BOE NEWS
Wishing everyone a restful and renewing spring break and we look forward to returning to finish the 4th quarter of the school year!
Next Public Board Meeting
Our next regularly scheduled public board meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 30th at 7:30pm in the BHS Community Room. We will be conducting our annual public ethics training at 5:30pm immediately followed by an executive session. We hope you will consider joining us. A full list of meeting dates can be found by clicking here. BOE meeting recordings can be found by clicking here.
Updates from the March 19th Regular Public Meeting
At our March meeting it was an honor to recognize middle school students for their work on the BMS literary magazine. We also recognized the retirements and career contributions of Suzanne Ryan, Valerie Tchorz and Kathleen Ryersen. We wish them well in their next adventures.
Dr. Brotschul gave an Executive Summary presentation on the preliminary FY26 SHSD Budget and the board will be conducting a public hearing on the budget at our April 30th meeting. Dr. Brotschul also gave an update on the work related to the new district website which we hope to roll out around August 1, 2025. Finally, he announced the development of a task force regarding cell phone usage which will include a Board Representative, Pediatric Physicians, District Physicians, District Mental Health Professional Service Providers and have Dr. Coleen Butler serve as the Administrative Chair. There will be more to follow on that work.
We encourage you to read the March Superintendent's Report in its entirety for the most recent district updates, it can be found by clicking here. Also included in the report were the numerous ways in which students, staff and the district have been featured in the news. We invite you to view these articles by clicking here.
Update from the April 14th Special Meeting
At this special meeting the board approved a Long Range Facilities Plan and Referendum Submission. You can view the resolution in its entirety along with the projects identified to be included in the referendum on the meeting agenda or by clicking here.
Pathways to Success District Newsletter
The April issue and all previous issues of the Pathways to Success newsletter can be found on the district website and the next issue will be out by the end of June. We invite all members of the school community to enjoy reading about the developments and accomplishments taking place across the district by clicking here.
Board Policy approved at the March 19th Public Meeting
P5111 - Eligibility of Resident/Nonresident Students (M) Revised
P5460 - High School Graduation (M) Revised
P5512 - Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
P5333 - Student Smoking
R5333 - Student Smoking
P7441 - Electronic Surveillance in School Buildings and on School Grounds
R7441 - Electronic Surveillance in School Building and on School Grounds
P8500 - Food Services (M) Revised
P9163 - Spectator Code of Conduct for Interscholastic Events (M) New
P9320 - Cooperation with Law Enforcement Agencies
R9320 - Cooperation with Law Enforcement Agencies
*To view these policies in their entirety please visit the BOE page of the district website (more information below)
**(M) indicates a mandated policy or revision
Links to All Board Policies & Regulations
All district policies and regulations can be found on the BOE page of the district website. You simply select the BOE tab at the top of the page and then click on "Policies and Goals" from the drop down menu. The "search" icon will allow you to look for policies by keywords or number or you can select the "home" icon for policies or regulations to see them listed by section. If you would like to view all student policies you select 5000 in the policy section and they will all appear listed below in the District Policy section. You can access the Policies and Goals page directly by clicking here.
Board Operations Information
For anyone looking for more information regarding the roles and responsibilities of the board of education we invite you to visit the About section of the BOE page of the district website. You will find a wealth of information here and links to additional resources as well. You can access that information directly by clicking here.
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