BCAT News

Consultants with the group Commonwealth Consulting Agency will be on site in Burlington schools between now and June conducting an equity audit for the district.  “Their goal – I just […]

Six cafeteria workers from Burlington schools voiced their frustrations during public comment at a school committee meeting Tuesday night with working conditions under the town’s new school food [...]

The special education collaborative LABBB, which includes Lexington, Arlington, Burlington, Bedford and Belmont, may soon need a new acronym as school committee members in all five communities [...]

As the number of students with immigrant and refugee backgrounds rises, Burlington High School Principal Mark Sullivan is aiming to expand non-traditional programming to better meet their needs.  [...]

Burlington Public Schools has a long-awaited new assistant superintendent to lead the district alongside Superintendent Eric Conti. Dr. Lisa Chen comes to Burlington from Louisa, Virginia, where [...]

Burlington’s Marshall Simonds Middle School is set to be the permanent home of the Welcome Alliance Clinic, which offers free physical exams for students in Burlington and Woburn.  Roughly 140 [...]

The Burlington School Committee Tuesday voted to name the school entrance road after beloved Burlington school bus driver Dottie Bartlett Yeadon, who passed away Dec. 5, 2022. The idea to […]

Consultants with expertise in hazardous materials and geotechnical engineering were onsite at Burlington Public Schools’ Fox Hill and Pine Glen schools during winter break as the district [...]

Middle and high school teachers at Burlington Public Schools will receive training in a March 9 professional development day on culturally responsive teaching from the Highlander Institute as [...]

The Burlington School Committee in its Feb. 14 meeting heard a presentation from Whitsons Culinary Group, the company chosen to provide food service in district schools.  Christine Catterton, [...]

The Cambridge Street Closet is a resource for any Burlington Public Schools student or family member in need of gently used/new clothing. Items available are coats, pants, shirts, socks, pajamas, [...]

Burlington Public Schools is “Planning for Success.” At a recent Burlington School Committee meeting, Superintendent Eric Conti presented the BPS Planning for Success. Planning for [...]

This week’s video comes from BHS Instructional Technology Specialist LeRoy Wong and the BHS Help Desk, and shows the progress being made on the installation of the new turf over […]

This week’s video comes from the Burlington Science Center and features Ms. Wendy Pavlicek and Francis Wyman Principal Ms. Nicole McDonald exploring the new nature trails across from [...]

Superintendent Dr. Eric Conti is glad to be back to a more typical start of the school year, still mindful of public health Burlington Public Schools are set to focus on supporting […]

An upgraded Varsity Field is underway at Burlington High School and school officials are excited to unveil the finished product to the community.

As always following a Town Election, town boards, committees and commissions are reorganized.  The Select Board saw changes in the stepping down of 12 year Select Board member Bob Hogan. […]