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What to Expect: Contingent Budget for 2024-25 School Year

On Monday, June 24, the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Board of Education held a board meeting to announce the district programs and services to be affected by the contingent budget for the 2024-25 school year. The following services and programs will be affected for the 2024-25 school year: Elimination of 2 full-time equivalent (FTE) elementary teaching positions  Elimination …

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BKW 2024-25 school year budget voted down

Voters of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District defeated a proposed $26.3 million budget for the 2024-25 school year, with 789 in favor and 573 opposed. Because the 5.09% tax levy increase was above the district’s assigned tax levy “cap,” a super majority of votes (60% plus one) was needed to pass. This year’s proposed budget …

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Board of Education appoints new superintendent and secondary principal

On Wednesday, May 29, the BKW Board of Education appointed Bonnie Kane as the Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2024. Since 2016, Mrs. Kane has been a vital member of the district’s teaching staff and building principal for the Secondary School. She brings with her nearly sixteen years of administrative and instructional experience to …

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