Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake is pleased to announce the launch of their new "School News Notifer" (SNN), a system designed to keep parents and residents more in touch with key happenings in the school district.

SNN is an opt-in system where individuals can sign up to receive e-mail alerts from the district administration when specific things occur, such as emergency school closings or delays. The district is offering 3 alerts. Users can choose to receive any or all of these alerts, and can unsubscribe at any time.

How do I sign up?

Go to the SNN homepage and create your profile. You will be asked to provide your name and email address, and to create your own password. Once you create your profile, you will be asked to select which of our 3 alerts you would like to receive. Once you select your alerts and click subscribe, you will be all set!  (You can change your selected alerts at any time.)

If you wish to receive alerts at more than one email address (for instance, one for each parent and one for work and one for home), simply create an additional profile for each email address desired.

Note: Your email address will be kept confidential, and SNN pages are also encrypted to protect your privacy.

What alerts can I receive?

Presently the district is offering 3 alerts:

	Emergency school closings and delays:  Find out via email when any of our five schools is closed unexpectedly due to severe weather or other emergency. Alerts will also go out when classes are on a one-hour or two-hour delay in the morning, or when ALL afterschool or evening activities are cancelled due to bad weather. (Note: in the very rare event that schools need to close early, this alert could also be beneficial for parents who monitor their email at work.)
	Board of Education Budget Development Announcement:  Sign up for this notification if you are interested in following the process of creating the next school budget. Emails will go out to let you know when new information about the budget has been posted on our website or to announce an upcoming community budget forum.
	Change in Sex Offender Residency:  Find out via email whenever our school district is notified by the police that a registered sex offender has moved into or changed residency in our district. This is a rare occurrence, but signing up for this notification will allow you to share whatever limited information we receive from either state or town police. (Note: you can also find information on sex offenders at any time on the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services web pages.)

If you have more questions, please go to our SNN homepage or SNN Frequently Asked Questions page.