2018 | East Greenbush CSD

School Budget Vote and Board Election - May 21

The East Greenbush CSD has proposed a school budget for 2024-25 that maintains all programs and services with a 0.55% tax levy increase, which is within the NYS Property Tax Cap. Residents will also vote on a $116 million capital project that would improve school facilities and grounds across the district with no impact to local taxpayers, the replacement of eight school buses, which if approved by voters, will be fully paid for by the Bus Purchase Reserve Fund, and elect three individuals to the Board of Education.

Q&A: Red Mill Principal John Caporta on Retirement and His Career in Education

by Mark Adam | Dec 18, 2018 | District, Red Mill

After 40 years of working in education, including the past 26 years as principal of Red Mill Elementary School, Principal John Caporta is retiring in June. We sat down with Mr. Caporta to talk about his career, the changes in education over the years, and what he will miss most.

EGTA Fills Holiday Baskets for Families in Need

by Mark Adam | Dec 18, 2018 | District

The East Greenbush Teachers Association assembled 106 baskets for families in need this holiday season.

Wayne Grignon Named Next Principal of Genet Elementary School

by Mark Adam | Dec 17, 2018 | District, Genet, Goff

Goff Middle School Principal Wayne Grignon will be the next principal of Citizen Genet Elementary School. The Board of Education approved the transfer at its public meeting on Wednesday evening, meaning Mr. Grignon will finish out this school year at Goff and then move to Genet on July 1, 2019 and succeed Principal Ana Yeomans, who is retiring at the end of the school year.

Students Set Up Free Christmas Store for Low-Income Families

by Mark Adam | Dec 17, 2018 | Columbia, District, Goff

In just a few hours’ time on Friday morning, students from Columbia High School and Howard L. Goff Middle School transformed an empty gymnasium into a festive Christmas Store at CoNSERNS-U in the city of Rensselaer.