Thank you to all who participated in the focus groups last week.

Please take a moment to complete the stakeholder survey. The survey is open through tomorrow, November 1.

BHS Senior and ASB President Allison Warthen was recently interviewed for this Washington Post article.

Visit www.BremertonSchools.org/Clinic for more information!

• National Principals Month
• Disabilities Awareness Month
• Filipinio American History Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - October 15)

The month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is also an opportune time to educate the general public about tribes, to raise a general awareness about the unique challenges Native people have faced both historically and in the present, and the ways in which tribal citizens have worked to conquer these challenges.

Graphics available here.

Policy news: The Board reviewed and approved the following policies for first reading. These policies will come back to the Board for adoption at the next regular meeting.

• 1400; Meeting Conduct, Order of Business, and Quorum
• 1410; Executive or Closed Sessions
• 1420; Proposed Agenda and Consent Agenda
• 5001; Hiring of Retired School Employees

Long-Range Master Facility Planning: The District has hired TCF Architects out of Tacoma, WA, as a consultant to move us forward in our Long-Range Master Facility Planning.

Superintendent Search: Some important dates this month – The stakeholder survey launches October 13th and the focus groups will gather on October 25th.

To view any of these documents, visit BoardDocs.

Join us in-person or online! www.BremertonSchools.org/schoolboard

As you know, we have a number of positions open in the District, and we also need substitutes. Please consider sharing the flyers below to help us get the word out! Flyers can be downloaded here (or right-click the graphic below and save the PNG).

Your Google sites (public-facing for parent/guardian communication) should be created/updated! If grade bands share a Google site that is A-OK, as long as the content is updated!

New teachers: When your new site is complete, please click here to submit your URL so we can link your site to your school web page! There are great tips and instructional videos on BSDTeach.

Teachers who have moved buildings: Please make sure your name is on your CURRENT school's website and linked. See anything awry? Please click here to let us know!

All BSD staff are welcome to create a Google site - you don't have to be a teacher (but teachers are required to have one set up to communicate with students' families).

Download graphics from the District Communication Resources folder in various sizes and in English and Spanish!

Interested in knowing what's going on at the BHS Performing Arts Center (PAC)? We've added a link to all website home pages (left side under "District Quick Links" to make it easier to find out what school and community performances are happening at the PAC!

Did you know the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Coalition (one of the five networks of Kitsap Strong) created a webpage with an interactive map of resources for transportation, health care, food banks, clothing, free wifi, and other services? Check it out (and share!)

Bremerton School District

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Website: www.BremertonSchools.org
Phone: 360-473-1000
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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 360.473.1012. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.