Thank you to the many parents, staff and community members who participated in our six Connect with BVSD: Resilient Schools Community Engagement Sessions in April.

The most meaningful part was seeing participants coming together to discuss their values, priorities and other considerations for BVSD’s solutions to address declining enrollment.

The district is wrapping up the final year of a five-year effort towards our latest set of sustainability goals detailed in the Sustainability Action Plan and Green New Deal resolution. BVSD has had a formal sustainability program with established goals since 2009. Staff will present an official update on progress to the Board of Education next week. 

Beginning next week we will welcome students, parents, employees and community members to engagement sessions as we look to make our schools resilient in a time of declining enrollment. 

It is crucially important that we hear from our community regarding their values and priorities before we make decisions regarding the future of our schools.

This month, we have the opportunity to attend a series of meetings to discuss declining enrollment and the financial pressures facing our schools. Most importantly, we’ll get to share our ideas for what we can do about it.

Over the past month, BVSD has been having conversations with our educators, city councils and advisory groups. Visit our webpage to learn about how the district is responding and ways to be informed and share your input.

BVSD has experienced a district-wide increase in phishing attempts targeting students. “Phishing” is the practice of sending fraudulent emails with the aim of getting individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers. Review tips from our IT team on how to best prepare your student to avoid these scams and learn about the new district process to prevent these attacks.