
The Bethel Park
Board of School Directors are currently in the process of reviewing
and updating every policy in the Board Policy Manual. Please
click on the above link to see the policies which have been
approved.
The Bethel Park
Board of School Directors are currently in the process of reviewing
and updating every policy in the Board Policy Manual. Please
click on the above link to see the policies which have been revised
and are in the approval process.
OVERVIEW
The
Bethel Park Board of School Directors consists of nine (9) individuals who are elected at large by the citizens of Bethel Park. School Board members are both state and local officials. Though elected locally, they serve on behalf of the Pennsylvania state legislature. Each director serves without compensation for a term of four (4) years.
The Board of School Directors' primary responsibilities include:
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Provide for the education of all children
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Set district policies and regulations regarding school activities
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Adopt textbooks
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Hire a superintendent, principals, teachers, and other staff
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Adopt an annual school district budget
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Levy taxes
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Upcoming Board Meeting Dates
(All meetings will be held in the Community Room of the
Administration Building unless indicated otherwise. The public is
invited to attend all of these meetings.
- Wednesday, September 10 -- Facilities Committee Meeting with
the Architect to discuss the High School Project at 7 PM. No
action will be taken at this meeting.
- Tuesday, September 16 -- September Agenda Meeting at 8 PM in
the Community Room of the Administration Building.
- Wednesday, September 24 -- Facilities Committee Meeting with
the Architect to discuss the High School Project at 7 PM. No
action will be taken at this meeting.
- Thursday, September 25 -- September Regular Meeting at 8 PM
in the Community Room of the Administration Building.
- Tuesday, September 30 -- Policy Committee Meeting at 7 PM in
the Independence Middle School Library.
PLEASE NOTE: At its December
Reorganization Meeting, the Bethel Park Board of School Directors kept its
2008 Committee Meeting dates the same--the third Tuesday of each month, but
changed the Regular Meeting date to the fourth Thursday of each month, with
a couple of exceptions. Please click
here to see the 2008 Meeting
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The Facilities Committee has scheduled several meetings to meet with the
Architect to discuss the High School Project. All meetings will be
held in the Community Room of the Administration Building at 7 PM unless
otherwise indicated. No action will be taken at these meetings but the
public is invited to attend.
- August 13, 2008
- August 27, 2008
- September 10, 2008
- September 24, 2008
- October 8, 2008
- October 22, 2008 (Conference Room)
- November 5, 2008
- November 19, 2008
- December 3, 2008
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If you are a Bethel Park Homeowner who has not completed a Homestead/Farmstead application, we encourage you to do so. If you have previously completed an application, you do not need to so again. If you
need an application, you can access one at www.county.allegheny.pa.us/opa/act1frm.asp.
Homeowners who completed their application will see a $168.73 reduction on
their 2008-2009 school property tax bill. If you haven't filled out an
application, it is too late to receive the reduction, but if you fill out a
form, you will be eligible for a Homestead/Farmstead Exemption next year. |
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BPTV tapes the School Board Regular Meetings (the voting meetings that are generally held the fourth
Thursday of each month) and broadcasts them six times a week—Tuesdays at noon on Comcast Channel 7
and Verizon Channel 32, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5 and 9:30 PM on Comcast Channel 17
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The Bethel Park Board of School Directors will
allow public comments at its monthly Committee Meetings.
Comments at Committee Meetings will be accepted on agenda items
only, and there will be an opportunity to address the Board
before each section of the Committee agenda about any item that
is in that section. Speakers will have two minutes to address the Board and must preface their comments with their name and address. The Board will continue to accept comments at its monthly Regular Voting Meetings. Comments at the beginning of the Regular Voting Meeting will be taken on agenda items only, with speakers allowed to address the Board on any subject at the end of the Regular Voting Meetings. Topics for remarks at any School Board Meeting include school operations or school programs. Complaints about school personnel
or comments that may implicate a potential disciplinary response will not be discussed at public sessions. Non-residents who wish to address the Board can do so by submitting a request form prior to the meeting, which can be obtained at the District’s Administration Building.
Please click
here to see the Board policy associated with Public
Participation in Board Meetings. |
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You can now contact the Bethel Park Board of School Directors via email. Click on School Board Members at the left hand side of this page and you will find all of the contact information for the Board. The Board requests that all correspondence, whether by email or traditional mail, include the sender’s name, address and phone number. |
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