SBLSD News

We are excited to welcome you back for the 2022-23 school year!

If you are looking for back-to-school information, visit our website at sumnersd.org/backtoschool for important dates, meals, health and medical forms, safety, transportation, communication to families and more.

The first day of school for grades 1-12 is Tuesday, Sept. 6. The first day of school for kindergarten is Friday, Sept. 9.

Main offices for middle and high schools are now open. Elementary school offices open Aug. 25. To view other key dates for the 2022-23 school year, click here.

Elementary

In order to provide some relief from back-to-school shopping, most elementary schools* are asking families to contribute a $25 donation per child to cover the cost of school supplies. All students should be prepared for school with a backpack, refillable water bottle and lunchbox.

Families can pay the donation by logging into Skyward Family Access. For step-by-step instructions on how to pay for elementary school supplies, click here.

*Liberty Ridge Elementary: School supplies for students attending Liberty Ridge have already been purchased by the school’s PTO. Students will receive their supplies on the first day of school.

Middle School

Click the images below to view each supply list.

High School

Please bring a small binder, paper, and a pen/pencil the first day of school. Specific school supply lists will be given out for each class by teachers during the first days of school. Students in grades 10-12 should bring their Chromebooks.

Our first Back-to-School Resource Fairs were a huge success! On Aug. 16 at Daffodil Valley Elementary, we distributed about 460 backpacks to 180 families. On Aug. 19 at Lakeridge Middle School, we distributed about 350 backpacks to 120 families.

If you missed our first two resource fairs, we have two more scheduled for next week. Families of students attending schools in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District in need of school supplies can pick up backpacks, pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, binders, and more at these upcoming grab-and-go events:

• August 23 | 1- 3 pm | Liberty Ridge Elementary | 12202 209th Ave Ct E. Bonney Lake
• August 25 | 3 - 7 pm | Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Center | 1508 Willow St. Sumner

For more information: Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Center: (253) 891-6150. These events would not be possible without our generous donors, listed here: sumnersd.org/btsresourcefair.

SBLSD schools are hosting various back-to-school events for new and returning students:

This school year, there are some important changes to meal prices. A national school meal waiver that provided free meals for all students due to the pandemic expired over the summer. This means that meals are no longer free for everyone.

We encourage families who may be eligible to apply for free meals. Applications can be found at sumnersd.org/meals. Applications are confidential. Families who qualify for free and reduced-price meals may also be eligible for waived or reduced fees to participate in extracurricular school programs, such as sports fees, club fees, field trips, ASB event tickets, and more. To receive these benefits, families can fill out a Consent to Share Eligibility form here.

Families who qualify for free or reduced-price meals are also eligible for discounted internet bills through the Affordable Connectivity Program.

Families may want to check their student meal account balances before school starts. See below for meal prices for the 2022-23 school year:

This year, the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District has partnered with FinalForms, an online forms and data management service, for athletic registration.

FinalForms allows families to complete and sign athletic participation forms for students and saves data from season-to-season and year-to-year, meaning that you will never need to enter the same information twice. Families will be required to sign their forms once per year and after any update. It’s vital that you keep your student-athlete’s information up to date in the system at all times.

View the Parent Playbook to learn how to get started: English | Spanish.

High school and middle school athletic registration is now open. Register at https://sumner-wa.finalforms.com.

Bonney Lake and Sumner high schools hosted Freshmen Ramp Up! events this week to welcome the Class of 2026.

Around 200 incoming freshmen to both schools had the opportunity to tour their campus, meet staff and fellow students, get early access to their schedule and learn pro-tips to make the most of their high school experience.

We can’t wait to have you back in September!

Over the summer, Sunset Stadium received several upgrades

• Lighting: Replacement lighting included all pole lights in the stadium and on the soccer/baseball field. The LED lighting is more energy efficient and produces less light spillage with direct downward light onto the field.
• Turf: The new turf has an e-layer, a bonded rubber shock pad placed between the ground and the turf for increased player safety.
• Areas of the stadium also received a refresh with pressure washing and painting.

Stadium open from dawn to dusk

Due to nighttime misuse of Sunset Stadium that has resulted in safety issues, the facility will only be open from dawn to dusk effective immediately. We invite the community to continue to use the stadium, which will remain open for recreational use during daylight hours. Organizations with reserved space will receive access during their requested times.

As the safety of our schools and facilities extend beyond the school year and school day, we strive to maintain a clean, safe and secure space for everyone to enjoy.

There’s no summer vacation for construction crews as they’ve worked hard these past couple of months in making substantial progress on our two remaining 2016 bond projects.

Sumner High School

• Work on Main and Mason streets now complete; site hooked into sewer line
• Beginning work on all site concrete, plantings and fence
• Materials for the cover of the walkway between the old building and new building arrives later this month, with anticipated completion in early October
• Current interior work includes glass installation, acoustics, taping, mechanical, electrical and heating

Mountain View Middle School

• All new classrooms are complete
• Exterior repair work complete
• Near completion of mechanical, electrical and plumbing
• Continuing work on the exterior, grading the parking lot and concrete (plaza, steps, ramps)
• Upcoming: paving new bus loop, painting trim and doors, flooring, ceiling grids, lighting

Action

• Adopted Policy 1113 Board Member Residency
• Adopted Policy 1114 Resignation and Vacancy
• Adopted Policy 1400 Meeting Conduct, Order of Business, Quorum
• Adopted Policy 1410 Executive Session or Closed Session
• Adopted Policy 1420 Proposed Agenda and Consent Agenda
• Adopted Policy 1430 Audience Participation at Board Meetings
• Adopted Policy 1440 Minutes of Board Meetings
• Adopted Resolution No. 16/21-22 2022-23 Budget
• Reinstated Formation of the District Safety Committee Under Policy 4110
• Approved 2022-25 Sumner-Bonney Lake Education Association contract and salary schedule
• Approved 2022-25 IUOE Custodial contract and salary schedule
• Approved 2022-25 Sumner Paraeducator Association contract and salary schedule

• Budget Hearing: 2022-23 Budget Adoption | 2022-23 Budget Booklet
• August 2022 Construction Update
• District Safety Task Force

• Minimum Basic Education Requirements for School Year 2022-23
• June Budget Status Report

• Study Session: Sept. 14
• Board Meeting: Sept. 21

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