Bellevue Public Schools

09/03/2026

Being Ready. Present. Proud. starts with showing up—and our Bellevue Public Schools students and staff are bringing a true Champion Mentality to attendance!

As part of our 2026–27 Attendance Initiative, BPS is celebrating a positive competition between schools focused on attendance data. Each month, we’ll recognize schools and students who are making attendance a priority and building strong routines for success.

🎉 August Attendance Award Winners 🎉

🏆 Highest Grade Attendance Rate
Two Springs Elementary – 5th Graders

🏆 Highest Overall Attendance Rate
Fairview Elementary

🌟 Annual Attendance Growth – Elementary
Fort Crook Elementary

🌟 Annual Attendance Growth – Secondary
Logan Fontenelle Middle School

Congratulations to all of our August winners! Your commitment to being Ready. Present. Proud. is making a difference.

A special Thank You to our friends at Chick-fil-A Bellevue for their support and sponsorship of the August Highest Grade Attendance Rate winners! The student winners were ecstatic!

Let’s keep showing up, supporting one another, and bringing that Champion Mentality every day! 💜

09/02/2026

Great work Central Elementary Cougars 💙💛 Way to be Ready, Present, Proud!

As a school we ended August at 95.5% for our attendance! Our goal is 95%, awesome job Cougars! The traveling trophy is with 5th grade, where will it go next month?? Bellevue Public Schools

08/24/2026

Such a great start to the school year! We love seeing all the new and familiar faces! Look out week #2, we are
Enjoy all these fun back to school photos 💜

08/16/2026

Thank you Bellevue Public Schools Foundation! We are so excited for another amazing year and the incredible support you give our teachers and staff 💜

It’s a proven fact that the 𝗕𝗣𝗦 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 have the power to help change lives! Our students become the direct recipients of 𝙚𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 and 𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 brought to life by the BPS school district with the help of funds from the Foundation – over $150,000 worth last year!

That process starts anew for the coming year 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬!
𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 - you can now begin the process of submitting your project ideas for the 2026-27 school year.

Visit https://bps-foundation.org/2026classroomgrantapply to submit your ideas for funding requests. Applications are being accepted through September 30, so don’t delay!

We can’t wait to see how you will change the lives of our students this year!

08/15/2026

The Bellevue-Offutt Kiwanis’ annual Arrows to Aerospace Parade kicks off at 10:00 a.m. today Saturday, August 15th.

TeamBPS will be well represented in the parade with students playing music, marching with precision, dancing, and cheering down Mission Avenue.

The parade begins at Bert Murphy and Mission Avenue, and concludes at Washington Park. *Bellevue Public Schools will enter the parade at the intersection of Jackson Street and Mission Avenue.*

Additional details for the weekend festivities can be found on the Kiwanis website: https://bokiwanis.org/arrows-to-aerospace

Join us for this fun day in the Bellevue/Offutt Community💜

08/15/2026

We had the honor earlier this week to recognize our staff members with 25, 30 & 40 years of dedicated service to Bellevue Public Schools. The 34 staff members have devoted a total of 930 years of service to the youth of the Bellevue/Offutt Community!

Congratulations & Thank You to our 💜

08/14/2026

Together again and we absolutely loved it! We are Ready. Present. Proud. 🌟
It’s one of our favorite mornings as BPS staff came together earlier this week to kick-off the 2026-27 school year!

A fantastic welcome back from students to School Board members to Dr. Rippe and our amazing businesses/organizations in our community.

We can not say Thank You enough for all you do every day for our incredible students, families and our amazing community 💜

08/14/2026

Welcome Back Chieftains & Thunderbirds! Hope it’s a great first day of school & your best year yet 💜

08/13/2026

It’s here! Happy 1st day of school 🎉

We’re so excited to see our students, staff and families as we start a new school year!

We’d love to see all those 1st day of school pictures 📸 so be sure to tag us or send them our way so we can share them!

08/06/2026

📚✨ Back to School Countdown: 1 Week to Go! ✨📚

We’re just ONE WEEK away from the first day of school in Bellevue Public Schools, and we’re so excited to welcome our students and families back for an incredible year of learning, connection, and growth!

🗓️ Back to School Events for Buildings/Programs
Each school/program has scheduled events to help families prepare for a great start to the school year. Some schools may be hosting additional events — please watch for direct communications (emails, newsletters, etc.) from your school/program for more info.

📬 Back to School Mailings & Daily Schedule
Teacher assignments and other important back to school information have been mailed out to elementary and middle school families — be sure to check your mailbox and email!
Daily schedules for the 2026–2027 school year: https://www.bellevuepublicschools.org/families/daily-schedules

🚍 Student Transportation Schedules are available through the BPS District App: https://www.bellevuepublicschools.org/families/transportation/transportation-schedule

🍎 Free/Reduced Meals Application is available on our website: https://www.bellevuepublicschools.org/families/food-service/free-and-reduced-meals

Thank you for being part of our Bellevue Public Schools community ~ Ready. Present. Proud ~ Champion Mentality 🏆

Let’s make 2026–2027 our best year yet 💜