“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 that students can earn associate’s degrees while still in high school or within a year of graduating so high school seniors can graduate with their associate’s … [Read more…]
“Duanesburg schools Superintendent James Niedermeier: “I am extremely saddened by what is occurring in the Capitol. In an already chaotic time, kids (and grown-ups) don’t need any more trauma. I urge parents to talk to their kids and tell them that this is not what it means to be an American,” Niedermeier wrote at … [Read more…]
“School looks different these days. “I was kind of nervous on my first day because I didn’t know what it was going to be like, but it was pretty good,” said 5th grader Noah McMaster. Duanesburg 5th graders are hard at work. Teachers are working with students in class and remote students at the … [Read more…]
“Joe DeMeo, who excelled on the wrestling mat and went on to help so many others do the same in a decorated and decades-long coaching career, died early Friday morning at the age of 79. DeMeo wrestled at Mont Pleasant High School and made one of his coaching stops at the University at Albany. … [Read more…]
“As Duanesburg students returned to school buildings Wednesday for the first time since March, educators sought to ease them into new routines and rules while reassuring kids not that much has really changed. Teachers faced students sitting at desks – albeit sometimes through a livestream and with everyone in masks – and introduced expectations … [Read more…]
“Over a dozen teacher union leaders from across the Capital Region on Tuesday called for delaying in-person instruction, citing insufficient state and federal resources to effectively implement reopening plans. The union leaders of 16 area districts – among them Schenectady, Amsterdam, Duanesburg, Niskayuna, Schalmont, Scotia-Glenville and Shenendehowa – signed an open letter urging the … [Read more…]
“Duanesburg residents will vote via absentee ballot June 9 to fill three Board of Education seats, though only one candidate has applied to run. Board member Camille Siano Enders is running for reelection to a three-year term beginning July 1. Another three-year seat is open, and a one-year seat is open after the resignation … [Read more…]
“U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko wrote a scathing letter to the head of the Federal Communications Commisson, claiming that the agency is denying New York state potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in broadband expansion funding amid the coronavirus pandemic that has exposed gaping holes in the ability of people to work and study online … [Read more…]
“The Duanesburg Central School District on Tuesday appointed Jeffery Ziegler as interim superintendent of school while the school board continues to search for a new district leader. Ziegler will fill in for Frank Macri, who is departing Duanesburg after accepting a job as superintendent in Voorheesville schools. Ziegler will start in the district in … [Read more…]
“One school district’s loss is another’s gain. Duanesburg school superintendent Frank Macri is expected to leave in December to take the helm of Voorheesville Central School District, filling the vacancy left by the district’s four-year chief Brian Hunt, who retired at the end of last year, both districts have announced. Macri has led Duanesburg … [Read more…]