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Dear BASD Community,

We are very excited to share that Butler Area School District has been awarded a $1,382,353 grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Education! At the April 8th school board meeting, I shared with the BASD Board of School Directors that these funds are through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which was signed into law on June 25, 2022. Through this legislation, Congress authorized $1 billion in funding to provide students with safer and healthier learning environments.  

Support from this grant will help us continue the work we are doing to engage our community as we collaboratively work to ensure our schools are healthy and safe learning environments for all students. 

Over the last few years, we have been empowering elementary parents and staff as well as community members to help us identify and honor the unique attributes each school has to offer students. Today, each of our elementary schools has its own unique theme. Support from this grant will help us continue to grow each school’s unique attributes while also ensuring that our curriculum is aligned and student supports are available across all of our elementary schools so that every student builds a strong academic foundation.  

We have also engaged our secondary students, parents and staff as well as community members in the process of creating and implementing our Portrait of the Graduate. As the world progresses, the standards for what defines a successful person have gradually shifted. One way that schools can help prepare students for success in this new world is by teaching them the skills and qualities that employers and society now value. Some of these skills and qualities include critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, communication and adaptability. Support from this grant will also go toward supporting our efforts to ensure our students are prepared for success in whatever path they choose to pursue throughout their lives. 

Throughout our schools and our community, we have experienced tremendous success over the past few years. We’ve also experienced challenges. This year, our student leaders have started the process of creating our Butler Community Compact. 

The Community Compact is an agreement between students, parents/guardians, staff and community members that will help us all define our roles in supporting children and families. The goal is to determine ways in which we can support each other while respecting the roles that each person plays. 

Finally, support from this grant will help us personalize learning for all students. We will engage students primarily at the Senior High School to develop our specific plans and nurture a learning culture that is focused on the student through personalization.

We know that students will have adversity in life, sometimes in school and sometimes out of school. Our goal is to continue to build and grow positive relationships among our students and our school community. The support that’s gained through positive relationships will help our students feel a greater sense of hope for themselves as they build the skills and develop the mindset to become resilient when facing adversity.   

We’re excited for this opportunity and will provide additional updates as we make progress in this endeavor. As always, thank you for your continued support of our students and our schools.

Sincerely,

Brian J. White, Jr., Ed.D.
Superintendent
Butler Area School District

Broad Street Elementary School just got their new Everlast Traverse Climbing Wall! Scholars were very excited to give the climbing wall a try. 

This purchase was made possible thanks to The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation Inc.’s Creative Teaching Grant. Thanks to support from this annual grant opportunity, all of our elementary schools are now equipped with a traverse climbing wall. 

View more photos. 

Thank you to The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc. for their support!

The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc.'s 21st annual Fine Arts & Beyond (FAB) Showcase was a great success. The student artwork was incredible and the student musical performances were outstanding. Thank you to everyone who helped make the event a success!

View photos of the FAB Showcase. 

View the FAB event program. 

BASD Families, 

The Butler County Early Care & Education Councils’ upcoming free event, entitled ‘Spring into School Readiness” will take place on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Clearview Mall. 

Representatives from Butler Area School District will be at the event, which also includes a great lineup of activities from 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. There will be live programs, community organizations with learning activities, free books, prizes, snacks and more.

Click to download the flyer. We hope to see you there! 

Broad Street Elementary School held a "March Madness Attendance Challenge" for the entirety of the month where homerooms went head-to-head for the best attendance record.

Miss Dosch's second grade class came out on top as the attendance champions!  As a part of their reward, several Butler Senior High School varsity basketball players visited BSES. The basketball players were so giving with their time, their kindness, and sharing their overall skillset with the second grade scholars.

A huge thank you to all who made this happen. Keep up the great work, Broad Street!

Butler Area School District, in collaboration with Butler Township, present Safety Town at the Butler Township Park Building to introduce the importance and methods of safety to children entering kindergarten in the fall. 

Click here for more information and to register. 

