Drive Through Food Pantry – July 29

East Greenbush Central School District families are invited to pickup free boxes of food at a Drive Through Food Pantry on Thursday, July 29 at 9:30 a.m. in front of George Martin Electric at 164 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, NY.

East Greenbush Central School District Summer School programs are operating on a normal schedule today. School buses will be running regular routes. Parents, staff and administrators are encouraged to exercise caution driving to school today.

Students enrolled in summer school will no longer be required to wear face masks during classes, according to updated guidance released by the New York State Department of Health on Wednesday afternoon.

After a brief break from an extraordinary school year, nearly 400 students in grades K-8 are back for summer school. Students in the traditional Extended School Year Program and a new K-8 Elevate Summer School Program were dropped off at Columbia High School for their first day on Tuesday and greeted by dozens of teachers and staff who ushered them inside.

The New York State Education Law mandates that school children have a physical examination in grades K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and all new entering students. This examination must have been completed within one calendar year of entering and MUST be documented on the...