Members of the Rensselaer City School District Community: We made it to the last week in January before our first legitimate snow storm of 2021!  Since we are not sure how the roads will look in the morning yet, we ask that families with students in the building this week check the local news media […]

Members of the Rensselaer City School District Community: Our school is informing parents and guardians that a student at Van Rensselaer Elementary school has been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This person was last in school on Thursday,  1/14.  This case represents no new exposure or risk within the building. We continue to work […]

Members of the Rensselaer City School District Community: Our school is informing parents and guardians that a staff member has been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case poses no new risk or exposure to students. We look forward to welcoming Group 1, grades Pre K – 12, back to school on Monday.  As […]

Members of the Rensselaer City School District Community: We have been watching the regional and county “7 day average” infection rate closely since the beginning of the month.  The rate seemed to have peaked over a week ago and has steadily decreased since then. We continue to see a few cases in the district, but most […]