The Facilities Planning Task Force is currently meeting to address facilities need in our district which includes considering a recommendation for a new space for Community Transitions (CT). Community Transitions is a Special Education program within Bellingham Public Schools that serves students through the age of 21. CT provides a full continuum of services intended…
The newly rebuilt Parkview Elementary School opened its doors and welcomed students and staff in September 2021. The original Parkview Elementary School was constructed in 1957. Voters approved replacement of the school in the February 2018 capital projects bond and the district broke ground in summer 2020. “The kids love it, the parents love it,…
Sunnyland Elementary School educational technology coach Brian Pahl was recently selected as a Microsoft Innovator Educator (MIE) Expert for 2021-22 by Microsoft Education. According to the program website these experts are “self-driven educators who are passionate about teaching and learning. They inspire students with creative thinking, and work in a collaborative spirit to share their…
In January, Cordata Elementary School students in Linda Giles’ fifth grade class wrote a letter to either President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris explaining the issues they hoped would be a focus of the new administration. On Thursday, June 10 they received a response from President Biden. “Something many of our letters focused…
Bellingham High School Logan Foy “Bellingham Public Schools is a place that allows students to fully take control of their educational and extracurricular experiences. I was lucky enough to be a part of many student-driven efforts to make BPS an even better place. These included advocating for police reform in schools, reforming homecoming royalty to…
Julie Hunter, library media specialist at Wade King Elementary “We lived in Caracas, Venezuela until I was five. My dad was a civil engineer in the Army. In the early 60s there was a lot of unrest in Central and South America, so I wasn’t allowed to speak English outside our home. So, I didn’t…
Mandeep Kaur, paraeducator at Cordata Elementary School “I was 12 when I arrived in the U.S. and I barely knew my ABC’s. I was born and raised in India, but I went to school in Merced County, California. My dad was already here and there were plenty of reasons to come here; my parents wanted…
What would you do if there were no restrictions? This was the question posed by teacher on special assignment Jennifer Lawrence when she reached out to fellow educators looking for colleagues to lead an extended learning experience for students. High school biology teacher Erin Buke, middle school Special Education teacher Eva Warner Chazo and first…
Humans of BPS is an ongoing series that tells the stories of the people who bring The Bellingham Promise to life. Kandace McGowan, Drama and English Teacher, Sehome High School “I’m from San Jose, California and a first generation college student in my family. I went to Santa Clara University and studied theater and psychology.…
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