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Two cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been confirmed in the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, one at each of the district’s two buildings. The district is notifying all parents in the district of the diagnoses and providing them with information on the symptoms of pertussis along with recommendations from the New York State Department of Health.
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Resources:
CDC Feature on Whooping Cough: http://www.cdc.gov/features/pertussis/
CDC’s Whooping Cough Page: http://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/
NYS Department of Health Whooping Cough Page: http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/pertussis/fact_sheet.htm

Do New York’s students really need Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be their lobbyist? The Times Union’s Fred LeBrun weighs in…
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The tax cap legislation will affect all districts to varying degrees, but it is clear that some will be affected much more than others.
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Are you a master sewer or a yoga guru? Are you an unbelievable baker or unbeatable at board games? If so, then the shared decision-making team at The Learning Community at Broadalbin-Perth would like to invite you to share your talents and hobbies with students during its March Mini-Course Enrichment Program.
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If a district’s budget is not approved by voters, the district has two options: adopt a contingency budget or go for another vote with the same or a revised budget.
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Broadalbin-Perth Central School District is encouraging parents to sign up for Parent Today, a bimonthly e-newsletter that provides tools and information to encourage parents to be even more engaged in their children’s education.
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By law, any school district that proposes a budget that requires a tax levy (before exemptions) above its “tax levy limit” must include a statement on the ballot indicating this to voters.
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Stellar transcripts aside, students now have to worry about an increasing number of colleges peering at their social-networking pages online—and potentially denying their applications because of what they find there.

As first appeared in Education Week, December 8, 2011. Reprinted with permission from Editorial Projects in Education.
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Yes, school district residents will still vote on a proposed budget on the third Tuesday in May. This year, the date is May 15. Under the new law, the level of voter approval needed to pass a budget will now depend upon the amount of the tax levy required by the proposed budget.
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When Robert Townsend graduated from the Perth Central School District in 1970, he earned more than just a diploma. He gained skills that he says have been critical to a long and successful career at General Electric and in service to his community.
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The Board of Education of the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, in public session at its meeting of September 19, 2011, intends to adopt this Annual Professional Performance Plan (the “APPR Plan”) for certain of its classroom teachers and building principals for the 2011-2012 school year.
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