Options High School teacher Jen Reidel was recently honored by KCTS 9 for her inspiring teaching in a 2021 Golden Apple Moment. View her golden moment video here. Some of her signature lesson plans online at KCTS learning. According to the KCTS website, “the Golden Apple Award annually honors successful teaching models and programs among…
Here is a list of our 2020-21 retirees in alphabetical order with their years of service. This list includes confirmed retirees through the May 2021 school board report and who we were able to confirm wished to be honored publicly. Jeffry Allen, Head Custodian, Sehome High School, 20 years in BPS Mike Anderson, Director, Buildings…
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…
For the past five years, Bellingham Public Schools has offered an inclusive preschool program at Alderwood and Cordata elementary schools. The program includes opportunities for typically developing children and children with developmental delays or disabilities. “We want to invest in early learning at the preschool level and really provide more inclusive opportunities for children with…
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…
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent and nonprofit organization devoted to advancing the quality of teaching and learning. Eight staff members in Bellingham Public Schools earned national board certification in 2020 following an intensive process of teaching and learning professional development. These teachers bring the total number of NBCT staff in the district…
This fall, as PE teachers grappled with how to teach physical fitness and activities online, high school Physical Education (PE) teachers decided to use the opportunity to bring in monthly guest speakers using video conferencing. PE teacher Kristin Siemion, with help from fellow PE teacher Mark Parrish, tapped Bellingham Public Schools alumni as well as…
Teachers at all levels have had to think creatively to engage students in remote learning. Whether it’s creating virtual tours, using interactive online tools, or asking students to write their favorite movie on an interactive slide deck, teachers like Ashlea Shepherd Rosinski, seventh grade social studies teacher at Kulshan Middle School, are going above and…
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