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January 18, 2022 Dear BH-BL Parents/Guardians, This past weekend, updated COVID-19 health and safety guidance was released from the state. One of the biggest changes impacting school districts is that the New York State Department of Health will no longer conduct contact tracing. On a regional level, this means that individuals potentially exposed to COVID-19 …

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Dear BH-BL Parents, I hope you and your families had a nice holiday break. I wanted to provide an update as we head into the weekend and prepare to welcome in a New Year.  We are looking forward to seeing all of our students and staff back in school on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022! As …

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Enjoy the winter edition of the O’Rourke Observer. [DOWNLOAD OR VIEW THE PDF]

Concert Procedures for Performers & Audiences Choruses and Orchestras will be masked and spaced at 3 ft. to the best of our ability. Bands will perform with bell covers on instruments and will be spaced as far apart as possible. Staggered Performance times – on the ½ hour.  When a student is finished performing, they …

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District to host in-person forum On Wednesday, Nov. 17 from 7-9 p.m. in the cafetorium at O’Rourke Middle School, district leaders hosted a public forum to provide the community with COVID-related updates, answer questions, and hear from the community. Superintendent McGrath and Assistant Superintendents Collins and Abdoo, the district’s COVID Coordinator, Jodi Reynolds, and school …

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Dear BH-BL Parents and Staff, We lost a true Spartan today. Joe Czub, our Transportation Supervisor, was in a tragic accident at his home on Sunday, and he passed away overnight. On behalf of our entire BH-BL community I want to express our deepest condolences to his wife and family. Joe was more than a …

Continue reading “Letter from Superintendent Regarding Busing Schedule and Loss of a Spartan”

The State of New York has recognized and named BH-BL High School as a School of Distinction for having all 25 athletic programs as scholar athlete teams. Senator James Tedisco also recognized the school for this honor and presented student athlete scholars representing the school with a state proclamation. He congratulated the students for helping …

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As you have probably heard, school districts across the state are facing severe bus driver shortages. Like our neighboring districts, BH-BL could be the next in line to temporarily cancel a bus route due to bus driver shortages. The Transportation Department is currently operating with just enough bus drivers and monitors to complete the district’s …

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Throughout the school year, district leaders will be monitoring Department of Health and CDC guidelines and recommendations and revisiting district protocols to make any necessary adjustments to BH-BL’s Tiered Mitigation Plan. This past week, based on new guidance and internal reviews, adjustments were made to the plan. [VIEW PLAN HERE] On Monday, the district put …

Continue reading “Sept. 30: Mitigation Plan Protocols Updated”

Board of Education Virtual Meeting links Wednesday, Oct. 20: The Board of Education will meet virtually at 7 p.m. If you are planning to address the board via Privilege of the Floor, please email Board Secretary Dottie Salvatore at dsalvatore@bhbl.org to be added to the POF list. [GOOGLE MEET LINK TO VIRTUAL 10/20 BOARD MEETING] …

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