Want to keep up with your students grades, attendance, and meal balances? It’s easy with the eSchoolData Parent Portal! Then click on “Parent Portal Registration” below the login window. That will bring you to the screen below. Fill in all requested information and click on “Create Account Information.” …
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Starting September 1, BKW will use the Blackboard Connect notification system to connect with parents, students, and community members! Blackboard will replace the School News Notifier (SNN) system, and will be used for regular district communications, as well as to alert parents of closings and emergencies. Blackboard can send emails, text messages and make …
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Board hires construction manager, will tour neighboring school The Board of Education has named Sano Rubin of Albany as construction manager to oversee some $19.8 million in proposed improvements to the elementary and secondary schools. “We’re doing everything possible to keep the cost to our local taxpayers low,” said Superintendent Dr. Timothy Mundell. Superintendent Dr. …
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Meningococcal vaccine is required for students entering 7th and 12th grade. Physicals are required for students entering 7th & 10th grade, new students, and any student wishing to play a sport. Contact Mrs. Lounsbury at alounsbury@bkwschools.org with any questions or call the main office at 872-1482.
Guidance Counselors will be available for students to adjust their schedules from Monday, Aug. 28 to Friday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students will also be able to adjust their schedules after school begins, from Thursday, Sept. 7 to Thursday, Sept. 14. The last day to add or drop a class will …
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BKW needs to capitalize on favorable financial conditions to provide better facilities for our students, Superintendent Dr. Timothy Mundell told the BKW Board of Education at its July 31 meeting. After a detailed presentation on how improved building conditions correlate to increased academic performance, Mundell noted that because of BKW’s near-80 percent state-aid ratio, and …
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Board to refine goals at upcoming meeting Addressing the school’s technology needs, increasing community engagement, and continuing to foster a positive school climate with real-world learning were the three key themes that emerged when community members joined school officials and Board of Education members at a goal-setting exercise after the board’s reorganizational meeting on July …
Michelle Ferraino named valedictorian Michelle Ferraino will attend Fulton-Montgomery Community College In the fall, after earning the top academic spot in the Class of 2017. Michelle says that BKW holds a special place in her heart. “I’m going to miss so much about this school. I’ll miss my friends, my teachers – the whole BKW …
Nearly 90 percent of respondents to the exit survey given at the May 16 school budget vote agree that some repairs and improvements are necessary at the Elementary School. In order to assess public sentiment regarding the condition of the district’s facilities and plans to repair or upgrade them, the BKW Central School District deployed …
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Taylor Vincent, a BKW student in Building Trades I class at CTE, has been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. To be honored, students had to meet several criteria, including earning grade point averages (GPA) of 92 or greater at Career & Tech and an overall GPA of 85 or greater at their high …
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