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While there is an overall increase in the proposed 2024-25 budget of 6.89%, or $7,346,231, most of these increases involve mandated and contractual obligations. These obligations include the higher costs of employee benefits (up $2,684,503) and an increase in debt service costs (up $3,210,682). Changes to the annual budget in staffing and program areas are …
Congratulations to the group of students recognized as the school’s “Be the Change” recipients for January and February.
Looking for somewhere to recycle your eclipse glasses? Send them to school! Starting tomorrow, each school throughout the district will collect used glasses that do not have any scratches, punctures, tears or other damage. The glasses will be sent to Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC by a BCHS student organizing the initiative as part of the …
Throughout March, the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) visited each of BCSD’s five elementary schools to highlight the process of maple syrup production. Students learned that March is known as “sugaring season” in the Northeast. In late winter, when the weather transitions and daytime temperatures warm to above freezing and nights dip below freezing, sap begins …
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The Bethlehem Central School District is mourning a sudden loss to the school community. Karen Maloney, a longtime aide to students with disabilities in the district, passed away on Sunday, April 7. Maloney was employed by the district for more than 20 years, at the middle school and most recently at Slingerlands Elementary School. Counselors …
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Students at Glenmont Elementary School welcomed science author and educator Dr. Jodi Wheeler-Toppen last week for two presentations, “How a Worm Wiggled into a Book” (K-2) and “Purr-fect Research is so Dog-gone Fun!” (3-5). K-2 students learned about worm anatomy and the importance of revision in writing. Students were encouraged to hold and observe live …
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A solar eclipse will occur on Monday, April 8, and will be viewable, depending on weather, in the Capital Region. The eclipse will begin in our area at 2:12 p.m. and will end at 4:36 p.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring at 3:26 p.m. Monday, April 8 will be a regular school day for middle …
Maeve McCarthy won two science research awards and Aaditya Ojha earned one at the recent Regeneron Greater Capital Region Science & Engineering Fair at RPI.
8:45a: Power has been restored at Eagle, the high school and transportation Eagle will continue with a 1-hour delay. Thank you for your patience.
Two Bethlehem Central High School assistant principals will move to new leadership roles beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Jim Smith has been appointed K-12 supervisor of social studies and business education; Nicole Conway will move from her assistant principal role at the high school to the same position at the middle school. Smith will …
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