PARENT RESOURCES

This page includes information to help parents and guardians with children in school. For specific questions please contact your child’s principal.

Asbestos Notification
Written notice must be annually provided to parents, teachers and employee organizations of the availability of asbestos management plans, and any current or planned asbestos inspections, response actions and post-response actions. More information…

Attendance
Under New York State law, parents are responsible for their children’s regular attendance and punctuality at school. Legal reasons for absence include illness of a child, emergency illness in the family, death in the immediate family, inclement weather and religious. A written excuse stating the date and the reason for the absence should be signed by the parent/guardian. Summary of policy…

Body Mass Index (BMI)
New York State requires schools to keep height and weight data and to calculate students’ Body Mass Index (BMI). BMI is a way of checking if students are under or overweight based on their height and weight. If the District is surveyed by the state, we will only share group data (such as, the number of third grade boys whose BMI is below the fifth percentile), not individual data. Parents/guardians may request to exclude their child’s data from group calculations by contacting their school nurse.

Census Information
A census is conducted each spring by the district to identify all school-age and preschool children living in the district. If you have any questions, or need further assistance, please contact Debra Harting at (518) 207-2529

Code of Conduct
Student behavior is critical to providing an environment conducive to learning each and every day. A detailed Code of Conduct can be downloaded from your child’s school page or by clicking here. It contains information on the range of consequences that may be imposed if students misbehave. This information is reviewed with students each year during the opening weeks of school.

Complaints and Grievance Procedures
Generally, the proper channeling of complaints will be as follows:

  1. Teachers and staff members, then
  2. Principal, then
  3. Superintendent of Schools, and then
  4. Board of Education

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a Federal law, requires that the East Greenbush School Central District, with certain exceptions, obtain your written consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from your child's education records. More information...

Food Service
The district allows parents/guardians to pre-pay for breakfast and lunch using a secure online service called MyNutriKids.

Free and Reduced Meals
Children from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible for free meals or reduced price meals. More information…

Grades
The district uses a student information system called PowerSchool to manage student records, grades, attendance, schedules, and many other pieces of student information. This system allows parents to view their child’s grades and attendance online.

Health Cards
At the start of each school year a Student Health Card is sent home for parents/guardians to fill out and return to school. Students will not be able to take part in field trips and sports if these cards are not returned. The information on this card is kept on file in the school nurse's office throughout the year. It includes emergency contact numbers for parents/guardians and medical information concerning each student. Parents are urged to call the school nurse right away if any of this information changes during the school year.

Medications
There are times when students require medications to be administered in school. The School Nurse will administer any medications that the student's parent's wish them to have in school as long as 1) a written order from a duly licensed prescriber and 2) written parental permission to administer the medication are filed in the Health Office. Students may not carry or administer medications in school unless written orders from their physician and their parents are filed in the Health Office. Please contact your School Nurse for more information.

No Child Left Behind Act
Pursuant to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), parents/guardians may request information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teachers including: whether state requirements and licensing criteria have been met for the grade level and subject area being taught; if the teacher is working under emergency or other provisional status for state qualifications and licensing criteria have been waived; and, the teacher’s college major and subsequent advanced degrees. Requests for this information may be directed to the Superintendent’s Office, East Greenbush Central School District, 29 Englewood Avenue, East Greenbush, NY 12061.

Release of Information to the Military
NCLB also requires that school districts disclose to military recruiters and institutions of higher learning, upon request, the names, addresses and telephone numbers of our high school students. However, parents or students may request, in writing, that the district NOT release such information. Parents, or students who are at least 18 years old, may exercise the option to withhold their consent to release this information by contacting the principal’s office at Columbia High School.

Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)
Each school has an active Parent-Teacher Organization. Please contact your child’s school for more information on how to join.

Pesticide Notification
New York State Education Law Section 409-H, and State Education Department Commissioner's Regulation 155.24, requires all public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to provide written notification to all persons in parental relation, faculty, and staff regarding the potential use of pesticides periodically throughout the school year. More information…

Physical Examinations
New York State Education Law mandates that school children have a physical examination at the following grade levels: kindergarten, grade 2, grade 4, grade 7, grade 10 and all newly entering students. This examination must be completed within one calendar year of entering. NYS Education Law also requests a Dental Examination at the above grade level. Please let your school health office know your plans for a physical as early as possible.

Registering a Child
To register for school, please contact Debra Harting at (518) 207-2529 or HartinDe@egcsd.org for a packet of information. In order to better assist you, please leave the parent's name, current address for mailing the packet, as well as, the new address you are moving to within the district, phone number, and each child's name, grade, and date of birth. Please schedule an appointment after the paperwork is completed.

Safe School Helpline
Use the Safe School Helpline® to report threats of violence, suicide and illegal activity that could harm children in our school. Your call is private, confidential, and anonymous. More information…

School Records
Parents of students under 18 (and students age 18 or older) have a right to inspect and review any and all official records, files, and data directly related to their children or themselves. The parents should request access to school records in writing from the principal, guidance counselor, or Superintendent of Schools. Upon receipt of the request, arrangements will be made to provide access to the requested records within a reasonable period of time, not more than 45 days after the request has been received. Parents and students are also entitled to a hearing to challenge the content of such records. Any questions concerning the procedure to be followed in requesting such a hearing should be directed to the Superintendent. Student records are confidential and may not be released or made available to persons other than parents or students without written consent. There are a number of exceptions to this rule, such as school employees and officials, as well as certain state and federal officials, who have a legitimate educational need for access to such records in the course of their employment. 

Special Education
The district is responsible for providing special education services to all resident students who qualify for such supports. These services are coordinated by the district's Pupil Personnel Services.

Student Directory Information
Parents and or students who do not wish directory information (name, age, address, and home telephone number) to be disclosed should notify, in writing, the Public Records Access Officer or Superintendent of Schools at: East Greenbush Central School District, Administration Center, 29 Englewood Avenue, East Greenbush, NY 12061.

Textbook Return (parochial and out-of-district)
Students residing within the East Greenbush Central School District, attending parochial, private, or out-of-district schools are reminded that all textbooks must be returned at the end of the school year to the Questar III office located at 1070 Route 9 (rear entrance) in Castleton. Please call 479-6984 for information.

Title IX and Section 504
The East Greenbush Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, handicap or age. The Board of Education is committed to providing an educational and working environment that promotes respect, dignity, and equality and that is free from all forms of harassment and hazing. The district will promptly investigate all complaints of hazing and/or harassment, either formal or informal, verbal or written. Inquiries or complaints should be filed with the principal or Michele Bowman,Title IX Officer, 29 Englewood Avenue, East Greenbush, NY, or by calling (518) 207-2526.

Transportation
The district transports nearly 5,000 students to over 60 schools encompassing four counties twice a day. More information…

Visiting Schools
To ensure the safety of our students, it is the policy of the district’s Board of Education that all building visitors must report to the main office of the school they are visiting. The Board defines a visitor as a person not employed by the school district or not enrolled in the school in which he or she is visiting.