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Commodore Connections September 2025

Posted Date: 8/29/25 (10:38 AM)
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Commodore Connections

Community Updates

September 1, 2025
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Welcome back to school Commodore Options K-12 families!

We are all looking forward to a fun, positive, engaging, and productive year together. I hope you were able to enjoy the our sunny and warm PNW summer. Our building has been a bit messy with earthquake/seismic retrofit projects...and our teachers worked to the last minute to prepare their classrooms for our students. Our staff is amazing and they all show up for the students, each other, and our families.

We have new staff in our building and some additional shared staff this year. Please help to welcome the following teachers:
Laura Bentz: K-8 Special Ed
Krista Shei: Co-LAB Special Ed
Nick Wheeler: K-8 PE
Bryn Lashmet: K-6 Interventionist (same Bryn, new role!)
Heidi Langendorff: K-6 Interventionist
Erin Wiley: K-8 SLP
Joanne Reeder: EHHS Registrar and Office Assistant (Mairead is on leave for a year.)
Laura Nelson: District HC teacher and K-6 Library support (Enrichment on Mondays for K-6)
Mona Swanson: 9-12 School Psych
Sabrina Lashmet: Building Tech (shared role with Ben!)

We all know change can be challenging, but it is also healthy for growth. I am so grateful for all of our returning and new staff who support COS K-12 and BISD. We are going to have an AMAZING year together!

Thank you all for your support and commitment to COS K-12! Take care and enjoy!
With appreciation,
Tricia Corsetti, Principal
 

Commodore Options K-12 News and Updates

  1. Drop off and Pick up: Odyssey students can be dropped off (doors open at 7:40 am) and picked in our front parking lot, or the "pit" parking lot next to our garden out back. (dismissal is 12:50 Mondays and 2:20 T-F) Please share afterschool plans with classroom teachers. Boys and Girls Club will be hosted at Ordway this year.
  2. Health Room Forms: If you need to drop off health room paperwork or supplies for your student, including completed medication orders, health care plans, or medications (including Epi-Pens & inhalers), our health room, para Jeanette. If you have any questions regarding the status of your student's medication or health care plan, please email jmpaulsen@bisd303.org.  
  3. Safety upgrades: We will have a new fence by our front parking lot leading to the office. It is almost completed and a buzzer will be installed. All parent volunteers and guests must sign in at the office. Thank you!
  4. Wishlist items: Our campus could use some potted flowers by our entrances this Fall. We also need an upgraded electric stove for one of our classrooms. Anyone remodeling a kitchen?
  5. Parent Volunteer Process with BISD: Please go to the BISD Parent Volunteer link to complete the process.
  6. We have three active and supportive PTOs in our building. Thank you for your support. PLEASE DONATE AT THIS LINK!
  7. Bainbridge Schools Foundation (BSF) helps to support ALL of our schools by funding intervention, innovative programs, and BISD budget support. PLEASE DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS! Watch the video to learn more about "bridging the gap"! Thank you! I am the principal rep and appreciate their commitment to BISD.

Thank you all for supporting our efforts! (If links don't work, see attachments.)
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Family Resources

Please review the BISD Family Handbook for all information regarding policies, procedures, schedules, and community resources.

Character Strong Parent Resources and information:

Screenagers parenting resources and links for teaching and parenting positive digital citizenship and safety.

Bainbridge Youth Services: Offers free and confidential youth counseling, parenting support classes and counseling services, in addition to free tutoring. Please check out the wonderful services of BYS.
https://www.askbys.org/parent-resources/
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Upcoming Events

Please follow the BISD website for upcoming events, school schedules, and additional calendar items.

9/2 First Day of School 1st-12th grade (EHHS/BHS First Day adjusted schedule; EHHS Orientation for 9th graders and new students 8:45)
9/4 Mosaic Welcome Back Picnic
9/5 First Day of Kindergarten!!!
9/5 Odyssey K-8 Ice Cream Social 1:45-2:30
9/17 EHHS Parent Info Night 6:00-7:00
9/18 Jostens Picture Day
9/18 Odyssey K-8 Curriculum Night 6:30-8:00
9/26 Odyssey K-8 at Camp Parsons

Each program will share updates and additional events through Parent Square. Regular BHS/EHHS daily bell schedule
 
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Contact info

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us. We look forward to a wonderful 2025-26 academic year! We communicate to each program through Parent Square, so please keep emails updated and you can choose your school preferences.


Bainbridge Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, homelessness, immigration or citizenship status, the presence of any sensory mental, or physical disability, neurodivergence or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The BISD provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. 

The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator & Title IX Coordinator:
Kristen Haizlip, Associate Superintendent
206-780-1058
khaizlip@bisd303.org

Section 504/ADA Coordinators:
Annalisa Sanchez, Director of Student Services
206-780-1069
asanchez@bisd303.org

Maria Kuffel
206-780-1088
mkuffel@bisd303.org

8489 Madison Avenue North Bainbridge Island, WA 98110