Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
Central Schools
50 Cypress Drive
Glenville, NY 12302
Superintendent Patrick McGrath
(518) 399-9141, ext. 85002
BH-BL SCHOOLS
BH-BL High School
O'Rourke Middle School
Charlton Heights Elementary
Pashley Elementary
Stevens Elementary

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Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central Schools
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake A to Z Index
Below is an alphabetical listing of the pages and subjects in this website. Choose a letter below to jump to a particular section, or just browse through the topics.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y  

 

A

content bullet Absentee Ballot: information & application form for voting by absentee ballot in the annual May election
content bullet Absent Child Procedures: How to report that your child is sick or not attending school
content bullet Academic Programs, overview including a link to information about the Common Core
content bullet Activities & Clubs for high school pupils
content bullet Activities & Clubs for middle school pupils
content bullet Activity Bus Routes for secondary school pupils
content bullet Adult Education: to view the most recent Continuing Education brochure, go to our Publications & Forms page
content bullet Agenda for the upcoming (or most recent) Board of Education meeting
content bullet Alumni information including alumni database & class reunions
content bullet APPR: (Annual Professional Performance Review) documents: See Human Resources Reference Documents
content bullet Approval forms:  See District Publications & Forms
content bullet Art Department staff & Art Clubs
content bullet Art Gallery
content bullet Art Program, overview for all grades
content bullet Athletics:
Go to the Athletics homepage for links to everything related to physical education, interscholastic sports, and community recreation programs
Interscholastic sports schedules
Interscholastic Sports Code of Conduct


B

content bullet Babysitters: see Child Care
content bullet Ballot, absentee and information about voting
content bullet Board of Education:   See specific links below or start at the Board of Education Homepage
Goals for the Board of Education (announced each fall)
Meeting agenda
Meeting schedule including list of special Program Review presentations
Meeting summaries (Board minutes)
Members listed
Members' roles & duties
Policy Manual
content bullet Booster clubs
Booster clubs for interscholastic sports teams
BH-BL Friends of Music
content bullet Budget:
Budget Development Process - lists information in chronological order on the steps taken from November to May to develop the next year's school budget
Public budget forums & how to participate online via your computer
Voting on the annual budget: how & where to vote and most recent vote results
content bullet Bullying Prevention
content bullet Bus policies & safety guidelines
content bullet Bus routes to all schools
content bullet Bus Stop Change Form: See Child Care, before and after school for elementary pupils


C

content bullet Cafeteria and lunch menus for all schools
content bullet Calendars:
Athletics
Board of Education
Budget development timeline
Concerts
District calendar for entire year
Vacations and Half Days: List for the 2012-13 school year
content bullet Charlton Heights Elementary School Home Page
content bullet Child Care, Including information on before and after school for elementary pupils and busing students to and from child care providers
content bullet Class Reunion information
content bullet Closing of school due to bad weather or other emergency
content bullet Clubs for high school pupils
content bullet Clubs for middle school pupils
content bullet

Code of Conduct for students:  This is contained within each school's Student Handbook, which are all in pdf format and are available on the main page of each school.  Also the Interscholastic Sports Code of Conduct is available on the District Publications & Forms page.
content bullet Common Core: See Understanding the Common Core and what it means for BH-BL
content bullet Communicable Diseases
content bullet

Community described, including links to local towns, libraries, colleges, etc.
content bullet Community Swim program: to view the most recent Community Swim flyer & course descriptions, go to our Publications & Forms page
content bullet Concert Schedule
content bullet Concussion Management Plan: See Athletic Forms
content bullet Continuing Education: to view the most recent Continuing Education brochure listing evening classes for adults, go to our Publications & Forms page
content bullet Council:
School Building Councils -- see the link on the home page of each school
PTA Council - go to PTA
content bullet Counseling Center, Middle School
content bullet Curriculum:
Elementary Curriculum overview
Middle School Curriculum overview & course descriptions
High School Curriculum Guide: Go to the Guidance Department homepage for the link to this annual booklet with course descriptions & graduations requirements 
See also Academic Programs for links to specific departments
   


D

content bullet Daily Schedule, district overview with starting & ending times, etc., for each school
content bullet Daily schedule at High School with explanation of alternate day block schedule, plus what happens on half days and when we have a one-hour or two-hour delay due to bad weather
content bullet Daily schedule at Middle School
content bullet Day Care : before and after school for elementary pupils. List of licensed child care providers within the BH-BL school district.
content bullet Delay or school closure due to emergency or bad weather
content bullet Dental Health Certificate for your dentist to complete when your child has a dental checkup
content bullet Driver's education classes
content bullet Driving directions to our schools
content bullet Directory of key staff in each school. Also, for a more complete list, you can go to each school and click on "Staff Directory" in right-hand Quickview bar
content bullet District newsletters and other publications
content bullet District Overview
content bullet District Policy Manual


