2026-2027 School Year – Important Information

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Class Assignments & Student Schedules

Elementary School: View class assignments in SCP beginning at 12:00 PM on August 17. If you cannot access SCP by August 18, please contact your child’s school using the below phone extensions.

215-750-2800

• Belmont Hills Elementary School, Ext. 1100
• Cornwells Elementary School, Ext. 1200
• Samuel K. Faust Elementary School, Ext. 1300
• Benjamin Rush Elementary School, Ext. 1400
• Russell C. Struble Elementary School, Ext. 1500
• Valley Elementary School, Ext. 1600

Shafer and Snyder Middle School: View schedules in SCP beginning at 12:00 PM on August 17. Students will also receive a printed schedule on the first day of school.

NOTE: Middle School schedules are not yet available on SCP. Stay tuned for updates.

Only schedules displayed in SCP should be considered accurate at this time. Any schedule information shown in a BTSD third-party application including ClassLink, Schoology, or other platforms, should not be considered accurate until further notice.

• Robert K. Shafer Middle School, Ext. 2200
• Cecelia Snyder Middle School, Ext. 2300

Bensalem High School: View schedules in SCP beginning at 12:00 PM on August 17. If you cannot access SCP by August 18, please contact your child's guidance counselor using the email addresses below. 

• Frank Kern: A – COL  [email protected]

• Pina Heslin: CON – HAL  [email protected]

• Eileen Gallagher: HAM – MAL  [email protected]

• Elyse McGowan: MAN – PATEL, N.  [email protected]

• Jeff Szczepaniak: PATEL, P – SE  [email protected]

• Christie Nemeth: SHA – Z  [email protected]         

• Kimberly Krotz, Counseling Secretary, 215-750-2800, Ext. 3030  [email protected]

Transportation Information will be available on August 24. Please check back for details.

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Kindergarten Screener

Welcome to Kindergarten! As we get ready for the first days of Kindergarten, we will be holding a Kindergarten screener assessment for your child. The purpose of this screener is not to test how much your child knows, rather it is to assess where he/she is in regard to their Kindergarten readiness skills.

Kindergarten screening will take place during the first and second week of August in the library at Bensalem High School, 4319 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem.

Below are the dates set for each elementary school. If you are unable to attend on that day, please select any other date that works for your schedule.

Monday, August 3rd: Belmont Elementary School
Tuesday, August 4th: Valley Elementary School
Wednesday, August 5th: Rush Elementary School
Thursday, August 6th: Faust Elementary School
Monday, August 10th: Struble Elementary School
Tuesday, August 11th: Cornwells Elementary School

Please sign up using the QR code in the below link. 

https://www.bensalemsd.org/apps/pages/kindergarten.registration

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Sapphire Community Portal

Bensalem Township School District's Student Information System (SIS) is Sapphire. Sapphire Community Portal (SCP) is a tool that allows parents/guardians and students to access information from Sapphire regarding the student's classwork, grades, discipline, etc. from anywhere. To access the Sapphire Community Portal (SCP), click the below link for detailed instructions on how to sign up.

https://www.bensalemsd.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1880619&type=d&pREC_ID=2029965

You can also navigate to SCP via our website homepage and/or the homepage of any Bensalem School by clicking the "SCP" icon in the blue ribbon located below the photo gallery.

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Important Dates - August 2026

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No Cost Breakfast & Lunch

No Cost breakfast and lunch for all students will continue for the 2026-2027 school year.