BSD Family Updates

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The Bremerton School Board will announce the names of the three superintendent candidates on Monday, February 27. These candidates will be visiting the District on February 28, March 1 and March 2 (one finalist per day.) After a full day of touring the district and meeting students and staff, we will host a community forum (in-person and on Zoom) each evening from 5-5:45 p.m. to provide an opportunity for everyone to meet and provide feedback on each of the three finalists.

Reminder: Staff, students, families and community members are invited to submit questions for the finalists ahead of time and we’ll work with our consultants to narrow the questions down for the forums. We’ll do our best to cover all questions submitted but we only have an hour, and we have to ask the same questions of each finalist. We will accept questions through Monday, February 20.

On Friday, March 3, the Board will meet in a special session at 9 a.m. to announce the name of the finalist selected to serve as the next Superintendent. This meeting is open to the public and will be in-person and on Zoom. A public announcement will follow.

We hope you will be a part of this important process and will join us for the community forums! Please visit www.BremertonSchools.org/Sup-Search for meeting details and updates.

As we work to navigate challenges due to our ongoing bus driver shortage, we want to remind families that our transportation updates webpage is updated daily with route changes. You can access this page at www.BremertonSchools.org/BusUpdates. There are also links to the transportation updates webpage under "District Quick Links" on all websites (see screen capture on the left), and in every BSD Family Update newsletter.

We typically do not do "robo calls" for bus delays because with the time it takes the system to complete all the calls, the message could be outdated by the time it is received. We will send out emails and texts to alert families of substantial delays or route changes as soon as possible - whenever possible. If you are not signed-up to receive text messages from the Bremerton School District, please contact your child's school to opt-in.

Bus route changes and delays are also posted on the District and schools' Facebook pages.

Please note that our transportation office staff are often out driving routes and may not be able to answer your calls immediately. We encourage you to check our transportation updates webpage for the latest information before calling our office, or if you are unable to get through when you call.

Are you (or do you know someone) interested in a job with competitive pay, paid training, summers off and great benefits? Please visit our website for more information on becoming a bus driver!

We thank you for your patience as we work to get all students transported safely and in a timely manner.

Our childcare partner Right At School is offering full-day childcare on Monday, February 20 for all kindergarten through sixth grade students in the District. Students to NOT have to be currently enrolled in Right At School to participate!

Visit www.RightAtSchool.com or download the flyers below for more information!

The Bremerton School District has launched a new health services program. With parent or guardian permission, students can speak with a Hazel mental health professional or medical provider via phone or online.

Mental health services include:

• Scheduled short-term therapy visits: No waitlist for scheduled therapy sessions for coping with everything from anxiety, depression, and grief to peer and family relationships and bullying

• Care management to local resources: Referrals to local providers for continuity of care

• Coordination: Communication with families, local health providers, and school staff

On-demand physical health services include:

• Medical treatment: For stomach aches, headaches, sprained ankles, asthma concerns, and everything in between

• Medication: Hazel providers can send prescriptions to your pharmacy

• Coordination: With family physician and return to school communications

You can learn more and/or sign-up your student(s) to receive services at https://my.hazel.co/bremertonschools/info

Teletherapy is still available for students from Gaggle Teletherapy, and Peninsula Community Health Services continues to provide behavioral and medical health services at their clinics at Bremerton High School and Mountain View Middle School. Hazel Health is intended to provide another resource for our students.

The 2023-24 academic calendar was approved by the School Board at its last meeting. You can click to download the calendar below, or view/download it at www.BremertonSchools.org/Calendar.

No school on Monday, February 20 in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday.

Register on-line or in-person!

Students can connect with a live, highly-qualified tutor to get help when it is needed! Students have access to TutorMe at no cost through their Clever accounts. Learn more!

View all current job opportunities at www.BremertonSchools.org/Jobs.

Background photo: Bremerton High School music students perform in the "Collage" concert in January. Learn more in the last issue of our community e-newsletter "We Are Bremerton."

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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.