Attention Families!!!

Do you have children that will be 5 on or before January 1, 2024 and ready to join the Bethel Public Schools family?

If the answer is yes, please complete the registration process for your child to attend kindergarten in the fall.  

 Please see the info below for our process. 

Kindergarten Registration for the 

2023-2024 school year is now open!

To access the kindergarten registration site, go to our district website, www.bethel.k12.ct.us, scroll down, and click on the “Registration” link in the maroon circle halfway down the page. Select BPS Pre-Registration Form K-12. There you will begin the online process to formally register your child for kindergarten. 

At the completion of your online registration, an email will be sent to confirm that the parent portal account has been created AND all of the online enrollment forms have been filled out.  At this time, we anticipate that in-person appointments will take place in March & April (no registration appointments will take place until all of the online registration is complete). This appointment will take approximately 15 minutes as long as all of the required paperwork is provided. Students do not need to attend this appointment with their parents.  Parents/guardians will be contacted using the email provided during online registration to make a kindergarten screening appointment, which usually takes place at the end of May.  More information will follow on this step of the process.

If you are a parent of a current Circle of Friends student, you do not need to complete the online registration. Kindergarten registration instructions will be sent home with your child. 

If you have any questions about the process or need help, please contact the District Registrar at (203) 830-7355.

Check out the App for the Bethel Public Schools. If you go into your App Store and type in Bethel Public Schools, you should be able to install it for free. The App can provide you quick mobile access to information commonly requested.  

Our calendars, time schedules, social media feeds, athletic schedules, district social media, lunch menus, etc. are all in the App. You can even call the schools from the App.

After you download the App, you will be prompted to select the schools from which you want to get information. Essentially, this is the "news", push notifications, and the "events calendar". This is a screenshot of what the App looks like.

What Global Competencies look like at BPSD

Creativity & Innovation

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=c2ca120c988c

Critical Thinking

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=b0514839cc83

Collaboration 

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=4c6722ae5120

BHS Art Show and Awards 2023

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=2752cd60bbdf

Scholarship Awards Ceremony 2023

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=af31540e16a1

SEPAT Family Night

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=198ef28f719c

BHS Spring Orchestra Concert

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=280f57473543

BHS Spring Band Concert

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=3eb900d0ae45

BHS Spring Chorus Concert

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=c9ded7287f84

Johnson School Band & Orchestra Concert

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=241ff9dd1d29

What are some of the things to love about Bethel Schools?

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=5d769b484622

Latest BOE Meeting

http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show?video=5c89fefcd9e0

Check out our full line up here

https://sites.google.com/bethel.k12.ct.us/betv/home

Watch when you want to watch? Go to our Video On Demand Channel
http://devos2.bethel.k12.ct.us/show-videos?g=4d17c1b509fc&page=1&filter=vod

The Bethel Public Schools, as a learning community devoted to the academic and social growth of our children, creates educational opportunities that inspire competence, creativity, teamwork, and a drive to excel. In an environment of trust and respect, high expectations for student performance are evident in the discussions, actions, and policies of the Board of Education. Board of Education policies can be found on our district website. As a way to increase communication about Board of Education policies, we include Board of Education policy updates in this section of our newsletter as they are approved by the Board. You can find the Board of Education policies on the district website at Bethel Board of Education Policies 

Recently Revised/Reviewed Policies & Regulations: 

• Regulation – 5131.911 – District Safe School Climate Plan – 10-21-21 

• Policy/Regulation 5118 - Nonresident Students - 10-21-21 & 3/17/22 

• Policy/Regulation 1140 - Distribution of Materials- 10-21-21 

• Policy 1170 - Recognition of Citizens, Staff Members, Members of Board of Education, Students- 10-21-21 

• Policy 1312 - Public Relations- 10-21-21 

• Policy 3524.2 Green Cleaning- 10-21-21 

• Policy/Regulation 5141.3 - Health Assessment and Immunizations - 10-21-21 

• Policy 5131.911 - Bullying & Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Intervention - 11-18-21

• Policy/Regulation 1220 - Citizens Advisory Committee- 12-16-21

• Regulation 1221 - Citizens Advisory Committee for the BOE- 12-16-21

• Policy 1331 - Smoking in School Facilities- 12-16-21

• Policy 1411 - Law Enforcement Agencies- 12-16-21

• Policy/Regulation 4118.231 Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco-Free Workplace - 12-16-21

