Superintendent Update
February 6, 2026
Dear Bedford Public Schools Community,
At the February 10th School Committee meeting, members of the Healthy School Hours Working Group will share a quarterly update, including the full results of the recent community survey, which drew participation from nearly 2,000 individuals. This strong engagement—from families, staff, and especially students—has helped deepen and strengthen this work. At this point, the feedback does not indicate a clear consensus on how to move forward. As a reminder, this work is not primarily about school start times, but about student wellbeing—including sleep, physical and mental health, safety and belonging, and healthy engagement in learning. All of these dimensions are important and will need to be thoughtfully balanced as we continue working together creatively to improve student wellbeing.
Best,
Cliff Chuang 莊 宏 毅
Superintendent, Bedford Public Schools
- February: Black History Month
- February 1-5: National School Counseling Week
- February 10: School Committee Meeting
- February 11: 5:30pm at Bedford High School: Black History Month Celebration
- February 16: President's Day
- February 16-20: No School - February Break
- February 17: Lunar New Year
- February 18: Ash Wednesday, Ramadan
- February 28: 2:00pm at JGMS: Lunar New Year Celebration
The next meeting is scheduled for February 10th where the committee will consider updates to the BHS Program of Studies and progress reports on the Healthy School Hours initiative and the Superintendent's Goals/Strategic Plan. Meeting agendas, schedules, and supporting documents are always available at School Committee - Meeting Schedule & Supporting Documents.
We are pleased to present you with the 2025 Annual Report Cards for the Bedford Public Schools. The federal legislation, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), requires all states, school districts, and schools to report student assessment results, drop-out rates, and teacher qualifications to the community on an annual basis. Bedford's Report Cards results are available to you here.
Congratulations to Mira Smith, class of 2027, who won a gold key from the 2026 Scholastic Arts Awards for her painting Playing With Fire, and her teacher, Eileen Wagner. Well done!
The students listed below had their artwork selected to be on exhibit at the 30th annual Regional High School Exhibit at the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421. The reception will be on Thursday, February 12th from 4pm-6:30pm. Hope to see you there!
- Abigail Emerson, Alex Hiley, Alexandria Hiley, Anjie Chen, Ben Hagan, Brooke D'Andrea, Carson Sutton, Charles Mara, Chloe Wood, Dylan Bray, Emily Smith, Evelyn Chiu, Giovanna Lanza, Grace Nam, Harry Amaral, Hugo Powers, Ira Pokharel, Isabel Vargas, Jacob Neale, Jared Anderson, Juliette Olivera, June Koller, Jupiter Crowley Moore, Kira Shen, Louie Bonneau, Lucia Drench, Makela Collazo, Matthew Mahoney, Mira Smith, Nico Miano, Nileya Liu, Noah Anderson LaPorte, Noah Folman, Oliver Boglarski, Patrick Salazar Weibel, Porter Venuti, Quentin Colston, Sahana Krishnan, Sofia Angulo, Sophie Zickler, Tatum Langway, Taylor Hallett, Zo’Riah Ramirez