Reopening Plans
- Reopening Plan
- Full Remote Plan
- Testing Plan
- Contact Tracing Plan
- COVID-19 Testing Program (Micro-Cluster Zone Testing)
Public 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.
Updates/Resources
- 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