Badgerline

• 8/1 & 8/2-Kindergarten Roundup
• 8/13-Back to School Night
• 8/14- First Day of School
• 8/21-Picture Day

After May 22nd, please note that Bennington Elementary's school office hours will be limited.

In June and July, our office will be open Tuesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 am.

Any phone calls or emails received will be returned during office hours.

Normal office hours resume August 1st. Have a great summer!

Transportation registration is done when parents are completing their student verification in July.

Bus Pass Reminders

• Bus passes are good through a student's senior year.
• Be sure to put your student's bus pass in a safe place after the last day of school!
• The transportation office will NOT create new bus passes until the 3rd week of school.
• Students who have been issued a bus pass and have lost it, are subject to a $25 replacement fee.
• There is no charge for the first initial bus pass.

For more information, please visit the transportation website at https://www.benningtonschools.org/departments/transportation

We NEED you! We are beginning the process of organizing the 2024-2025 Bennington Elementary PTO Board and Committee Chairs. Participating in the PTO is a great way to get to know teachers, students and other parents. We all have different skills and strengths and we would love to see more parents involved.

If you are interested in being on the Board or leading the charge for one of our committees OR just interested in getting plugged in, please sign-up below. You are not signing your life away yet but just letting us know that you are interested! Some positions and committees are currently filled by parents finishing their terms or already committed to helping, but we can always use more hands. There are opportunities to help with areas that continue throughout the year as well as events that only occur once. I have included brief descriptions of the positions and responsibilities in the google form.

More hands make light work and we have a lot of exciting things planned for next year so we need your help! If you are interested but have questions, feel free to reach out via email (bennelemPTO@gmail.com) or contact the 2024-2025 PTO President, Jocie Minturn 402.680.4453.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedohlYrXwsXcbcqlPcb2H7z5u83e7g9Zga894CNebCPFVYUQ/viewform

The Nebraska Department of Education requires Bennington Public Schools to inform parents in regards to how the district uses Title I funding it receives. At this time Bennington Elementary and Heritage Elementary utilize these funds to support student programming. An informational session is scheduled at Bennington Elementary School prior to the Board of Education meeting to inform the public about the use of this funding and to take comments. Please join us on June 10th at 5:00 p.m. in the Bennington Elementary School Library.

All information regarding upcoming Bennington community events, sports camps, and activities

will now be posted on our district website,

and shared through the weekly district newsletter, the Badger Update.

You can access this by visiting

www.benningtonschools.org > Departments > Communications > Community Youth Activities

or through this link:

https://www.benningtonschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=158238&pageId=1321545

If you wish to have your event or activity shared there, please contact our

Communications Coordinator, Stacy Hawn, at shawn@bennps.org.

Bennington Elementary wants to be connected to you and our community! We will be communicating important school news through a weekly newsletter, The Badgerline. The newsletter will contain important information about future events and happenings that you will want to be sure you read. We also invite you to join us on Twitter for news, pictures, and announcements happening daily @benningtonelem.

Contact Us

Email: slehman@bennps.org
Website: www.benningtonschools.org
Phone: 402-238-2690
Twitter: @benningtonelem

Notice of Non-Discrimination

The Bennington Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Students: Mrs. Whitney Fagan, Director of Student Services, 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (wfagan@bennps.org). Employees and Others: Dr. Matt Blomenkamp, Assistant Superintendent 11620 North 156th Street, P.O. Box 309, Bennington, NE 68007 (402) 238-3044 (mblomenkamp@bennps.org). Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 601 East 12th Street, Room 353, Kansas City, MO 64106, (800) 368-1019 (voice), Fax (816) 426-3686, (800) 537-7697 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.

Title IX

The Bennington Public School District is committed to offering employment and educational opportunity to its employees and students in a climate free of discrimination. Accordingly, unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation of any kind by District employees, including, co-workers, non-employees (such as volunteers), third parties and others is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.