Category: Jr-Sr News

Duanesburg Elementary and High School welcomed back grades 1-12 students on Thursday, Sept. 5. Our kindergartners and pre-K learners return tomorrow. Visit our Facebook page for a photo album.

Life can be challenging. Northern Rivers, which partners with DCS to offer behavioral health services, offers Mobile Crisis Response Services to assist individuals and families in need of immediate assistance. Parents, guardians and adults may call (518) 292-5499 any time, day or night, for referrals to Mobile Crisis Response Services. Northern Rivers crisis teams consist …

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Life can be challenging. Duanesburg Central School District offers students and their families expanded behavioral health services through a partnership with Northern Rivers, an organization that includes the Northeast Parent & Child Society and Parsons Child & Family Center. Northern Rivers and the district worked with Schenectady County and the Office of Mental Health to …

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Recent changes to the New York State Education Law require that body mass index (BMI) and weight status group are to be included as part of a student’s school health examination. BMI is calculated by weighing a student and measuring their height. BMI helps a doctor or nurse determine whether a student’s weight is within a healthy range or is too …

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As part of the district’s effort to communicate better and faster, DCS is now using the One Call Now mass notification/emergency all call system to text and call all parents/guardians about matters of importance to current K-12 students. This web-based messaging system automatically integrates contact information from the district’s student management system, E-School Data, for parents/guardians of …

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