Superintendent Update
March 7, 2025
Dear Bedford Public Schools Community,
As winter turns to spring, we are excited to root for our Boys Hockey and Cheer teams as they continue in post-season winter play this weekend--go Bucs! We look forward to spring events, including the start of the spring sports season, musicals and concerts, and the leadership searches underway. Also, please see below for some important updates.
Best,
Cliff Chuang (he/him) 莊 宏 毅
Superintendent, Bedford Public Schools
- March: Woman's History Month
- March 8: Annual Town Elections
- March 8: BEST/PTO Bedford Beach Party - BHS Cafeteria
- March 12-15: BHS Musical: Mean Girls
- March 13: Purim
- March 14: No School for Students - Staff Professional Development Day
- March 14: Holi
- March 17: St. Patrick's Day
- March 18: School Committee Meeting
- March 24: Bedford Town Meeting
- March 29-30: Eid al-Fitr
- March 31: Middle School Math Parent/Caregiver Information Session
- March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility
The next meeting is scheduled for March 18th. The full agenda, schedule, and supporting materials can always be found at School Committee - Meeting Schedule & Supporting Documents.
Bedford Public Schools currently use and will continue to use Google Workspace for Education, which includes essential educational tools, such as Classroom, Docs, and Drive. We also provide access to some of Google’s Additional Services that enhance teaching and learning. Google now requires parental consent for students under 18 to independently use any of their Additional Services. There are eight of Google’s Additional Services that students have access to as they support differentiation, communication, collaboration and creativity while helping students to develop research, critical thinking, literacy, digital literacy and information literacy skills. These Additional Services are Google Translate, Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Books, Google Arts and Culture, YouTube, Google News and Google’s Applied Digital Skills. These interactive engaging tools are independently used by students to support various learning styles and needs; supplement and/or expand upon lessons and prior knowledge; deepen understanding of content; make real-world connections to learning; and provide personalized self-paced learning opportunities.
Families must opt out in writing by Friday, March 14 by sending an email to their school principal if they do not want their child to independently access these eight Additional Services. Students whose families opt out will lose independent access starting Friday, March 21. Teachers can continue to utilize these tools as part of their instruction and can provide students access to some content for educational purposes. For the 2025-2026 school year, parental consent will be included in the school handbook. Questions? Contact the Tech Department at tech_support@bedfordps.org.
Intended Audience: Rising 6th grade parents (Current 5th grade students). All are welcome. On Monday, March 31st, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at JGMS math teachers, the math program administrator, the JGMS principal, and the Superintendent invite Lane School and JGMS parents and caregivers to a math information session. We will be presenting proposed changes to our math course structure for the 2025-2026 school year for 6th grade. These changes are part of Bedford’s strategic plan. This session is intended for parents and caregivers only. There will be a hands-on session and we ask, for our planning purposes, you RSVP. Thank you. Patrick Morrissey, Math Program Administrator, Grades 6-12 patrick_morrissey@bedfordps.org
Registration is open for children age eligible* for Kindergarten next year (2025-2026 school year). Please register with this link: Bedford Public Schools Registration. *Kindergarten age requirements are located below the registration information in the above link.
BHS is proud to present Mean Girls: High School Version, an energetic depiction of the social dynamics of high school. Shows will be performed on Wednesday, March 12 at 4:30pm; Thursday, March 13 at 7:00pm; Friday, March 14 at 7:00pm; and Saturday, March 15 at 1:00pm and 7:00pm. The performances will also be livestreamed. The musical is rated PG-13 and is most suitable for middle schoolers and up. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for seniors and students, and are available at https://bhschorusandtheater.weebly.com/tickets.html. Don't miss out — it'll be fetch!
