Bradford Central School District

Today, the Bradford Central School District will be holding it's annual school budget vote between noon and 8 PM in the school cafeteria. Please come out and vote on the budget. Go Braves!

The 2021-2022 Budget Presentation is now available for viewing at: https://brdfrd.com/21-22-budget-presentation. Please use passcode iu2#v1UR to access the recording.

The district recognizes the positive impact that the internet can have on our students and families and we remain committed to expanding the reach of internet access to as many homes as possible throughout our community. Recently, the FCC authorized a temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit program designed to help households afford Internet service during the pandemic. The Emergency Broadband Benefit will provide a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible families and households who are struggling to stay connected during the #COVID19 pandemic. Eligible households can also receive a discount of up to $100 for the purchase of a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers. For more info, please visit: fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit or contact the district. #DigitalDivide #BroadbandForAll Enrollment for the program begins today.

The 2021-2022 Budget Presentation will be held virtually this evening at 6 PM. You can join the presentation and present questions via Zoom using the following link: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/93783217538

Happy Mother’s Day to all our Brave Moms!

Science students working on their geologic time scale lab.

Please read for an important update regarding Board Meetings from Mr. Marshall

Some 1st grade students enjoying their new chalk donated from the local food pantry. 😊

Dear BCS Parents/Guardians, Please be advised that you may soon be receiving a free hotspot to be used in your home for the remainder of this school year and next, through the NYS ConnectEd grant. Our District applied for this grant earlier this spring and was awarded hotspots based on the need for internet connectivity in many of our student's homes. If your home is in an area that lacks connectivity you should be receiving a hotspot via the mail. One hotspot will be sent for each child in the home. Once you've received this device all you need to do is follow the instructions and connect it to your home and personal devices. If you need assistance please contact the school and we will have someone help walk you through this process. Again there is no charge for this hotspot. Once you activate this new hotspot, if you would return the one previously sent home by the District it would be greatly appreciated. Please know we are committed to helping ensure all of our students have access to the internet, as we know this is a valuable educational resource. Lastly, we continue to make progress on our community internet project and have completed the main run of fiber from Savona to the school. We are now turning our attention to building out runs of fiber to areas in are District that struggle with internet access. Whereas the hotspots have served as a temporary solution, the build of fiber and ultimately its connection to student homes, will be a permanent solution for years to come. Thank you for your patience while we address this critical community need. Sincerely, John Marshall Superintendent

BCS is proud to announce this years valedictorian, Cambri and salutatorian, Jillian. Congratulations to our top students in the class of 2021.

Dear BCS Parents/Guardians and Students, Today marks the start of Teacher Appreciation Week. Please help me in showing our gratitude and support for all of our wonderful teachers and staff members, not only today, but throughout the year. It is an honor to work alongside so many caring individuals. BCS is an amazing school district because of our faculty, staff, students, parents and community. Go Braves!

Board of Education Meeting recordings can be found on the district website under Menu > Our School > Board of Education > Minutes & Meeting Recordings.

Dear Parents/Guardians, If you have a child in the District age (16) or over, you will be receiving a letter containing information about vaccinating your child. If you are interested in taking advantage of his opportunity, please complete and return the enclosed form to our school nurse by Friday, May 7th. Once interest level has been determined, a time for the Schuyler County Department of Public Heath to come to the school and administer the COVID-19 vaccine to your child will be established. You are welcome to come to the school and be with your child while this vaccination takes place. Please note there is no requirement that a child gets vaccinated in order to attend school, but rather, this is just an opportunity to do so if you if you deem it appropriate. Sincerely, John Marshall Superintendent

Dear BCS Parents/Athletes, Due to a late notification of a positive COVID-19 case in the Dundee Central School District, and out of an abundance of caution, all practices between combined Bradford/Dundee athletic teams had to be cancelled this afternoon on very short notice. In order to allow time for proper contact tracing to occur, practices involving combined teams will be cancelled tomorrow, Friday, April 30th. The coaches for each combined team will let their athletes know if they plan to run a separate BCS practice. We do apologize for any inconvenience experienced by our athletes, families and coaching staff. Please stay safe and vigilant in your efforts to combat COVID-19. Sincerely, John Marshall Superintendent

The deadline to purchase a yearbook is almost here! All orders for yearbooks must be submitted by this Friday, April 30. Additionally, if you would like to customize your 2 free pages included with your yearbook, your customizations must be completed by Friday, April 30 also. Any changes submitted after this date will not be printed in the yearbook. Please visit: https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=101590513361943 and sign up for a TreeRing account. For detailed instructions on creating an account, you can follow this help center article: https://help.treering.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012544132-Setting-Up-a-TreeRing-Account After you have created your account, follow the steps in this help center article to purchase a yearbook: https://help.treering.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005857886-Buying-a-Yearbook-for-the-Current-School-Year Lastly, if you would like to customize 2 free pages in the yearbook for your student, please follow the instructions in this help center article: https://help.treering.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037440071-Creating-Custom-Pages-Step-by-Step-Screenshots-and-Video-Tutorial

Dear BCS Families, Please be advised that we had a confirmed positive COVID-19 case yesterday at the middle/high school level. All impacted families have been contacted and students who had to quarantine as a result of being deemed a close contact, have shifted to remote learning. As a District we have had an excellent run in terms of limited numbers of positive cases, as well as the number of students/staff having to quarantine, however, this should serve as a reminder that the threat of COVID-19 still exists. It is critical that we continue to take precautionary procedures, such as masking, distancing and sanitization, seriously. Please note that the student who tested positive did not contract the virus here at school. To the very best of our knowledge, there have been no cases of COVID spread linked directly to the school. Stay safe everyone and please help us finish the year of well by continuing to exercise caution as it relates to COVID-19. Thank you, John Marshall Superintendent

Congratulations to Cambri on her accomplishment of National Technical Honor Society with her New Visions Health program at BOCES.

Please be advised that this Saturday, April 24th, fertilizer and pesticide will be applied to the field inside of our track. As a result of this we are asking the public to please stay off the track and field until Monday, April 26th. Thank you.

Pre K and K Screenings If you have a child eligible for * Pre Kindergarten (4 years old before December 1) * Kindergarten (5 years old before December 1) Please call Mrs. Hough in the main office at 583-4616 to sign up by May 14. Screenings will take place in June. Information and registration materials will be mailed home.

Buy your yearbook at Treering.com before the deadline of Friday, April 30th. Make sure you customize your two page spread, free of charge, with your order before this date or miss out entirely! Contact your Yearbook Advisors at yearbook@bradfordcsd.org with any questions!