Annual Food Drive Collection Benefits LOCAL Families in Need!

BH-BL is once again participating in the holiday food drive to support local families in need! Every little bit helps our community. Collection bins have been placed in all five schools. We are accepting non-perishable food donations as well as grocery store gift card donations. To participate, please bring items to any BH-BL school between …

After 14 Years as School Leader, BH-BL Superintendent Dr. McGrath Announces His Retirement

Board of Education to Begin Statewide Search for New School Leader Dr. Patrick McGrath, Jr. has announced that at the end of the school year he is closing out his 14-year run as the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District’s sixth superintendent. His planned retirement marks the end of an era as he prepares to usher …

BH-BL to Offer Free School Meals to All Students

BH-BL’s Food Service Department is excited to announce that beginning in the 2025-26 school year, all students are eligible to receive free school meals. The new state-funded program–Universal Free Meals–means all students in grades K-12 may receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day at no cost to the student or their …

1001 Book Program is BACK!

Our wonderful reading program is BACK! Haven’t heard about it? Here’s the story: We have 100 blue bags, each filled with 10 books appropriate for Pre-K to 2nd grade. This collection of books will get your child reading about a variety of subjects and ideas. Students who read all 1000 books will have book #1001 …