Award winning author-illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger visits elementary schools

Author Laura Vaccaro Seeger visited Hamagrael, Elsmere, Eagle and Slingerlands elementary schools this month.  Laura is a New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, a two-time winner of both the Caldecott Honor Award and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award, and winner of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award, to name just a …

Apply today for free school meals for 2023-24

Applications MUST be submitted every school year Children need healthy meals to learn. Children from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible for free school meals. If your family meets these income guidelines, your child(ren)will receive breakfast and lunch at no charge in 2023-24.  Letter to parents/guardians about free and reduced price meals at …

Spring PASS survey to be administered in May

A message from K-12 Counseling Supervisor Kristen Connor… Dear BCSD families: This year, the Bethlehem Central School District began using a brief student survey to help the district better address social and emotional barriers to learning. We administered the first Pupil Attitudes to Self and School (PASS) survey last fall and will be administering the …

2023-24 Kindergarten Registration

Important kindergarten registration information can be found here. Please note the March 1 deadline for guaranteed placement at the child’s home school.

National School Bus Safety Poster Contest

Bethlehem Central School District will participate in the 2023 NYAPT School Bus Safety Poster Contest. Any student enrolled in a public, parochial, or other private school may submit an entry. Posters may be submitted under five categories.  First, Second, and Third place winning posters will be selected from each division, as follows: Division #1 Grades …