BSD Family Updates

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This afternoon, your student(s) will receive an iHealth test kit to take home.

According to the Washington State Department of Health, “Timely testing of symptomatic students and staff helps reduce days of in-person instruction lost.”

Please consider testing your student 1-2 days before returning to school from spring break to help limit the spread of COVID-19.

Thank you for your help as we work together to keep kids in school.

be Bremerton: A Day of Service is a districtwide event to show the Bremerton Community and the City of Bremerton our thanks for their tremendous support of the Bremerton School District and our students.

BSD students, staff, families and volunteers will gather at Evergreen Rotary Park the morning of Saturday May 14, and then break-up into teams to clean up downtown Bremerton. We want the city looking good for the annual Armed Forces Day parade and celebration.

Soon we will be recruiting team leaders and sharing a sign-up those who want to participate in the event! More details coming soon!

Reminder for parents in grades 4-9 or grade 11

Earlier this week you should have received an email from the District with information on how to access your child’s child’s Smarter Balanced Assessment (test) results from fall 2021 that are now available in Skyward. If you did not receive this email, if you don’t have a Skyward login, or if you need assistance resetting your password, please contact your child’s school.

These test results are only one way to know how students are doing in key academic areas. Your child’s teacher will have evidence of their achievement level from a variety of sources to guide their planning and instruction to support your child’s academic growth. We encourage you to talk to your child’s teacher about these test results and your student’s progress during your conference this week.

To access the test results, you will need to click on the “portfolio” tab on the left menu bar. These results are NOT in the “test scores” section.

Here are some resources to help you access your child’s Skyward account.

• Log-in to Skyward

• How to access your Skyward account (video)

• Accessing your child’s report card and test results in Skyward

If you don’t have a Skyward login or need assistance resetting your password, please contact your child’s school.

Thank you.

Cynthia Cantwell

Assistant Director of Assessment & Data Literacy

Bremerton School District

The Bremerton School Board has resumed their in-person meetings. Meetings begin at 5 p.m. and are held in the Board Room at the District office (134 Marion Avenue North). The meetings will also be broadcast on Zoom (sign-up here).

Public comment can be submitted in-person at the meeting, or by email at bsd-board@bremertonschools.org. The meeting schedule and additional information, including a link to the agenda and updates on the superintendent search, is posted at www.BremertonSchools.org/SchoolBoard.

There is only one board meeting in April. It is on Thursday, April 14.

What are your ideas about graduation requirements in our state and how they should change to be more relevant for students? The state Board of Education wants to hear from you!

This is the first round of listening sessions on the journey to alignment recommendations:

• Tuesday, April 12, 2022 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. (registration required)
• Wednesday, April 20, 2022 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. (registration required)
• Tuesday, May 3, 2022 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. (registration required) - students are welcome to speak during this session, adults will be in listen-only mode.

Learn more about at sbe.wa.gov/alignment.

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• Free, confidential online therapy
• Transportation updates
• 2021-22 school year and COVID-19 information
• Peninsula Community Health Services clinic at Mountain View Middle School
• School meals information

The Bremerton School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Garth Steedman at 360.473.1031 or the Section 504 Coordinator, John Welsh at 360.473.4400. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.

Email: communications@bremertonschools.org
Website: www.BremertonSchools.org
Phone: 360-473-1000
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