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Each
year, the Duanesburg Central School District has steadily inched
its way toward the top 10 in the Capital District Business
Reviews annual report on area school districts.
DCS
is committed to preparing students to meet the academic
demands of a Regents diploma, and much more, on their way to
successful careers and rewarding lives.
DCS
offers a K-12 program designed to promote the academic and
personal development of all students. Besides traditional academic
courses, our students may participate in a number of unique
programs:
- Project
Lead the Way, a pre-engineering curriculum for high school
students who are interested in pursuing a career in
engineering and/or technology.
- Advanced Placement courses offering college-level
study in art, environmental science, physics, psychology, U.S.
history and world history. Honors calculus with an AP option,
Honors English 11 with an AP option in Literature and Honors
English 12 with an AP option in Language are also available to
high school students each year.
- Strong
support for the arts, with art instruction and music classes
and lessons beginning in the elementary grades, and a
collaborative arts program with Proctor's Theater that
introduces students to music, art and dance from different
cultures.
- Second
language immersion beginning in kindergarten.
- Vocational
and career education opportunities provided by the Capital
Region BOCES Career & Technical School that gives students hands-on
experience.
- Academic
Intervention Services in the core subjects to provide
additional instruction to students struggling to meet New York
States learning standards.
- An
interscholastic athletic program offering students
opportunities to compete in
soccer,
volleyball, cross-country, basketball, bowling, wrestling,
cheerleading, softball, baseball, track and golf.
- A nature trail that provides elementary students with an outdoor
experiential program focusing on science and physical
education.
- Dozens
of extracurricular clubs and activities, including a school
newspaper, drama club, Student Council and MasterMinds team.
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School District Report
Card
Every year the New York State
Education Departments releases a report card for every school
district and school in the state.
The most recent report card summarizes student performance
on assessments during the 2007-08 school year. View test
scores, graduation results, class size, attendance and much
more.
Link to Report Card... |
Textbooks
for Private School Students
Capital Region BOCES is the textbook
provider for Duanesburg. Each year, BOCES
notifies families of private school students
about dates for returning textbooks at the
end of the school year and arranges to have
textbooks delivered to the child's school
for the start of the school year. (Families
will be notified in case of exception.) If
you have questions about ordering, picking
up or returning your child's textbooks,
please call Anne McCoy at Capital Region
BOCES, 464-5123. The BOCES Textbook Loan
Service is located at 20 Walker Way, Albany,
NY 12205
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