This summer, more than 50 students from the Duanesburg Central School District once again had the opportunity to participate in a week-long theater workshop with professional actors from Missoula Children’s Theater! All this week, students have been participating in workshops to help hone their acting skills, while practicing for two musical performances of “Beauty Lou …
On July 11, 2023, voters residing within Capital Region BOCES component districts and the City School District of Albany will vote to authorize the construction of a storage building at the Career & Technical Education Center – Schoharie Campus. Polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at various locations throughout the region. …
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Duanesburg’s Junior-Senior High School Principal Jodi Marvin recently announced High Honor Roll and Honor Roll recipients for the third quarter of the 2022-2023 school year. Students with total GPAs of 90.0+ are named to the high honor roll. Students with total GPAs of 80-89.9 are named to the honor roll. Any student who has a …
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Duanesburg Central School District is looking for full and part-time school bus drivers for the 2023-24 school year. Join us for a School Bus Driver Job Fair from 8-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 20 where you will have the chance to get behind the wheel of a DCS school bus and actually drive it around …
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District Safety Forum While our thoughts logically turn to school safety immediately after tragic events, our planning and preparation for the safety or our students and staff goes on long after headlines change. On Tuesday, January 17, from 6:30-7:30, we will be having a DCS School Safety Forum in the Jr/Sr HS auditorium. At this …
YMCA Project As you may know, DCS began collaborating with Schenectady County Officials late last year with the common goal of reopening the YMCA facility to our students and the community once again. As we have considered this, it has become apparent that the costs of the long term operations of this type of facility …
Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul and State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett released updated state guidance for addressing the COVID-19 and Monkeypox viruses in schools.These plans align with recent CDC guidance released two weeks ago. As the governor stated, this year will be starting very differently than the previous two years. Masks, quarantines, and social distancing requirements …
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On Aug. 9, 2022, voters residing within Capital Region BOCES component districts and the City School District of Albany will have the opportunity to cast their vote on the sale of two buildings. BOCES programs located at the current Career and Technical School, Albany Campus and Maywood School are moving to new, state-of-the-art facilities constructed …
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Dear DCS Community: I am pleased to share exciting news for the Duanesburg community. As you know, the YMCA/DACC is a special facility and its closure has left people of all ages without a valued wellness resources. After a considerable amount of planning, I can now report that a municipality is poised to purchase the …
A second Community Engagement Workshop for the district’s next capital project will take place from 6 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 via Zoom. Please register in advance to participate: https://bit.ly/3M8UV3p After registering, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about how to join the meeting. Duanesburg Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jim Niedermeier and representatives from Ashley McGraw …
