Superintendent Weekly Update May 16, 2025

Budget Update

The past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of attending some of the spring concerts, and it gave me a chance to reflect on the music program.  Eight years ago, we had four students in a jazz band that encompassed both Rombout Middle School and Beacon High School.  Now, we have a BHS jazz band and a Rombout jazz band, a Rombout wind ensemble, and multiple, smaller jazz ensembles as well.  Eight years ago, the orchestra pit for the Beacon Players' performances was comprised of all adult musicians.  In this year’s performance of Guys and Dolls, twenty-six of our students were in the orchestra pit playing for the show.

I share this as an example of how we have tried to use our budget to expand opportunities for our students.  Whether it is our expanding into full-day pre-k, increasing courses at the secondary level, strengthening curriculum at the elementary level, or our growing extracurriculars for elementary and middle school students, we have accomplished expanded opportunities for our students, all with budgets at the New York tax cap.  This year’s budget is at the tax cap as well.

In this year’s budget, we are trying to expand mental health supports with a site-based mental health clinic at RMS and more academic support teachers at the elementary level.  

The vote is on Tuesday, May 20, from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm at Glenham Elementary and Beacon High School. All of our budget information is on our website here: https://www.beaconk12.org/domain/702

Let me know if you have any questions.

Class of 2025 Video

We asked some of our seniors to reflect on their time in the BCSD.  Definitely check this video out, it is worth your five minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhl9dQ9-aaU

BHS Spring Concert Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00!  Check out our amazing students!

Film Fest- Last Chance for Tickets!

Upcoming Home Athletic Events

Friday, May 16

Varsity Baseball BHS 4:30

JV Baseball Memorial 4:30

Tuesday, May 20

Unified Basketball RMS 4:00

Modified Softball Memorial 4:30

Modified Baseball Memorial 5:15

Wednesday, May 21

Varsity Baseball BHS 4:00

Modified Baseball Memorial 4:30

List of Colleges for the Class of 2025!  Congratulations Seniors!

• Binghamton University
• Buffalo State University
• Bryn Mawr College
• Case Western Reserve University
• Clemson University
• College of the Holy Cross
• Crane School of Music
• Dutchess Community College
• IUOE Local 137 - Operating Engineers
• John Jay College of Criminal Justice
• Manhattan School of Music
• Manhattanville University
• Marist University
• Marywood University
• Mercy University
• Muhlenberg College
• Northeastern University
• Pace University
• Parsons School of Design
• Penn State University
• Quinnipiac University
• Roger Williams University
• Seton Hall University
• Springfield College
• St. John Fisher University
• St. John's University
• Stony Brook University
• SUNY Brockport
• SUNY Cobleskill
• SUNY Cortland
• SUNY Oneonta
• SUNY Orange
• SUNY Plattsburgh
• SUNY Polytechnic Institute
• SUNY Purchase
• Syracuse University
• The New School
• University at Albany
• University at Buffalo
• University of Connecticut
• University of Delaware
• University of Maryland
• University of Miami
• University of New Haven
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Vermont
• University of Virginia
• University of Washington
• Utica University
• Western Connecticut State University

Beacon GLSEN Parent Meetup

Have a great weekend!

Matt Landahl