May 10, 2024

First and foremost, thank you for all of the love I saw pouring in this week in support of Teacher Appreciation Week and School Nurse’s Day! I am so proud of this entire staff, and I loved bragging about them all to my new families at kindergarten screening!

A few updates and reminders below—thanks for reading and a very Happy Mother’s Day to all of you incredible Bernabi moms!

The 2024-25 school budget vote will take place from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, in our District Office building. Your vote matters, so please be sure to cast your ballot on the budget proposal, propositions, and school board candidates. This infographic outlines the main aspects of this year’s budget vote, and for full details, please visit the budget section of our website at this link: https://www.spencerportschools.org/district/2024-25_budget_section

The Spencerport Central School District is now utilizing Tap App, a web-based security application designed to immediately notify staff and administrators of an emergency situation. When activated, the app generates an audible alert on district devices and cell phones and instantly contacts our security team, local authorities, and emergency responders. The sound is similar to an "Amber Alert".

We are notifying our families of this added security measure, so that you may share this information with your student in preparation for emergency drills. While this app will enhance our responsiveness, we do not want these drills to be unnecessarily stressful for our students.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

We thank you and your family for being our valued partners as we work together to educate the children in our district. Our parents, staff and community have clearly communicated to us that mental health and student behavior must be a priority in our work. Building our social-emotional learning skills has been an integral part of this effort and we asked students in grades three through twelve to reflect on their own experiences and approaches to learning via an online survey in the fall. We will be giving this survey again during the week of May 28, 2024. The survey shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes to complete. The SEL student survey data will be particularly helpful to ensure that the social and emotional learning actions are impactful, and decide whether to continue or change what we are doing. We are reflecting on our strengths and areas for growth based on the aggregate data, and will be using this to inform initiatives we will be putting into place in the future.

We are asking that all of our students in grades three through twelve participate in the surveys, as their responses will provide invaluable insights into their experiences and how we can improve and adapt our district to their needs. The responses to these surveys will be completely confidential, similar to other academic or attendance data.

If you have any questions about this survey, please contact our Director of Student Services, Tim O'Connor, at (585) 349-5151 or toconnor@spencerportschools.org.

• Senior Walk-Through: Monday, June 17, 9:00 am

• 5th grade Moving Up: Tuesday, June 18, 2:00 pm

• Kindergarten end-of-year celebration: Monday, June 16, 2:30 pm

• Pre-K end-of-year celebration: Friday, June 21, 11:45 am – 12:30 pm

THANK YOU to the volunteers, including high school students and Bernabi student helpers to a successful Spring Book Fair! We appreciate all of you!

May BPA Meeting – Our next meeting, May 15th, at 6:00 pm. Please join us for our final meeting of the school year. We will discuss the upcoming Family Picnic, scheduled for June 7th, and want your ideas. Also, we would love to hear suggestions and feedback as we are already starting to plan for the 2024-2025 school year.

As always, reach out with any questions Bernabiparents@gmail.com