Tiger Tales
Newsletter #20 - January 19, 2024
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Dear Families,
We finally made it to the end of this week! While it was a shorter week, it felt pretty long and tested the depth of our patience and flexibility. Thank you for supporting your students and everyone in this community as you too had to shuffle your schedules amidst the uncertainty. We concluded this week with a shelter-in place drill, and it went even more smoothly than last year. What a positive way to end the day. In case we don't tell you often enough, your students are amazing!
We wish you a calm weekend of rest. Here's to a predictable week ahead.
With gratitude,
Kati & Betty
Upcoming Events
January 23: RESCHEDULED Pre-school and Kindergarten Open House, 5:30-6:30pm, Multi-purpose Room
January 26: World Culture Night, 5-7pm
January 26: Pastries with Principals, 8:15-9:00am, in person and virtual option
February 19-23: No school, mid-winter break
March 22: No school for students, District Professional Day for staff
April 8-12: No school, spring break
Pastries with Principals
We are excited that the topic for the next Pastries with Principals is Social Emotional Learning and Math. Brenda Santiago, Elementary Math Curriculum Director, and Crystal Coldiron, Advanced Learning Curriculum Developer, will be facilitating this session in person. We'll also have a virtual option for those who want to hear the presentation virtually. You can access the meeting using this link: Click here to join the meeting via TEAMS.
Join Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run is an 8 week after school activity beginning March 26 for all girls in grades 3-5. It takes place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2:45-4:15 right here at Medina!
Participants will increase their physical activity and learn important life skills taught by Medina teachers. Registration is at www.gortpugetsound.org and scholarships are available. If you have any questions, contact: Mike Saltz (saltzm@bsd405.org), Amanda Hutson (hutsona@bsd405.org) or Ming Lam (lammi@bsd405.org).
School Board Vacancy Nomination and Application Process
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The Bellevue School District seeks to fill a School Board Director vacancy for Director District 3 due to Director Joyce Shui’s resignation effective January 5, 2024.
In accordance with Board Policy 1114 and Procedure 1114P (Board Member Resignation and Vacancy) and RCW 28A.343.370, members of the community are encouraged to apply for the position or nominate candidates for the position. Nominees and applicants must be registered voters who reside in Director District 3.
The nomination and application forms are now available. Nominations must be received by Friday, January 26, 2024. Qualified nominees will be contacted directly and invited to apply. All applications for the position are due by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, 2024.
Please review information on Becoming a School Board Member including Public Disclosure Commission reporting guidelines.
Learn more about the application/nomination process.
BOOM Presents: Movements that Transformed Our Region & Why
Date: Tuesday, Jan 30, 2024
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Streamed online - Teams Meeting Link
Please register here: Registration Form
Join us online as we live stream an engaging round table discussion with regional civil rights leader, Larry Gossett. The conversation will cover events that helped to shape and transform Seattle and the surrounding areas. Larry Gossett and select guests will engage in dialogue that highlights the ongoing journey toward racial and social justice for Black people both then and now.
Larry Gossett brings a rich lifelong commitment to activism in our region and the discussion will be anchored in many of his past and current involvements such as:
- Founder of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party
- Co-founder of the University of Washington's Black Student Union
- Involved in the presidential campaign of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and an organizer for the Rainbow Coalition
- Organizer of the Seattle Alliance of Black Student Unions
- Current member of the King County Reparations Committee
MORE ABOUT YOUR EXPERT: Civil rights activist Larry Gossett was born Lawrence Edward Gossett on February 21, 1945, in Seattle, Washington. He grew up in Seattle’s southern and central areas and graduated from Franklin High School, where he was point guard on the basketball team. In 1963, Gossett was one of the few black males to attend the University of Washington. Gossett serves as a member and chair of the King County Council. Gossett, a high-profile black activist with strong ties to the Hispanic, Asian and Native American communities, was a prime mover in 1996 for changing the symbol of King County (Seattle) from 19th century slaveholder, Rufus Devane King to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bellevue 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 of America and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Civil Rights, Racial Discrimination, and Gender Expression or Identity Discrimination:
Civil Rights/Nondiscrimination Compliance Coordinator Nancy Pham, (425) 456-4040 or phamn@bsd405.org
Sex-based Discrimination, including Sexual Harassment:
Title IX Coordinator: Jeff Lowell, (425) 456-4010 or lowellj@bsd405.org
Disability Discrimination:
Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Heather Edlund, (425) 456-4156 or edlundh@bsd405.org
Mailing address for all three: 12111 NE 1st Street, Bellevue, WA 98005.