Category: District News

BH-BL, along with districts across the country, has been working on plans in preparation for reopening schools in the fall. A large Reopening Committee, made up of teachers, students, parents and administration, was established in late May to discuss various reopening scenarios and what they would mean for the BH-BL community. The three potential reopening …

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Every year at Recognition Night, the BH-BL Board of Education and school leaders recognize outstanding students from all five schools and the most recent retirees for all their hard work and dedication over their years at BH-BL. This year, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the recognition ceremony was held virtually via Google Meet but the …

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The proposed $70.88 million school budget for the 2020-21 school year was approved by BH-BL residents with 3,672 yes votes and 1,425 no votes, and a passing margin of 72 percent. The district received a record number of ballots, 5,109, making this the highest number of votes received in known school budget history, by passing …

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School Launch Pages Charlton Heights Elementary School | Pashley Elementary School  |  Stevens Elementary School  |  O’Rourke Middle School  | BH-BL High School Faculty and staff at BH-BL are committed to staying connected with their students and providing them with educational opportunities while classes are canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please  select your child’s school …

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As Capital Region businesses, restaurants and retail stores slowly begin to reopen during the second phase of the state’s multi-pronged Reopening Plan, BH-BL is preparing to reopen its offices on Monday, June 15. The district shifted to remote learning and teaching as well as remote working in mid-March when Governor Andrew M. Cuomo declared a …

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May 19, 2020 Dear BH-BL Parents, I saw a remarkable story on the news the other day about a 108-year-old New Jersey woman who survived coronavirus a century after living through the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. It got me thinking of how our fledgling school district, founded in 1915, must have battled through that pandemic in …

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