The official Baldwin Union Free School District newsletter is published up to 5 times a year, including a special edition called the “Budget Beat” in the spring. View current and past issues.

The "What's Bruin in Baldwin" email (or digital/online) newsletter goes out the first Wednesday of each month and includes highlights of the most recent happenings across the district. View all issues >>

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Connect with us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo) for  news about our people and our schools. 

Follow us on LinkedIn for our latest job opportunities. 

Check the announcements section on each of the school website homepages. District-wide announcements will be posted on the main homepage – www.baldwinschools.org. Announcements, such as inclement weather, will also pop up on the website when you visit the site.

School Sites

• Baldwin High School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/bhs
• Baldwin High School@Shubert: https://www.baldwinschools.org/bhsshubert
• Baldwin Middle School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/bms
• Brookside Elementary School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/brookside
• Lenox Elementary School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/lenox
• Meadow Elementary School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/meadow
• Plaza Elementary School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/plaza
• Steele Elementary School: https://www.baldwinschools.org/steele

A hard copy of the district calendar is sent out in August before the school year begins. The website calendar  will always have the most up-to-date information.

Download Calendar to Your Device
See instructions on how to download the calendar directly to your mobile device or Google calendar, which will automatically update with any changes made. 

Through email, text, and phone calls, Baldwin UFSD disseminates information that is of interest to parents, students, and community members, as well as emergency messaging.

If you are receiving messages in error, please contact the Public Information Office at 516.434.6014.

Parents and Students
Please make sure your most up-to-date contact information, including a cell phone number and email address, is provided to the Main Office of your child’s school.

If you are NOT receiving messages but your information is up to date, check your spam/junk folder and add noreply@baldwinschools.org to your safe-senders list. Otherwise, contact your child's school to make sure the information on file is accurate. 

Private/Parochial School
If you are a Baldwin resident with a child in a private or parochial school and do NOT receive notifications, check your spam/junk folder and add noreply@baldwinschools.org to your safe-senders list. Otherwise, contact Registration at 516.434.6095 to ensure your contact information is up to date. 

Community Members
If you are a Baldwin resident with no children currently enrolled in the K-12 school system (including private and parochial), but would like to receive important updates from the district to stay informed, please sign up here. To receive text messages, be sure to add a cell phone number.

If you are NOT receiving messages but your information is up to date, check your spam/junk folder and add noreply@baldwinschools.org to your safe-senders list. Otherwise, contact the district office at 516.434.6014 to ensure the information on file is accurate. 

If you would like to be removed from email communications, please click on the unsubscribe link in the email footer.

Many of our events and programs are advertised via flyers posted in the virtual backpacks of each school.

To access your child's virtual backpack, go to the Our Schools section of your child’s school's site or click on the backpack icon on the right-hand side scroll bar.

You can also click on the appropriate link below and bookmark the site. Please note that the virtual backpack is maintained by each school's administration and they should be contacted directly with questions about this resource.

Links to Virtual Backpacks  

• High School 
• Middle School
• Brookside
• Lenox 
• Meadow 
• Plaza
• Steele

The eSchool Portal is available to parents of students in grades K-12 and available to students in grades 6-12. The system allows you to view curriculum-related documents including progress reports, report cards, schedules, daily attendance, and transcripts. You can also access teacher's email addresses. Visit the portal section for more information and to access eSchool.