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Early Learning Center information
Address: 372 Church St.
Phone: 845-451-4721
Principal: Colleen Hardiman, chardiman@poughkeepsieschools.org
Main office hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
School hours: 8:20 a.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Enrollment: 465 (2019-2020)
Staff: 100
School nurse: 845-451-4744
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ConnectED NY Parent / Caregiver Application
The ConnectED NY program is providing hotspots and data plans to students with unreliable internet service at home. ● A mobile hotspot provides a secure internet connection for other devices. ● Through AT&T, households will be offered unlimited data through June 2022. Internet service may be slowed each month after exceeding a high data usage threshold (50 GB). ● No payments or financial information required. ● Mobile hotspots will be mailed to student/caregiver homes in May 2021. Or, option to pick-up at a school district location if needed.
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Principal's Apr. 20th Fireside Chat presentations/Presentaciones del Chat Fireside del 24 de Abril del Director
Slides from Principal Colleen Hardiman's Feb. 18, 2021, Fireside Chat are available online now.
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ELC PTA stays busy; launches fundraiser
The ELC Parent Teacher Association has been busy this year, helping to arrange several programs for students at the school and raising funds to ensure that there’s money to continue the work next year.
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District begins preK, kindergarten registration
Registration for Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten in the 2021-22 school year has begun and there are limited preK spaces available
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Guest readers provide voices for ELC's Read Across America program
District staff and City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison helped make this year’s Read Across America at Early Learning Center special by reading virtually to students.
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Pick up authorization form available
In order to let someone else pick up your child from school, the Early Learning Center must have an authorization filled out and signed by the child's parent or guardian.
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Early Learning Center safety data sheets
Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used at Early Learning Center at Smith School.
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Parent Update Letter/Carta de Actualización para Padres- 5.7.21
Bilingual Letter from the Superintendent/Carta Bilingüe del Superintendente - Desplácese hacia abajo.
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Parent and Family Fest draws a crowd
More than 300 people attended the district’s Elevating Families Parent and Family Engagement Festival Saturday at the Poughkeepsie High School Football Stadium.
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Week celebrates teachers
At the top of the week, Dr. Eric Jay Rosser, thanked all PCSD instructional staff for all that they do on a daily basis to address the academic, social, emotional, and wellness needs of PCSD students, on behalf of the entire Central Office Administrative Team and the Poughkeepsie Board of Education.
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School is in-session Friday
There will be classes this Friday, May 7 in Poughkeepsie City School District schools.
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Schools host vaccine registration, information events
Poughkeepsie City School District’s Parent Empowerment Center and Westchester Medical Center Health Network are partnering to conduct COVID-19 vaccine registration events at district schools in May.
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PHS principal releases 2021 graduation plans
Poughkeepsie High School has set the Class of 2021 graduation festivities and, similar to last year, the activities planned will serve as fond memories to Poughkeepsie High School seniors and their families.
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District invests $1 million in student furniture
The Poughkeepsie City School District continues with its plan to transform its schools to be top-notch 21st Century learning environments for its students.
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Art Effect offers paid art programs for youth
Art Effect has two programs offering youth an opportunity to learn 3D art or screenwriting in May and they’ll even pay students who complete the programs.
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Budget set for May 18 vote
Poughkeepsie City School District will ask voters to approve a $108,190,818 budget and elect two board members for three-year terms May 18.
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Saturday Career and College program resumes May 8
PCSD, in partnership with critical community partners, continues to push the newly established Saturday Morning Lights Career and College Pathways to Success program, which returns to Poughkeepsie High School for six weeks beginning May 8.
