Bedford Central School District is a school district located approximately 50 minutes north of New York City in northern Westchester County, New York, United States. The Bedford Central School District is composed of seven schools - Fox Lane High School, Fox Lane Middle School, Bedford Village Elementary School, Bedford Hills Elementary School, West Patent Elementary School, Pound Ridge Elementary School, and Mt. Kisco Elementary School - serving students from Bedford Hills, Mt. Kisco, Bedford Village, Pound Ridge, and Bedford Corners. Each elementary school serves one town/village/hamlet, except for West Patent, which serves Bedford Hills and Bedford Corners.
| Bedford Central School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
632 South Bedford Road
Bedford , New York, 10506United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 3619950 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,795 (2020–2021)[1] |
| Teachers | 326.69 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Staff | 403.15 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.62:1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The middle school, the high school, and the Bedford Central School District administrative buildings are all on the Fox Lane High School campus, near Interstate 684. The campus includes three soccer fields, a multipurpose astroturf field, a track that encircles the multipurpose field, and several baseball diamonds.
The superintendent of the district is Dr. Robert Glass.
Restoration and renovation
editSeveral old school buildings within the district were in a state of disrepair, including West Patent Elementary School and Fox Lane Middle School. Both were in need of new roofs, electrical work and more.[2] On October 22, 2013, voters in the Town of Bedford who were members of the Bedford Central School District approved a $31,828,238 Capital Improvement Project proposed by the Bedford Central School District. The approval was by a wide margin. A total of 1,825 votes were cast, with 1,197 votes in favor and 628 votes against. The Capital Improvement Project will be funded with a combination of short-term notes and long-term bonds, and with an intent to minimize the increase in tax levy to homeowners and the length of time during which the dollar amount of that increase will apply. The project was slated to begin as soon as possible, and was expected to be completed in 2016. Large portions of the plan call for renovations at West Patent Elementary School and the Fox Lane Campus. These were to include renovations for the purpose of complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act, roof replacements and other structural renovations identified as necessary in the course of a years-long study. Allocations will also be made towards roofing replacements at Bedford Hills Elementary School, Bedford Village Elementary School and Pound Ridge Elementary School.[3]
2020 Coronavirus closures
editOn March 11, 2020, BCSD officials announced the entire school district would be closed for the following two days as a precautionary measure due to a staff member from Fox Lane Middle School being placed under self-quarantine while awaiting testing for the coronavirus.[4]
It was later announced on March 13 that the school district would remain closed through April 3 which was later extended until the end of the 2020 school year.[5]
The district resumed hybrid instruction at the beginning of the 2020–2021 school year and returned to full in-person instruction in April 2021.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ Cathey O'Donnell; Gary Stern (April 10, 2012). "Region's aging schools crumble as finances falter". The Journal News. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ "Education". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ^ "Bedford school district shuts down for rest of the week". Rockland/Westchester Journal News. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Bedford Schools to Close Through April 3; Distance Learning to Be Used". www.theexaminernews.com. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-26.