Choice School Entry Level Application offers & notifications will be emailed in February in the early evening on the dates noted below.
All applicants will receive an email with either an offer or notifying the waitlist position. Those receiving offers will have 1 week to respond.
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to check the spam, junk and promotion folders of the email address you provided on the application for an email from studentplacement@bsd405.org .
The application period has closed as of Friday January 14, 2022 at 4:30 pm. Beginning January 19th incoming K (current P-4) and incoming 6th grade (current 5th grade) students that missed the application period may submit a waitlist application to be added to the bottom of a waitlist.
All other grade levels may apply to be added to the bottom of a Choice School waitlist at any time, please visit our Waitlist application for Choice Schools and Programs for more information. For a listing of common questions and answers about the Choice School Program, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.
If your student is not entry grade level they may apply to the existing waitlist. New applicants will be placed on the bottom of the appropriate waitlist by their current grade level in the order received for possible entry in the fall for the upcoming school year. Students applying for language programs will be required to pass an appropriate grade level language proficiency screening.
We are excited to announce we still have some space in our Spanish Immersion and Spanish Dual Language programs for incoming kindergarteners. | Nos complace anunciar que aún tenemos espacio disponible en nuestros programas de inmersión y lenguaje dual de español para los estudiantes que ingresarán al grado de kínder en el siguiente ciclo escolar.Read More
Students of both Spanish and English language backgrounds benefit from participating in this program. Students learn to read, write and speak proficiently in two languages, with near native skill by the time they complete fifth grade.
Jing Mei teaches Mandarin Chinese and English using dual language two-way immersion model. Two-way immersion means student enrollment in the classes is balanced between native Mandarin speakers and Non-Mandarin speakers.
Students at Puesta del Sol are taught the standard Bellevue School District curriculum but receive instruction in Spanish. Classroom teachers have native or near-native ability in the Spanish language and are chosen for their skills and their commitment to the goals of the program.
Big Picture School fosters academic relationships, personalized experiences and inclusion for all students. Students are independent, driven and self-motivated learners that are eager to explore potential career fields through internships and are excited to discover their true passion.
Graduates from International School take an average of seven Advanced Placement courses and students can earn college credit in math, computer science, and technology as well. Students complete an extensive capstone Senior Project, which involves deep learning in an area of student choice, internships, community service, and assessment by an expert panel.
Bellevue’s new online school will offer a permanent online learning option for BSD students in grades K-12 for the 2022-23 school year. This new online school will be high quality, innovative, creative and flexible. Students will need to apply to this Choice School to join the program. There will be consideration for students who have a documented need for online learning. (health, etc.)