Superintendent Update
October 10, 2025
- October: National Bullying Prevention Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, LBGTQIA+ History Month
- October 1-31: Annual Military Impact Aid Survey
- October 7-13: Sukkot*
- October 13: Indigenous People's Day
- October 14: School Committee Meeting
- October 14-15: Sh'mini Atzeret-Simchat Torah*
- October 15: Walk & Bike to School Day
- October 22: 6-7:30pm: Understanding Trauma & Grief - A Community Response Workshop
- October 20: Diwali*
- October 28: School Committee Meeting
The next School Committee meeting is on Tuesday, October 14th at 7pm at the BHS LGI at Bedford High School (9 Mudge Way.) At this meeting, the committee is expected to approve a revision to the district's Extracurricular Activities policy to permit participation by non-enrolled resident students. They will also review the FY25 Q4 Year-End Summary and the FY26 Q1 Budget Report and vote on a revised FY26 budget per their usual practice. Meeting agendas, schedules, and supporting documents are always available at School Committee - Meeting Schedule & Supporting Documents.
Published Sept. 30, 2025 by Jessica Casserly, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Families living on base with students enrolled in Bedford High School have until Oct. 31 to complete and submit the 2025-2026 Federal Impact Aid Survey for federally connected students. Information gathered through the survey process determines Bedford’s eligibility for federal impact aid funding. The forms are confidential, and the information collected is available only to school and federal officials. Click here to read more.
Note that on October 1st, emails were sent to families via Docusign. Please help us identify all federally connected students whose families are Active-Duty Military, live on Hanscom AFB, OR work on federal facilities---including Hanscom AFB, Bedford VA, Boston VA, Lincoln Public School on HAFB, Lincoln Labs, Mitre and more! Our yearly survey is fully electronic with e-signature. It is very important that all surveys are completed and electronically signed for each student, as reimbursement is made for all eligible students on a per pupil basis. You may request a paper survey copy. We thank you very much for your assistance with this important annual survey. Please contact the Business Office with questions: (781) 275-7708.
Bedford Dollars for Scholars awards scholarships, based on the success of our annual fundraising campaigns, to graduating seniors from Bedford and Hanscom Air Force Base. CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars has launched its annual Fall Appeal fun drive. Donations may be made through the following link here. Bedford Dollars for Scholars has helped 3,770 students by awarding $3.7 million since our inception in 1965. In 2025, we awarded $197,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors. Thank you for helping us continue this tradition!
October 22nd from 6:00-7:30pm
The Bedford Public Schools, Health & Human Services and Youth & Family Services Departments will be hosting “Understanding Trauma & Grief: A Community Response Workshop,” presented by Joanna Wu from the Edinburg Center, on Wednesday, October 22nd, from 6:00–7:30 PM in the Bedford Town Hall Reed Room. Doors open at 5:30 PM, and pizza and child care will be provided. To register, click here.