Principal's Message
Dear Students and Families,
Welcome to the start of the 2025-2026 school year! I hope you had an unforgettable summer, filled with family, friends, and lasting memories. School will be here before you know it, so make sure to cherish these last few weeks of summer break! We are extremely excited to have the students back at BCIS, and have many wonderful things planned for the year ahead.
Over the summer months, BCIS remained a busy place. A BIG thanks to our custodial staff for all of their hard work cleaning our building. Each summer they work tirelessly to ensure that BCIS is ready for the start of the school year. In addition, there have been numerous staffing changes due to retirements and resignations. Please welcome the following new staff to BCIS:
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Kathryn Basista |
5th Grade ELA |
| Tammy Cracraft | Instructional Aide |
| Officer Jamison Diglaw | SRO |
| Jonathan Linko | Band Instructor |
| Crosbee Lisser | Band Instructor |
| Michelle Martin | 6th Grade Intervention Specialist |
| Jessica Masters | 5th Grade Intervention Specialist |
| Joseph Meyer | 5th Grade Intervention Specialist |
| Mike Shevock | Chorus Instructor |
| Alyssa Sidwell-Sutton | Instructional Aide |
| Ariana Williams | Reading Tutor |
| Jennifer Wise | 4th-6th Intervention Specialist |
Important Dates
The following table outlines the dates for open houses and our staggered start plan:
| Friday, August 15 |
4th Grade Orientation and Open House Students @ 8:30 AM Parents @ 11:30 AM (Enter at Door 21) |
| Monday, August 18 |
5th Grade Open House Students & Parents: 5:30-6:30 PM (Enter at Door 21) |
| Monday, August 18 |
6th Grade Open House Students & Parents: 7:00-8:00 PM (Enter at Door 21) |
| Wed., August 20 | 4th Grade Phase In Day |
| Thurs., August 21 | 5th Grade Phase In Day |
| Friday, August 22 | 6th Grade Phase In Day |
| Monday, August 25 | All Students |
BCIS’s PTA
BCIS’s devoted Parent Teacher Association (PTA) will continue to play a vital role in the overall success of our building. Mrs. Diane Bugno will continue to serve as President. I am looking forward to working with her, our Officers, and members. The PTA will provide students and staff with a wide spectrum of events and opportunities throughout the year. Consider joining and contributing any time you may have to make our building an even better place. Membership forms will be available at all of our upcoming orientations and open houses. Monthly meetings will be held in our Social and Emotional Learning Center. To join our PTA’s remind, please text @bcispta20 to 81010
pta 2025-26 meeting dates:
| September 16, 2025 | 6:30 PM | February 17, 2026 | 6:30 PM |
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| October 21, 2025 | 9:30 AM | March 17, 2026 | 9:30 AM |
| November 18, 2025 | 6:30 PM | April 21, 2026 | 6:30 PM |
| January 20, 2026 | 9:30 AM |
Core Essentials Program
For the past several years, BCIS has used the Core Essentials Program to work hand in hand with our Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) initiative. The Core Essentials curriculum reinforces the “Big 3”. These powerful statements will be shared with students and serve as the foundation of this program. The Big 3 are:
Treat others right. Make smart decisions. Maximize your potential.
We will continue to utilize this wonderful program. Students who are a part of our BCIS TV Crew will be speaking on these core values:
August / The Big 3: Treat Others Right, Make Smart Decisions, Maximize Your Potential
September / Courage: Being brave enough to do what you should do, even when you're afraid.
October / Knowledge: Leaning something new so you can be better at whatever you do.
November / Trust: Putting you confidence in someone you can depend on.
December / Joy: Finding a way to be happy even when things don't go your way.
January / Commitment: Making a plan and putting into practice.
February / Respect: Showing others they are important by what you say or do.
March / Humility: Putting others first by giving up what you think you deserve
April / Honor: Letting others know you see how valuable they really are.
May / Perseverance: Refusing to give up when life gets hard.
Communication
Please be sure to check out our BCIS TV Google Classroom to ensure you are watching all of our Core Essentials messages as well as other BCIS information:
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The class code is: 6wzxjtu
I will also send home biweekly family updates this year. These will come out on Remind and contain pertinent information regarding our school.
Let’s continue to cooperate and communicate with one another over the next school year! I truly believe that with a team effort and strong communication between parents and the school, we can make the 2025-2026 school year a successful one. I am looking forward to working with all of you, and I can’t wait to see your children walking the hallways of BCIS.
Sincerely,
Mr. Chad DeAngelo, Principal