Today was “Opening Day” for employees of the Duanesburg Central School District. As part of their first Superintendent’s Conference Day of the 2024-2025 school year, all DCS employees gathered in the high school cafeteria this morning for breakfast prepared by DCS’ Food Services Director Dan Silva and his Food Services team. Staff then made their …
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Are you passionate about education and looking for a flexible way to make a difference in our community? DCS is actively seeking enthusiastic community members to join our network of substitute teachers. We are ALWAYS in need of dedicated substitutes. The best part? You get to create your own schedule! Whether you can commit to …
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The Duanesburg Central School District recently qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which means that ALL students in grades PK-12 will receive FREE breakfast and lunch meals at school for the 2024-25 school year. The district received this designation based on different factors that revealed the need for financial assistance for district families. The …
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DCS’ district-wide Code of Conduct is available for public comment for a 30-day window. Any comments, questions or concerns should be directed to Superintendent of Schools, Kimberly Ross: kross@duanesburg.org or (518) 895-2279. Read the 2024-2025 Code of Conduct here.
More than 50 DCS students in grades 1-12 are participating in musical performances of “Jack and the Beanstalk” on Saturday, August 3 as part of a week-long theater camp experience with Missoula Children’s Theater. Students auditioned for the show on Monday, July 29 and will spend all week learning and rehearsing their lines, song lyrics, …
Congratulations to DCS sophomores Jennifer Patino and Paige Kropp on their acceptance into the HOBY New York East Leadership Conference, which will take place this weekend — Friday, May 31 through Sunday, June 2 — at the University at Albany. The prestigious Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program was founded in 1958, with the mission …
Them Peterson and Spor re-elected to Board of Education; MacTiernan elected to first term Voters in the Duanesburg Central School District approved the district’s $19,443,000 spending plan for the 2024-25 school year by a vote of 289-120, a 71% margin. The budget for next school year includes a 2.41% ($458,000) year-to-year spending increase and called …
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Incoming Superintendent of Schools Kimberly Ross has been working closely with the Duanesburg Board of Education and Interim Superintendent Jeffery Ziegler to implement a transition plan that will give her the opportunity to meet staff, students, families, and community members during the last several weeks of this current school year. Although she doesn’t officially start …
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Best of luck to DCS sophomore student-athlete SEAN ROSENZWEIG who is competing in the USA Snowboard & Freeski Association (USASA) National Championships at Copper Mountain in Frisco, Colorado on Monday, April 8! Sean skis in the Adirondack Series of the USASA, representing the Gore Mountain NYSEF Freeride Team and is sponsored by Alpin Haus. This …
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What do you do on the afternoon before spring recess if you are welding students who just fabricated a pizza oven from scratch? You make pizzas of course! DCS senior Mason Hack attends Capital Region BOCES’ Career and Technical Education Center in Albany where he studies welding and metal fabrication. Just before spring break, Hack …
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