August 15, 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Staff,

The countdown to the 2025–2026 school year has begun! Students return to school in just 18 days on Wednesday, September 3rd!
 

I’m excited to welcome everyone back to our hive! Whether you’re joining us for the first time or returning, I’m excited to have you with us and I wish everyone a successful school year. Remember, we’re all here to support you.

I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you a few important updates:

• The 2025-2026 class lists, schedules and teacher assignments for students will be available next Friday - Friday, August 22nd - in the Parent Portal. Visit our User Guide for help accessing your account. New this school year, bus information can be found in the My Ride K-12 App. With the My Ride App, parents and students can access their bus stop location, route, and pick up time. The app uses vehicle GPS geolocation to show bus arrivals each day. The My Ride K-12 App is available on a computer or on a smart phone. Instructions on how to use the program can be found here. You will need your child’s student ID when registering. Your child’s student ID can be found in SchoolTool. If you have any questions about the app, please call the Transportation Department at 315-638-6097.
• New York State passed legislation that will restrict the use of cellphones and other electronic devices by students beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. On September 3, 2025, all schools in our district will be required to implement a “bell-to-bell” ban, prohibiting students from using cellular phones and other devices with internet capability from their arrival to school until dismissal. Learn more about our policy in our Code of Conduct and on our website.
• You should receive the Hive in the mail in the coming days. Please take the time to review it because it contains important forms and information for the 2025-2026 school year. You also should receive the District Calendar soon. We hope you enjoy it!
• Reminder if you have extended family members or know interested community members who want information on school closures, important updates, budget information and public events, please have them sign up for our community group on ParentSquare.. Share this sign-up link with those who you think would be interested in joining our Bees Community Connection. 
• The Back-to-School Quick Reference Guide is posted on the homepage of our website. Please review it for form information, school supply lists and more. Please let us know if you have any questions. You can email questions about the guide, website, Hive or District Calendar to support@bville.org.
• Reminder: The district is excited to share that we have partnered with the Onondaga County Health Department and Drakos Urgent Care to provide required immunizations to all students right here on our main campus. The immunization clinic will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27th and from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 11th at C.W. Baker High School. Visit our website to register and learn more. 

We are looking forward to the first day of school on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Please continue to check ParentSquare and our website, www.bville.org, for updates. As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. 

Enjoy the rest of the summer break. We’ll see you in 18 days! 

Sincerely,

Dr. Joseph M. DeBarbieri
Superintendent of Schools

August 1, 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Staff,

I hope everyone is having a restful and wonderful summer. We’ve certainly had lots of beautiful summer weather to enjoy. 

Despite school being out, our Hive continues to buzz with excitement. If you’ve visited our main campus, you’ve noticed significant progress at C.W. Baker High School where crews are demolishing the former small gymnasium to make way for the school’s new swimming pool. Renovations continue at Durgee Junior High School and the finishing touches are being put on our new multi-purpose field. At Ray Middle School, work is continuing on its new access road, which will improve parent drop-off and pick-up.

We are incredibly grateful for our community’s ongoing support as we upgrade our facilities to enhance the safety and experience for our students, staff and community members. Check out our Facebook page this summer for videos and photos of the progress!

Today is the final day for our Building Upon Success summer enrichment camps. Our campers enjoyed two weeks packed with learning, laughter and lots of fun!. Thank you to our staff whose hard work and dedication made this summer experience both beneficial and unforgettable! Our Extended School Year summer program continues for two more weeks, and the students are having a great time! Visit our Facebook page to check out photos from our camps and summer programs. 

Our staff is busy working to prepare for students to return and we’re looking forward to the first day of school on Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Later this month you will also be receiving the district calendar and the Hive newsletter in the mail. Please take the time to review the Hive because it contains several important public notifications and forms for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Please be on the lookout for important updates via ParentSquare and email from your child’s school and from me as we prepare for opening day. The 2025-2026 class lists, schedules, and teacher assignments for students will be available in the Parent Portal and bus information will be posted in the MyRide K-12 App on Friday, August 22nd. 

I want to bring your attention to two important announcements:

School Supplies

Our staff has compiled district-wide school supply lists for each grade level for the 2025-2026 school year. The lists are available on our website.

If your child is in need of school supplies, please fill out this form. Distribution is planned for August 20th and August 21st at the Student Services building on the main campus. Requests will be filled using building supply lists based on what we have in inventory and what we receive through this year's drive to fulfill requests. Also, if you are interested in a "free" new school year haircut for your student(s), please also indicate on this form. 

We will hold our 8th annual School Supply Drive next week. This year we’ve teamed up with the Baldwinsville Christmas Bureau to help collect school supplies. Your support can make a BIG difference in setting our kids up for a successful school year. Whether it's backpacks, notebooks, pencils or markers, every donation counts! Donations will be collected at the District Operations Building on main campus from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 5th and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6th. Visit our website of lists of needed supplies and more information. 

NYS required immunizations

The district is excited to share that we have partnered with the Onondaga County Health Department and Drakos Urgent Care to provide required immunizations to all students right here on our main campus. The immunization clinic will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27th and from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, September 11th at C.W. Baker High School. Visit our website to register and learn more. 

I hope you enjoy the rest of summer with your friends, family and loved ones! Go Bees!

Sincerely,

Dr. Joseph M. DeBarbieri
Superintendent of Schools