 

Broad Street Elementary School scholars brought coins to school during the month of February to show their love for helping animals. All of the coins were donated to help animals at Butler Humane Society. Broad Street raised $400!

Scholars celebrated their success on Leap Day with a morning frog hunt and an afternoon staff pie in the face event. Great work, Broad Street! 

View more photos.

Congratulations to all of our performers in the 2024 Butler Orchestra POPS Concert “On the Screen”!

Orchestra students in grades 5-12 came together for an unforgettable performance featuring the music of popular TV shows and video games.

Opening with the 5th grade orchestra performing “Mission Impossible” the night continued to “change the channel” for each orchestra; featuring the music of Jeopardy, Super Mario, The Brady Bunch, Batman, and more.

All of our student musicians did a fantastic job!

Kidsburgh recently featured the great work Broad Street Elementary School scholars, staff and families are doing to ensure BSES is truly a community centered school.

Click to read the story. 

#ParentsAsAllies

Kennywood tickets are already on sale for summer 2024! The early bird offer is available for BASD now through April 30th. 

Purchase instructions to visit on June 8 for as low as $31.99

1. Go to www.kennywood.com/schools
2. Enter your ‘2024 School Ticket’ ticket quantity
3. Enter Promo Code butler in the ‘Promotional Code’ box, then click ‘Apply’
4. Click ‘Continue’ to advance to the ticket calendar. SELECT THE ABOVE SCHOOL DATE TO APPLY DISCOUNT OFFER, then click ‘Continue’
5. SELECT [AGAIN] THE ABOVE SCHOOL DATE, then click ‘Continue’
6. Click ‘Continue’ to advance and complete the remaining steps to purchase your tickets!

Purchase instructions to visit any date through July 14th for $37.99

1. Go to www.kennywood.com/schools
2. Enter your ‘2024 School Ticket’ ticket quantity
3. Enter Promo Code butlerflex in the ‘Promotional Code’ box, then click ‘Apply’
4. Click ‘Continue’ to advance to the ticket calendar. SELECT ANY VISIT DATE THROUGH JULY 14th TO APPLY DISCOUNT OFFER, then click ‘Continue’
5. SELECT [AGAIN] YOUR VISIT DATE, then click ‘Continue’
6. Click ‘Continue’ to advance and complete the remaining steps to purchase your tickets!

*Good Any Day tickets will only be available for purchase March 1st – June 30th

View the flyer for additional information.

Broad Street Elementary School scholars recently engaged in their third annual Career Week.

This year the scholars were exposed to all of the categories of the career cluster through a partnership with Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School students, State Trooper Cazy, and the Whispering Winds and Therapeutic horse organization. 

Career week ended with scholars dressing up like the career of their dreams while parading  around the school to celebrate the 100th day of school. The vision boards scholars created were on display during the parade. 

Great job, Broad Street!

View more photos.

Did you know you The Kids' Weekend Backpack Program has an Amazon wish list? Click here to check it out.

Thank you for your generosity and support!

"In Tuesday’s Eagle, staff writer Eddie Trizzino told us about the Butler Area School District's board of directors and their regular community engagement sessions.

News items about education usually cover curriculum changes, construction projects, new hires, student discipline and the like.

But this story was different. This story was like a warm blanket."

Read more in the Butler Eagle. 

Butler Education Association (BEA) is organizing a Food Drive to support The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation's Kids' Weekend Backpack Program. 

Bring a non-perishable item to school February 5th-9th or the Golden Tornado basketball game on Friday, February 9th. 

Suggested Food Items: Single-serve cereal, Granola bars, Instant oatmeal, Cereal  bars, Easy Mac or Velveeta Single Serve, Chef Boyardee items, Cans or pouches of  tuna or chicken, Ramen/Oodles of Noodles, Microwavable pasta, rice, or other  meals, Soups, Hormel Compleats Meals, Single-serve fruit cup, Single-serve applesauce, Single-serve pudding or jello, Sandwich crackers, Handi-Snacks, Single serve goldfish, Microwave popcorn, Nestle Nesquik Lowfat Milk, Juice boxes

Believe it or not, it is time to start thinking about kindergarten enrollment for the 2024–2025 school year. If you have a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024, it is time to contact your neighborhood school. If you know a kindergarten-aged child in your neighborhood, please share this information with their parents.

