Dear DCS Community: I hope that you are all thawing out from last week. I wanted to share an update about some things currently going on: Mask Mandate At a press conference today, the governor indicated that the statewide indoor mask mandate for businesses will be repealed effective tomorrow, but the mask mandate for schools …
Continue reading “2/9/22 – Superintendent’s Update: Governor Hochul’s Announcement Today”
February is Career and Technical Education Month! Capital Region BOCES’ CTE programs are designed to further students’ education by giving them hands-on experience to better prepare them for the workforce or to continue their education at college or trade school. BOCES CTE offers a number of different programs for students to participate in like Electrical …
The Duanesburg Central School District will be CLOSED on Friday, February 4.
Duanesburg Elementary School’s Community Service Club is hosting a read-a-thon throughout the month of February to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, an organization dedicated to helping children and families, especially those struggling with childhood illnesses and injuries. They work to keep families together and close to the care …
DCS will be CLOSED today, Thursday, February 3, 2022 due to icy road conditions.
Dear DCS Community: As I alerted you last night, on Monday, Jan. 24, a Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled that the way the state created its mask mandate was unconstitutional and a violation of state law. However, following a court hearing today, a “stay” was issued on this decision. This means that the mask …
Dear DCS Community: Several of you have already contacted the district to make us aware of a NYS Supreme Court Justice from Nassau County’s ruling regarding the school mask mandate. The New York State Education Department issued the following statement to school districts about this ruling: “The State Education Department understands that Nassau County Supreme …
Continue reading “1/25/22 – Superintendent’s Update: Nassau County Mask Ruling”
Dear DCS Community: Though new COVID cases continue to crop up daily at DCS, we are beginning to see a decrease in the high numbers that followed the winter break. This aligns with regional and statewide downward trends. As I indicated in my last update, we have now discontinued the daily notifications of positive COVID …
Continue reading “1/19/22 – Superintendent’s Update: New location for COVID-19 Updates”
The Duanesburg Central School District was informed of the following positive cases of COVID-19: Elementary School: 7 positive individuals Jr/Sr High School: 1 positive individual Because we are now closing in on a new endemic phase, beginning next week, we will be discontinuing daily Parent Square posts regarding the number of positive COVID-19 cases and …
Continue reading “January 13, 2022, COVID-19 positive case notification”
Dear DCS Community: Although the number of positive cases that we have been experiencing in our schools spiked following the winter break, there is an indication that the current strain of COVID, while highly contagious, is much less severe than previous strains. Because of this, the governor has indicated that New York State will be …
Continue reading “Superintendent’s Update: COVID-19 Protocol Update”
