The district recently secured a portion of a $150,000 grant from the Albany County Department of Mental Health, Albany County Department of Children, Youth and Families, and the Albany County Executive’s Office to increase its effort to support anti-bullying and youth violence prevention programming. The district will receive a little over $8,000 to support districtwide …

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BKW families, As we approach the winter months, we’d like to share important information on school delays, cancellations, and additional items related to inclement weather. As always, student health and safety remain top priorities for our district. The superintendent may choose to close school for inclement weather, hazardous road conditions, or other emergency. Provided below …

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BKW community, The fall newsletter is here! Please take a moment to read about all of the news and activities happening in our district. You can find the electronic version of the newsletter here. Hardcopy versions of the newsletter will be arriving in your mailboxes soon. We hope you enjoy!

The week of Oct. 14-18 marks School Board Appreciation Week! This week, we acknowledge our Board of Education for their commitment to our students, faculty and students. The Board of Education has numerous responsibilities in assisting our district to be our best. Whether that’s behind the scenes offering their service and support, lending a hand …

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Berne-Knox-Westerlo CSD is pleased to announce that it will continue to have a full-time School Resource Officer (SRO) on our school campus for the 2024-25 school year. On Aug. 29, school officials, joined by various public officials, participated in a press event with Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy and Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple that …

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At the completion of the 2023-24 school year, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District appointed Karrie Diacetis as Director of Special Education. Ms. Diacetis previously worked at the Center for Disability Services, where she was the principal at the Langan School. As part of her responsibilities at the Langan School, she established, implemented, and monitored financial …

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BKW Families and Caregivers, As a reminder, transportation forms are due by Wednesday, July 31. Please note that forms are ONLY required if there’s a change to your student’s pick up or drop off schedule from your home address for the 2024-25 school year. If a form is not submitted, the transportation office will assume …

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