• Policy 2232 - Electronic Records and Information - 2-15-22 

• Regulation 2232 - Electronic Records and Information - 2-15-22 

• Policy 5141.231 - Chemical Health Policy for Student-Athletes - 2-15-22 

• Regulation 5118 - Nonresident Students - 3-17-22

• Regulation 5111 - Admission - 3-24-22

• Policy 1416 - Fiscal Authorities  4-21-22

• Policy 1700 - Otherwise Lawful Possession of Firearms on School Property  - 4-21-22

• Policy 2000 - Concept and Roles in Administration  - 4-21-22

• Policy 2111 - Equal Employment Opportunity - 4-21-22

• Policy 2112 - Professional Learning - 4-21-22

• Policy 2113 - Grievance Procedures - Title IX -  deleted 4-21-22

• Policy 2130 - Job Descriptions - 5-19-22

• Policy/Regulation 2131 - Superintendent of Schools - 5-19-22

• Policy 2141 - Recruitment and Retention of the Superintendent of Schools - 5-19-22

• Policy 2142 - Evaluation of the Superintendent - 5-19-22

• Policy 6162.52 - Student Privacy (PPRA) - 6-21-22

• Policy 6162.51 - Student Surveys (deleted) replaced with Policy 6162.52 - Student Privacy (PPRA) - 6-21-22

• Policy 6141.51 - Enrollment in an Advanced Course or Program and Challenging Curriculum - 6-21-22

• Regulation 5131.911 - District Safe School Climate Plan - 10-20-22

• Policy 6148 - FAFSA - New Policy - 10-20-22

• Policy 2150 - Administrative Staff - 10-20-22

• Policy 6146.1 - Grading/Assessment Systems- 10-20-22

• Regulation 6146.1 - Grading/Assessment Systems - This regulation has been deleted - 10-20-22

• Policy 6146.11 - Weighted Grading and Calculation of Grade Point Averages, New Policy - 10-20-22

• Policy/Regulation 5113 - Student Attendance and Truancy - 12-15-22

• Policy 5141.21 - Administration of Student Medications in the Schools - 12-15-22

• Policy 4118.235/4218.235  - Reports of Suspected Abuse or Neglect of Children or Reports of Sexual Assault of Students By School Employees - New Policy - 12/15/22

• Policy 2210 - Administrative Discretion in Absence of BOE Policy - 1-19-23

• Policy 2220 - Representative and Deliberate Groups - 1-19-23

• Policy 2222 - Administrative Council - 1-19-23

• Policy 2231 - Policy and Regulation Systems - 1-19-23

• Policy 2300 - Role of Board of Education and Superintendent - 1-19-23

• Policy 6144.1 - Curricular Exemptions - 4-20-23

• Regulation 6153 - Field Trips - Day Trips and Overnight Trips (Curricular and Extracurricular) - 4-20-23

• Regulation 6153.1 - International Field Trips - 4-20-23

• Policy/Regulation 4111 - Recruitment and Selection - 5-18-23

• Policy/Regulation - 4111.1 Equal Employment Opportunity - 5-18-23

• Policy - 4111.3 Minority Recruitment Plan - 5-18-23 

• Policy/Regulation - 4112 Appointments and Conditions of Employment - 5-18-23

• Policy/Regulation - 4112.5 Security Checks and Fingerprinting - 5-18-23

The Board of Education complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws prohibiting the exclusion of any person from any of its educational programs or activities, or the denial to any person of the benefits of any of its educational programs or activities because of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or gender identity or expression, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law. It is the policy of the Board that any form of discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law is prohibited, whether by students, Board employees or third parties subject to the control of the Board. The Board’s prohibition of discrimination or harassment in its educational programs or activities expressly extends to academic, nonacademic, and extracurricular activities, including athletics. It is also the policy of the Board to provide for the prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging any discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, alienage, disability (including pregnancy), veteran status, or gender identity or expression. 

Title IX District Coordinator: Dr. Kristen Brooks, Assistant Superintendent, 203-794-8613   1 School Street, Bethel, CT 06801 

Section 504 District Coordinator:  Dr. Christine Sipala, Director of Special Education & Pupil Services,  203-794-8616 , 1 School Street, Bethel, CT 06801