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Your Community School Newsletter

June 2006

Meetings  
& Events

Task Force Recommends Changes for Options High School

Children at play: The last day of school was June 22. Please remember to drive carefully.

July 4, 5. District offices closed.

Summer School
July 10 to Aug. 10

Click here for Summer Contact Information

The Back-to-School Family Calendar & Handbook will be mailed to all district families in mid-August.

Aug. 18. Schools re-open to the public.

First Day of School
Sept. 6

Public Events Calendar

In Brief 
Board Adopts 2006-07 District Budget The Bellingham School District Board of Directors adopted the budget for the 2006-07 school year at the June 22 meeting. Click here to read more...  

E-News Registration
If your child will move from elementary to middle school or middle to high school this fall, please register again for e-news and enter your child's new school. Click here. Please forward this newsletter to your friends who might want to register for this service. 

District, Schools Honor Community Partners Allied Arts and the Assistance League of Bellingham are recipients of the 2005-06 Bellingham School Districtwide Community Partnership Awards for their far-reaching impact on children's learning throughout our schools and programs. Click here to read more about these and school honorees...

 

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Projects-Based Learning Environment, More Options Proposed

BPSDposter.jpgA Board-appointed task force of parents, community members and staff is recommending that Options High School move to a projects-based learning environment beginning this fall and make other changes to eventually create more alternative programs for high school students.

"Alternative avenues for engaging students in active learning is central to our strategic goal of getting all students ready for college, career and citizenship," says Superintendent Dale E. Kinsley. Click here to read about the recommendations...

Register for Summer School Now 

 

High School: Students who took the high school Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) and did not meet standard in reading, writing or math have received a letter with their scores and information about free summer school, July 10-Aug. 10. A course has been created to specifically support students in obtaining these grade-level skills. Additional credit-retrieval and other courses are offered. Click here for an application to register...

Students in the class of 2008 who must pass the reading, writing and math WASL will have an opportunity to retake the WASL Aug. 7-10 at Bellingham and Sehome high schools. Registration for the retake must be completed by July 9 by calling 1-866-400-WASL (9275) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Students have four retake opportunities to meet the state graduation requirement.

Elementary/Middle School: Literacy and math summer school support classes are offered for students entering grades 1-8 in the fall. Click here for information and applications to register...

Summer Library Hours/Locations: All families are welcome to use the following elementary school libraries from 9 a.m. to noon, Mondays through Thursdays from July 10 through Aug. 10: Birchwood, Carl Cozier, Roosevelt and Silver Beach.

Free Breakfast for Any Child at Neighborhood Schools 

Any child ages 2-18 may eat free breakfast at summer school locations through a new federal Simplified Summer Food Program, sponsored by the Bellingham School District. Children do not have to be enrolled in summer school or attend a school to get free breakfast at that location. Click here for times and location information...

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