The 2023-24 budget of $81.6M was approved by voters, 985 yes votes to 260 no votes, with a passing margin of 79%, which is the highest passing rate dating back to the 1980s. Additionally, proposition #2 for maintaining an ex officio student board member passed with 1,101 yes vote to 142 no votes. The three …
Capital Project Committee to Present Recommendations to the Board in June Last summer, the board voted to create a capital project committee to tour the schools, study and rank the importance of identified areas of need, and make repair, upgrade and improvement recommendations. The large representative stakeholder group is made up of community members, faculty …
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School Bus Driver Shortage Could Mean Delays This is a follow-up notification that outlines the Transportation Department’s rotating bus delay schedule, just in case the district needs to implement a one-hour delay on any given day due to a bus driver shortage. This schedule was created to help minimize disruptions for parents by ensuring that …
If you visit any or our five schools, please be prepared for a new safety system program, Verkada. This updated system requires all visitors to scan their driver’s license. The check-in process requires that visitors allow the program’s software to take photo and prompts visitors enter their phone number. A visitor’s pass will be printed …
You could say Abbey (Wurz) North’s career choice began at an early age when she created a school in her bedroom. Who were her students? Her dolls and stuffed animals, of course. She read her books to them, taught them the alphabet, and graded their papers–most likely with her enviable collection of colored markers. “I …
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Mr. Sinnenberg: A Spartan Through and Through Long-time Charlton Heights Elementary School Principal Tim Sinnenberg recently announced that after nearly 30 years at BH-BL he will retire on January 1, 2023. Tim, a 1985 BH-BL High School graduate, began teaching at Charlton Heights in 1992. He spent nearly 11 years teaching third- and fourth-grade students …
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The Public Has Voted and the Results are Wonderful Thank you for voting Charlton Heights the Best Public School for the fifth year in a row in the Daily Gazette Best of the Best Program. “I am so proud to be associated with such an amazing school,” said Charlton Heights Principal Tim Sinnenberg. “We really …
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Camp Invention is coming back , July 10-14, 2023! Register today at invent.org/camp for an experience your child will never forget! Contact Camp Invention Director Lyndsay Stein (lstein@bhbl.org) with any questions.
A message from BH-BL Covid-19 Coordinator Nurse Jodi Reynolds If your child is experiencing any of the Covid- 19 symptoms listed below, the CDC recommends testing. (Testing kits are available in all of the buildings*) Covid-19 Symptoms Fever Cough Shortness of breath Headache Fatigue New loss of taste or smell Sore throat Congestion Nausea Vomiting …
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