Monday, May 29, 2023, BSD will be closed in observation of Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance.
School will resume Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Early Entrance to Kindergarten
State and Bellevue School District guidelines require that students entering Kindergarten in the fall must be five years of age on or before August 31. However, a child whose birth date falls on or between September 1 and October 31 may enter kindergarten if they meet the early entrance requirements.
The early entrance process involves an objective evaluation of your child’s cognitive, fine motor skills, visual-motor integration, communication, and social/emotional development. To increase the likelihood that your child will be successful in their first year of school, they will be expected to meet standards approximately six months above their chronological age in all areas assessed.
Learn more about Early Entrance to Kindergarten by reading Procedure 3110.1P.
2023-24 School Year
- A parent information session was held on February 8, 2023, 6:00-7:00 PM
- The application process will be open from March 1 to April 1, 2023.
Application for Early Entrance to Kindergarten is now closed.
Applications for families who moved in Bellevue School District after April 1, 2023 will open on July 1, 2023.
Spring-Summer 2023
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| February 8 | Parent Information Meeting via TEAMS; 6:00-7:00 PM |
| March 1 | Early Entrance Kindergarten (EEK) Application opens |
| April 1 | Early Entrance Kindergarten (EEK) Application closes |
| By April 7 | Electronic SEL Pre-School teacher inventory emailed to designated pre-school teachers, upon receiving completed student application and fee |
| By April 14 | Electronic SEL Inventory due from Pre-School Teacher |
| By April 18 | Parent letters emailed to EEK applicants, following SEL Inventory results. |
| April 24 -June 6 | Testing for qualifying EEK candidates |
| May 10 – June 8 | EEK MDT convenes, bi-weekly, to recommend EEK qualifying students based on EEK criteria benchmarks |
| By June 16 | Letters emailed to parents with final placement decision, |
| July 1 | Early Entrance Kindergarten (EEK) Application opens for residents new to BSD after April 1 |
| Mid July-Late August | · Electronic SEL pre-school teacher inventory emailed to designated pre-school teachers.
· Testing for EEK qualifying candidates · EEK MDT meets to recommend EEK qualifying students based on EEK criteria benchmarks. · Letters emailed to parents of those students with final placement decision, |
| August 15 | Early Entrance Kindergarten (EEK) Application closes for residents new to BSD, after April 1 |