The Duanesburg Central School District extends a warm welcome to Deputy Timmons with the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office, as the district’s second full-time school resource officer (SRO)! Deputy Timmons will be based at Duanesburg Elementary School. She attended this morning’s PBIS Assembly and was introduced to staff and students by Principal Conover. Welcome to DCS, Deputy …
Community will vote on proposed $18.985 million budget Duanesburg Central School District’s Board of Education adopted the district’s proposed budget for the 2023-24 school year at the board’s regular monthly meeting held Tuesday, April 4. The proposed $18.985 million budget maintains current programming, as well as all athletics and extracurricular offerings. The spending plan includes …
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All this month, DES students have been working hard to raise funds to support the work of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region, by reading as many books as they can! Students are seeking donations and sponsors through the Read for Ronald McDonald House initiative. Participants ask family and friends to sponsor …
Congratulations to DCS’ four Odyssey of the Mind teams on their performances at their recent regional competition, held at the Shenendehowa School District. Two of our teams placed second, which qualifies them to compete in the NY state competition, which will be held on April 15 at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse. The …
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Just prior to the start of the 2022-23 school year, Duanesburg Central School District partnered with Capital Kids Care to provide after-school care for students in PK – grade 6. The program is housed at the Duanesburg Elementary School, starts immediately after school lets out, and runs until 6:00 p.m. Students enrolled in the program …
Earlier this month, DCS welcomed Rebecca Cornell as the district’s new health teacher at the Jr.-Sr. High School. Mrs. Cornell received her undergraduate degree in Physical Education from SUNY Cortland and completed her Masters program in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) online from Emporia State University. She graduated from Broadalbin-Perth High School, and lives …
In December, 2022, DCS’ Board of Education passed a resolution to create a quarterly Board of Education Recognition Award to honor one staff or community member, and one student, each quarter. Staff or community members chosen for this award should provide “exemplary assistance” in helping the BOE achieve its mission to support every student as …
All this week, students at Duanesburg Elementary School will be participating in grade-level activities in the gym with Coach Patrie, Mrs. Chovan and Mrs. Waltz in celebration of Wellness Week. Monday was a pop-up running club and today’s event was “Hoops for Heart.” On Wednesday, UPK – 2nd grade will taste test healthy snacks from …
Video Available for On-Demand Viewing on District’s YouTube Channel DCS Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Niedermeier hosted a community-wide School Safety Forum Tuesday evening, detailing the district’s safety policies and procedures and sharing details about various safety upgrades that have been made in recent months. The forum was originally intended to be an in-person event, …
UPDATE (1/17, 2:48 p.m.): Due to icy road conditions, after-school activities are cancelled today. The safety forum which was to be held at 6:30 in the auditorium this evening will be shifting to a virtual event. You can join that event at the link below. Thank you for your flexibility and drive carefully if you …
