Kindergarten Registration - Posted January 22, 2010

The District has scheduled Kindergarten registration for the 2010-2011 school year.  Parents should call the elementary school their child will attend to have a registration packet mailed to them.  If unsure what school their child will attend, parents may call the District Registrar, Debra Harting, at 207-2529. For more information regarding registration, please visit the Registering for School link. 

The Board of Education is hosting a book drive and are collecting new and used books for all ages.  The drive is being sponsored by the District's Board of Education to promote their 2009-2010 goal to improve literacy.  The books will be used for a book swap that will take place at Winterfest (January 16th and 17th) and the District-Wide Music and Arts Festival (May 13th).  At these events, people can come and take books for free and leave books off that they no longer want.  If you are interested in donating any books please feel free to drop them at any Main Office in the school district or to Central Administration.  We are especially in need of children's books.  Book donations will collected until Friday, January 15, 2010.

H1N1 FAQs - Posted December 3, 2009

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Schools Install New Security System - Posted December 3, 2009

Have you heard the buzz? The district installed a new security system at the elementary schools and Goff Middle School. The system, funded by the construction project approved by residents in March 2007, allows schools to “buzz” visitors into the building. Doors will be locked during the day and the main entrance will serve as the single point of entry for all visitors. (Click here to read more.)

Kinderhook Bank Supports Elementary Literacy - Posted January 8, 2010

Kinderhook Bank recently donated $100 to each of the District's five elementary school.  The funds are earmarked to support the purchase of literacy materials for the development of elementary school "level" reading rooms.  These rooms will have books separated by their level of difficulty.

Branch Manager Alicia Gonzalez said the bank wanted to reach out to support students in East Greenbush schools. Kinderhook Bank has a branch located at 567 Columbia Turnpike, its first branch in Rensselaer County. (Click here to read more.)

From left to right, Bell Top Principal James McHugh, DPS Principal Jack Alvey, Kinderhook Bank - East Greenbush Branch Manager Alicia Gonzalez, Superintendent Dr. Angela Nagle, Red Mill Principal John Caporta, Genet Principal Ana Yeomans and Green Meadow Principal Mike Kuzdzal.

CHS Special Edition Newsletter
Announcing 8-Period Day - Posted February 5, 2010
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Mark Wood to Perform with East Greenbush Orchestras - Posted February 3, 2010

Mark Wood, original lead violinist with the TransSiberian Orchestra, will be at Columbia in March working with the District’s orchestra students.  He will guide all string students, grade 5-12, in merging traditional and modern styles of music in his Electrify Your Strings program.  The group will perform on March 6 at 7:00 pm at Columbia High School.  (Click here for more information)

CHS Students Make Quilts for Kids - Posted January 28, 2010

Columbia students Amanda Streicher (L) and Amber Koonz (R) designed and sewed quilts that are being donated to Quilts for Kids, Inc.  The quilts will be passed on to children with serious illnesses or children who have been abused.

Transportation Application for Private and Parochial Schools - Posted January 28, 2010

Parents of resident students in need of transportation to a private or parochial school MUST submit an application for transportation no later than April 1, 2010 for the 2010-2011 school year.  Click here for the appropriate forms.

• Education Law § 3635-2. requires that parents submit a written request to their public school district, for transportation to a nonpublic school, by April 1, or when not residing in the district on April 1, within 30 days after establishing residency. The purpose of this deadline is to enable school districts to budget funds and make necessary arrangements to provide reasonable and economical transportation.

Manage Your Child's Meal Plan Online - Posted January 27, 2010

With national attention being focused on children’s health and wellness issues, East Greenbush Central School District offers parents and guardians a way to manage their child’s meal plan account online. The service begins January 28.  (Click here to read more)

CHS Students Earn WISE Financial Literacy Awards - Posted January 26, 2010

Columbia High School students, participating in the 2008-2009 Financial Life Skills class, were recently awarded special recognition for having earned above a 96% on the WISE (Working in Support of Education) Financial Literacy Certification Test.  (Click here to read more.)

DPS Kindergarten Students Reading for Haiti Relief Effort - Posted January 25, 2010

The District's motto is 'Schools and Community Working Together.' The Donald P. Sutherland Elementary School students in Ms. Shondra Jones' Kindergarten class has adopted that motto and tunred it into one of the district's latest class project: Read for Haiti.  It has placed the class, and their worthwhile cause, in the limelight. (Click here to read more.)