IN THIS NEWSLETTER:
- BISD COMMITTEES - APPLY TODAY!
- SCHOOL CALENDARS THROUGH 2027
- IMPORTANT DATES FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL - MARK THEM DOWN!
- NEW WEBSITE COMING SOON - NO ACCESS JUNE 26-30th
- SO LONG TO OUR RETIRING EMPLOYEES
- LAST DAY SCHEDULE - HALF DAY
- ABC PROGRESS
- PARENTSQUARE CLEAN-UP
- HAPPENING AROUND BISD
- FARM-TO-SCHOOL UPDATE
- GRADUATION - LIVE STREAM LINK
- KIDS' PANTRY BAGS
- BISD CALENDAR
- COMMUNITY EVENTS
- BISD IS SOCIAL!
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APPLICATION TO SERVE ON BISD COMMITTEES |
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Are you interested in serving on a district-level committee? Apply today!
In order to hit the ground running with meetings next fall, BISD is looking for community members and students (grades 7-12) to serve on various committees. The universal application provides committee descriptions and time commitments. If you are interested in participating, please complete the application below by June 20, 2024.
Committee Application - Community Members
Committee Application - BISD Students (grades 7-12)
Thank you!
| SCHOOL CALENDARS THROUGH 2027 |
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If you are a planner, take note!
Are you wondering when graduation will be for the Class of 2026? Or wondering when Spring Break will be held in 2027? Wonder no more! See the BISD Calendars below.
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IMPORTANT BACK-TO-SCHOOL DATES |
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 Before leaving for summer, make sure you mark down these important dates!
Blakely, Ordway & x̌alilc:
AUGUST 30: Meet & Greet from 9-10 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 17: Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night
- 5:15-6:15 p.m. for grades K/1st/4th
- 6:30-7:30 p.m. for grades 2nd and 3rd
Sakai Intermediate School:
AUGUST 30: Meet & Greet from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 18: 5th Grade Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night from 5:15-6:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 24: 6th Grade Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night from 5:15-6:15 p.m.
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Woodward Middle School:
AUGUST 29: Wildcat Welcome from 9-11 a.m. for last names A-M and from 1-3 p.m. for last names N-Z
OCTOBER 15: Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night from 6:30-8 p.m.
Bainbridge High School:
SEPTEMBER 3: Spartan Start-Up (for 9th graders and those new to BHS) @ 8:45 a.m. BHS grades 10th-12th start at 10:45 a.m.
OCTOBER 9: Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night starts at 5:30 p.m. for grades 9th & 12th and at 6:30 p.m. for grades 10th & 11th
Commodore Options School:
SEPTEMBER 3: EHHS Orientation (for 9th graders and those new to EHHS) @ 8:45 a.m. EHHS grades 10th-12th start at 10:45 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 4: Mosaic Welcome Back Orientation from 12-1:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 6: Odyssey First Friday Ice Cream Social @ 2:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 19: Odyssey K-8 Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night from 6:30-8 p.m.
OCTOBER 9: EHHS Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night starts at 5:30 p.m. for grades 9th & 12th and at 6:30 p.m. for grades 10th & 11th
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BISD'S NEW WEBSITE - COMING SOON! |
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Blackboard (our current website vendor) went out of business, forcing us to change companies. Just like when you move to a new home, this move to a new website has given us the opportunity to clean house and throw away old content -- we are looking at you, 2013 School Supply Lists!
We have carefully gone through the website page by page to decide what to move and what content to leave behind. If there is something on our current website that you wish to keep (say, a photo of your student), please download* it by June 20, 2024. After this date, content will be unavailable. Think of it like moving out of a house and handing over the keys — after June 20, 2024, we cannot sneak back in and pick up forgotten material...the locks will have changed!
IMPORTANT: Between June 26 and 30, the BISD website will be unavailable while we transition to the new platform. During this time, you will not be able to access www.bisd303.org. If, during this time, you need to access Skyward, ParentSquare, Report a Concern or BoardDocs, you will need to use the URLs listed below.
*To download an image from our website to your computer, right-click your mouse on the image and a pop-up window will appear. Select Save image as... from the menu and save the file on your computer. Repeat as necessary.
SO LONG, FAREWELL & CONGRATULATIONS |
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 Congratulations to the following employees who are retiring*. Thank you for your dedication to BISD. You will be missed!
