Good evening, We are very excited to remind parents and staff that the PBCSD will be re-opening for in-person hybrid instruction on Tuesday, Jan. 19, which will be an “A” day. OU BOCES and CTEC in-person learning will also resume that day. All parents of students going to school should check their child’s email immediately …
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Dear Pine Bush Central School District Community, Please be aware that we have been busily preparing for the return to hybrid in-person learning that is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 19th. We have spent the last week consulting with Orange County Executive, Steve Neuhaus, the Orange County Department of Health Commissioner, Dr. Gelman, as …
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Many of our Pine Bush administrators and staff members have volunteered to read holiday and winter stories for our children. Click here for the list of stories – and check back often because we keep adding to them. We wish everyone happy holidays! Stay safe and warm.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many in our community to become food insecure. While meals for school-aged children are distributed free through the district’s Food Services department each week at Circleville Middle School and Pine Bush High School, families may still have need. Here is a list of agencies that provide food to those in …
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Suzanne Parker loves reading. This second-grade teacher at Pakanasink Elementary School describes herself as passionate about it. She shares that love with her students every day, always encouraging them to pick up something new or different and read, read, read. She will have even more opportunity to provide those new and different reading materials after …
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The Wallkill East Rotary makes an annual trip to all four Pine Bush elementary schools to present dictionaries to every third-grade student in the district. While they couldn’t deliver them in person to the students this year because of COVID-19 restrictions, the group still made the donation. Dr. William Bassett, a member of the Rotary …
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Dear Pine Bush Community, This morning, Nov. 5, 2020, we learned about a student who tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) at Pakanasink Elementary School. In following Orange County Department of Health protocol, children and/or staff in direct or proximate contact with the positive case were sent home immediately to quarantine for …
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Dear Parents, The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has developed a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access. The Parent Dashboard is part of New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, which emphasizes equity in education for all …
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One positive COVID-19 case at PAK, CVMS; no change to learning plan at either school Over the past two days, the district and the Orange County Department of Health conducted simultaneous investigations into the first positive COVID-19 case at Circleville Elementary. As a result, we have learned about four additional positive cases and other …
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Our pre-k students have been back in the buildings for nearly two weeks. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, students from kindergarten through grade 6 will join them! We will all be masked and socially distanced, of course, but we are so looking forward to seeing those students whose parents have opted for in-person learning. Please click …