Step 1: Calling All Five Year Olds!

It's important to let us know your child will be attending kindergarten in the fall as soon as possible. You can do that by completing the form online.

Important information as well as invitations to kindergarten events will be emailed to everyone who completes this form. Please fill it out as soon as possible to ensure you stay up-to-date and have all of the information you need to help your child successfully transition to kindergarten in the fall.

Step 2: Complete the Enrollment Packet

Click to download the 2024-2025 enrollment packet.  If you don't have access to a printer, you can pick up a packet at the District Administration Building (110 Campus Lane, Butler, PA 16001) or any of our K-5 elementary schools.

Once you have completed your child's kindergarten enrollment packet, there are several options for submitting the information. You can submit your child’s paperwork in one of three ways. 

1. Drop it off at your child's school.
2. Mail it to your child's school.
3. Email it to the main office of your child's school.

Questions?

Visit our Kindergarten Registration page for more information.

School contact information is listed on our kindergarten registration page. If you are not sure which school your child would attend, call 724-287-8723.

We can't wait to welcome your child to kindergarten at Butler Area School District!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a joyous and restful winter break.  This letter is intended to provide an update on a variety of items that I believe will interest those in our learning community. 

 

Hope

Each year our school employees gather for an opening convocation. This year I chose to speak about hope. I had read some books that demonstrated how powerful hope is when it is present and when it is not. Some of the authors state that hope is a skill.  Further the first step to treating hope as a skill is to set goals for yourself. 

I encourage you to ask your student(s) what goals they have for themselves. In a perfect world, they would have some short-term goals and some long-term goals. Once students set their goals, don’t evaluate them as good or bad. Instead, ask the students why that is their goal(s). This doesn’t have to be a one time experience. Over time, continue to ask both what their goals are and why.  This type of reflective conversation will help your student refine their own goals and develop or increase hope in their life.  

“Hope is not a wish.  Hope is measurable.  Hope is Malleable.  Hope is action.  Hope Matters.” (Gwinn, Hellman, 2018).

 

Transportation

Even with the limited experience we have had this year, it is evident to me that any type of winter weather will be challenging for us.  We have numerous newer drivers with limited experience driving school buses in winter weather.  Our direction to all drivers is to go as slow as they need to be safe, including stopping if needed.  With that being said, if buses go slower, they are going to be late. Therefore, I am asking that everyone please be kind. Even if you are frustrated, please do not take it out on the bus driver.  The situation will only get worse if they quit because of unkind interactions.

 

Middle School Building

As you are most likely aware, the school district has been working with Pittsburgh Gateways in collaboration with Butler County, the City of Butler and the Butler County Community Development Corporation on developing a reuse model for the Middle School building. The school district's goals have been twofold. The first goal is ensuring the building does not become a dilapidated structure and public nuisance. The second goal is to develop a use that benefits the community and taxpayers.

The challenging reality is the building is more than 100 years old and it will take a substantial amount of capital to reuse it. Over the past year, progress has been made on developing a financially manageable model based on two large tenants. Unfortunately, circumstances have changed for one entity, which is a large health system.

The remaining entity, the Watson Institute, will provide a direct benefit to some of our students as well as the school district financially. It is a long ride from Butler to Sewickley, which is where some students currently attend the Watson Institute. Shortening this ride would be a benefit to our students. Currently, Butler Area School District uses three buses to transport students to the Watson Institute in Sewickley, PA. In addition to the driver, each vehicle typically has a bus aide and a nurse. This is a significant cost incurred daily by the school district. Thus, dramatically reducing this transportation need will provide financial savings. It is important to note that the district would use a phase out model and try to respect the wishes of students from Butler who already attend Watson in Sewickley and may want to complete their school experience with the school and friends they have made.

