BSD Staff Updates

Compiled by Ioanna Cossack

POLICY NEWS:

New Board Governance Policies listed below were adopted by the Board at this meeting.

• 0100, Vision, Mission and Beliefs
• 0200, Commitment to Planning
• 0300, Annual Agenda Planning

The Board approved first reading of the following policies, which will come back to the Board in March for final adoption:

• Policy 3122; Excused and Unexcused Absences
• Policy 4200; Parent Access and Safe and Orderly Learning Environment
• Policy 5004; Infection Control Program

Three new procedures were provided and have been updated in the District’s Policies and Procedures.

• 1250P; Students on Governing Boards
• 4200P; Parent Access and Safe and Orderly Learning Environment
• 6800P; Safety, Operations, and Maintenance of School Property

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For more information on the District’s Long-Range Facilities Master Plan (LRFMP), click here. The Board is represented on the Steering Committee by Director Dubos and Director Hurley.

For the Superintendent Search, click here.

To view any of these documents, visit BoardDocs.

It will be an abbreviated meeting due to the Community Forum for the third superintendent finalist from 5-5:45.

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

By now you should have received Google Calendar invitations for your employee group "meet & greet" with the three superintendent finalists scheduled for next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Our goal is to give every employee an opportunity to meet the finalists.

Any employee who can't make a staff meet & greet is invited to participate in the community forums from 5-5:45 pm all three days (in the Board Room and on Zoom).

A few minutes spent reviewing income tax withholding early in the year helps set a taxpayer up for success all year long. The Tax Withholding Estimator on IRS.gov makes it easy to figure out how much to withhold.

This online tool helps employees withhold the correct amount of tax from their wages. It also helps self-employed people who have wage income estimate their quarterly tax payments.

The Tax Withholding Estimator does not ask for personally identifiable information, such as name, Social Security number, address and bank account numbers. The IRS doesn't save or record the information users enter in the Estimator.

More Information:
Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax

Please share this opportunity with military students

• Campers will be adventurous, make new friends, and have a blast.
• They’ll be surrounded by others who know what it’s like to have a parent serving in the military.
• Week-long camps happen at some of America’s best campsites nationwide.

Apply here. Applications are open for military kids from all service branches.

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March 13-17 is School Support Professionals Week (formerly known as Classified Staff Week).

Please help us get the word out to families with children who will be starting kindergarten next fall! The graphic is available by right-clicking the image below or downloading from the District shared communication resources folder.

W-2s were mailed on Monday, January 23rd. If you requested a paper form to be mailed to you and you have not yet received it, please go into your EA+ account to print a copy. Stephenie Nagle, Benefits Specialist in HR is reaching out, via email, to those whose form has been returned.

Directions for printing your W2 from your EA+ account (all employees can print a copy at any time): Click on "Employee Information", then under Payroll click on "W2 Information". Highlight the year you wish to print and then click on "View W2 Form". Follow the instructions to print your form.

Any certificated employee interested in an Administrative Internship for the 2023-24 school year must submit an application no later than Friday, March 3, 2023.

Applications are available by emailing Amy Stam in the Human Resources Office (amy.stam@bremertonschools.org)

Please note: The Washington State Education Leadership Intern Grant is currently available on the AWSP website: http://www. awsp.org/member-support/principal-interns/intern-grant

Note the date change! This year's retiree celebration will be during the May 18 School Board Meeting.

February 28 is the deadline for a $500.00 stipend for certificated staff (excluding administrators) to notify of retirement/resignation for next year.

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).

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

Background photo: BHS Cheerleaders kick-off the athletics presentation at "Course Selection Knight" for incoming freshmen and their families on February 16.

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 Garth.Steedman@BremertonSchools.org or 360.473.1031 or the Section 504 Coordinator, John Welsh at John.Welsh@BremertonSchools.org or 360.473.1012. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.