Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes | Past Minutes | Public Participation
Bethlehem Central Board of Education meetings are usually held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Meetings are occasionally added during the school year, particularly in February and March for budget discussions. Meetings begin at 7 p.m., at the Bethlehem Central High School Room D-122, 700 Delaware Ave., Delmar [unless otherwise noted]. All Board meetings are open to the public.
Executive Sessions
In addition to its regular meetings, it is sometimes necessary for the Board to hold executive sessions. These sessions may precede or follow regular meetings and are for the discussion of sensitive subjects such as personnel matters and employee contract negotiations. All official actions, however, must and do take place at public meetings.
Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes
Below is a schedule of Board of Education meetings for the 2024-25 school fiscal year. These dates and locations are subject to change. Public meetings begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise listed. Executive session start time is 6 p.m. A final schedule will be updated here. All meetings will be livestreamed on the BCSD Events Channel on YouTube.
Recordings of all meetings can be found on the Bethlehem Central Board of Education YouTube channel.
2024-25 School Year
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Organizational Meeting
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Presentation: Setting the Tax Rate
Presentation: Building Temperatures, Heating and Cooling
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Presentation: Evaluation Process for Teachers and Administrators
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Presentation: BCSD Annual Goals 2024-25
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Slingerlands Elementary School, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Elsmere Elementary School, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Hamagrael Elementary School, 7 p.m.
Presentation: WIN Blocks & Academic Update
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Unified Sports & District Cooling Project
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
BC Middle School, 7 p.m.
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)
- View the December 18, 2024 Board minutes here.
- View the December 18, 2024 Board video here.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Enrichment Opportunities at the High School
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Glenmont Elementary School
ELA Curriculum Pilot Process
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
State of the Schools
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Budget Roll-out: Transportation, Technology, Operations and Maintenance
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Athletics, Instructional Programs (Curriculum and Student Services)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Presentation: Food Services Budget
Budget Discussion & Deliberation
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Discussion, Deliberation & Possible 2025-26 Budget Adoption
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Eagle Elementary School
Math Update
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Budget Hearing
Elementary Enrollment Trends & Zones of Attendance
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Annual Budget Vote and Board Election, BCHS Gym A, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Building Conditions Survey & Future Capital Bond Planning
The meeting will also be livestreamed. Video broadcast for the meeting can be found here at 6:55 p.m.
- View the May 21, 2025 Board agenda here.
- View the May 21, 2025 Board video here.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
Universal Meals Presentation
Tenure Teacher Reception
The meeting will also be livestreamed. Video broadcast for the meeting can be found here at 6:55 p.m.
- View the June 4, 2025 Board agenda here.
- View the June 4, 2025 Board video here.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
The meeting will also be livestreamed. Video broadcast for the meeting can be found here at 6:55 p.m.
- View the June 18, 2025 Board agenda here.
- View the June 18, 2025 Board video here.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
The meeting will also be livestreamed. Video broadcast for the meeting can be found here at 6:55 p.m.
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- View the July 1, 2025 Board agenda here.
- View the July 1, 2025 Board video here.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
BCHS Room D-122, 7 p.m.
The meeting will also be livestreamed. Video broadcast for the meeting can be found here at 6:55 p.m.
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- View the August 13, 2025 Board agenda here.
- View the August 13, 2025 Board video here.
Past Minutes
- The minutes from the past school year can be found by clicking here.
- For minutes from previous school years, please click this link.
- An archive of Board of Education meetings in video format can be found on the Board of Education YouTube channel.
Public Participation
From time to time, individuals may wish to address comments or concerns directly to the Board of Education. In most instances, issues involving students, parents, faculty or staff can be resolved without having to appear before the Board of Education. To ensure timely resolution of your concerns and/or questions, the district has a helpful reference guide of who to contact when an issue arises.
If you do wish to address the Board, please keep in mind that school board meetings are business meetings which are held in public. On your agenda, you will see “Recognition of Visitors – Non-Agenda Items.” In order to allow fair and orderly expression of comment, the Board has provided this time to hear appropriate comments from anyone attending the meeting. However, the Board does not respond to questions during the course of the business meeting.
The Board values and welcomes civil, respectful statements and clear, concise communications that inform its deliberations. The Board uses the public comment period as an opportunity to listen to citizen concerns, but will not debate issues or enter into a question-and-answer session.
It is also important that no person addressing the Board initiate charges or complaints about individual Board members or employees or students of the District. Such charges or complaints should be presented directly to the Superintendent. Speakers are encouraged to provide the Board with a written copy of their comments and other appropriate supporting documentation, but it is not required.
How may I address the Board during a meeting?
Please adhere to the following when speaking to the Board during public session:
- Wait to be called upon by the Board president.
- At the microphone, please state your full name.
- Direct your comments to the Board; do not turn and speak to the audience.
- Keep your comments as concise as possible.
- Speakers are expected to treat others with respect, confining their remarks to School District issues.
- Do not use the public speaking portions of Board meetings to make personal statements about any individual or engage in any commentary that is slanderous or abusive. The Board president may rule any speaker out of order who makes such statements.