The Community Development Corporation is now studying if renovating the existing building for reuse or if demolishing the existing building and building a new structure makes the most financial sense. They intend to make a recommendation after their analysis is complete. 

While I know many folks have very fond memories of the old junior high/middle school building, we must be prudent in our use of resources and ensure that we are not saving a building at the expense of resources students and community members need.

With all of that said, if you have an extra 20 to 30 million dollars to renovate the old junior high/middle school building and use it for a purpose that is a tax generating property, I would be happy to talk!

 

Moonshot Grant

In 2021, Butler Area School District was awarded a Moonshot grant from the Remake Learning Network to support agricultural education at Summit Elementary and Broad Street Elementary. In addition, this grant supported the creation of the Broad Street Community Fresh Market. The funding we received in 2021 helped us secure additional grants that enabled us to implement new and exciting programs and resources that benefit all of our elementary schools. 

This fall we were awarded a second Moonshot grant from the Remake Learning Network. This Moonshot grant will directly involve the Senior High School and Emily Brittain Elementary School. The overarching theme of this grant is bringing elements of Mr. Roger’s neighborhood to Butler. “I like you just the way you are.” Mister Rogers said it, we believe it. Our proposal is built around that principle.

This grant will start as an artist in residence program at Emily Brittain that will focus on developing a bench. Emily Brittain is located within the portion of the City of Butler that has been designated as an Arts and Cultural District. The Arts and Cultural District is currently leading a bench walk initiative. Learn more about the Arts and Cultural District.

Our Senior High School students will lead the development of multiple initiatives, some of which are outlined in the grant proposal and others they will have the ability to design. The first initiative is a student, parent/guardian, school, community compact. The compact will help us all define our roles in supporting children and families. The goal is to help define ways in which we can support each other while respecting the roles that each person plays. This will begin with a leadership development kickoff session in early February. 

In addition to the community compact, our students will lead an arts driven initiative that will utilize projection mapping to create video displays that are coordinated with music and audio to celebrate the arts and the community. Not only will this allow students to create, but it will allow them to connect directly with the community. I put some explanations of projection mapping below. Granted these are pretty advanced, but I am confident our students will do amazing things.

Elementary School Focus Areas

Each of our K-5 elementary schools has its own unique theme. Learn more.

Broad Street Elementary School utilizes a community centered focus to support the holistic development of all learners. Through the use of community partnerships, the learners of BSES are exposed to experiences that ignite metacognition and cognitive development. Whether it's a classroom volunteer, a lunchroom mentor, a STEAM contributor, or a family needs provider, the community focus is maintained. 

Center Township Elementary School is our Center for Creative Thinking and Arts. At Center Township, students are growing their confidence and creative talents as they find joy in discovering their passion. While developing the school focus, students and staff have had the opportunity to collaborate to nurture and continue to grow the school community. While participating in various school wide “informances,” students have had a chance to “inform” their peers of what they’ve been working on in their special area classes and classrooms. Center Township is dedicated to continued growth of the school community while providing students with opportunities to develop confidence and critical thinking skills through arts infused lessons and activities.

Connoquenessing Elementary School teachers have been trained in Project Wild and Growing Up Wild and are working to further implement Project-Based Learning. They are in the process of building bridges to cross the creek. One is complete and the other is planned for completion in January.  The building of a shed will also be completed in January.  The sensory courtyard renovation is complete and has been enjoyed and maintained by all classes. Once funding is obtained, plans will be finalized for the construction of an outdoor classroom pavilion.  

At Emily Brittain BOOST (building on our strengths together), new clubs and activities based on the interests of their school community are being established that take place during the school day as well as after school. Based upon the interests of our school community. They strive to provide interest-based opportunities that enhance each learner's experience at Emily Brittain. 

McQuistion Elementary School offers opportunities for students to engage in creative exploration through STEAM immersion. In November, students had the opportunity to showcase their STEAM learning through student-driven experimental design and implementation at the McQuistion Elementary Science & Technology Fair. The students proudly displayed their projects and discussed their findings for their classmates and families.

