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Bradford Exempted Village Board spotlights students and lays out state testing schedule
Summary
At its regular April meeting the Bradford Exempted Village Board of Education recognized four students in an April student spotlight, described engagement programs including the 'Battle of the Railroaders,' and reviewed an upcoming state testing schedule that includes two-hour delays for middle- and high-school testing days.
At its regular April meeting, the Bradford Exempted Village Board of Education recognized elementary and secondary students for demonstrated leadership, helpfulness and academic effort and detailed a state testing schedule that will use two-hour delays on testing days for middle and high school students.
The board’s student-spotlight segment honored Wyatt Noble and Jake Oda (elementary nominations), a middle/high nominee identified as Kennedy (last name recorded inconsistently in the transcript), and high-school freshman Braylon Whitehouse. The spotlight presenter said, “Wyatt is a student that not only myself but other teachers and staff members can rely on for help,” and praised the nominees for reliability and classroom leadership.
The board also highlighted several student-engagement initiatives. A staff member described the “Battle of the Railroaders,” a short, weekly competition that factors attendance, grades and extracurricular participation to boost daily engagement. The staff member credited Crystal Yates and Rachel Myring for organizing activities and said the program culminated recently with a school celebration.
Administrators reviewed logistics for state testing next week, saying seventh- and eighth-grade ELA will be given Monday and Tuesday, sixth- and tenth-grade ELA on the 15th and 16th, followed by math and other subject tests across about nine testing days in total. To provide quieter conditions, the district will run two-hour delays for middle and high schools on testing days; elementary students will follow their usual schedule and buses will run normally. The administrator noted some students spent up to 60 minutes on the writing prompt portion of the test, and said incentives are used to encourage strong performance — the district previously took “68 of our junior or middle school students” to a state event after students met benchmarks.
The presenter and staff also announced family- and school-community events: a well-attended family ‘America table’ night (an estimated 125 families), a fourth-grade instrument exposure arranged by the band director, a junior-high dance and a father-daughter dance, drama club performances, prom and an elementary art show. The board was reminded of the Excellence in Education banquet and the next regular board meeting scheduled for the 13th.
The student-spotlight and event announcements concluded with invitations for families to take photos with the recognized students following the meeting.
