- Message from Superintendent Thompson
- Two & THREE Hour Delay for Inclement Weather
- December: Finish the Year Strong
- Farm to Table Update: Fall Taste Test
- BHS Theater Presents: It's a Wonderful Life
- Winter Bingo Night: December 5th
- Winter Spirit Week: 12/15-19
- Bring Your Creative Spark: Help BISD
- Mark Your Calendars: Key Dates Ahead
- Local Community Events
- Stay Connected: Follow Us on Social Media
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It is hard to believe, but here we are in the middle of November! As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday next week, I wanted to take this opportunity to share some of the gratitude in my heart with each of you:
- Student artwork in the hallways of our schools
- The BHS Fall Play-It’s a Wonderful Life!
- Our steadfast PTO boards and countless parent volunteers
- Our small, but mighty Grounds crew working in sunshine and in rain
- BSF working tirelessly to fundraise for the BISD
- Staff rallying around their colleagues who may be going through a hard time
- Our student athletes giving their all
- The passage of the Supplemental Levy
- Our student groups meeting to bring their voice and leadership to issues that matter
- Sidewalk chalk messages on our playgrounds
- The laughter that I hear in our departmental offices, classrooms, and school buildings
- Our student band members giving high fives and nods of support during their performances
- Smiles from the office staff at each building
- Spartronics teams & the way in which they work together
- The elementary student skipping down the hallway with a smile on their face
- Our BISD kitchen staff providing healthy, delicious, nourishing meals
Thank you for supporting your child(ren), our BISD staff, and our great BISD community. I am so grateful to be a BISD parent, and am so proud to be Superintendent of the BISD.
Wishing you a Thanksgiving holiday full of rest, love and peace.
Take good care,
Amii Thompson
BISD Superintendent
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As part of our ongoing efforts to keep students and staff safe during winter weather, BISD is introducing a three-hour delay option for school start times. BISD now has the flexibility to start school two or three hours late when winter weather impacts travel conditions.
This additional delay provides more flexibility on Tuesdays through Fridays, allowing extra time for roads to be cleared and for everyone to travel safely to school.
Our team has been working hard behind the scenes to make this a viable option on snow and ice days—ensuring that schedules, transportation, and meals are all ready to go when the weather requires extra flexibility.
How to calculate your school start time:
- A two-hour delay means you’ll add two hours to your regular start time.
- A three-hour delay means you’ll add three hours to your regular start time.
- ⏰ End times will remain the same—the school day will still end at the usual time.
Bus transportation:
- If BISD announces buses are on snow routes - check the transportation page on our BISD website.
- If buses are running on regular routes, add 2 or 3 hours to your usual pickup time based on the delay.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate winter weather together. Our goal is always the same: to get everyone to school safely.
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As we move from fall into winter, December is a time to keep our routines steady and finish the calendar year strong. With the holiday season and shorter daylight hours, it’s easy for schedules to get busy — but staying connected and showing up each day helps students maintain their learning momentum.
We also know that life happens — winter colds, darker mornings, and busy family schedules can make it harder to get to school. Please reach out if your family is facing challenges such as transportation, illness, anxiety, or other stressors. We have caring staff, community partners, and resources ready to support you.
Together, let’s make this final stretch of 2025 a time of connection, consistency, and growth for every student.
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Our farm to school team was excited to launch our first taste test of the year at Sakai last week! Tony, who leads the kitchen team at Sakai, piloted a pumpkin curry with chicken recipe with students who voted on their preference.
The recipe featured pumpkins grown at Suyematsu/Bainbridge Island Farms. Students overwhelmingly voted in favor of having the recipe offered at school lunch - comments included “It was so good I shoved it down!” “It’s so good!” “Really yummy!”. We love this real time interaction and feedback from students as a part of our Farm to School program.
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In our American culture, It’s a Wonderful Life is a natural for a stage adaptation. In our telling of the saga of George Bailey, he is the everyman from the city of Seattle, whose dreams of escape and adventure have been quashed by family obligation and civic duty amidst the background of the Boeing Bust (1969-1971). His guardian angel (in the form of a clairvoyant fortune teller) has to save him from despair and to remind him—by showing him what the world would have been like had he never been born—that his has been, after all, a wonderful life. This dramatization celebrates the American philosophy of life: hard work, fair play and the love and support of one's family and community will be rewarded.
Remaining Dates & Times:
November 21 @ 7PM
November 22 @ 3PM & 7PM
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TIES, which stands for Transformative Intergenerational Experiences and Support, invites families to a fun and festive Winter Bingo Night on Thursday, December 5th from 5–8 PM in the Bainbridge High School Commons.
Join your community for an evening filled with prizes, snacks, games, and winter cheer. Bring friends, family, and your best bingo luck—this all-ages event is free and open to everyone!
Come enjoy a joyful night that celebrates connection, belonging, and the spirit of the season with TIES.
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Bainbridge Island School District is beginning a project to update and refresh our district branding—work rooted in the themes emerging from our Strategic Planning Steering Committee. As we move toward implementing our new Strategic Plan, we want our visual identity to reflect the future we’re building together and help us engage our community for input and feedback.
We’re seeking volunteers with experience—or a strong interest—in design, illustration, branding, visual identity, or creative storytelling. This may include refining our logo, creating supporting graphics, and helping us think about how BISD shows up across digital and printed materials. If you enjoy creative work and would like to lend your skills, we’d love to connect.
Interested? Please reach out to Bridget Lockett at blockett@bisd303.org and we’ll follow up with next steps.
Thank you for considering sharing your talents as we align BISD’s brand with our strategic future!
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NOVEMBER
26-28: Thanksgiving Break (No School)
DECEMBER
11: Board Meeting
15-19: Winter Spirit Week
22: Winter Break Starts
JANUARY
5: School Resumes
8: Board Meeting
19: MLK Day (No School)
21-23: Finals at BHS & EHHS (Half Days for BHS & EHHS Students)
21-23: 7-8 Woodward Conferences (No School for Woodward Students)
26: Second Semester Starts
29: Board Meeting
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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
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