Northwest Elementary School's focus is the Wonders of Work. This fall, Northwest held a career day where professionals from 17 different career fields addressed students in grades K-5. Northwest has also secured grant funding for career site visits by grade level that will occur this spring. 

The Community Agricultural Partnership at Summit (CAPS) continues to cultivate lifelong learners and informed citizens with respect and appreciation for conservation, agriculture and the outdoor environment. This winter, the raised beds and farmbots will be installed in the school’s greenhouse. This new addition will enable students at all of our elementary schools to remotely participate in agricultural learning opportunities.

 

Senior High School History Wall

At the start of our Senior High construction project, several students took the time to look through old Butler yearbooks and find pieces of our history that we could proudly display on our walls. The History Wall, which currently includes 5 panels, was installed over winter break. The panels represent Butler academics, arts, athletics, buildings and the Magnet. We are excited for our school community to see the displays, which are located in the new wing of the Senior High. 

 

Hope

I shared this poem about hope with our employees at the beginning of the school year.  Now, I would like to share it with your community at the start of a new year. 

“Hope”
by Victoria Safford

Our mission is to plant ourselves at the gates of hope — not the prudent gates of Optimism, which are somewhat narrower; nor the stalwart, boring gates of Common Sense; nor the strident gates of self-righteousness, which creak on shrill and angry hinges; nor the cheerful, flimsy garden gate of “Everything is gonna be alright,” but a very different, sometimes very lonely place, the place of truth-telling, about your own soul first of all and its condition, the place of resistance and defiance, the piece of ground from which you see the world both as it is and as it could be, as it might be, as it will be; the place from which you glimpse not only struggle, but joy in the struggle — and we stand there, beckoning and calling, telling people what we are seeing, asking people what they see.

 

Happy new year!

Brian J. White, Jr., Ed.D.
Superintendent
Butler Area School District

Mrs. Scheidt’s third grade scholars at Broad Street Elementary School built and labeled bridges after reading “Pop’s Bridge” and researching the Golden Gate Bridge. The scholars also explained how the characters changed throughout the text, driving the plot. 

Broad Street Elementary School scholars and parents danced the night away at their Holiday Dance. The evening festivities concluded with a special visit from Santa Claus!

View photos from the dance. 

Each year, Officer Jim creates a magnificent holiday display for the scholars of Broad Street Elementary School.

Broad Street scholars and staff are especially enjoying the beauty of the candy cane lane Officer Jim created this year. The holiday decor even includes Santa's mailbox. Students leave their letters and Officer Jim helps ensure they reach Santa. Some lucky children even get a return letter from Santa along with a gift form under Officer Jim's holiday tree. 

Officer Jim is the first welcoming face on the Broad Street Elementary School campus. He is always going above and beyond to bring joy to the scholars and staff. Officer Jim exemplifies the vision of Broad Street Elementary School, which is an elementary school that provides a forward-thinking, enthusiastic educational environment focused on preparing scholars and families for the future through a community-centered approach led by an inspired faculty and staff.

Officer Jim's efforts are appreciated by everyone all year long! Thank you to Officer Jim for creating this magical winter wonderland! 

View more photos of Officer Jim's holiday display.

Dear BASD Parents/Guardians: 

Each year I like to remind our families of our Winter Weather Plan. 

I make the decision to delay or cancel school after I review the weather forecast and consult with our Transportation Department. When necessary, the district also consults with the municipalities and other resources within our community. Each decision regarding whether or not to delay or cancel school is made with student safety as the primary concern. I recognize that any delay or cancellation can create hardships for our families and do not take this decision lightly.

 

Delay/Closing Plan

We will have traditional snow days should we need to close our buildings due to inclement weather. This means students will not have school, nor will they have to learn remotely. If the school closing impacts our school calendar, information will be shared with families once the updated calendar is confirmed.  