E

content bullet Election, results of annual May election & budget vote
content bullet Elementary school curriculum
content bullet Email addresses for administrators and teachers: Go to Staff Directory or see the more comprehensive directories under each school.
content bullet Emergency closings and delays
content bullet Enrollment summary
content bullet Evening classes for adults: to view the most recent Continuing Education brochure, go to our Publications & Forms page
content bullet EXCEL Building aid & March 1, 2007 vote information
content bullet Exit Poll:  A report on the most recent election Exit Poll is posted on the Annual Election Results page.
content bullet Expectations:
BH-BL Mission, Core Beliefs & Key Expectations for students, parents, staff & community
Homework Expectations:  See the "Homework Expectations" button on the right hand Quick View bar under each elementary school
Interscholastic Sports Code of Conduct:  See District Publications & Forms
Student Conduct Expectations: for specific conduct expectations, see the Code of Conduct contained within each school's Student Handbook. The handbooks are all in pdf format and are available on the webpages for each school in the right hand Quick View bar.


F

content bullet Facilities Use Form:  For non-school groups to reserve or rent school facilitites. See Publications and Forms
content bullet Feedback form
content bullet Fine Arts Department Links
content bullet Forms:  See Publications and Forms for frequently requested forms
content bullet Founders Day Award winners from the various BH-BL PTAs
content bullet Framework for Learning: 21st Century Skills & Themes (pdf format)
content bullet Free and reduced price lunches available


G

content bullet Gallery of student art
bullet graphic Gifted & talented opportunities:  See the Elementary PACE program, the Middle School Courses summary, and the High School Curriculum Guide.
content bullet Goals for the Board of Education (announced each fall)
content bullet Graduation requirements are described in the High School Curriculum Guide. See the Publications and Forms page for the most recent version of this annual publication.
bullet graphic Guidance Department: 
    O'Rourke Middle School Counseling Center or
    BH-BL High School Guidance Department
   


H

content bullet Half Days explained, also High School half days
content bullet

Handbooks for students and parents contain the rules and much helpful background information for parents of pupils at each school. These are available on the main page of each school in the right-hand Quickview bar.
content bullet Health and Safety
content bullet Health exam form:  for your pediatrician to complete at your child's physical, see our Student Physicals and Immunizations page
content bullet High School Block Schedule
content bullet High School course offerings & graduation requirements are described in the High School Curriculum Guide. See High School Guidance Department.
content bullet High School Home Page
content bullet High School Student Government Organization (SGO)
content bullet History of the BH-BL Central School District
content bullet Holidays and other days off from school:  See Calendars
content bullet Homework expectations & policies for elementary pupils: Go to the specific school & click on "Homework Expectations" in the right-hand Quickview bar
content bullet Human Resources Department including current job openings.


I

content bullet Instructional Technology Plan
content bullet Interscholastic sports:  See Sports
content bullet Introduction to the BH-BL Central Schools


J

content bullet Job application form for support staff only (pdf format)
content bullet Job Openings & application information


K

   


L

content bullet Library Media Department , including links to each of our 5 school libraries
content bullet Links to local colleges, libraries, service organizations, and towns.
content bullet Lunch menus for all schools


M

content bullet Maps to get to any of the five BH-BL Schools or District Office
content bullet Medications
content bullet Middle School
Courses & curriculum overview
Daily schedule
Guidance counselors
Homepage
Transition from elementary school to 6th grade: See the District Publications & Forms page for the latest version of this helpful booklet
 
content bullet Minutes of past Board of Education meetings:  See Board meeting summaries
content bullet Mission Statement, Core Beliefs & Key Expectations for the BH-BL school district
content bullet Music Department staff
content bullet Music Program for all grades, overview


N

content bullet NCAA Eligilibity for college sports scholarships
content bullet News Archives
content bullet Newsletters:  See the Publications page for links to district-wide newsletters. You will also find links to individual school PTA newsletters on the PTA page under each school
content bullet Nurse:  See School Nurses
content bullet NYSSMA forms to print


O

content bullet O'Rourke Middle School Home Page
content bullet Overview of the BH-BL Central School District


