Note: This post was updated on Sept. 14 with a new meeting location. The Duanesburg Board of Education will next meet on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym. The meeting is open to the public. When meetings are held virtually, with livestream video and phone links to each meeting, and …
The USDA is providing grant funding to all public school districts, including Duanesburg, to cover the cost of meals for students through December 31, or until the funding runs out. This includes breakfast and lunch, either at school or via parent pickup (home menu). Read more.
The following message from Superintendent Niedermeier was sent to DCS families with a link to our Welcome Back video. We can’t wait to welcome you back to school! Dear Duanesburg students and families, This school year comes with a different type of excitement and new lessons to learn. There are some extra steps when getting …
Dear Duanesburg Central Schools Community: Next week, we will welcome our teachers back to school for our first conference day. We will be discussing safety procedures, the social and emotional well-being of students and staff, as well as the future of our district. The following week (only 13 short days away), we will begin welcoming …
Parents and guardians are encouraged to apply for the confidential Free & Reduced Price Meals program, which provides free meals for all qualifying children. This program also benefits students beyond nutritious meals: participation may also provide them with fee waivers for tests, applications, scholarships and programs, including College in the High School courses. A tuition …
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Health checks All students and staff members will be required to submit a four question self-screening questionnaire through an online web application and maintained by Capital Region BOCES each morning before coming to school. This application can be found at: https://entry.neric.org/dcs. Face Masks Staff and students in grades 2-12 will be required to wear masks …
Transportation Director Daniel McConnelee sent this important email to DCS parents and guardians on July 28, 2020. Please note the August 20 deadline for Child Care/Parent Transportation forms and how buses will be transporting students during the upcoming school year. Dear Duanesburg Families, Every area of our lives has been impacted by COVID-19. School bus …
Duanesburg Central School District posted its School Reopening Plan for 2020-21 on July 29 to its district website as required by the New York State Education Department (SED) and the New York State Department of Health (DOH), ahead of the July 31 deadline. The plan outlines how the district would provide instruction in-person, remotely or …
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The following letter was sent on July 22, 2020 to DCS parents, guardians, staff and board of education via the district’s One Call Now email and text messaging system. July 22, 2020 Dear Duanesburg Central Schools Community: In order to reopen our schools safely in the fall, some procedures and environments at DCS …
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Duanesburg is partnering with the Capital Region BOCES to offer Summer Adventure, a website that offers fun, enriching activities to engage elementary school-age children in hands-on and online activities. New, theme-based activities are posted weekly through Aug. 21, and parents/guardians can sign up for email updates from this free website. They can also share their …
