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BSD Family Updates

For Bremerton School District students & families

BSD FamilyUpdatesFor Bremerton School District students & families

Monday, October 21, 2024

Federal Impact Aid Benefits All Students!

Every year the Bremerton School District must apply for Federal Impact Aid funds from the U.S. Department of Education. These funds compensate the District for the loss of local tax dollars due to families living in tax exempt federal property in the Bremerton area.


The District receives approximately $300,000 in funding from the annual Impact Aid survey. Funds are used for basic education programs districtwide - benefitting all BSD students!


It is critical that we receive this completed form information from every household in the District (one per family).


We invite you to log-into Skyward to complete this form online. A paper copy of the form is available upon request at any of our schools or by emailing Student.Data@BremertonSchools.org.


The district only reports the number of students living with families who live on and/or work on federal property. We do not report information about individual students to the Department of Education.


If you have more questions, contact our Student Data Team at 360-473-1076 or Student.Data@BremertonSchools.org. Thank you for your cooperation and support!

Have you completed your ABCs?

While you are logged in to your Skyward Family Access account to complete your Impact Aid form, we hope you will take a few moments to complete your Annual-Back-to-School Check-in process (ABCs), if you haven't already. It should take about 15 minutes (or less!) to complete the process for each child in your household and can be done on any mobile device or computer. The ABC process must be completed for all students in the District every fall. Thank you!

Reminder: October 25 and 31 are "regular" school days

As previously communicated, there is an error in this year’s printed wall calendar.

  • October 25 and 31 are regular school days - NOT non-student days.
  • The November calendar is correct: November 1 is a non-student day and conferences are November 7-8.

You can download the corrected October calendar page or the 2024-25 academic calendar (last updated in August) here. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Conferences are November 7-8

Conferences are Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8. Please watch for communication from your child's school and/or teacher about signing up for a conference for your student(s).

Winter weather communications

Now that the days are getting colder, we wanted to share our winter weather communication plan with families. Please review our winter weather communication plan so you know how we will keep you informed about school closures and delays. Thank you!

Have you activated your ParentSquare account?

Did you know that ParentSquare lets you choose your communication preferences? Even if you don't want to use the mobile app, if you log in to your ParentSquare app on your computer, you can choose how you get updates from the District and your child's school, and how OFTEN.


You can choose to receive communication via text message, app notification and/or emails - and choose if you want them instantly or digested and sent once a day at 6 p.m.


Ready to give it a try? Here is an introduction video to help you get started! Visit www.ParentSquare.com and log in using the email we have for you in Skyward!

ParentSquare: Getting Started
Download the ParentSquare Getting Started Guide for parents (English / Spanish).

Some reminders from our Child Nutrition Services Department

  • Reminder: Meals are free for ALL students!
  • The BSD meal program follows national child nutrition requirements to ensure healthy options and help fuel student learning.
  • If your student requires food accommodations, please reach out to your school with a physician’s note and we can provide meals to meet your student's needs.

Mental Health Resource for Students

Background photo: Bremerton High School choir students and alumni perform in the annual BHS Choir Reunion Concert on Sunday.

The Bremerton School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Carol Bailie at 360.473.1026, or the Section 504 Coordinator, Mark Mayfield at 360.473.4702. Mailing address: 134 Marion Avenue North, Bremerton, WA 98312.

Bremerton School District

Email: communications@bremertonschools.org
Website: www.BremertonSchools.org
Phone: 360-473-1000
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