Announcements for Friday, May 19, 2023

May 19, 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Staff:

Thank you to the voters for approving our 2023-2024 general fund budget and additional propositions this week. We appreciate the support for our students, staff and projects. The budget and additional propositions presented to voters on Tuesday represent purchases, programs and upgrades designed to serve our students for many years to come. 

We would also like to thank all of our candidates who ran for the Board of Education. Congratulations to Victor Jenkins, Andrew Henty, Luke Gasowski and Donald Miller. Mr. Jenkins’ 3-year term and Mr. Miller’s 1-year term began immediately. Mr. Henty and Mr. Gasowski will join the board on July 1st. We look forward to working with you. 

We have a few announcements to share with you today: 

Special Champions:

We had the honor of cheering on our athletes in our Special Champions event on Monday. It was amazing to be part of the day. The students had such a great time. We loved seeing all the smiling faces as they crossed the finish line and collected their ribbons. Thank you to our staff who made the event a success and thank you to the families who came out to cheer on our champions. Check out our Facebook page to see photos.

Strategic Plan:

The District seeks public comment on our draft Strategic Plan for 2023 to 2028. The Strategic Plan is how our district will bring to life our mission, vision and beliefs. The goal of the plan is to provide focus and direction for the district, individual school buildings, staff members and students. Our strategic priorities, which are values and strategies that guide us to achieve our goals, are to build, educate and empower. Review our plan and learn more HERE. The public comment period will be open until June 18, 2023. To make a comment, please email Public Information Specialist Sarah Buckshot at sbuckshot@bville.org. 

Calendar reminders:

• Pending no additional changes to the school calendar due to emergency closings, there will be no school for students on Friday, May 26th.
• There is no school for students and district offices are closed on Monday, May 29th to observe the Memorial Day holiday.

Athletic Highlights:

• Congratulations to our Girls Crew Team at the NYS Scholastic Rowing Championships last weekend. Three boats medaled, two of which were first place! Congratulations to the Junior 4 State Champions, Novice 8 State Champions and the Novice 8 B bronze medalists! The state champion boats will head to the Scholastic National Rowing Championships in Tennessee next week. 
• Congratulations to our Boys Tennis players who are advancing to the state qualifiers, which begin on Tuesday. The qualifiers are Mason Doan, Leonardo Vona, Connor Tutor, Nicholas Helbig, and Andrew Jung.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have and regularly check our website for important updates. Have a great weekend! 

 

Sincerely,

Dr. Kathleen M. Davis                    Dr. Joseph M. DeBarbieri

Acting Superintendent                    Deputy Superintendent