If we have a particularly bad winter with more than a few snow days, it is possible that we will implement a flexible instructional day (FIDS). In that case, we will distribute devices and/or learning materials to students. More details will be shared if we get to the point where we have to implement a flexible instructional day.

If we have to delay, all BASD schools will operate on our two hour delay schedule.

 

Delay/Closing Communication

If a school delay or closing is necessary, families can get the information from a variety of sources.  

• Our school district website –  www.basdk12.org 
• Facebook – www.facebook.com/butlerareasd 
• Twitter – www.twitter.com/butler_area_sd 
• Instagram – www.instagram.com/butlerareasd 
• KDKA TV and www.kdka.com
• WPXI TV and www.wpxi.com 
• WTAE TV and www.thepittsburghchannel.com 
• An automated phone call, text message and email

We recommend that families use our website (www.basdk12.org) as their primary source of information. This is the first place the information is posted. Our website (www.basdk12.org) gives us the flexibility and space to share all necessary information. 

Please do not rely solely on the media (KDKA, WTAE, WPXI). There have been occasions beyond our control where we have not been able to report accurate or timely delay/closing information via media. We will not be able to include detailed instructions via these sources. Thus, they should only be used as a secondary source.

 

Update Your Contact Information

We also recommend that you take a moment to make sure your contact information is up-to-date in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. We will contact parents/guardians via phone, text and email. More information about how to manage your Infinite Campus parent account is available on our website. 

Infinite Campus Information 

Please remember changes may not take effect immediately, so be sure to update your information as soon as possible. 

 

Thank you in advance for your patience this winter!

Sincerely,  

Brian J. White, Jr., Ed.D.  
Superintendent
Butler Area School District

Butler Area School District is among the 56 schools, school districts and childhood education centers across 29 counties that was awarded a PA Farm Bill Farm-to-School grant.

Butler Area School District will use this funding to help us expand our fisheries science program, create additional raised beds at several schools and purchase greenhouse supplies for the Community Agricultural Partnership at Summit (CAPS). 

 

To honor Veterans Day, Broad Street Elementary School participated in their annual Pay-it-Forward week.

BSES kicked off the week by honoring our Marine Officer Jim on his birthday. Then scholars in grades K-5 created banners to recognize Inspired Hearts and Hands, Fishbone Ministries and Community Alliance Church. In addition, thank you letters were written to the occupants of the Butler Veterans Hospice and Butler Veterans hospital.

The BSES Village may be tiny, but they are mighty in the area of appreciation!

View more photos. 

BASD parents, students, staff members and community members are invited to be a part of our Food Service Wellness & Advisory Committee.

There will be four meetings a year focused on meal planning and initiating the school wellness policy. The dates for the 2023-2024 school year are below:

• November 20, 2023 at 3pm at the SHS
• January 8, 2024 at 3pm at the IHS
• March 11, 2024 - TBD
• May 13, 2024 - TBD

The Butler Area School District recognizes that student wellness and proper nutrition are related to students’ physical well-being, growth, development, and readiness to learn. The School Board is committed to providing a school environment that promotes student wellness, proper nutrition, nutrition education, and regular physical activity as part of the total learning experience. In a healthy school environment, students will learn about and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices that can improve student achievement.

The district plans to engage students, parents/guardians, teachers, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing district-wide nutrition and physical activity practices which impact students, families, and staff.

If you would like to get involved, please reach out to Heather Bonzo, BASD Director of Finance and Operation, at heather.bonzo@basdk12.org. 

Broad Street staff members love to BEE in theme! They dressed as a beehive, queen bees, a few beekeepers, and a sugar loving Elf for Halloween.

Broad Street scholars also dressed up in fabulous costumes and paraded through the town. After the parade, they had a blast at the Halloween dance party. 

View more photos.

Fourth and fifth grade scholars at Broad Street Elementary School said "I promise" to be drug and alcohol free during Red Ribbon Week. To mark the occasion, the scholars planted 100 tulip bulbs. In the spring when the tulips bloom, it will be a reminder of their promise to be drug and alcohol free. 

