After 14 Years as School Leader, BH-BL Superintendent Dr. McGrath Announces His Retirement

Board of Education to Begin Statewide Search for New School Leader Dr. Patrick McGrath, Jr. has announced that at the end of the school year he is closing out his 14-year run as the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District’s sixth superintendent. His planned retirement marks the end of an era as he prepares to usher …

Taste of Burnt Hills, Oct. 20

This year’s Taste of the Harvest Season is Monday, Oct. 20 from 6 to 8 pm at O’Rourke Middle School. First time hearing about this? Well, it’s a unique dinner event to benefit the BH-BL Education Foundation where patrons sample delicious entrees, side dishes, salads and desserts provided by local restaurants. Trust us, no one …

BH-BL to Offer Free School Meals to All Students

BH-BL’s Food Service Department is excited to announce that beginning in the 2025-26 school year, all students are eligible to receive free school meals. The new state-funded program–Universal Free Meals–means all students in grades K-12 may receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per school day at no cost to the student or their …

BH-BL’s New Cell Phone Policy

NYS Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed the Distraction-Free Schools Law, which outlines a statewide bell-to-bell policy to ban cell phone usage in public and charter schools. You can view the official announcement from Gov. Hochul here. In order to comply with Gov. Hochul’s mandate, the BH-BL Board of Education at its July 31 meeting adopted …