Dear BKW School District Community, Your Board of Education and district administration would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who came out to vote on the 2019-20 budget, the bus purchase proposition and Board of Education election on May 21. Also, congratulations to newly-elected board members Rebecca Miller and Matthew Tedeschi, and …

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Residents of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District went to the polls today and approved a $23,882,634 district budget for the 2019-20 school year by a vote of 553-270. The bus purchase proposition also passed by a vote of 603-215. The new budget will increase spending 2.7 percent or $627,448 from the current year. This new …

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Your feedback on our new Bulldog Club program is important to us. Please take a moment to share your thoughts by answering the survey questions (survey link below). Please return this survey to your child’s teacher by Friday, May 31. Thank you. Bulldog Club Parent Survey

Congratulations to Dr. Victoria “Tori” Kocsis, BKW High School Class of 2011, who graduated this spring from the Texas A & M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences as a veterinary doctor. During her time at BKW she was a top student and a charter member of the Wrestling team. Tori always knew she …

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Congratulations to the Albany County Sheriffs Department and BKW School Resource Officer Bray who were honored for sponsoring the BKW CYO program.

Six BKW High School students traveled to Costa Rica with Spanish teacher Jane Tedesco over spring break 2019. The group saved up for more than a year and fundraised to cover additional travel costs for the Costa Rican Explorer tour with Education First. The group paired with a middle school from North Carolina on the …

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What do George Washington, Stephen Spielberg, Justin Timberlake, Whoopi Goldberg, Charles Schwab, and Michael Phelps all have in common? They are all famous people with learning disabilities who struggled in school. We believe that if they can find success, so can your child. That’s why BKW Schools and the Parent Network of the Capital Region …

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Dear BKW Community, On April 15, I proposed a final budget for the 2019-20 school year to the Board of Education for their adoption. The budget development process began in October with the Budget Advisory Committee reviewing last year’s audit and considering areas of the budget for long-term planning, such as health insurance costs, transportation …

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On Tuesday, May 21, residents of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District will go to the polls to vote on the district’s proposed, $23,882,634 budget for the 2019-20 school year.  Voting will be held 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Voters will also elect two members to the Board of Education at …

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