Watch live: Aug. 17 Board of Ed meeting airs on YouTube, 6:30 p.m.

The Duanesburg Central School District Board of Education meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. On the agenda is a discussion, and possible adoption on a plan that outlines reopening protocols, including mask-wearing guidelines for all indoor and outdoor school activities. Residents can watch the meeting on the DCS Eagles YouTube Channel.  

Superintendent’s Message Regarding 2021 School Reopening 

Dear Duanesburg Central Schools Community: As we prepare to reopen for the 21-22 school year, a new level of uncertainty has emerged, primarily stemming from the spread of the COVID-19 variant. Many questions remain regarding what this year will look like. However, we plan on a full return to school in September but, as always, …

Duanesburg native Emma White wins Olympic Bronze Medal

Congratulations to Duanesburg native and Olympic cyclist Emma White for winning the Bronze Medal in the Team Pursuit competition in Tokyo.  The American team of White, Chloe Dygert, Megan Jastrab and Jennifer Valente posted a time of 4 minutes, 8.040 seconds in the 4,000-meter race, topping Canada’s 4:10.552, according to the Times Union in Albany. …

Duanesburg students to perform The Emperor’s New Clothes

Duanesburg students from K to 12 will perform The Emperor’s New Clothes as part of a traveling summer program offered by the Missoula (Montana) Children’s Theatre. During the week of July 26, about 50 students will audition for parts, rehearse with their fellow actors and perform two shows, 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., on Saturday, …

Reminder: Immunizations and health screenings required for school

New York State law requires that children attending pre-K through grade 12 receive all required doses of vaccines on the state’s recommended vaccination schedule in order to attend or remain in school. Within 14 days of the first day of school or daycare, parents must show proof of their child’s up-to-date vaccinations, or provide a …

Board of Ed meets in person tonight, July 6

The Duanesburg Board of Education will hold its first fully in-person meeting since the major COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were lifted. The annual reorganization meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in the Auditorium. Four new board members will be sworn in.  Three will serve three-year terms: Melissa Peterson, Francis Spor and Teresa Wood-Irvin, and one …

Duanesburg continues to rank high in area schools report

Despite the many challenges schools and students navigated during the past school year,  Duanesburg continued to rank high — 21st out of 84 area schools — in the Albany Business Review’s annual schools report. Because Common Core and Regents tests were canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the publication’s rankings for 2019-20 are …

District seeks input on COVID relief funding

Duanesburg district leaders are seeking input on a plan to apply COVID relief funding that is available to schools over the next three years. The funds are intended to provide districts with short-term resources to assist in recovering from the effects of the pandemic on the educational process. Duanesburg CSD is slated to receive $1,465,717 …

Mask wearing change for outside activities

(Updated June 16, 2021) Dear DCS Community Member: Based on an executive order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, DCS has modified its mask wearing protocols for outside activity effective June 7. Mask wearing will no longer be required outside for any school activity.  However, Gov. Cuomo has stated that the CDC will not change its …

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