 

Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Mendoza’s fourth grade classes at Broad Street Elementary School enjoyed Pumpkin Palooza during their math and ELA classes.

In math, the scholars estimated weights, measured circumferences, and explored the design process researching catapults. In ELA, they researched word roots, designed and carved pumpkins, and wrote "How To" paragraphs. 

Great work, fourth grade!
 

Students from Broad Street, Center Township and Northwest Elementary Schools recently participated in the first annual student summit sponsored by the Intermediate Unit IV.

The students engaged in leadership challenges and had the opportunity to form new relationships with their peers. 

 

Third grade scholars at Broad Street Elementary School learned how to start a garden as well as how different plants to grow.

Students in Mrs. Twidwell and Mrs. Scheidt's class started their lettuce in the school's lettuce grow at the beginning of September. They were able to enjoy the fruits (and lettuce!) of their labor in October! The scholars picked, washed and sampled the lettuce in class on October 6. 

Thank you to everyone who supported The Golden Tornado Scholastic Foundation, Inc.'s Tuff Tornado Run!

View more photos. 

Click below to read the welcome back letter from Aramark, BASD's food service provider. 

Read Aramark's Welcome Back Letter

Dear BASD Families,

The Butler Area School District will be transitioning from Tyler to a new Student Information System at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. The new system is Infinite Campus, which will contain similar information, including contact information, student schedules, grades, attendance information and much more.  More specifically, the system will be utilized to communicate the 2023-2024 teachers for elementary students and schedules for secondary students.

 

Parent Account Access

In order to access the new system, each Butler Area School District parent/ guardian will receive an individualized activation code, known as a GUID, which the district will generate and will communicate digitally via email. This will occur the week of August 14, 2023. If parents or guardians do not receive this information by August 21, 2023, please contact the school building that your child or children attend in order to receive this information.

Once you have received this information, parents and guardians can activate their accounts either through the Butler Area School District-specific Infinite Campus website or through the app on a mobile device. This task will only need to be completed on either the website or the mobile device. Once the account is activated, the same login information will be utilized for both the website and the app.

 

Web-based Activation

Go to the district’s Portal URL - https://basdk12.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/butler.jsp 

**It is recommended that parents should bookmark this page**

• Select Campus Parent
• Click New User?
• Enter Activation Key or GUID
• Create a Parent username and password – password should not contain any spaces. REMEMBER this username and password.
• Click Submit.
• Click Back to Login.
• Enter your username and password.
• Click Login.

 

Mobile App Activation

The app, which is specific to the parent function, can be accessed and downloaded through the App Store on the Apple platform, and through Google Play on the Android platform on your mobile device. The parent app is "Campus Parent." Once downloaded, utilize the following instructions:

• Open the app.
• Search for Butler Area School District by entering the district name and “Pennsylvania” as the state.
• Select Butler Area School District.
• Select New User?
• Enter activation code or GUID from the district provided activation email.
• Follow the instructions and create your username and password.
• If using a secure, private device, mark Stay Logged In to receive mobile push notifications.

 

Additional Information

Once you have created your account, please be sure to use the Butler Area School District-specific Infinite Campus website:

 https://basdk12.infinitecampus.org/campus/portal/butler.jsp

Forgotten usernames/ passwords can be accessed or reset on the login page by clicking on "Forgot Password" or "Forgot Username."  If you have questions or difficulty accessing the parent portal, please contact the school building your child or children attend. 

Please review the contact and the demographic information contained in your new account and report any issues to your student’s school building. 

 

Student Account Access

Students will utilize their Butler Area School District Google login information to access the Infinite Campus system. Students will utilize the same website link that is located in this message and click on Campus Student. Students will then click on “Google Account Sign In” to access the site.

Students will also be able to download an Infinite Campus app onto a mobile device, but the app will be called “Campus Student.” 

 

Thank you for your patience as we transition to Infinite Campus. 

Sincerely, 

Brian Slamecka, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Butler Area School District