Superintendent Update
August 27, 2025
Dear Bedford Public Schools Community,
Staff have been busy this week preparing for the arrival of students for the first day of school (my 30th as an educator!) on Tuesday, September 2, 2025! This update contains important information to help students and families prepare for the return to school. Schools have sent /will send out specific information (with links at the bottom of this update). Until then, please enjoy these last few days of summer!
Cliff Chuang 莊 宏 毅
Superintendent, Bedford Public Schools
Pictured Above: The newest BPS students getting ready for their inaugural bus run at Davis school last week.
- September: Suicide Prevention Month
- September 1: Labor Day (No School)
- September 2: First Day of School (Preschool & Kindergarten Orientation)
- September 9: School Committee Meeting with Executive Session
- September 15 - October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month
- September 16: National IT Professionals Day
- September 18: School Committee Meeting
- September 20: Bedford Day 2025
- September 23-24: Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown previous day)
The first school committee meeting is schedule for Tuesday, September 9th at 7:00pm followed by an executive session. The school committee meeting agendas, schedules, and supporting documents are available on the School Committee - Meeting Schedule & Supporting Documents.
We welcome the following new administrators to the BPS team this year:
Kelly Williamson Ed. D., Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning.
Nicole Shadeed, Counseling Director for grades 6-12.
Dennis Kohut, BHS Assistant Principal.
Jessica Kirby, Davis School Special Education Program Administrator.
Riding the school bus is a great benefit to families and directly results in less traffic and congestion on our roads and school campuses during school arrival and dismissal times. If you intend to utilize this service, please review the updated Bus Transportation Guidelines and please visit the Bedford Public Schools Transportation webpage for current information. Routes and bus stops will be posted here as soon as they are available, and by Thursday 8/28/25. Bus stop policies are posted, as well as contact information for questions or concerns. If you have any questions about general education transportation, please email transportation@bedfordps.org. Families whose students receive specialized transportation (for special education, vocational, or McKinney Vento) should have received direct communication regarding the specifics. If you have questions regarding specialized transportation, please reach out to Debbie Barnes in Student Services at deborah_barnes@bedfordps.org.
In alignment with the Antisemitism and Anti-Hate Resolution approved at the June 11th, 2025, school committee meeting, members for the Bedford Anti-Hate/Bias Taskforce were appointed and have met twice during the summer to begin discussions about incident reporting and anti-hate education. Progress updates will be provided at future school committee meetings. In addition, members for the Healthy School Hours Working Group were also appointed, and they will begin meeting in mid-September.
You can now pay online for:
- Field trips and activities
- Prom and Yearbooks
- Pre-School
- Insurance and repairs for laptops and IPads
- Make Donations to the group of your choice – Performing Arts, Athletics, or other general Gifts made to support our schools
Payments are accepted using Electronic Checks, Credit/Debit Cards, PayPal and Venmo. To get started, click the Online Payment link here. Create an account, register your payment type, and you are all set. (Convenience fees apply). Need Assistance? Call: 1-877-227-1157, Monday - Friday: 8:30am to 6:00pm and Saturday: 8:30 am to 1:00pm or Email: support@unipayteam.com.
We are grateful to the ongoing partnership of the Bedford Education Foundation which has announced the funding of three large grants in our Summer 2025 grant cycle, totaling $21,000. These grants will support new mirrorless cameras for BHS and JGMS art students, Advancer kiln shelves and GlazeEraser Hand Tool for BHS ceramics students; and Playworks recess training for Davis educators. Congratulations to all of the grant recipients! Read more here.