The East Greenbush Central School District has developed Reopening Plans that include a hybrid model and a full remote option for families. These plans prioritize the health and safety of all students and staff and the academic and social emotional needs of our students while complying with NYS Education Department and Department of Health guidelines.
Reopening Plans
- Reopening Plan
- Full Remote Plan
- Testing Plan
- Contact Tracing Plan
- COVID-19 Testing Program (Micro-Cluster Zone Testing)
- CHS Return to Athletics Plan (Winter 2021)
- CHS Return to Athletics Plan (Fall II Sports)
- CHS Return to Athletics Plan (Spring Sports)
- Draft Pandemic Plan – Continuity of Operations
Reopening Community Meetings
The East Greenbush Central School District asked the school community for input in developing our reopening plans.
- Board of Education Meeting – Wednesday, July 29 at 7:00 p.m.
- Reopening Community Forum – Wednesday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m.
- Reopening Community Forum – Thursday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m.
- Reopening Community Forum – Tuesday, August 18 at 6:30 p.m.
- Board of Education Meeting – Wednesday, August 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Community Forums
The district is hosting virtual community forums, in addition to regular Board of Education meetings, throughout the school year to check-in with the school community and discuss the impact of COVID-19.
- Fall Sports Information Meeting – September 21, 202
- K-12 Community Forum – December 21, 2020
- Winter Sports Information Meeting – February 3, 2021
- Kindergarten Parent Meeting – February 23, 2021
Enhancements to Hybrid Model
While the district is operating a Hybrid Model, it has maintained a commitment to bring back as many students for in-person learning as possible.
- Students enrolled in the following programs have been identified as high-needs and attend in-person learning four days a week:
- Full Day Special Education
- Integrated Co-Teaching Special Education
- Operation Graduation
- CTAEP
- Jump Start
- Columbia Alternative Program
- Middle School Alternative Program
- English as a New Language
- Kindergarten resumed five days a week of in-person learning starting on Monday, March 1
- Live Virtual Wednesdays have been eliminated for students in grades 1-5 to provide one additional in-person school day every other week
- Grade 1 will return to full time in-person learning on Monday, March 29
- Grade 2 will return to full time in-person learning on Tuesday, April 13
- Operation Launchpad at Columbia – students come into school on Live Virtual Wednesdays to work with teaching assistants to get caught up on work
- Academic Remediation for Goff students after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Academic Support Services
East Greenbush schools are providing academic and social emotional supports to students in grades K-12:
- K-12 Academic Intervention Services
- K-12 Tutoring
- Learning Resource Center at Columbia
- Operation Launchpad at Columbia – students come into school on Live Virtual Wednesdays to work with teaching assistants to get caught up on work
- Academic Remediation for Goff students after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays
- Counseling Services
- Social Work Services
If your child is in need of additional support, please contact your teacher or school principal.
