Batavia City School District

Each month, we ask our teachers, staff, and administrators to share the good news that’s happening across the Batavia City School District. 

Check out this month’s Good News below! 

Submitted by: Dr. Molly Corey

• New Employee Orientation welcomed new staff in meaningful ways. Thank you to Laura Willard, Nancy Mitchell and Carla Cole for collaborating to ensure success with every step.
• Extended year offered great opportunities for our students to engage in meaningful ways. Thank you to the teachers who greeted  students every day with a smile and creative activities. Thank you to Krista Lawton and Jordan Brandt for leading our youngest learners and Kristine Cameron and Mike Langridge at BMS for leading our middle school learners.

Submitted by: Julie Wasilewski

• 1,000 kudos to our student support team. Proud and humbled to be a part of it and to work side by side with such masterful interventionists.

Submitted By: Lisa Robinson & Tom Ingalsbe

• Thanks to Nancy Mitchell for her hard work setting up and helping to organize New Teacher Orientation. She always helps to make sure things are running smoothly and goes above and beyond to make sure everything is ready to go each day! Thank you, Nancy!

Submitted By: Jenni Wesp

• BHS has enjoyed a fun filled Homecoming week! Students and staff have been joining in the fun and we had an exciting Girls Varsity Volleyball game against Greece Griffins, as well as our Bonfire on Wednesday night. Students had a blast traveling between events, and our girls were victorious! Additionally our newest set of class murals are underway as the battle between the classes rages on! BHS has had an awesome opening across the board and we are looking forward to a great year!

Submitted By: Rachael Saeva

• As a group, the BMS counselors/support team have really hit the ground running—working hard on scheduling, connecting with students and staff, and being available wherever support is needed. It’s been a real team effort, and I’m proud of how we've come together to support the school community in such a positive way!

Submitted By: Amy Gray

• The students in Mrs. Gray’s class were participating in an experiment with a recipe where they poured 3 different drinks with different densities in a cup. The drinks stayed separated and made a cool color spectrum. It tasted great too!

Submitted by: Jordan Brandt

• I am so impressed by our new teachers' willingness to learn and eagerness to have their best foot forward for students to start off the school year. We're so glad to have you Norah, Olivia, Alexis, and Emily!
• We had many new families come in for tours of the building this week and one family commented in particular on how clean the school was. This is a testament to the hard work of our maintenance, custodians, and cleaning staff! Thank you for all you did over the summer to make our building shine for the new school year.

Submitted by: Paul Kesler

• Mr. Perl does a wonderful job with school security. he is on top of making sure all doors are secured and students are safe. He makes sure drop-off in our front loop is orderly and safe. He is responsive to any needs our staff might have. We appreciate him.

Submitted by: Maureen Notaro 

• Chris Manfre, new School Psychologist, has been a welcomed addition to our team. He is great with students and support student needs.

Submitted by: Susan Presher

• A huge shout out to the B and G staff at Robert Morris who did an amazing job this summer moving everyone into their new temporary rooms . Building projects are never easy! The B and G crew have a great attitude and have worked tirelessly to get classrooms, offices, cafeteria, and gymnasium filled with smiling faces! Thank you!