Calvin Coolidge Elementary School

10/15/2026

🎃 | Trunk or Treat at Calvin Coolidge is just two weeks away! Join us on Thursday, October 29th from 5:30-6:30 for our annual event.

10/08/2026

Welcome to our Coolidge Family ❤️🤍💙

👩‍🏫We're celebrating and welcoming our new teachers!

Chelsea Perry joins us this year as a 5th Grade teacher at Calvin Coolidge before settling in next year and beyond as a 4th Grade teacher at Theodore Roosevelt. Originally a Windsor grad from Kirkwood, she then graduated from SUNY Broome and SUNY Oneonta.

She loves helping others and watching young students discover their interests. The sense of community brought her to Binghamton.

Outside of school, she helps take care of her seven pet birds.

Welcome, Mrs. Perry!

10/03/2026

Looking to clean out your closets? Do you need a place to donate shoes? Please bring them to Coolidge as we participate in Kindness for the month of October .

Introducing the Kind Soles Initiative ❤️💙

Kind Soles is the Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund's newest program, and it's built on a simple idea: pair Think Kindness student assemblies with a community shoe drive benefiting Farrelly's Feet. The assemblies get students genuinely fired up about kindness. The shoe drive gives them something real to do with that energy — kindness is the message, and the shoe drive is the call to action.

Here's how the shoe drive works: every pair of gently worn shoes donated does double duty. Our shoe recycling partner, Funds2Orgs, gives them a second life with families around the world — and pays us for every pound collected, which goes straight to funding brand-new sneakers for BCSD students through Farrelly's Feet.

And today, we officially brought that message to life — with our first Think Kindness assemblies at three BCSD schools! Brian Williams had students up, engaged, and ready to act. It was the perfect launch for Kind Soles.

Here's how you can be part of it: from now through October 16, Kind Soles collection bins will be at schools across the district. Bring in your gently worn shoes — any type, any size, any style, men's, women's, and kids' — and drop them in.

More schools will be joining the assemblies in the days ahead, so keep watching here as Kind Soles makes its way through Binghamton City School District!

And we're just getting started — in the coming days, we'll be sharing more about Think Kindness, plus announcing Kind Soles merchandise by Muckle's, business and municipal partner donation sites, neighborhood drives, drop-off events, and volunteer opportunities. Stay tuned!

👟 Clean out your closets. Put shoes on a child's feet — here and around the world. 👟

10/03/2026

Thank you for all you do ! ❤️🤍💙

🙌 | October 2nd is National Custodian Appreciation Day. Thank you to the hardworking men & women of the Binghamton City School District for all you do for our schools & students!

10/03/2026

We are so happy ! Welcome to our family!

👩‍🏫We're celebrating and welcoming our new teachers!

Wendy Walsh-Stettinius joins us as a 5th grade teacher at Calvin Coolidge, transitioning from her role as a TA at Horace Mann. Returning to her alma mater school district, she says she has a profound love of children and loves the school district. Outside of teaching, she is a huge Disney fan and loves spending time with her family and pets.

Welcome, Mrs. Tettinius!

09/30/2026

Buddy Classrooms have begun. These classrooms do special activities together throughout the year ❤️🤍💙

09/29/2026

09/28/2026

“What are we about to do? CHANGE THE WORLD!”

Our new friend Brian visited Coolidge today to challenge our school to FIVE THOUSAND acts of kindness!

The Think Kindness initiative was brought to Calvin Coolidge today by The Noah Farrelly Memorial Fund. The fund was established in memory of a 2018 Binghamton High School graduate who will always be remembered for treating others with kindness.

09/25/2026

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👩‍🏫We're celebrating and welcoming our new teachers!

Jackie Kane is joining us this year as a Calvin Coolidge Kindergarten teacher before heading to our brand-new Theodore Roosevelt Elementary! She comes to us after graduating from nearby Susquehanna Valley High School and SUNY Cortland.

"I love the idea of creating a positive, welcoming classroom where students feel supported, encouraged, and excited to learn," she said. "I’m also excited to celebrate their little accomplishments and watch them develop throughout the year."

She said she is excited to be in a place that prioritizes inclusivity and a caring environment.

Outside of school, she loves to run and exercise, and I enjoy staying active. I also love coffee and spending time with family and friends!

Welcome, Miss Kane!