opportunities at our fingertips right now for students to learn about different career pathways, we are continuously reviewing our programming and considering ways in which we can expand it, improve it, and adjust it so that students have as much experience as possible to ensure they are ready for the next step in their lives - whether it is the next grade level or life after their K-12 educational program.
As decisions are made, we will keep you informed so you can support your child(ren) at home with questions about what they are learning and how they are engaging with the curricular material.
Stacey Eger-Converse
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction
Mark your Calendars: WGHS P2 Club Hosts Trunk or Treat!
The WGHS P2 Club is hosting its second Trunk or Treat for grades K-8! All of the high school clubs/activities are coming together to host cars for trick or treating. They are suggesting a $5 donation per family to help our senior class with their Make-A-Wish fundraising and our P2 initiatives this year.
They will have treats, face painting, and a fire truck!!! We hope to see you there on October 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Our rain date is October 26.
Mark Your Calendars! WINTER 2023 – 2024 Sports Start Dates
- Modified 7/8/9 Girls Volleyball-10/30/23 (Winter 1)
- Modified 7/8/9 Boys Basketball-10/30/23 (Winter 1)
- JV & Varsity Winter Sports-11/13/23
- Modified: Boys 7/8 Swimming, Girls 7/8/9 Basketball, 7/8 Wrestling-1/8/24 (Winter 2)
Sign-ups/Registrations on the website at Sports Registration are available 30 days prior to the start date.
New Website and Mobile App
We have redesigned the West Genesee website and took into consideration the information shared in the results of the survey we distributed in June. It is now easier to find items directly related to your school from that school's homepage. It is also very mobile responsive and easy to find items from your phone. However, if you have questions about the new site, please email them to publications@westgenesee.org.
In addition to the new website, we have also launched a new mobile phone app to communicate to students, parents, and community members about West Genesee news, upcoming events, and other important information. The West Genny app is available to download free from the Apple App store or the Google Play store. For more information about the mobile app, click here to view a video about the app.
This app is different from your ParentVUE app which you will continue to use to communicate with teachers, check on schedules, and other items that relate directly to your specific child(ren).
Are you Receiving All of our Communications? Helpful Tips about the SchoolMessenger Communication System:
- To be sure that you are receiving all emails sent from the District/schools/teachers please periodically check your spam/junk/promotions folder for emails with @westgenesee.org, then mark that they are not spam/junk/promotions.
- To be sure that you are receiving text messages this year from WGCSD or your school(s) Text a "Y" or "Yes" to 67587.
If you still have questions about receiving emails and/or text from WGCSD please email them to publications@westgenesee.org.
WGCSD is Looking to Hire Transportation Staff
West Genesee CSD is looking to hire regular bus drivers, substitute bus drivers, and substitute bus attendants.
Inquiries about these positions can be sent to Debbie Price at dprice@westgenesee.org.
