http://www.bpcsd.org The latest headlines for the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:05:00 EST en-us bpcsd-00192 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/036_CoffeeConversation2.aspx Members of the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education will be at Tower Shops, 4192 State Highway 30 in Amsterdam, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, starting at 6 p.m., for the second in a series of opportunities for members of the community to talk with members of the school board in a comfortable and relaxed setting. Dubbed “Coffee Conversation in the Community,” the event is designed to help board members connect with parents, business owners and community leaders as they discuss issues that affect both the school district and the surrounding community. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:05:00 EST bpcsd-00191 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/037_MiniCourseVolunteers.aspx 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. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:05:00 EST bpcsd-00190 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/035_ParentToday.aspx 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. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:19:00 EST bpcsd-00189 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/034_CollegeAdmit.aspx 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. Tue, 3 Jan 2012 18:44:00 EST bpcsd-00187 http://www.bpcsd.org/Community/Alumni/RobertTownsend.aspx 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. Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:06:00 EST bpcsd-00186 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/033_PhotographyCalendar.aspx Students in the photography class at Broadalbin-Perth High School can give you a great deal on a last-minute holiday gift: A 16-month 2012 calendar, Life in the Adirondacks. Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:02:00 EST bpcsd-00185 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/032_Snowmen.aspx Some of the students in Meg Marsden’s second-grade class took their first trip to Broadalbin-Perth Intermediate School – where they’ll be third-graders next year – on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The class was at the school to visit Dianne Magliocca’s fourth-grade classroom, where students worked in pairs to complete snowman-themed activities at seven learning stations. Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:45:00 EST bpcsd-00184 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/031_DEAR.aspx For 30 minutes on Tuesday, Nov. 29, everyone at Broadalbin-Perth Intermediate School and The Learning Community was reading. Mon, 5 Dec 2011 07:17:00 EST bpcsd-00183 http://www.bpcsd.org/Community/Alumni/HowardGoebel.aspx Whether in the classroom, the band room or on the basketball court, 1985 alumnus Howard Goebel says it was at the former Broadalbin Central School District where he learned that hard work was necessary in order to be successful, both as an individual and as a team. Thu, 1 Dec 2011 07:08:00 EST bpcsd-00183 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/030_PreventingSportsInjuries.aspx Nathan Littauer Hospital Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Team announced today a free seminar aimed at “keeping kids and safe and in the game”. “Preventing Sports Injuries in Young Athletes” will be held November 30, 2011 at the Johnstown Holiday Inn, 308 Comrie Avenue Johnstown., NY. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:57:00 EST bpcsd-00182 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/029_Soccer.aspx Broadalbin-Perth community welcomes home its state champion soccer team. Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:56:00 EST bpcsd-00181 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/028_PhotographyCalendar.aspx The Broadalbin-Perth High School photography class is in the process of finalizing a 16-month calendar that will feature original student photographs from the area. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:56:00 EST bpcsd-00180 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/027_VeteransDay.aspx Second-graders at The Learning Community at Broadalbin-Perth took the lead in helping their schoolmates to thank area veterans during a special Morning Program presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:33:00 EST bpcsd-00179 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/026_CoffeeConversation.aspx Members of the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education will be at Big Daddy’s Bakery, in Broadalbin this Wednesday, Nov. 9, starting at 6 p.m., for the first in a series of opportunities for members of the community to talk with members of the school board in a comfortable and relaxed setting. Mon, 7 Nov 2011 14:08:00 EST bpcsd-00178 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TLCparent_comm If you have a child who attends The Learning Community, please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey. Mon, 7 Nov 2011 11:18:00 EST bpcsd-00177 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/025_RachelsChallenge.aspx Rachel Joy Scott’s message of kindness and compassion has reached nearly 17 million people nationwide. This Friday, Nov. 4, her message comes to Broadalbin-Perth as students at the middle school and high school—as well as members of the community—will participate in Rachel’s Challenge. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:45:00 EDT bpcsd-00176 http://www.bpcsd.org/Community/Alumni/MatthiasMaier.aspx Before heading to France to study abroad this school year, 2009 Broadalbin-Perth graduate Matthias Maier made one last stop this summer—back to his alma mater, where he was invited to speak to faculty and staff as part of B-P’s Opening Day ceremony. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:55:00 EDT bpcsd-00175 http://www.bpcsd.org/Budget/Pdf/FactSheet/factsheettaxcap.pdf In this first year of New York’s property tax cap, details about its provisions and implementation continue to evolve. This publication, developed by the Capital Region BOCES Communications Service and Questar III’s State Aid Planning and Communications Services, answers some questions that parents, taxpayers and school staff members may have, based on what we currently know about the tax cap. