In this issue:
Calendar
October school meals
Financial aid workshops
School board meeting recap
New curriculum to teach high school social and emotional learning
Share your thoughts in a short survey
Read the latest issue of the BGPS Bulletin
Have you downloaded the BGPS mobile app?
In case you missed it
Community events
Tuesday, Sept. 30: Deadline to purchase Chromebook protection
Wednesday, Oct. 1: One-hour late start for most schools
Friday, Oct. 3: Deadline to register for the following tests:
PSAT/NMSQT for students in grades 10-12
PSAT 8/9 for students in grades 8-9
World language testing for students in grades 8-12
Wednesday, Oct. 8: One-hour late start for most schools
Wednesday, Oct. 8: Deadline to reapply for free or reduced-price meals if your child received them last school year and you have not applied again this year.
Friday, Oct. 10: No school due to teacher training
School breakfast and lunch menus for October are available online. Meals can be paid through InTouch Receipting.
Attention, high school seniors, parents and guardians! Learn about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA). Both financial aid programs may be able to support your plans for after high school. Find out how to apply at a free workshop next month:
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Battle Ground High School college & career center
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Prairie High School college & career center
What to bring:
Personal email address
Optional but helpful:
Parent/guardian information
Social Security number
The Battle Ground Public Schools board of directors met on Monday, Sept. 22. See a video and summary of the meeting. The meeting included approval of a new curriculum to teach high school social and emotional learning. The board’s next meeting will be Monday, Oct. 13, at the Lewisville campus and streaming online. The regular meeting begins at 6 p.m.
In partnership with parents and guardians, Battle Ground Public Schools is committed to creating a safe and caring environment for students. This includes their social and emotional well-being. Input from students, parents/guardians and staff members has pointed to the need for schools to teach kindness and respect. To support those outcomes, the district will implement the Wayfinder high school curriculum starting in the 2025-26 school year. This is funded by a grant that the district received in 2023. Learn more about the new curriculum, Wayfinder.
We want to hear your thoughts on school and district communication. You can also share other ideas that you think are important. Please take this short survey and share your thoughts with us by Oct. 10.
From new playground equipment at Tukes Valley Primary to Dot Day at Pleasant Valley Middle School and much, much more, the BGPS Bulletin is full of great stories about what’s happening in and around the Battle Ground Public Schools. If you’re not already signed up, be sure to subscribe.
Did you know that Battle Ground Public Schools has a mobile app? You can use the app to get notifications from your child’s school, see calendar information and catch up on what’s happening in the district. You can download the free app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
Did you know that every Battle Ground parent/guardian has access to a free parental account that will give you important insights into your child’s online activity on their school-issued device? Learn more and activate your free account.
See local events and opportunities, including mentoring, tutoring, learning activities, sports and more.
Battle Ground Community Education: Dance, volleyball and martial arts┃ After school basketball and flag football (kindergarten through fourth grades) ┃Fall 2025 basketball league (third through eighth grades) ┃ Volleyball jamboree (fifth and sixth grades) ┃ On the Ball basketball league (kindergarten through sixth grades)
Battle Ground Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.
Information about the district’s nondiscrimination and sex-based discrimination policies and grievance procedures are located on the District’s website at: https://www.battlegroundps.org/notice-of-nondiscrimination/.
The following employees have been designated to receive and respond to questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Title IX Coordinator/Civil Rights Compliance Coordinator: Lynnell Tsugawa-Murray, Assistant Superintendent, Battle Ground Public Schools, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604, EMAIL PHONE: 360-885-5340
Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Michelle Reinhardt, Executive Director of Human Resources, Battle Ground Public Schools, PO Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604, EMAIL PHONE: 360-885-5481