Updates/Resources
- Superintendent Simons Advocates for Change in State Social Distancing Regulations to Fully Reopen Schools (March 25)
- Board of Education Adopts Changes to K-12 Music Program (March 25)
- Board of Education Approves 1st and 2nd Grade for Full Time In-Person Learning (March 11)
- District Eliminates Live Virtual Wednesdays for Grades 1-5 to Increase In-Person Learning (February 25)
- Board of Education Approves Return of Full Time Kindergarten (February 12)
- Rensselaer County Approves Winter Sports, Preliminary Student Registration Begins (January 29)
- East Greenbush CSD Prepares for COVID-19 Testing at Schools (January 5)
- East Greenbush CSD Resumes K-12 Hybrid Model on January 4 (December 30)
- Watch: Virtual Public Forum – December 21 (December 23)
- East Greenbush CSD Switching to Live Virtual Instruction – December 21-23 (December 18)
- NYS Micro-Cluster Zone Information (December 14)
- East Greenbush CSD to Host Public Forum on December 21 to Check-In with Community (December 14)
- East Greenbush CSD Postpones Full-Time Return of Kindergarten (December 10)
- Winter Sports Update: Bowling Starts December 14, All Other Sports Postponed (December 3)
- District Announces Calendar Changes and Adopts Remote Learning for Snow Days (December 2)
- District Considering Return to Full Time In-Person Learning for Kindergarten Students (October 22)
- New York State Updates Return to School Requirements (October 2)
- East Greenbush CSD Offering Free Meals to All Students Through December 31 (September 17)
- Child Care Placements Still Available at GCC and YMCA (September 17)
- Videos: Health and Safety Procedures for Reopening (September 12)
- Low- and Moderate-Risk Fall Sports to Start September 21; Football, Volleyball and Cheer Postponed to March 2021 (September 11)
- Back to School Information (September 11)
- District Shares COVID-19 Health Screening Form (September 11)
- Teachers and Staff Return for 2020-21 School Year (September 2)
- East Greenbush CSD Implements Assigned Seating for Bus Routes (August 28)
- East Greenbush CSD Shares Child Care Options for Families (August 25)
- Columbia Offers Student Parking for Seniors and Juniors, Waives All Fees (August 24)
- 6th Grade Orientation – September 10 (August 21)
- Freshman and New Student Orientation – August 27 (August 20)
- Watch: Reopening Community Forum – August 18 (August 18)
- East Greenbush CSD Offers Enrollment Choice Options for the 2020-21 School Year (August 14)
- District Shares Updated Reopening Plans for Full Remote Option, Contact Tracing and Testing (August 14)
- Watch: Reopening Community Forum – August 13 (August 13)
- First Day of School Delayed to September 14 (August 13)
- Reopening Community Forum Schedule (August 12)
- East Greenbush CSD Submitted Reopening Plan to State on July 30 (August 10)
- New York State Schools Permitted to Reopen in September (August 7)
- Watch: Reopening Community Forum (August 5)
- East Greenbush CSD to Host Reopening Community Forums – August 5 and 13 (August 3)
- District Presents Preliminary Reopening Plan at Board of Education Meeting (July 30)
- FAQ: Preliminary Reopening Plan (updated August 31)
- District Proposes Hybrid Model for Reopening Schools this Fall (July 27)
- District to Share Preliminary Reopening Plan with School Community on July 27 (July 24)
- Coronavirus Update: State Schedules Deadlines for School Reopening Plans (July 8)
- Plans Submitted to New York State
- NY Forward Safety Plan (August 11)
- Receipt of Business Affirmation NY Forward Business Safety Plan (August 10)
- Receipt of Pre-K to Grade 12 School Reopening Plan – NYSDOH (August 10)
- Preliminary Hybrid Reopening Plan (July 30)
- NYS Guidance
- Task Force Committee Minutes
Surveys
- Live Virtual Wednesday Feedback for Grades K-5 (Open September 23-29)
- Live Virtual Wednesday Feedback for Grades 6-12 (Open September 18-September 22)
- Child Care Survey (Open July 17-July 27)
- Transportation Survey (Open July 16-July 27)
- Digital Access Survey (Open July 13-July 27)
- School Plans for Full Remote Students (Open October 15-October 23)
School Opening Task Force Committee
Our Task Force was represented by a large number of stakeholders including teachers, staff, students, parents, Board of Education members and medical professionals, including our school physician.
