Superintendent Search Update:  Search Firm Selected

At a special board meeting Wednesday evening, the Bellevue School Board voted unanimously to select search firm McPherson & Jacobson to handle the superintendent search process.  Visit the Superintendent Search page for more details.

Gifted Program Update

Parents and community members are invited to attend one of several community forums on the district's Gifted Program.  Forums will be held on Monday, March 19 and Wednesday, March 21 at the Wilburton Instructional Services Center from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  This will be an opportunity for the Gifted Advisory Committee to update parents on gifted programs and for parents to provide input.  An additional forum will be scheduled in late April to share program changes.  If you have questions, please contact Teresa Janes, Supervisor of Gifted Programs at janest@bsd405.org.

Summer School Information Now Online

What are you doing this summer? The district offers Summer School courses at the elementary, middle and high school levels, as well as "Operation Exploration", a 12-day program emphasizing accelerated academics, creativity and higher-level thinking skills.  For information about summer 2012 classes, registration and tuition, click here.

How to "Bully-Proof" Your Child

Learn strategies to help prevent your child from becoming the target of a bully by attending the next Bullying Prevention Parent Information Night, co-sponsored by the Bellevue School District and the Bellevue PTSA Council.  Join us Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. at the Interlake High School Library.   We'll also share highlights from the district's new Bullying Prevention and Social Skills curriculum.  You'll go home with resources to help parents and students put an end to bullying.  More info

"Bob Albo Field" Dedication

Legendary Newport High School coach Bob Albo will throw out the first pitch at the baseball field named in his honor following a dedication ceremony on Saturday, March 24. Alumni, former colleagues and the community are invited to help dedicate "Bob Albo Field," the first Bellevue School District property to be named after an individual.   Albo taught in Bellevue for 26 years and coached the Newport Knights baseball team from 1972-1983 and 1992-1996.  Read more

Boundary Review Committee:

The application period for the Boundary Review Committee has been

Come join the Bellevue Parks & Community Services Department Cheerleading Program!

All skills levels welcome!

All summer programs are held at Crossroads Community Center (except Mini Camp)

Sign up for classes by calling 425-452-6885 or regiser online at www.MyParksAndRecreation.com.

Scholarships available for Bellevue residents who qualify.

Cheer Camp!

EDE offers a fun mini camp and two full day camps.  All routines are exclusive to the camps - this is not material taught in regular EDE school - year classes. Ages 5 - 14.

Mini Camp:  June 25 - 28, 4:00 to 5:45 pm, #65017

Cost is $69 for Bellevue residents, $79 non-residents, includes camp T-shirt!  (Held at Highland Center)

Full-day camp:  9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Week 1:  July 9-13, #66231

Week 2:  Aug 6-10, #66232

$159 for Bellevue residents, $189 for non-residents, includes camp T-shirt and megaphone!  (Held at Crossroads Community Center)

For the more experienced dancers, gymnasts, and cheerleaders there are the summer sessions of Dream Team and Power Squad on Fridays in late June and July.  Check out:  www.EastsideDreamElite.com for class descriptions and information.

Help Shape Bellevue's Transit Future!

If you take the online survey by March 23 you may be eligible to win a prize!

What do you need as a transit customer or what would entice you to ride transit?  Maybe, you would like a more convenient bus route in your neighborhood, or you just want to be able to get to downtown Bellevue more quickly. Do you need better pedestrian or bicycle access? These are only a couple of questions that we are asking on the Transit Plan survey.

The City of Bellevue is launching its Bellevue Transit Master Plan effort to examine the current state of transit service and ridership in Bellevue and make recommendations to King County Metro and Sound Transit on how to best improve mobility in Bellevue through efficient transit service.

SAVE THE DATE:  March 24, 2012 for the Sammamish High Spring Fiesta Auction

Join us for a fun night of celebrating our Totem community, fundraising through auction item bidding, eating delicious Mexican food, and tasting fabulous homemade desserts. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit all students at Sammamish High School. The event is being held at the Redmond Azteca, located on 148th Avenue NE, just north of Hwy. 520. If you are a parent of a Sammamish student, you have probably already received your invitation in the mail. Please send in your RSVP soon. If you are a future SHS parent, we would love to have you join us. Email susanjenn@flywheelsystems.com to have an invitation emailed to you.

If you would like to donate an item, service, or outing to our auction, you can find donation forms at the Sammamish High front office and in downloadable form at www.sammamishtotems.org. Return completed forms to the SHS office or email forms to Mike Bussing mbussing@aol.com or Shelly Evans evans757@msn.com.

Math Hour at UW for Middle School Students

Dear Math Enthusiasts,

After two great seasons, the MATH HOUR at UW for middle and junior high school students is starting again in the Spring. Our first talk will be given by Professor Jon Brundan from the University of Oregon. You can find  the abstract for the talk and
other information on our website:  http://www.math.washington.edu/~mathcircle/mathhour/.

As usual, we'll have three talks this year and the Math Olympiad in June. The lectures are free and open to everyone. The Math Olympiad is also free but requires a pre-registration.  We've been very fortunate to get volunteer help from many professional
mathematicians to  run the Olympiad but we need to know how many kids are coming to plan accordingly. The link to the registration form will be posted on our website on April 16.

Here is the remaining schedule for the Spring:

April 15, 1-2pm, Steve Klee, UC Davis, "The Mathemagic of Magic Squares"

May 13, 1-2pm, Eric Brechner, Microsoft, "Rainbow Mathematics"

June 10, 9:30-3pm, Math Hour Open Olympiad

All events are held in Savery Hall at the University of Washington

Hope to see everyone in March!

UW Summer Youth Programs