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Program & Service Reductions Overview Provided at BAC Meeting

Budget Advisory Committee Reviews Strategy #3 At the district’s Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, members were presented with an overview of a third strategy for dealing with the possibility of significant mid-year state aid cuts–Program and Service Reductions. As in previous weeks, the committee was asked to look at this strategy …

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Spartan Pop-Up Tent Donated to BH-BL

A big thank you goes out to local business AJ Signs for donating $1,000 to the high school’s Giving Tree Fund through their Pop-up Tent Raffle last month. “The support of local businesses in this community is greatly appreciated,” says High School Principal Tim Brunson. The good news and generosity doesn’t stop there, however. BH-BL …

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Budget Advisory Committee Discusses Revenue Increase Strategies

Second of Four Options: Revenue Increase Strategies On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the BH-BL Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) met for its third meeting, focusing their time on the strategy of using fund balance as a means of making up for a potential 20 percent cut in NYS aid. As part of this topic, the committee also …

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Boussa & Slisher Named Commended Students

Congratulations to BH-BL High School seniors Madeline Boussa and Nathan Slisher for being named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.  They are recognized for their exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance on the PSAT. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. Approximately …

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Congrats to Tri-M Music Honor Society Inductees

We are proud to announce the newest inductees into the BH-BL Tri-M Music Honor Society.  Candidates for such an honor are students who exhibit outstanding musical skills, participation and achievement, academic excellence, leadership amongst their peers, and great character. Inducted into the O’Rourke Middle School Chapter of the Tri-M Music Honor Society:  Elizabeth Abdoo, Angelo Aldi, …

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Confirmed Case of COVID-19 at Charlton Heights Elementary School

Early this morning, Nov. 9, we learned that a staff member at Charlton Heights Elementary School has been confirmed positive for COVID-19. We’ve been in close contact with the Saratoga County Department of Health about the necessary steps we must take. Based on the DOH’s investigation and the fact that this individual hasn’t been in …

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Budget Advisory Committee Explores Short-Term Structural Changes

October 27 Meeting Recap Meetings of the Board of Education’s Budget Advisory Committee continued this week as district leadership also continues to prepare for the possibility that the district may face a cut in NYS aid of up to 20 percent. “The possibility that the district will face a multi-million dollar reduction in state aid …

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A head-to-toe lesson in healthcare for BH-BL HS Student Abigail Smith

You could say that students in the Two Year Sequence of Health Careers program at Capital Region BOCES learn the art of nursing from head to toe. During a recent lesson in Adam Mainville’s class, students practiced hand and feet care on mannequins, a skill not only in demand as the population ages, but also …

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