- Health and Safety
- Ekansh Agrawal – CHS Student
- Kevin Albert, MD – District Medical Director
- Sam Beardsley – Health & Safety Specialist
- Paul Bickel – Director of Facilities
- Betsy Cohoon, RN – School Nurse
- Margaret Condo, RN – School Nurse
- Tammy Cosgrove, RN – School Nurse
- Doug Hadley – Teaching Assistant
- Michael Harkin (Chair) – Principal
- Michael Leonard – Athletic Director
- Ernestine Mann – Monitor
- Mark Mann – Board of Education Member
- Andrea Neiman – Teacher
- Kathleen O’Leary – Monitor
- Adrienne Rudat – Teaching Assistant
- Jude Shufelt – Secretary
- Sarah Tacy, RN – School Nurse
- Jeff Tooker (Chair) – Teacher/District Safety Coordinator
- James VanBuren – Head Custodian
- Transportation/Facilities/Nutrition
- Frank Asenbauer – Head Groundskeeper
- Sam Beardsley – Health & Safety Specialist
- Paul Bickel (Chair) – Director of Facilities
- Jill Bonesteel – School Bus Driver
- Steve Howland – Custodian
- Greg Jette – Teacher
- Kevin Kelley – Custodian/CSEA Union President
- Maryanne`Lindemann – Cook
- Mark Noeth (Chair) – Transportation Supervisor
- Phyllis Sanford-Krug (Chair) – Food Service Manager
- Jeff Smith – School Bus Driver
- James VanBuren – Custodian
- Teaching and Learning
- Meagan Asenbauer – Teacher/Parent
- David Bresnahan – Teacher
- Susan D’Amico – Teacher
- Frank DiDonato – Teacher
- Melissa Dupont – Teacher
- Patricia Farnan – Assistant Principal
- Natalie Fiacco – CHS Student
- Dan Garab (Chair) – Principal
- Peter Goodwin – Director of Technology
- Scott Halliday – Teacher
- Julie Hammill – Teacher
- Alison Hosier – Teacher
- Sue Livingston – Parent
- Jim McHugh (Chair) – Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
- Donnamarie Vlieg – Teacher
- Digital Equity and Access
- Jack Alvey – Principal
- LaLena DeMarco – Teacher
- Sarah Garno – Library Media Specialist
- Peter Goodwin (Chair) – Director of Technology
- Stephanie Jorgensen – Secretary
- Linda Wager – District Treasurer
- Budget and Fiscal
- Kim Berben – Director of Greenbush Child Care (GCC)
- Larry Edson – Assistant Superintendent of School Business Finance
- Drew Romanowski – Teacher/EGTA President
- Helen Squillace – Principal
- Linda Wager (Chair) – District Treasurer
- Social and Emotional Needs
- Jill Barker (Chair) – Principal
- Kathryn Biel – Physical Therapist
- James Eggleston – School Social Worker
- Jaclyn Gleason – School Counselor
- Maureen Janowski – Teaching Assistant
- Allison Milazzo – School Counselor
- Shannon Romanowski – Executive Director of Greenbush YMCA
- Karen Sheridan – School Social Worker
- Jennifer Sorensen-Chase – School Psychologist
- Helen Squillace (Chair) – Principal
- Special Education
- Andrea Baird – Teaching Assistant
- Nicole Barmen – Occupational Therapist
- Lalena DeMarco – Teacher
- Audry June – Speech/Language Pathologist
- Margaret LaHera – Speech/Language Pathologist
- Marty Mahar (Chair) – Principal
- Molly McGrath (Chair) – Director of Pupil Personnel Services
- Adrienne Rudat – Teaching Assistant
- Nancy Verdile – Teaching Assistant
- Bilingual Education/MLL/ELL
- David Adadjo – CHS Student
- Jennifer Carraher – ENL Teacher
- Wayne Grignon (Chair) – Principal
- Michelle Hall – ENL Teacher
- Ida-Marie Lindberg – ENL Teacher
- Jim McHugh (Chair) – Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
- Sabine Murphy – ENL Teacher
- Alexandra Omecinsky – ENL Teacher
- Jennifer Quail – Literacy Specialist/Parent
- Staffing/Human Resources
- Angela Adams – Secretary
- Marissa Cannon (Chair) – Director of Human Resources
- Patty Farnan (Chair) – Assistant Principal
- Shannon MacFarland – Secretary
- Michael Neumann (Chair) – Assistant Principal
- Katie Snedaker – Secretary
- At-Large Members
- Jennifer Acker – Parent
- Karen Lorette – Teaching Assistant
- Susan Pagones – Teacher
- Nathan Sanford – Head Mechanic