Reimaging Middle Schools – March Update
Building on recommendations from the 2022-2023 school year, the RMS team has developed two models for consideration. These models have been carefully crafted to address the social-emotional and academic needs of middle school students, with a strong emphasis on a student-centered approach.Read More
2024-2025 Course Catalog Available
The 2024-2025 Course Catalog is now available. The Course Catalog provides information about all courses offered at BSD’s middle and high schools, to assist students as they explore their options.Read More
BSD to Offer New Language Opportunities for Middle School Students
Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, the Bellevue School District will offer additional world language course offerings in Hindi and Korean for middle school students in grades 6-8.Read More
Designing for a Reimagined Middle School Experience
The Reimagining Middle Schools (RMS) design teams, comprised of educators, community members and administrators, recently shared updates on their progress over the past several months. During the design phase, feedback is gathered from students, educators and community members on the proposed ideas. The primary goal remains constant – to create structures and practices that optimally support the social, emotional and academic growth of all students.Read More
Join the Reimagine Middle School Consultancy Board
Bellevue School District’s Reimagining Middle School (RMS) Design Teams have started work for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are interested in providing feedback to the Advisory/Homeroom and/or Problem Based Learning Design Teams, join the Consultancy Board.Read More
June RMS Update
Meeting 18 times between August 2022 and June 2023, the RMS committee utilized the Equity-Centered Design Thinking process to guide their efforts, which involved extensive stakeholder engagement. The committee would like to express their deep appreciation to all those who contributed input during the three RMS Listening Campaigns.Read More
Reimagine Middle School March Update
The Reimagining Middle School Steering (RMS) Committee is in the “prototyping” stage of the design process. In addition, the committee has examined other innovative middle schools across the country and learned how they offer a developmentally-responsive, student-centered education.Read More
BSD High Schools Renew Accreditation
Every six years, Bellevue School District high schools participate in an accreditation renewal process, providing staff an opportunity to self-monitor, reflect, and celebrate successes, while engaging varied constituencies within their school communities in the improvement process. The district is proud to celebrate Bellevue, Interlake, International, Newport, and Sammamish for renewing their accreditation this year.Read More
Reimagining Middle School Update – January 2023
The Reimagining Middle School Committee continues its work in the new year by starting on the prototype phase. Read More
Counselors Help Students Dream Big
In the Bellevue School District, counseling is an integral part of students’ daily educational environment, and school counselors are partners in student achievement. School counselors focus their skills, time and energy on direct and indirect services to students. February 6-10 is National School Counseling Week , a time to recognize the tireless effort of school counselors with the 2023 theme, Helping Students Dream Big.Read More