DES’s annual Wellness Week has gone virtual. We are excited to share a week’s worth of resources on the Wellness Week’s Google page. There are videos and activities available for each day of the week. Our activities are made possible thanks to our special guests, including local mental health counselor Powell Cucciella, Dr. Rebecca Evans, …
Feb. 5 update Dear DCS Community: Based on the information we have gathered from families today, we have determined that we will be able to open for in-person learning for grades PK-5 beginning on Monday, February 8. Instruction for grades 6-12 will remain remote and will reopen for in-person instruction following Winter Break on February …
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Dear DCS community: Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a student in the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 29. The district has taken immediate steps to notify Schenectady County Public Health Services, which indicated the need to quarantine several students …
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Dear DCS families, The Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a member of the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive and another individual in an unrelated case in the Jr/Sr High School is presumed positive for COVID-19. The district has taken immediate steps to notify Schenectady County Public Health Services. The district is working …
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Students can now earn an associate’s degree while still in high school Students at Duanesburg Jr./Sr. High School can get a jumpstart on their college education through a new partnership with SUNY Schenectady. The college has expanded its offerings so students can earn an associate’s degree while still in high school or within a year …
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Dear DCS families, The Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a member of the Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was last in the building on January 13. The district has taken immediate steps to notify Schenectady County Public Health Services. The district is working closely with SCPHS and following all …
The elementary school will re-open for in-person instruction Dear DCS community, A short time ago, the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a member of the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual was last in the building on Jan. 6. The district has taken immediate steps to notify the Schenectady …
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Dear DCS Community, Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that two members of the school community have tested positive for COVID-19. One individual, an Elementary School student, was last in the building on Dec. 17. Based on when the individual was last in school, public health has indicated that there is no need …
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Dear DCS families: Today the Duanesburg Central School District was informed that a student in the Jr/Sr High School has tested positive for COVID-19. However, based on when the individual was last in school, public health has indicated that there is no need for contact tracing from the school setting or for any other member …
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There were four positive cases of COVID-19 during the winter break that have been reported to our district: one elementary school student, one elementary school staff member and two high school students. None of the individuals who tested positive had been in school recently enough to require additional contact tracing or quarantining from the school …
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