At a special meeting of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, February 27th, the Board appointed Lisa Cala Ruud as Technology Integration Specialist for the district. Ms. Ruud begins March 28th. Technology Integration Specialist is a district level administrative position that will be responsible for the technical and instructional facets of our technology …

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Dear BKW Community, Just before Winter Break, Superintendent Mundell shared with you our combined heartbreak over the latest deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, and our commitment to keeping your children safe. Over the break, we know that our students have undoubtedly heard or read about the events in Parkland and seen the stories of …

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The Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, February 27, at 7 pm, in the District’s Business Office. It is anticipated the Board will convene the public meeting, and then will act on a resolution to convene an executive session for the purpose of considering matters leading to the appointment and …

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Congressman Paul Tonko stopped by Berne-Knox-Westerlo this month to deliver books from the Library of Congress Surplus Books program. At all times the Library of Congress has thousands of books available for donation to eligible groups. These surplus books are not needed for the Library’s own use, and so members of Congress may donate them …

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Advertisement for Bids The Board of Education of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District invites bids for Related Services, Speech Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy. Sealed bids will be received at the office of the School Business Manager, Mrs. Stacy King-McElhiney, in the Business Office located at 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY until 2:00pm on …

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Berne-Knox-Westerlo schools are closed Wednesday, February 7th, due to inclement weather.

Girls Varsity Basketball Coach and district Athletic Director Tom Galvin won his 350th game as coach Friday, January 26th versus Middleburgh. The Bulldogs beat the Knights 62-49. Congrats Coach Galvin! To see a full album of pictures from the game, click here.

According to Dr. Mack, with Capital Care Berne, their office has been seeing an increased number of flu cases. These cases range in people of all ages.   If your student has a fever, vomiting or diarrhea, or frequent cough please keep them home to rest for at least 24 hours after these symptoms have …

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Berne-Knox-Westerlo schools will open on a two-hour delay January 17th due to weather. There will be no AM Pre-K and no AM BOCES.

Berne-Knox-Westerlo is proud to announce that the district has been awarded a grant through the New York Agricultural Education and Outreach project and Cornell University in the amount of $8,000. The grant money will be used with the district’s newly formed Agriscience program. “The timing couldn’t have been better with the new capital project underway,” …

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