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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.  

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. 

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!

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.

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.

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. 

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! 

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

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. 

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

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. 

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.

Visit our Kindergarten Registration page for more information.

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.

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. 

As we prepare for the possibility of winter weather, please take a moment to review our winter weather plan. 

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!

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

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. 

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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.

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.

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

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.