Bedford County Public Schools

Building Citizens. Promoting Success.

Welcome to Bedford County Public Schools' webpage. Bedford County is located in the Piedmont Region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, seated comfortably at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The County is home to an abundance of natural beauty and historical sites, structures, and scenic tourist attractions including one of Virginia's largest lakes, Smith Mountain Lake.

Vision: Building Citizens. Promoting Success.

Mission: Bedford County Public Schools will provide equal opportunities to enable all students to think critically, collaborate, create, communicate, and become productive citizens. 

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR PROSPECTIVE INTERM SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER

Bedford County Public School Board is seeking applicants for a District 3 School Board Member to advocate for students, collaborate with the community, and shape the future of our schools. This position will serve the remainder of the term ending 12/31/2025. Deadline to apply is January 17, 2025 by 4:00 p.m.

Application to apply

If you have any questions or require a paper copy of the application, please reach out to Diana Johnson, Board Clerk, at [email protected]. 

POWERSCHOOL NOTIFICATION

Earlier this week, PowerSchool, an international provider of education administration software, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity incident in late December. Although security of PowerSchool’s systems has been restored, data pertaining to students and educators at hundreds of school systems around the country were subjected to unauthorized access. The breach was limited to PowerSchool’s internal systems, and security of individual school system networks was not disturbed.

Bedford County Public Schools (BCPS) utilizes some PowerSchool tools. We have asked PowerSchool to identify the scope of impact this incident may have had on information pertaining to members of our community. PowerSchool has assured us that they are investigating the matter.

BCPS takes the privacy of our students’ and employees’ information very seriously. We are committed to holding PowerSchool accountable. PowerSchool has advised us that they will directly notify any impacted individuals with details of the information pertaining to him or her that was affected. BCPS has not been provided with details on what information was exposed for specific individuals.

2024-2025 INCLEMENT WEATHER CODES

Code 1 - Closed, Employee Code 1: No Employees Report

All BCPS activities are canceled, including athletic practices and competitions, trips, and any other events in school.

Code 2 - Closed, Employee Code 2: Essential Personnel Only Report

Custodians and designated maintenance and transportation staff report upon direction by the Maintenance and Transportation Supervisors. Principals should report as needed.

All BCPS activities are canceled, including athletic practices and competitions, trips and any other events in school.

Code 3 - Closed, Employee Code 3: Offices Opening at 10 a.m.

12 Month Employees and 11 Month Administrators report at 10 a.m. All other employees do not report. Essential personnel should report earlier as needed to ensure safe building access.

The Supervisor of Transportation will send notification by 11:00 AM if BCPS activities can be held that day. 

2-Hour Delay

Essential personnel should report on time. All staff report on a two-hour delay.

Note: All Codes -- when students are not present for in-person instruction, offices close at 4 p.m.

These codes, along with snow routes, are posted on our website under the transportation section:  https://bedford.sharpschool.net/departments/trans

SMILE VIRGINIA - THE MOBILE DENTISTS

We are excited to announce that Smile Virginia will be visiting the BCPS Middle and High Schools to offer dental care to students on the following dates:

*January 15, 2025 - Liberty Middle School and Liberty High School
* January 22, 2025 - Forest Middle School and Jefferson Forest High School

Smile Virginia Flyer (PDF version)
Smile Virginia Flyer (MS Word version)

CELL PHONE POLICY

In alignment with Governor Youngkin's Executive Order 33, Bedford County Schools will implement a new "bell-to-bell" no cell phone policy beginning January 1, 2025. This policy aims to create a focused and distraction-free learning environment for all students. Visit the Cell Phone Policy web page.

SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST

STUDENT REGISTRATION

Please review the enrollment criteria below for both NEW and RETURNING students before making your selection.

Register as a NEW student if your child is:

• New to Bedford County Public Schools for the School Year 2024-2025    OR
  

• A former student - attended Bedford County Public Schools prior to June 1, 2023

Registration for a New Student 

• Actively enrolled in Bedford County Public Schools during the 2023-2024 School Year and the current date

Registration for a Returning Student 

SCHOOL BOARD INFORMATION