Board of education meeting Tuesday, March 24, at Circleville Middle School

The Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education is holding its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Circleville Middle School, beginning at 7 p.m.  Click here to view the meeting agenda on BoardDocs. The meeting will be live streamed as well. Click here to view the livestream beginning at 7 p.m.

District senior citizens enjoy dinner and an amazing show at Pine Bush High School

Senior citizens from throughout our community, 172 in all, came to Pine Bush High School Wednesday for the traditional dinner and show. They enjoyed a full turkey dinner with all the trimmings and dessert and then headed to the auditorium for the show, Disney’s Frozen.   Volunteers from the district did the work – they …

Boil water notice is in effect at PAK, CVMS; district will supply bottled water to students and staff

On Thursday, March 19, the Orange County Department of Health performed a water inspection at CVMS and PAK which showed a low residual reading for chlorine. Therefore, there is a boil water notice at each school. The district will provide bottled water for drinking for all students and staff members until the boil water notice …

League of Women Voters at PBHS to register new voters; they return Friday, March 20

Members of the League of Women Voters (LWV) were at Pine Bush High School today, Wednesday, March 18, to register our high school students to vote. They will be returning Friday, March 20.   We partner with the LWV each year because we share a common goal – we want to promote voting so all …

Draft budget, foundation aid discussed at March 10 board meeting

The 2026-2027 draft budget for the Pine Bush Central School District is $155,108,778, an increase of 3.51 percent over the current year’s budget of $149,849,943. Based on the proposed state aid, the tax levy and other revenue sources, there is a $2 million budget gap that must be reconciled over the next month or so, …

Board adopts 2026-2027 calendar; amends current calendar

The Pine Bush Board of Education adopted the 2026-2027 student calendar at the March 10, 2026 meeting. The board also amended the current 2025-2026 calendar. May 22 was a school holiday for both students and most school staff. It is now a superintendent’s conference day. There is no school for students.

Guest readers bring the joy of reading to PAK, EJR

March 2 was Read Across America Day, part of Read Across America Week, an initiative of the National Education Association to encourage reading and literacy in our children.   Pakanasink and EJR elementary schools invited guest readers to read to students in their classrooms. Board of Education President Gretchen Meier, Vice President Kristi Kheiralla, Superintendent …

Board of education meeting Tuesday, March 10, at Pine Bush High School

The Pine Bush Central School District Board of Education is holding its regular meeting on Tuesday,  March 10, 2026, at Pine Bush High School, starting at 6:45 p.m. The board will acknowledge the students who participated in the middle school musical productions back in February at the start of the meeting. Click here to view …

Three Pine Bush teams head to states in Odyssey of the Mind competition

Three Pine Bush teams are heading to the state competition in Syracuse for the Odyssey of the Mind state competition on March 21, after the Region 5 competition at OU BOCES on Feb. 28. CVMS took on problem 5, Taller Tales of John Jivery, and took first place in their Division 2.   Circleville Elementary …

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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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