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:24:00 EDT bpcsd-00174 http://www.bpcsd.org/Budget/Pdf/FactSheet/2011mandates.pdf Our country’s public education system is complex and can be confusing. The help demystify it, the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education is providing a series of fact sheets designed to help residents better understand key parts of the system, as well as current issues that are affecting Broadalbin-Perth schools. This fact sheet on mandates is the first in the series. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:11:00 EDT bpcsd-00173 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/024_PatriotPinkOut.aspx For the past two years, the Broadalbin-Perth boys soccer program’s Patriot Pink Out has been as much about increasing breast cancer awareness and raising funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation as it has been about the game being played on the field. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:29:00 EDT bpcsd-00172 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/023_Change4Change.aspx Students at The Learning Community collected more than $3,290.17 in their “Change for Change in Schoharie” campaign, project organizers Christine Plunkett and Marlana Scott announced during Wednesday’s Morning Program. The money will be donated to the Schoharie Central School District’s yearbook, which is a K-12 publication, to help reduce the price each student would pay for the book. Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:21:00 EDT bpcsd-00171 http://www.bpcsd.org/Community/Alumni/AlumniSpotlight.aspx Mark Lempke, a 2001 Broadalbin-Perth grad, recalls his time at B-P fondly. In fact, it was during his high school years that Mark says his love of history began. Sat, 1 Oct 2011 11:42:00 EDT bpcsd-00170 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/022_EducationFoundation.aspx Representatives from two area foundations will be available at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the high school media center, to speak to residents of the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District who are interested in starting an education foundation to support programs at the schools. Sat, 23 Sep 2011 09:23:00 EDT bpcsd-00169 http://www.bpcsd.org/Community/AdultEducation/Default.aspx The district’s Adult Education Program is offering 19 classes this fall on topics ranging from beginning guitar to ballroom dancing and horseback riding. Adult residents of the school district and surrounding area can register for classes from 10:00-11:30 a.m., on Saturday, October 1, at Broadalbin-Perth Middle School, 1870 Co. Hwy 107, Amsterdam. Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:09:00 EDT bpcsd-00168 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/021_BlowersDCTrip.aspx When Broadalbin-Perth High School Principal Robin Blowers travels to Washington, D.C., next week, she won’t just be going to network with other state high school principals of the year or to attend a fancy awards gala. She’ll be making the most of her opportunity by scheduling meetings with members of Congress in order to speak with them about two issues she is passionate about: equitable funding in public education and early detection for breast cancer. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:01:00 EDT bpcsd-00167 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/020_LiveTwitter.aspx As part of its ongoing efforts to maintain strong lines of communication with its residents, the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District has begun using the social media tool Twitter to distribute news and announcements, and to provide updates about live events as they happen. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:44:00 EDT bpcsd-00166 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/019_DNTTXTNDRV.aspx Be a part of the Brown's first New York appearance on Friday, September 23, 2011, at 11:30 am in the high school auditorium. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:50:00 EDT bpcsd-00165 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/018_SchoharieRelief.aspx The Broadalbin-Perth varsity football team has set a goal for next week’s game against Schalmont, and it has nothing to do with what’s happening on the gridiron: The Patriots want to fill a tractor trailer with donations for flood victims in Schoharie County. Fri, 9 Sep 2011 14:22:00 EDT bpcsd-00164 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/017_TLCDropOff.aspx Students and their families came to Broadalbin-Perth Intermediate School and The Learning Community a day early on Wednesday to drop off their school supplies. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 16:32:00 EDT bpcsd-00163 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/016_MSSBA.aspx “Our problems are bigger than the solutions we have right now.” That ominous assessment by New York State School Boards Association President Timothy Kremer summed up the initial mood of area education leaders when they gathered to consider life under the new tax cap. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:02:00 EDT bpcsd-00162 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/015_CommissionersMessage.aspx New York State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr. has a message for students, parents and educators as classes resume this week in school districts around New York State. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:02:00 EDT bpcsd-00161 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/014_PTODonation.aspx The Broadalbin-Perth Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has given the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District $13,800 to support programs for students in grades pre-K through 6 during the 2011-12 school year. The PTO has indicated that $5,000 of that money should be used to help the district participate in the HFM BOCES Arts in Education program. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:02:00 EDT bpcsd-00160 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/013_OpeningDay.aspx The first day of school for students is tomorrow, but Broadalbin-Perth teachers and staff members were back two days early, celebrating the opening day of the 2011-12 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:02:00 EDT bpcsd-00159 http://www.bpcsd.org/Pdf/BP_APPR.pdf 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. Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:36:00 EDT bpcsd-00158 http://www.bpcsd.org/SchoolReady1.htm From custodians to guidance counselors, teachers to technology professionals, the staff at Broadalbin-Perth is in the final stretch of making preparations for students to return on Thursday, Sept. 8. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:04:00 EDT bpcsd-00157 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/012_FreshmanOrientation.aspx Incoming 9th graders and their families participated in freshman orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the high school. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:04:00 EDT bpcsd-00156 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/011_BoardOfficersAcademy.aspx The new president of the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education, Ed Szumowski, says he is interested in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the board during the upcoming school year. His first step toward achieving that goal was to attend the Board Officers Academy at the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) headquarters in Latham on Aug. 5. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:04:00 EDT bpcsd-00155 http://www.bpcsd.org/Community/Alumni/AlumniSpotlight.aspx With both parents as teachers in the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District and a father who coached many sports, pursuing a career as an educator and coach himself seemed like a natural fit for David Thompson, a 2000 B-P graduate. David says he owes much of his success to his experiences on and off the field at Broadalbin-Perth. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:04:00 EDT bpcsd-00154 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/010_ELAMathResults.aspx More than half of Broadalbin-Perth Central School District students in grades 3-8 were deemed proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and math, according to the results of statewide exams that were released on Monday, Aug. 8. The district achieved a 54.3 percent proficiency rate on the ELA exams and a 56.6 percent proficiency rate on the math exams. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:19:00 EDT bpcsd-00153 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/009_RegulatingDistrict.aspx The Broadalbin-Perth Central School District will soon receive $475,000 in back taxes from the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD). On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the regulating district’s board of directors approved a plan to pay two years’ worth of property taxes it owed to the Broadalbin-Perth, Mayfield and Northville school districts and Fulton County. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:40:00 EDT bpcsd-00152 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/008_MovieExtras.aspx Producers of the upcoming film The Place Beyond the Pines, starring Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, are looking for more than 500 high school sophomores, juniors and seniors to serve as extras on August 25-26. The students are needed during the filming of a crowd scene in the Schenectady High School cafeteria. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:40:00 EDT bpcsd-00151 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/007_DistrictCalendar.aspx The Broadalbin-Perth Central School District’s annual calendar will once again be distributed to students on the first day of school, Thursday, Sept. 8. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:35:00 EDT bpcsd-00150 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/006_JanuaryRegents.aspx Less than two months after the New York State Education Department announced the elimination of the January 2012 Regents Exams because of budget cuts, the exams are back on the state testing schedule after private donors contributed $1.5 million to fund the administration of the exams. Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:17:00 EDT bpcsd-00149 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/005_LeadershipAcademy.aspx Forty-seven school administrators from the HFM BOCES region who spent three days at Minnowbrook in mid-July weren’t there to enjoy the recreational opportunities. They were attending the inaugural Adirondack Leadership Academy. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:43:00 EDT bpcsd-00148 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/004_MandateReform.aspx The Board of Education is dedicated to keeping the public involved in our efforts to achieve mandate reform and we know that many of you are interested in helping but don't know where to start. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:55:00 EDT bpcsd-00147 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/003_TransportationDepartment.aspx The Broadalbin-Perth Transportation Department has earned a high rating on a recent New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) school bus safety inspection report for the 2010-11 school year. Of the district’s 55 transportation vehicles that were inspected by the NYSDOT in June, 96.4 percent passed. This is up from an 88.7 percent passing rate in 2009-10 and a 81.1 percent passing rate in 2008-09. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:53:00 EDT bpcsd-00146 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/002_TaxCapOverview.aspx After years of debate, the New York State Legislature has passed a law establishing a cap on the property tax levy that local municipalities, including school districts, can raise each year. The law caps annual increases in the local property tax levy at 2% or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, with several exemptions, including some pension cost increases, capital expenditures, and court judgements. Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:55:00 EDT bpcsd-00145 http://www.bpcsd.org/News/Articles/1112/001_Board.aspx Members of the Broadalbin-Perth Board of Education held the district’s annual reorganizational meeting on Wednesday, July 6. During the meeting, the board members elected a new president and vice president, and welcomed a new member to the seven-person board. Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:45:00 EDT