Parent Updates School Opening

With the start of a new school year this week, we are so excited to open our doors and begin writing the next chapter of our school's story with your children.

This year, you’ll see our dedication to our core values of Empathy, Gratitude, and Hope with Positive Action in every classroom and hallway as we follow the RIVERHAWKS Way. We are committed to providing a strong foundation for your child and ensuring every student is seen, supported, and celebrated.

Our staff is energized and focused on our ambitious 2028 goals for literacy, math, and life readiness. This is a year of intentional growth, driven by our commitment to continuous improvement and our belief that every child can achieve extraordinary success. We look forward to partnering with you to make this a year of learning, hope, and remarkable achievements for all our students. We know we CAn and we know your children CAn. We're exicited to get started!

As part of our efforts to reduce costs in response to this year’s budget, we are making changes to our school day schedules and transportation services beginning in September 2025. These changes are the result of moving to one morning (AM) bus run for the Coxsackie campus while maintaining two afternoon (PM) bus runs.

Please see the updated start and end times for each school building below:

Coxsackie Elementary School

• Start Time: 8:07 AM
  

• Dismissal: 2:25 PM
  

Coxsackie-Athens Middle and High Schools

• Start Time: 8:07 AM
  

• Dismissal: 2:25 PM (students in good standing may leave at this time)
  

• Final Dismissal (after Office Hours): 3:09 PM
  

E.J. Arthur Elementary School

• Start Time: 8:20 AM
  

• Dismissal: 2:40PM
  

CE Students will ride the early morning run with MS/HS students. Some EJA students will ride the early morning run with MS/HS students and then shuttle to EJA with pre-kindergarten students. Additional morning routes will be in place to pick up the remaining EJA students closer to their scheduled start time. Dismissal time for EJA will be 2:40 and they will be directly transported home.

We understand that changes in school start and end times may impact your family’s daily routines, especially with before- and after-school care. We are providing this information now to give you time to make any necessary arrangements. We appreciate your understanding as we navigate this change and a focus on minimizing disruption to students and families.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your building principal.

In an effort to improve the safety and efficiency of student arrival and departure on our Coxsackie campus, the following logistical changes will be implemented for the upcoming school year:

Morning Drop-Off

• All elementary and middle school students will be dropped off in the YELLOW lane in the loop between the High School and Coxsackie Elementary School. See the video for more details

• High School students may be dropped off in the loop or in front of the high school in the student parking section or along Sunset Blvd. in front of the flag pole.

Afternoon Pick-Up

• Middle and High School Students: Pick-up will take place in the same locations as morning drop off.

• Elementary Students: Pick-up will occur in the same location as morning drop-off in the loop between the schools. See video for more information.

• The school will be using a new app called PIKMYKID to help manage the process.

• The app will notify the school when a parent or guardian arrives on campus.

• Parents will remain in their vehicles, and staff will escort students directly to their cars in the YELLOW lane.

• More detailed instructions on how to access and use the app will be shared as the start of school approaches.

• Walkers:

• Elementary students who walk or bike home will be dismissed through the doors closest to the playground.

• Middle School students will exit through Door 35 and follow the path past the Elementary playground.

Bus Procedures

• Bus arrival and departure will take place in front of the High School.

• No vehicles will be permitted in the High School’s front parking lot while buses are present during arrival and dismissal.

We appreciate your support and cooperation with these changes. Our goal is to create a safer, more organized experience for all students and families. Please don’t hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.

We are excited to share that this year, Coxsackie Elementary will be using PikMyKid, a secure dismissal app designed to make student pick-up safer, faster, and more organized.

📱 What you need to know:

• Download the app: PikMyKid is available on the App Store and Google Play.
  
  

• Student-specific QR codes: Each student has a unique QR code. These will be given out at Open House tomorrow between 2–3 PM.
  
  

• Alternative option: If you cannot attend Open House, persons from Tech Sevices will be available via Google Meet tomorrow from 6–7 PM to help you get set up. Join here: https://meet.google.com/yqi-bqvp-pgey.

• Complete the process on the app.
  
  

🚗 How pick-up will work:

• Parents/guardians will use the app to announce their arrival at school.
  
  

• Staff will see your check-in and call your child for dismissal.
  
  

• Changes to dismissal (car rider, bus, after-school program, another parent/guardian, etc.) can be made directly in the app — no more notes or phone calls.
  
  

📎 Helpful Resources (attached):

• Parent User Guide – Step-by-step instructions to get started.
  
  

• Delegate Guide – How to authorize another parent/guardian for pick-up.
  
  

• Flyer – Quick overview of how PikMyKid works.
  
  

We’re looking forward to a smoother and safer dismissal process this year with your support. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Thank you,

Got it — here’s the updated version with your school colors:

Homecoming Weekend is almost here, and we invite you to come out and show your Riverhawk pride as we cheer on our student-athletes! This is a wonderful opportunity for our community to come together, support our teams, and celebrate all the hard work and dedication of our students.

📅 Friday, September 12

• (B) Varsity Golf vs. Greenville – 4:15 PM

• (B) Varsity Football vs. Norwich – 6:00 PM

📅 Saturday, September 13

• (G) 7/8th Volleyball vs. Taconic Hills – 1:30 PM

• (G) Varsity Field Hockey vs. Onteora – 2:00 PM

• (B) 7/8th Soccer vs. Catskill – 2:00 PM

• (G) 7/8th Soccer vs. Catskill – 2:00 PM

• (G) Varsity Tennis vs. Greenwich – 2:00 PM

• (G) 7/8th Field Hockey vs. Onteora – 2:00 PM

• (G) JV Volleyball vs. Chatham – 3:00 PM

• (G) Varsity Soccer vs. Catskill – 4:30 PM

• (B) JV Soccer vs. Tamarac – 4:30 PM

• (G) Varsity Volleyball vs. Chatham – 5:00 PM

• (B) Varsity Soccer vs. Tamarac – 6:30 PM

Let’s fill the stands, sidelines, and courts with blue and white as we cheer on the Riverhawks!

Thank you for your continued support of our student-athletes. We can’t wait to see you

Homecoming Weekend!

Go Riverhawks! 🦅💙🤍

Our culture (the way we do things) is being built around a series of attributes that support and sustain a safe, consistent, and productive learning environment.

Grounded in the belief that every student deserves a future of opportunity, we are aligning our practices around five transformative principles: student-centered learning, real-life skills, talent-rich schools, strong community partnerships, and metrics that matter. These pillars guide our work in graduating students who are college, career, and life ready—equipped to meet the challenges of tomorrow with confidence, character, and curiosity.

CLICK HERE to learn about our five guiding principles.

Like planning a road trip our 2030 DESTINATION, TIMELINE may change as detours pop up or new adventures present themselves.

Take a look. Our road trip will have some exciting mile markers that sustains and enhances the work we have started and will lead us to our 2030 Destination.

• Professional Learning Communities
• Growth Mindset
• Student Centered/Directed Learning
• Digital Conversion
• Pathways to Success

It is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that we are learning, speaking and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Muhheaconneok (Muhhekunneuw) or Mohican people and the Munsee Lenape people, who are the indigenous peoples of this land. Despite tremendous hardship in being forced from here, they now reside in Wisconsin and are known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.

Email: squierr@cacsd.org
Website: www.cacsd.org
Location: 24 Sunset Boulevard, Coxsackie, NY, USA
Phone: 518-731-1700
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