Students showed off their amazing skills at the Donald P. Sutherland Elementary School Talent Show last Friday evening in front of a packed crowd in the cafeteria. They performed a variety of acts on stage, including tap, ballet, singing, dancing, gymnastics and ukelele.
Superintendent Jeff Simons provides information about the district-wide lockdown initiated on Thursday, March 30.
A district-wide lockdown was implemented on Thursday, March 30, shortly before 9:00 a.m. Following law enforcement sweeps of all buildings, and in consultation with the East Greenbush Police Department, the lockdown was lifted later in the morning.
The East Greenbush CSD presented an updated version of its preliminary school budget for 2023-24 at Wednesday evening’s Board of Education meeting in the Green Meadow gymnasium. The school budget total was decreased to $108,812,882 and the tax levy increase was cut in half from 1.0% to 0.5%. The preliminary budget maintains all current programs and services, and includes staffing additions, technology upgrades, facility improvements and funding to continue the Pre-K Program.
There will be a half day for students in grades PK-5 on Thursday, March 23 due to parent conferences.
Musicians from Columbia and Goff performed at the 2023 District-wide Instrumental Festival on Monday and Tuesday to showcase music options for 4th grade students.