The Lower Merion Board of School Directors announces that Jennifer Rivera has tendered her resignation as a Board Director effective August 25, 2026.
At a special meeting of the Board on September 14, 2026, at 5:45 p.m., the Board will vote on the acceptance of the resignation.
Additional information about the process to fill the Board vacancy will be shared in a timely manner to comply with the Public School Code.
33 members of LMSD's Class of 2027 have been named National Merit semfinalists
Penn Valley families are invited to the HSA's Fall Festival
The evening gave fourth graders a chance to get up close with a wide range of instruments, try a few for themselves and talk with music teachers about what might be a good fit.
On Tuesday, September 8, more than 8,600 students returned to LMSD’s eleven schools for the first day of the 2026–27 school year!
After 34 years at BCMS, longtime choral music teacher Bob Elias retired last June, prompting colleague Anne Sterner-Porreca and the school community to reflect on his remarkable career and the lasting impact he has had on generations of Knights.
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![Memorial-style graphic titled “The Legacy of Mr. Elias at BC,” featuring a tribute poem honoring longtime Bala Cynwyd Middle School choral music teacher Bob Elias. The collage includes photos of Elias conducting a student choir, playing piano, holding a frame drum, speaking into a microphone and posing with flowers alongside a colleague, with decorative music notes and BC Knights imagery on a soft watercolor background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1788536172/lmsdorg/zc6bjbekeoo7itduro6i/Screenshot2026-09-04at113548AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1788536172/lmsdorg/zc6bjbekeoo7itduro6i/Screenshot2026-09-04at113548AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1788536172/lmsdorg/zc6bjbekeoo7itduro6i/Screenshot2026-09-04at113548AM.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1788536172/lmsdorg/zc6bjbekeoo7itduro6i/Screenshot2026-09-04at113548AM.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1788536172/lmsdorg/zc6bjbekeoo7itduro6i/Screenshot2026-09-04at113548AM.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1788536172/lmsdorg/zc6bjbekeoo7itduro6i/Screenshot2026-09-04at113548AM.png","width":2016}])