Contact Information
Fred Marcil
872-2030
fremarcil@bkwcsd.k12.ny.us

A message from Principal Fred Marcil

It has been my pleasure to have been employed by the Berne-Knox-Westerlo School District for 25 years. For the past eleven years, I have served as the Middle School Administrator and the Associate Principal K-12. I enjoy working as principal for the middle school. This age group presents a unique challenge. Students in grades six through eight undergo dramatic changes regarding social, emotional, physical and intellectual development.

I also serve as the district’s Athletic Director. It has been my pleasure to oversee a very successful and competitive interscholastic athletic program that offers a wide variety of team sports on the modified, junior varsity, and varsity levels.

For five years (1990-95), I was the Director of Special Education and the Chairman of the Committee on Special Education. Meeting the demands to serve our disabled and handicapped students was challenging yet very satisfying.

I first came to BKW in the Fall of 1981 to become the junior/senior high school's first special education teacher. As the special education teacher, I developed the program to serve 17 students in the non-categorical resource room. For many years, I coached the varsity track and field team and advised the SADD and Natural Helpers Clubs.

Personal Education Philosophy

I believe that students must strive to achieve academic excellence relative to their ability. Schools must first teach basic foundation skills; inspire our students to become independent and lifetime learners, thinkers and problem solving; to teach students to show respect and tolerance to everyone, to be safe and to become productive workers and exemplary citizens.