BSD Staff Updates
Monday, April 13, 2020
Board Highlights - April 9, 2020
Note from Ioanna: Our first remote meeting, held via video conference/Zoom. All five Board members attended, several administrators and even a couple folks in the audience. If you’re interested in the next meeting, simply go to the BoardDocs website on the day of that meeting, click on the “meeting date,” and a “video” icon will show up to allow you to view/listen in. That is if we’re still in the stay home/stay safe mode.
The Pre-Design Study/report for a new or modernized West Sound Technical Skills Center was provided to the Board as a Written Report. This is potentially an $80 million project. Many related items were on the agenda, such as more consulting agreements and signature authorization required by OSPI.
The Board is considering a special meeting within the next two weeks to 1) further discuss the WSTSC project and 2) to hire our new building administrators for West Hills STEM Academy and Mountain View Middle School.
Another major project that was included on the Consent Agenda was an agreement with TCF Architectural to begin District-wide Security Upgrades at all of our school buildings. This is being funded by our one-year Capital levy approved in 2019. Other work funded by this Levy going on currently are the two new roofs, one at the Administration Building (actually already completed over spring break), and the second at Crownhill, as well as the recently completed new locker rooms at Bremerton High School.
More from the Consent Agenda are the two Memos of Understanding with our classified bargaining units in regard to the COVID-19 school closure.
Linda Sullivan-Dudzic provided a report on the new West Hills Restorative School set to open in September. They reviewed the draft handbook that states “This optional educational program blends Kitsap Mental Health, special education, cognitive behavioral therapy, education and community services.” The new alternative program will serve students, grades 2-8, with significant behavior challenges.
All in all, the Board has seen and heard a lot of good things going on in the District, particularly with school closure through the end of the school year. The Restorative School is another example that we care about every one of our students. Several times, the Board and Superintendent Leavell shared their appreciation for all of the hard work being done by our staff and coming together with the community and as a community. During this current week, April 6-10, staff served over 17,000 lunches and breakfasts, and teachers have been working hard preparing and delivering lesson plans to their students.
You may review any of these documents on our BoardDocs site.
BPEA Staff Recognition
10 years of service
Amy Armbruster
Tracie Aguilar
15 years of service
Edward Angelbeck
Sara Dargan
Andrea Foster
Karyn Sandstrom
Alaina Queen
Alicia Vasquez
20 years of service
Terri Beliveau
Susan Dickinson
Kathleen Gregory
Deborah Sanchez
25 years / 30 years of service
Loretta Robinett (25 years)
Nancy Frender (30 years)
Where to find links to BSD Teach
- In your short cuts under "BSD Staff" in Google Chrome.
- On the bottom, right corner of the District home page (look for the BSD Teach graphic below the District calendar.
- Under the "STAFF" drop-down tab on any District webpage.
- On the BSD "Directory" on the website (www.BremertonSchools.org/Staff)
Ask Joe! Tech help available every Wednesday!
And for more tech help, especially as it relates to this brave new online learning world we're exploring together, visit BSDTeach. There's a whole new section on Digital Teaching and Learning you can find here: https://sites.google.com/bremertonschools.org/bsd-teach/instruction-and-engagement/school-closure-resources-for-teachers
If you need assistance, you can also contact Kati Carthum (360-473-1056).
Bremerton School District in the news!
Volunteer Appreciation Week is April 19-25, 2020
Helpful links
- Information about our meal distribution program can be found at www.BremertonSchools.org/Meals.
- Visit Bremertonschools.org/COVID-19 to view our school closure information page with copies of all of our updates, helpful links and information about community resources.
NOTE: There are links to these pages at the top of every home page, too.
Click here to sign-up to help with meal distribution (staff only).
Check out this creative, fun stuff our staff has been doing!
Musical message from Monica Zuber, BHS
(corrected link!)
Music teachers (including Allan Anderson from MVMS) collaborate on Zoom
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BSD Staff Updates Newsletter 2019-20 / Issue #15 : 4/13/2020
Photo: Sunset over Port Washington Narrows taken 4/8/2020 by Karen Bevers.
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