BISD Newsletter - December 13, 2025

I hope you’re finding moments of calm during this incredibly busy time of year.

I wanted to share an update on our progress toward the new BISD Strategic Plan, scheduled for implementation in the 2026–27 school year. Below is a brief overview of our work so far and what’s ahead.

The Strategic Plan Steering Committee (SPSC) is composed of staff, parent, community, and Board representatives. Committee Roster

This is a highly collaborative and comprehensive process, and I am deeply grateful to the committee for their thoughtful work. I also appreciate the feedback we’ve received so far and look forward to engaging with staff, students, and our wider BISD community in the months ahead.

Wishing you a wonderful rest of your week,

Amii

Helpline House, in partnership with Rotary Club, is once again offering Kids’ Pantry Bags for the upcoming winter break. These bags are available for any youth ages 0–18 who may need additional food while school is out. Each bag provides enough food for one youth for one week.

Pick-Up Location: Helpline House

Hours: Monday–Friday, 10am–4pm

If transportation is a barrier, delivery is available. Please contact Sarah Frost at sfrost@bisd303.org to arrange support.

As the days get shorter, we want to remind families how important it is for students to be visible while biking to and from school. Please encourage your rider to wear reflective clothing or accessories, such as reflective bands, vests, stickers, or lights on backpacks and bikes. These simple additions make a big difference, especially during early mornings, late afternoons, and rainy winter weather.

Thank you for helping us keep our students safe on their commute!

Bainbridge Schools Foundation is raising funds to refresh library collections at all seven schools. Many shelves need new, engaging books that reflect student interests, celebrate diverse voices, and support a wide range of reading levels.

Families can choose to support a specific school directly or select “Fill Every Shelf” to make a greatest-need gift. Every contribution helps bring new books into our libraries and into the hands of students.

Here’s what your gift can do:

• $10 adds a new book

• $50 builds a small stack

• $100 creates a book bundle

• $250 fills a library shelf

Make a gift today at https://tinyurl.com/filltheshelves25. 

School gardens are a key component of our farm to school program, providing an outdoor classroom that grows fresh, tasty treats for students and adds beauty to our BISD campuses.

As the year comes to a close, we enter a quiet season for our school gardens, though the last few months these were busy spaces! This was demonstrated through the BHS Garden Club, where students have been busy developing a lovely garden behind Memorial Stadium.

This space is a habitat for pollinators and is an engaging outdoor area where students gain hands-on experience in horticulture. Students collected cardboard and shoveled mulch to create paths, built and installed garden beds, and have grown vegetables used in the culinary class.

This project happened with much community support—read more about it here.

Our farm to school team wishes you a restful holiday season, just as our gardens take a winter break! Check out our potato soup recipe here for winter cooking inspiration.

15-19: Winter Spirit Week

22: Winter Break Starts

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

Looking for things to do around town?

Visit our Community Events page for local happenings, classes, and family activities—updated regularly.

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