RETIREES
Bill Ackerman, Facilities/Custodial Supervisor, BISD
Dana Ashton, Teacher for K-8 Mosaic, Highly Capable & Spanish Immersion, Commodore and Sakai
Denise Briggs-Potter, Special Education Teacher, BHS
Ingvar Carlson, Bus Driver, BISD
Enrique Chee, Science Teacher, BHS
Meg Evans, Special Education Teacher, Ordway
Liz Finin, 7-8 Teacher, Commodore
Mark Gurtler, Building Technology Support, Sakai
Julie Haas, 6th Grade Teacher, Sakai
Carrie Holloway, 2nd Grade Teacher, Blakely
Michael Holloway, Social Studies Teacher, BHS
Michelle Hope, Office Manager, Commodore
Steve Johnson, Social Studies Teacher, BHS
Susan Knotternus, 3rd Grade Teacher, Ordway
Charisa Moore, Science/CTE Teacher, BHS
Roberta Newland, French Teacher, BHS
James Nicholson, Custodian, Sakai
Christopher Rauch, Maintenance Specialist, BISD
Mary Rowland, Art Teacher, BHS
Ruth Schmidt, Reading Intervention, Sakai
Nanette Tate, Kitchen Manager, Woodward
Robin Thomas, Office Professional, Blakely
*Retiring in the eyes of the state -- some employees may be resigning but not officially retiring and are not included on this list.
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HALF-DAY SCHEDULE FOR THE LAST DAY - JUNE 20th |
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Summer is quickly approaching — there are only two and a half school days left in the year!
The last day of school runs on a half-day schedule. Buses run to/from school and breakfast is served at all schools (except @ BHS) but lunch is not served.
- Blakely, Ordway, x̌alilc + Odyssey K-6 schools are dismissed at 10:50 a.m.
- BHS, EHHS and Odyssey 7-8 are dismissed at 11:45 a.m.
- Sakai is dismissed at 11:55 a.m.
- WMS is dismissed at 12 p.m.
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PROGRESS ON THE ABCs - NUMBERS ARE SLOWLY GOING UP |
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The ABCs is a time for parents/guardians to review annual notifications and let BISD know which students are returning next year.
To date, ABCs have been completed for 49% of the students (up 7% from three weeks ago). We aim for 100% completion by the end of the school year. This information helps us plan accurately. If you are in the 49% - thank you. And if you are in the 51%, please complete the process ASAP by logging into Family Access. If you need assistance with the ABC process (such as translation, accessing technology, or other questions), please contact the office manager at your student's school.
NOTE: Class placement/class schedules will not be released in August until the ABCs are completed. But why delay? Go ahead and take care of it today!
 Just like it's important to clean out students' backpacks once the school year is over (eww...we found you, smushed PB&J sandwich), it is important to clean up ParentSquare so things are fresh for the next school year.
ParentSquare posts from the 2023-24 school year will be archived on June 30, 2024. Posts after June 30th will pertain to the 2024-25 school year. |
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BIKE-TO-SCHOOL DAY
Our PNW students (as evidenced by their shorts and T-shirts in 50-degree weather) were unphased by the drizzly weather on Bike-to-School Day. It was a resounding success!
NO MOW MAY
As part of NO MOW MAY, the grassy area on the BHS campus between the 200 and 100 Buildings wasn't mowed. Students in 9th-grade English classes researched the benefits of NO MOW MAY and created educational signage on the benefits of this movement (provides habitat for wildlife, promotes blooming of wildflowers, etc). The proof was in the pudding, however, when this little one was caught resting among the tall grass.
 KIWANIS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
If you know Liz Finin, you know she doesn't like a lot of fuss...which makes her winning the 2024 Kiwanis Educator of the Year award all the better. Congratulations, Liz, on this well-deserved recognition. And thank you to Kiwanis of Bainbridge Island for bestowing this honor (and all the other great work you do for our community).
 We are excited to announce that BISD was awarded a Farm to School Purchasing Grant!
This will allow us to continue our efforts to source local food and grow our farm-to-school program next school year! We also recently shared that BISD was accepted into the first Washington and Oregon Farm-to-School Institute. As a part of this, a team from the BISD community (teaching and food and nutrition staff, administrators, community members) will be attending a 3-day intensive in July where they will develop a farm-to-school action plan for BISD. Thank you to everyone who shared input to inform this process. We will report back in the fall!
Until then, enjoy this pesto pea pasta recipe (a student favorite!) to celebrate spring and the end of the school year! Thank you for your support!
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GRADUATION - CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2024! |
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On Saturday, June 14 at 4 p.m., more than 300 graduates will walk across the stage and receive their diplomas. The ceremony will be held at Memorial Stadium on the Bainbridge High School Campus and live streamed at https://www.bisd303.org/graduation.
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