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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Berlin School Dist.

School Tax Update

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Courtesy of BCSD

Dear Berlin CSD Tax Payers,

We wanted to provide an update to those of you who may have received an Application for Corrective Tax Roll (Form RP-554) from Rensselaer County.

Thanks to the hard work of the county, they have identified a mechanism by which the district can submit the application for correction on behalf of all those impacted, and we have done so. Thus if you received and/or have a

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A Message Regarding School Tax Errors

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Courtesy of BCSD
The following is a message from Berlin Central School District Interim Superintendent Dr. Maureen A. Long regarding the school tax processing issues that have affected the district.

Dear Berlin CSD Taxpayer,

It has come to our attention that errors may have occurred during the processing of school tax payments, and in some cases, payments were not properly posted or reported to Rensselaer County. You are receiving this communication as it may have impacted your payment being processed correctly. 

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Interim Superintendent Named

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Submitted by BCS Communications
At the November 28th special meeting, the Berlin Central School District (CSD) Board of Education appointed Dr. Maureen Long as interim Superintendent, effective immediately.

Dr. Long comes to Berlin CSD from the Menands School District, where she retired at the end of last school year after serving the past ten years as Superintendent. Dr. Long has many accomplishments from her time at Menands, including the development of a strategic plan that was a collaborative effort, involving faculty, staff, community, and feedback from students. Below is more about Dr. Long, in her own words.

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Daniel Rivera Honored in Washington, DC

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Submitted by BCS Communications
The artwork of Daniel Rivera, a 2023 Berlin High School graduate, has been selected by the Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute as part of its invitation to their 34th year celebration and leadership event.

Rivera’s celebrated painting, Tears of Miss Justice: Mourning a Broken System, is now a permanent part of the Democracy Collection within the Art in Embassies repository in Washington, DC.

In addition to Rivera’s painting being featured by organizations such as the Del Toro Institute, American ambassadors around the globe are able to select it for display in their embassies.

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School Bus Safety Poster Contest

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Submitted by BCS Communications
The Berlin Central School District (BCSD) transportation department is seeking pre-k through twelfth grade Mountaineers to develop a poster that best represents the school bus themes of no bullying on the bus or stop means stop when the bus arm is out.

Any combination of paint, pencil, ink, and marker is acceptable. All work should be 8 1/2 x 11. Entries must be submitted to the Berlin Elementary School or Berlin Middle/High School main offices by October 30th. Contest winners will be decided by a school-wide vote. There will be two contest winners per building.

Christmas Caroling Fundraiser

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Submitted by BCS Communications
The Berlin Chamber Choir is now taking reservations for our 3rd annual Christmas Caroling Fundraiser. The chorus and select instrumentalists will be at Fall Fest on October 14th taking reservations. This year we will have two buses so we can accommodate the entire Berlin Central School District community. Can’t make it to Fall Fest but still want carolers to bring some joy to your family this holiday season? Send a completed reservation form, found at https://berlincentral.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Christmas-Caroling-Reservations-1.pdf, to Berlin MS/HS, care of Leslie Eliashuk, at leliashuk@berlincentral.org.

September Character Assembly

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Submitted by BCS Communications
On September 15th, Berlin Elementary School (BES) Principal Ms. Kent and Assistant Principal Ms. Cataldo hosted BES’ first monthly Character Education assembly of the school year for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

The BES’ Character Education committee focused its first monthly assemblies on the character trait of respect. Respect was defined for the students as accepting somebody for who they are, even when they are different from you, or you don’t agree with them.

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