Bellevue School District
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Bellevue School District No. 405(short: BSD) is a public school district in King County, Washington, USA and serves the communities of Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Medina, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, Beaux Arts Village, and portions of Renton, Newcastle, Issaquah, Kirkland and Redmond. As of October 10, 2006, the district has an enrollment of 16,569 students. [1] Former Superintendent Dr. Mike Riley, resigned his position to work for College Board in early December of 2007. Dr. Riley had been instrumental in authorizing hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenditures by the Bellevue School District on College Board products and services[2] In February of 2008, the district announced that during Dr. Riley's tenure it had overspent by $4.8 million, and will have to make budget cuts, increasing overall class size and reducing services to students, particularly special education.[3]
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[edit] Schools
[edit] High schools
- Bellevue High School [1]
- Interlake High School [2]
- Newport High School [3]
- Sammamish High School [4]
[edit] Middle schools
- Chinook Middle School [5]
- Highland Middle School [6]
- Odle Middle School [7]
- Tillicum Middle School [8]
- Tyee Middle School [9]
[edit] Primary schools
- Ardmore Elementary School [10]
- Bennett Elementary School [11]
- Cherry Crest Elementary School [12]
- Clyde Hill Elementary School [13]
- Eastgate Elementary School [14]
- Enatai Elementary School [15]
- Lake Hills Elementary School [16]
- Medina Elementary School [17]
- Newport Heights Elementary School [18]
- Phantom Lake Elementary School [19]
- Puesta del Sol Elementary School [20]
- Sherwood Forest Elementary School [21]
- Somerset Elementary School [22]
- Spiritridge Elementary School [23]
- Stevenson Elementary School [24]
- Woodridge Elementary School [25]
[edit] Alternative schools
- International School (6-12) [26]
- Kelsey Creek Home School Center (1-12) [27]
- Robinswood Middle School [28]
- Robinswood High School [29]
[edit] Demographics
The Bellevue School District is the most diverse school district on the Eastside. As of October 2007, there were 16,435 students enrolled in the district. The district is 2.5% Black/African American, 25.6% Asian, 7.8% Hispanic, 8.7% Multiracial and 55.0% White. 29.9% of students speak a first language other than English; there are over 74 languages spoken in the district. 9.2% of students are ESL (English as a Second Language) learners. 8.5% are enrolled in various levels of Special Eduacation. 17.1% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch[4].
[edit] Programs
Some schools in the district, including Chinook Middle School, have special- or advanced-education programs such as English as a Second Language and AVID[citation needed].
The PRISM Program is located at Stevenson Elementary School and Odle Middle School, run by the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) department in the district. The program now has a high school extension at Interlake High School, which began in the 2006-07 school year.
[edit] References
- ^ Bellevue School District General Information (html). bsd405.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ Mike Riley Accepts College Board Job (pdf). bsd405.org. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ Tuinstra, Rachel. "Bellevue schools propose cuts", seattletimes.com, The Seattle Times, 2008-02-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-07.
- ^ 2007-08 Demographics At a Glance (pdf). bsd405.org. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
[edit] External links
- Bellevue School District No. 405
- Bellevue School District Report Card
- Newsweek listing of top public high schools
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