P

bullet graphic PACE program for gifted & talented youngsters
content bullet Pashley Elementary School Home Page
content bullet PEP (Physical Education Program) Grant
content bullet "Physical exam" form for your child's pediatrician: see our Student Physicals and Immunizations page
content bullet Physical Education program & teachers:  See Athletics
content bullet Policy Manual for the BH-BL Central School District (which is searchable)
content bullet Poll:  A report on the most recent election Exit Poll is posted on the Annual Election Results page.
content bullet Program Review presentations which are announced each fall for the school year
content bullet Property values, reassessment & how this impacts school taxes
content bullet PTAs:  Go to PTA Council or see the main page of each school for a link to that school's PTA.
content bullet Publications and forms you can download
content bullet Pupil registration procedures


Q

   


R

content bullet Reassessment of property and its impact on school taxes
content bullet Reduced prices for school lunches: See Free and reduced price lunches available
content bullet Registering a pupil for school
content bullet Renovations Referenda:

December 9, 2009 Renovations Referendum

March 1, 2007 EXCEL Referendum information
 
content bullet

Renting school district rooms or playing fields: See the BH-BL Facilities Use Form posted on Publications and Forms 

content bullet Report Cards:  "School Report Cards" are published by the NY State Education Department each year and give test scores & other data for the PRECEDING school year. Go to https://reportcards.nysed.gov/ to access the most recent School Report Cards available.  NOTE:  BH-BL is listed under Saratoga County.

Also: for dates when students receive individual report cards, see the district calendar on our Calendars page.
content bullet Reunion information for BH-BL graduates
content bullet Rules for behavior at school & school events: Each school has a Student Handbook that includes a Code of Conduct with rules for appropriate behavior and consequences for inappropriate behavior. See the individual school pages for each handbook or go to the Publications & Forms page for all five handbooks. Another resource here is the Board of Education Policy Manual.


S

content bullet Safety Summary with list of BH-BL safety initiatives
content bullet Schedule, Daily: for the district with starting times, etc., for each school
content bullet School Board
content bullet School Budget
content bullet School Bus Routes
content bullet School Calendars:  Go to our Calendars page for the various options here.
content bullet School Closing due to bad weather or other emergency
content bullet School Election:  Results of the most recent election and who can vote/how to vote
content bullet "School News Notifier" (SNN) service
content bullet School Nurses
content bullet School Report Cards:  See "Report Cards" under "R" above. (Note: the specific dates when pupils receive their personal report cards are listed on the district calendar.)
content bullet School Taxes:  How to look up a BH-BL school tax bill
content bullet Searching this website:  If you can't find what you want with this index or the main navigation rail on the upper left, try clicking on the Search Our Site button in the upper right corner of every site page. Also, we have a separate Board of Education Policy Search feature that can be accessed on the Policy Manual page.
content bullet Sex Offender information: For information on sex offenders living anywhere in the state, go to the NY State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
content bullet SGO - High School Student Government Organization
content bullet Shared Decision Making Guidelines:  See District Publications and Forms
content bullet "Snow Days" - our policies and current status
content bullet Social Studies Department
content bullet Sports:
Go to the Athletics homepage for links to everything related to physical education, interscholastic sports, and community recreation programs
Interscholastic sports schedules
Interscholastic Sports Code of Conduct
content bullet STAR tax rebates:  Call your town assessor's office or go to the NY State Department of Taxation & Finance website.
content bullet Stevens Elementary School Home Page
content bullet

Student Code of Conduct:  This is contained within each school's Student Handbook, which are all in pdf format and are available on the main page of each school.
content bullet Superintendent Search Process 2011-12
content bullet Swimming classes: to view the most recent Community Swim flyer & course descriptions, go to our Publications & Forms page


T

content bullet Taxes:  How to look up a BH-BL school tax bill

Note: New Tax Rates are announced each August, so for information on these, go to our News Archives and look for the press release on new tax rates in the preceding August.
content bullet Technology Plan for the BH-BL District
content bullet Telephone numbers & addresses for key staff
content bullet Test scores and other school data summary
content bullet Transcript request: Former students: Click here to email your Transcript request to the high school Guidance Department.
content bullet Transition from elementary school to 6th grade & the Middle School: See the District Publications & Forms page for the latest version of this helpful booklet.
content bullet Transportation Department & bus routes
content bullet Transportation policies and safety guidelines
content bullet Tuition-paying pupils not accepted
content bullet 21st Century Skills & Themes (pdf format)


U

content bullet Use of school district rooms or playing fields by other organizations: See the BH-BL Facilities Use Form posted on Publications and Forms for information.


V

content bullet Vacation and Half Days:  List for the 2012-13 school year
content bullet Voter and Voting Information - including the application form for an absentee ballot


W

content bullet Weather-related delays or closings
content bullet When does the school day begin and end?


Y

content bullet Yearly calendar: See the Calendars page
   

 
 
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