At the beginning of July, Brighton Central School District will be making changes to its phone system. As part of this change, all current phone extensions will be changed. The main numbers for each school will stay the same.
Residents of the Brighton Central School District approved an $80,522,065 budget for the 2019-20 school year by a vote of 2,294 to 531. The budget received an 81 percent “yes” vote. The projected tax levy increase for 2018-19 is 2.34%. It’s the fifth-highest passage rate in the last 40-plus years.
Council Rock Primary School became the first primary school in the United States to receive an International Habits of Mind School of Excellence Award on June 19.
Brighton High School’s Friends of Rachel Club thanked the Town’s crossing guards for all that they do to keep students safe on June 6.
The Brighton Chamber of Commerce recognized the District’s Diversity and Equity Committee with its 2019 Community Service Award. The award was presented at an awards luncheon on June 5
Brighton High School held its annual awards assembly on June 7. Over 60 awards and honors were presented to students.
The Brighton Central School District Board of Education approved tenure recommendations and presented teacher, administrator, and teacher assistant tenure certificates at the June 4 Board meeting.
Springfest is a BHS tradition where students, faculty, and staff celebrate the end of the school year and take a break before the final rush of exam week and review sessions.
Seventh graders learned about Honor Flight Rochester and wrote letters to veterans that they opened during mail call on their flight to Washington, D.C. One veteran, Richard Schottmiller, visited the middle school to thank the students in person and answer questions.
