Elementary School

Tomorrow will be Flexible Instructional Day #2. Students should complete activity #2 in the FID packet provided by the teachers. Please use your computer or toll free number / PIN to contact your teacher during the assigned times if you need assistance with your work.

Beginning tomorrow all children residing in the district between the ages 2 to 18 are eligible for free meals. Pickups are on Mondays and Thursdays form 11 to noon at the following locations:

East Bethlehem Fire Hall

Richeyville Fire Hall

Denbo Fire Hall

Marianna Fire Hall

Beth-Center ES

Monday, March 30, 2020:

Reminder students will be completing their FID packets for Days 1-3 beginning Wednesday. A message will go out Friday with directions for next week. Teachers are currently creating packets and Google Classroom for planned instruction to begin next week. Please complete the link for the Technology Survey as we are planning how many paper copies of content to deliver. Paper copies of the survey have been delivered to the food pickup locations for distribution on Thursday. Please see attached FAPE letter for all families of the district

Technology Survey

FAPE Letter

Saturday, March 28, 2020:

We are happy to attach a letter from Atlantic Broadband offering two months of free internet and equipment to support qualified families during the closure. This is intended to help students get access to distance learning. Our Technology Director is also currently working on preparing all district laptop computers and devices for delivery to families in need. On Monday, a link to a technology survey will be sent to everyone through Remind. Additionally, paper copies will be available at lunch pickup locations throughout the district. Please see the offer. Atlantic Broadband Internet Offer

Thursday, March 26, 2020:

Please take a look at the attached letter from our Superintendent that contains updates and the plan for utilizing Flexible Instructional Days (Phase 1) next week. The "Continuity of Education Plan" is being finalized to cover the education of our students beyond April 3rd. Thank you all for your patience and understanding during this crisis.

Parent Letter 3-26-2020

Tuesday, March 24, 2020:

Governor Wolf has announced that schools are now closed until April 7, with further delays in returning possible dependent upon the health crisis.

Sunday, March 22, 2020:

Please see the attached letter from the Superintendent. We will not be utilizing Flexible Instruction Days this upcoming week. The district is anticipating vital information from the Department of Education on Tuesday morning. Please don't forget that this week breakfasts and lunches for All district students can be picked up between 11 a.m. and noon Mondays and Thursdays. Meals (breakfasts and lunches) for three days will be provided on Monday and four on Thursday. Please open and review the attached letter for more detailed information. Parent Letter 3-22

Thursday, March 19, 2020:

Please be advises that effective Friday, March 20, 2020 at noon district buildings and grounds are completely closed to all non-life sustaining employees. Our food service director and cafeteria workers will be working Monday and Thursday to prepare and deliver meals to drop off spots for all Beth-Center students. Administration and teachers are working together to develop plans for the continuation of learning for our students. Although we do not have any concrete information, recent developments indicate the potential for extending the school closure. We will update as new information is received.

Thursday, March 19, 2020:

We just received word that approval was granted for our meal waiver. We will now offer breakfast and lunch to all students i the district for all 7 days a week. Starting next week, meals will be delivered twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. on Monday, breakfasts and lunched for three days will be handed out and Thursday for the remaining three days. We also received word directly from the media that all standardized testing has been cancelled for for the school year. No PSSA's or Keystones. We will keep you updated, Bless you all!

Monday, March 16, 2020:

We hope this message finds you healthy and happy. Our buildings are now closed to essential personnel only. Meals are still being provided as curbside pickup at our elementary school in addition to the following locations between 11 a.m. and Noon:

East Bethlehem Fire Hall - 511 Front Street, Fredericktown, PA 15333

Richeyville Fire Hall - 14 Fire Hall Rd., Richeyville, PA 15358

Denbo Fire Hall - 415 Low Hill Rd., Brownsville, PA 15415

Marianna Fire Hall - 84 Broad Street, Marainna, PA 15345

If you are unable to pickup a lunch, please contact our office at lunchrequest@bcasd.net

Monday, March 16, 2020:

Reminder that Grab and Go lunches will be available at the Elementary School today between 11 a.m. and Noon. Although this program applies to eligible free and reduced students in all grade levels, no hungry student will be denied a lunch. We are currently working with county officials and organizations to expand our offerings in the coming days. We sincerely appreciate the volunteers that have cone forward, thank you!

Grab and Go lunches will be provided to all students that qualify for free and reduced lunch beginning on Monday. Eligible families can get their lunch at the elementary school between 11 a.m. and Noon. More details will be available at the school on Monday. Families unable to find transportation to pick up lunch should email lunchrequest@bcasd.net so arrangements can be made.

Please be advised that the Bethlehem-Center School District will be closing school effective after today Friday, March 13, 2020. We plan a two week closure while we monitor developments of the health crisis. Please check our website for updated details. Flexible Instructional Days will not be used until they are announced on TV channels sometime AFTER the first week. We will also use Remind App to communicate regularly. Thank you for your patience as developments are rapidly changing. Stay safe and healthy!

All after school athletics and extra-curricular activities have been suspended. There will be no use of facilities outside of regular educational purposes.

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