Welcome Class of 2027!!!!!!

Agenda

• Why Bainbridge Island• Overview of the Kindergarten

Program• The registration process,

school assignments, and boundaries

• Financial matters and visitations

• Questions and Answers

Introductions

• Blakely: • Principal – Reese Ande• Office Manager – Kayanne Hawkins• Full-Day - Jan Colby, Karen Keller 

• Half-Day –Erica Hiatt 

• Ordway: • Principal – Melinda Reynvaan• Office Manager - Patsy Cook • Full-Day – Bonnie Hansen, Lois Walter• Half-Day – Sue Morris

• Wilkes:• Principal - Sheryl Belt• Office Manager - Liz Potter • Full Day - Carole Cottle, Suzanne Darling, Tamara Hauge

Introductions

Why Bainbridge Island School District?Consistently ranked at the highest levels in both state and national performance statistics:

• BHS Ranked as a Top High School by Newsweek & US News & World Report

• Graduation Rate 97.5%• 100% meet of our teachers meet Highly

Qualified status• 232 Classroom teachers with an average of

14 Years of Teaching• 76% of our teachers have at least a

Master’s Degree

Why Bainbridge Island School District?

• Research-based, high quality instructional program and materials

• Certificated Art, Library, Music and Physical Education Teachers

• Outstanding Technology

• Historically, small class size

Why Bainbridge Island School District?• Strong community support – passing of

levies and bonds;

• Outstanding Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO)

• Parents are a welcomed and important partner in the educational process

Why Bainbridge Island School District?• Bainbridge Schools Foundation (BSF) works to

support the school district’s vision and mission.

• The BSF goal is to help bridge the gap between what the district receives to fund education and what it needs.

• Generous donations allowed BSF to pledge over $1,000,000.00 to the Bainbridge Island Schools District this school year 2013-14.

• Commitment to ensuring that all students are college & career ready when they graduate.

• Consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.

Characteristics of Our Kindergarten Program

• Active Learning Experiences

• Varied Instructional Strategies

• Balance Between Teacher-Directed and Child-Directed Activities

• Integrated Curriculum

• Learning Centers

Kindergarten Components

• Focus of the program is on:Social awareness

Emotional development

Intellectual stimulation

Academics – tied to Common Core State Standards Reading, Writing, Communication, Math, Science

& Social Studies Art, Library, Music & Physical Ed

ST MATH – GiGi

• K-5 grade-leveled instructional software is designed to help all students reach math proficiency through self-paced, language-independent, mastery-based objectives.

• Interactive, graphically-rich animations that visually represent mathematical concepts to improve conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills.

Program Format

• Students are enrolled for 180 full days each school year and follow the same school calendar as all 1-12 grade students.

• Full Day students arrive in the morning along with all other students in grades 1 through 4 and leave at the end of the school day with all 1 through 4 graders.

• Half Day students are enrolled in a morning session.

Kindergarten Ready-Start• First 2 Days of the School Year

Meet and Greet with parents Time to meet students and learn more about

their pre-reading, mathematics, and small motor skills.

Information will help teachers to provide a strong program for students

Registration Process

Friday, March 7th —DEADLINE FOR FULL-DAY PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Tuesday, March 11th — Lottery drawing, if necessary

Friday, March 14th — letters of acceptance mailed

Friday, April 8th — Deadline for Full-Day Deposit

August – letters confirming school/teacher placement mailed

Flexible Attendance Boundaries

• Maintain stable school attendance

• Ensure equitable class size across the three elementary schools

• Maintain space for art, music, Title I/LAP and Technology

• Minimize involuntary school transfers

School Placement Process

Fill out spot map – this is used for placement (include daycare information)

Request specific school – we try to honor, but it depends on class size

BISD staff analyze data, balance school attendance and class sizeApril through August

BISD staff will mail final school/teacher assignments Week before school starts

Full Day Financial Considerations• An annual tuition of $3250 ($325/month) has

been established by the district to fund the staffing and operational costs associated with the portion of the program that is not state funded.

• Financial assistance (50% tuition and 25% tuition) are available for a limited number of applicants.  

Other Kindergarten Options

• Mosaic Home Education Partnership Program Serving families for over 15 years at Commodore. We

offer campus classes typically two afternoons a week, provide curriculum resources in consultation with an academic advisor monthly, and create a Written Student Learning Plan under WA State Alternative Learning Laws.  These kindergarteners are enrolled as half-time BISD students and fulfill their hours of study at home and in conjunction with campus classes.  Independent Homeschoolers may also enroll to be a part of campus classes, while maintaining autonomous control of their child's academics.

Other Kindergarten Options

Spanish Immersion Multiage Program at Ordway Provides 50% of core instruction in Spanish. Program

Goals:• Academic achievement in two languages• Bilingualism and literacy in two languages• Cross cultural competency and respect for

diversity

Orientation VisitsOrdway Monday, February 10

(8:15 am)

Blakely Thursday, February 13

(8:15 am)

Wilkes Thursday, February 13

(8:15 am & 12:30 pm)

Commodore Options

Information Night

Tuesday, February 4

(6:30-8:00 pm)