BCS District Update

Thank you to those families who came to meet with teachers and discuss your child's progress during parent-teacher conferences last month! As educators, we value the partnership we have with the families of the students we serve.

If you have additional questions/concerns regarding your child, please reach out to their school staff.

We are excited to start a new program at Anderson Elementary and Ryan Elementary the first week of November!

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is a federally assisted program that provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables during the school day. The goal of the FFVP is to introduce children to fresh fruits and vegetables, including new and different varieties as healthy snack options, and increase overall acceptance and consumption of fresh, unprocessed produce. The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides a variety of free, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks to children at eligible elementary schools. A USDA study found that FFVP students eat more fruits and vegetables than students who do not participate in the program. This encourages children to try new foods, learn about seasonal produce, and set healthy eating habits to last a lifetime.

A special "thank you" goes out to our Food Service Director, Barb Yearling, for her work in obtaining this grant for our K-5 students!

Thanks to your votes, Bronson High School won 2nd Place for the 2nd year in a row in the Johnny's Markets School Spirit Challenge. The school will receive $1,000!

Thank you again to all who voted.

Bronson Community Schools is launching a new initiative facilitated by the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) to create a three- to five-year Strategic Plan. The process will include community and staff input events, data collection and other efforts to create a shared vision and goals for the future of the district and strategies to achieve them, all while using scarce public education resources in the most effective and efficient way.

Thank you to those who either attended community input sessions and/or completed the online survey. The next step in this process is a Strategic Planning Retreat to work through the data received on November 9th to identify our vision, mission, and belief statements and set our big picture long-term goals as a district.

We continue to have the following openings for teaching/support staff:

• 4th Grade Teacher
• Jr/Sr High Math Teacher
• Jr/Sr High English Learners (EL) Teacher
• Jr/Sr High English Learners (EL) Paraprofessional
• Hybrid Maintenance/Custodial Employee

Job postings and the application process can be found here: https://www.bronsonschools.org/district/resources/employment

GREAT NEWS!!! As of the afternoon of Tuesday, 10/29/24, ALL food service equipment in the Bronson Jr/Sr High School kitchen is fully functional!

Unfortunately, the fire alarm panel at Anderson isn't communicating with the new hood/fire suppression system there but we did have fire alarm panel contractors onsite today to work on this and we received word that the panel is now functioning correctly with the new equipment! We are waiting for final set up and inspection dates to have Anderson's kitchen fully functional, as well.

Rest assured - we continue to ensure that our students have options (though a more limited menu than they're used to) and that what we are offering meet the guidelines for school breakfast and lunch set by the Michigan Department of Education.

Thank you again for your continued patience and flexibility with these projects. If you have questions regarding these projects, please reach out to Superintendent Wall using the contact information listed below.

Bronson Thespians proudly present:

The Velveteen Rabbit

at the Bronson Community Theater

• Friday, November 22, 7pm

• Saturday, November 23, 7pm

• Sunday, November 24, 2pm

• Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students

We hope you're able to come see the show!

The Bronson High School Hall of Fame Committee is always looking for nominees to be inducted into the BHS Hall of Fame. Please find the nomination forms for each category here:

School-Related Activities

Contributions to Community

Contributions to Schools

Each building releases a newsletter each month. Find the most recent newsletters linked, below:

Anderson Elementary

Ryan Elementary

Bronson Jr/Sr High School

The Official 2024-2025 School Year Calendar can be found here: tinyurl.com/bcs24-25cal

We do have 2 full and 1 partial-term on the November 5th ballot. Candidates running are:

Partial-Term

- Erica Norton

Full-Term

- Deb Balowski

- Frank Barker

- Michelle Barker

- Brenda Kelley

- Steve Wilson

Monday, November 4th @ 6:30 pm in the Jr/Sr High School Library

- Board Workshop at 5:00 pm before the regular meeting begins.

Board Agendas can be found here:

https://www.bronsonschools.org/administration/school_board/board_agendas

Minutes from Board Meetings can be found here:

https://www.bronsonschools.org/administration/school_board/board_minutes

Click the links below to find the Facebook pages that are affiliated with our district. School personnel are the administrators of the pages. *If you have information to share that is specific to a student, please do not message these pages. Instead, please call the school directly.*

Bronson Community Schools

Anderson Elementary (Grades K-2)

Ryan Elementary (Grades 3-5)

Bronson Jr/Sr High School (Grades 6-12)

Bronson Viking Athletics