Achieving the Gold Standard: 65 BSD Educators Renew or Recertify National Board Certification
BSD is proud to announce that 65 educators received or renewed their National Board Certification in the 2021-2022 assessment cycle. Several newly certified teachers share their experiences from the certification process and how they plan to apply the lessons learned.Read More
BSD Students Learn Coding, Collaboration and Critical Thinking Skills During Computer Science Week
Students across the Bellevue School District participated in Computer Science Education Week and Hour of Code from December 5-9, 2022. Hour of Code is a celebration of Computer Science that complements BSD’s STEM initiatives during the entire school year. Learn more about computer science and how BSD partners with the Bellevue Schools Foundation to create inclusive STEM pathways for all students. Read More
Innovation, Inspiration, Incubation – Bellevue Schools Foundation Grants Fund Them All
Each year, the Bellevue Schools Foundation awards BSD schools and educators with Arts, Enrichment & Innovation (A, E & I) Grants as well as Inspiration & Incubation (i2) Grants. For the 2022-23 school year, BSF provided Bellevue schools with more than $800,000 dollars in funding. Read More
Jubilee REACH Supports BSD Schools With Annual Day of Service
On Saturday, August 27, residents from across the Bellevue community came together to support district schools as a part of Jubilee REACH Service Day.Read More
Sistema Escolar Workshops for Spanish Speaking Families
We invite Spanish speaking families with a student in any Bellevue high school to come learn more about the Bellevue school system. Please join Liliana Medina, a local parent and founder of Sistema Escolar USA, to learn about how to support your student in grades 9-12.Read More
BSD Family Connections Centers: Support for Families Impacted by the Pandemic
While the Bellevue School District has been operating Family Connections Centers for years, the ongoing pandemic has meant an increased need for support for Bellevue students and their families.Read More
BSD Family Connections Centers: Providing Support to Students and Families
Family Connections Centers have long been an important part of the Bellevue School District. A team of 12 work collaboratively to ensure that students have what they need to succeed in the classroom. That work often includes partnering with other staff at schools, such as counselors, and working with parents and guardians, as well as other organizations and community partners.Read More
BSD Family Connections Centers: Thank You to Our Community Partners
The Bellevue School District’s Family Connections Centers (FCCs) have received an outpouring of support since the beginning of the pandemic. “We are going through this as a community – and we are a strong community,” says Melissa Slater, Equity Project Leader and National Board Program Coordinator as well as BSD’s Family Connections Centers coordinator. While Bellevue is generally perceived as a wealthy community without a population in need of support, there are many families in Bellevue in need of support and the need is growing in the face of the ongoing pandemic.Read More
Gift Ensures Better Outcomes for Students
The Bellevue Schools Foundation recently announced the Sherry Ladd Endowment for Teacher Development. This generous gift of $500,000 from a family Foundation, managed by Ladds’s husband and two brothers, will be used to encourage and support National Board Certification for teachers in the Bellevue School District by paying for certification costs not covered by BSD or BSF.Read More
Student Connectivity Fund Ensures Bellevue Students Ready to Learn
With a new school year ready to start, the Bellevue Chamber Foundation launched its fundraising campaign to provide access to high-speed internet to k-12 students in the Bellevue area. In partnership with the Bellevue School District, the program leverages Comcast’s low-cost Internet Essentials Program.Read More