Return to Learn plan announced; parents must return survey by Sunday, Aug. 2

Good afternoon all Pine Bush parents of high school students, A district Task Force has been designing our Return to Learn plan for the Pine Bush schools, and I want to give you a high-level overview of this plan today. It is based on what we learned from our parent, staff, and student surveys earlier …

No in-person graduation on the field; watch our virtual graduation Friday, July 31 at 7 p.m.

Hello, Earlier this week Mr. Hopmayer, our high school principal, shared a message with all of our seniors that something they and we had hoped for would just not be able to occur. We won’t be able to hold an in-person graduation for all 430 members of the Class or 2020. That’s because the updated …

District cancels on-the-field graduation plan; will post virtual graduation ceremony July 31 at 7 p.m.

As our graduates, their families and friends are aware, the hope was to have an on-the-field graduation for our 430 graduating seniors on Friday, July 31. The state’s limit on gatherings remains at 150 people and therefore, Pine Bush will not be allowed to hold the on-the-field graduation. We will post our Herff Jones Virtual …

Student health exam, immunization information for parents and guardians

As of July 1, 2018 New York State law requires a health examination for all students entering the school district for the first time and also when entering Pre-K or K, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th , and 11th grade. The examination must be completed by a New York State licensed physician, physician assistant or …

Families eligible for free/reduced school meals to receive funds this summer

If your child receives free or reduced-price school meals, you will receive $420 in food benefits from the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program. P-EBT is a new program to help fill the school meals gap for children who lost access to free or reduced-price school meals due to COVID-19 school closures. This includes all …

Thoughts on Independence Day; remember to take our Return to Learn survey by Tuesday, July 7

Hi there, First, if you haven’t yet completed our staff or parent re-opening survey, please be sure to do so by this Tuesday at 4 p.m. Tell your kids to do theirs as well. The links are below. If you have already completed yours, then THANKS! Second, and more importantly, I wanted to share a …

Take the parent, staff survey by July 7 as we Return to Learn

Good Evening, I know that many of you are anxious to know just exactly how our students will Return to Learn next fall, and we’ve already begun preparing for that by consuming a number of reports that have been issued by other states, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and most recently, the American Academy …

Ellen Schoenberg ends 12 years of Odyssey with a lifetime of memories…and a scholarship

A big shout-out to Pine Bush High School graduating senior Ellen Schoenberg who received a New York State Odyssey of the Mind Association scholarship for her 12 years participating in the Pine Bush Odyssey of the Mind program. Yes, all 12 years. Ellen started her Odyssey journey way back in first grade and never looked …

A tribute to our 2019-2020 retirees

In more ordinary times, the Pine Bush Central School District would honor its retiring employees with a gathering. Since that is not the case for 2020, colleagues put together a tribute to those who are retiring from our district.  Join us in wishing our retirees all the best in their next chapter!

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Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Joseph Lenz
Superintendent of Schools
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