The Board of Education will be holding a meeting tonight to vote on the Superintendent's Proposed Budget at 7:00. The meeting will be at the Board of Education and on Zoom. The link for Zoom is below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86774831202?pwd=UXlpeXV0cDU2aUR0OGo4N3ZVQTBYdz09
Metacomet School hosted BHS student readers and Judge John B. Farley from Hartford Judicial District Superior Court, to continue celebrating literacy this week. Shout out to Mrs. Powers' and Mrs. Spencer's classes featured in these pictures.
Join us for Public Comments on the 2024-2025 Superintendent's Proposed Budget tonight during our Special Board of Education Meeting at 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place at the Board of Education and on Zoom. The Zoom link is below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84486721925?pwd=YzVzTFdEZUFiUFFjYVcyM2NSNDByUT09
Author and producer, Anna Nyakana, shared her journey with Arace students today. Check out her story at annanyakana.com!
Spotlight Author, Jaime L. B. Deenihan, was a hit today at WECMS! Deenihan shared her book "When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree". A special thank you to Bloomfield's Agricultural Center for donating lemon trees.
Thank you to our very own spotlight author, Mary Munson, for sharing "Love Will Turn You Around" with our Laurel Literacy Academy and STEPS students!
Shout out to Ms. Dunia and students at Metacomet School who studied a variety of Dr. Seuss books. Which is your favorite Seuss book?
Literacy Celebration Week 2024 is underway! Check out the impressive group of authors visiting our schools to celebrate literacy. Thank you, authors, for sharing your journeys with our community. A special thank you to Bloomfield Public Library for your support.
Thank you to Seabury residents and staff for hosting our high school students today as a part of Literacy Celebration Week! Students shared powerful literary pieces of their choice with the Seabury community.
2024 Bloomfield Public Schools Literacy Celebration Week is off to a great start! This morning, Bloomfield High School students read to Laurel Literacy Academy classes to kick the week off. Thank you BHS students!
Dear Bloomfield Public Schools,
On Tuesday, February 27, we presented the Superintendent's Proposed 2024-25 Budget to the Board of Education. This budget was developed collaboratively with our Principals, Central Office leaders, and the Board of Education to increase transparency, understanding, and efficiency. The Board of Education Finance Committee provided cost-saving recommendations that we have incorporated into our proposal. Mayor Wong and members of Town Council engaged in a conversation with our finance team to share initial cost drivers and expectations regarding budget increases. Our aim is to introduce efficiencies that have minimal impact on our students and classrooms while streamlining district operations and central office structures.
The primary goal of this budget is to invest in our students and classrooms. We have made sure that the budget preserves our classroom teachers, with no teacher positions being eliminated in this proposal.
When we started our conversations with the Board of Education Finance Committee in January, we had an estimated increase to our budget of nearly 7% compared to last year. However, after thorough efforts to identify savings, our proposed budget reflects a 3.19% increase, or $1,652,054 over 2023-24. The school district budget includes specific expenses, referred to as major cost drivers, which require annual increases. These include contractual salaries and benefits, student transportation, and tuition costs for students enrolled in other settings. By leveraging additional grant opportunities from the State of Connecticut, along with legislated magnet school tuition support, and restructuring staffing roles and responsibilities at Central Office, we have been able to mitigate rising costs, retain all certified classroom teachers, while keeping the increase request at 3.19%.
We invite the public to join us on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 PM for public comments on the budget. Your input is valuable and we welcome your voice in this budget process. The Board of Education will vote on adopting the proposed budget on Thursday, March 7, at 7:00 PM. To view our budget and the presentation made to the Bloomfield Board of Education, please visit our website.
We would like to express our gratitude in advance for your input in this budget process. We look forward to sharing this information with the Town Council when our Board of Education presents the adopted budget. Together, we can ensure our students continue to thrive.
Warm regards,
Bethany B. Silver, Ph.D.
Acting Superintendent, Bloomfield Schools
Join us for our 2024-2025 Budget presentation tonight during our Special Meeting of the Board of Education at 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place at the Board of Education and on Zoom.
The link to the meeting is below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89863894107?pwd=TE5ZWUpFTS93ZjJublhUdEVDWC9sQT09
Good morning,
Due to weather conditions, tonight's Board of Education meeting has been cancelled. The meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:00 pm.
Due to weather and road conditions, all offices are closed today, February 13, 2024.
Good evening,
Bloomfield Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
Thank you.
Bloomfield Public Schools, in partnership with Integrated Health Care Services, is inviting you to a virtual informational session on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. as part of a Board of Education Special meeting.
Join us as we learn about a grant opportunity that would provide Laurel Literacy Academy and the Carmen Arace building with School Based Health Centers that are coordinated, culturally sensitive and developmentally appropriate. The Centers would provide primary care, dental care, social/emotional behavioral health services, and health education, leading to increased access to these valuable resources for our Bloomfield students.
We invite you to attend this virtual meeting and learn with us as we explore this opportunity. Visit our website, under "Events" for more information.
Bloomfield Social and Youth Services is partnering with the Bloomfield Police Department for the Bloomfield Police Department Youth Program.
This is an opportunity for Bloomfield Youth to partner up with members of the Bloomfield Police Department for an exciting in-person program built on mutual understanding, support, and respect. Youth will learn to collect evidence, profile and examine the evidence, and solve a mock crime scene.
The program meets biweekly on Tuesdays from February 6 to May 14 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Bloomfield Police Department.
Please contact Tiffany Wright at 860-242-1895 or twright@bloomfieldct.gov for more information.
Bloomfield Public Schools will be sharing the warmth this winter by supporting the community. Each school has selected an organization and will be donating items of warmth.
Donations will be collected at each school from January 16 to February 14.
Please contact your school for more information.
Bloomfield Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Our offices will also be closed.
We will open again on Tuesday, January 16.
We hope you all have a restful long weekend.
The Office of Family and Community Engagement would like to invite you to attend the family workshop series entitled: The ABCs of Credit and Borrowing led by CT Money Schools. The goal is to share and be equipped with knowledge that will lead to healthy financial habits. We invite you and your family to participate. Register using the link below. Food and childcare will be provided for school- aged children. We hope to see you and yours at the Bloomfield Community Center on Thursday January 11th 6:00p.m.- 7:30p.m.
https://forms.gle/DhagNp1XV7yxGDfR7
