Education

District to eliminate about 46 FTE, merge primary and elementary schools

They claim in a federal lawsuit that Bellingham Public Schools officials were dismissive; policies out of state compliance for years

Agreement with state quietly signed in September, school district ‘on track’ to implement all requirements

Keynote speaker, activist Xiye Bastida, appeared via Zoom after being denied U.S. entry

To help shrink $15M deficit, district is proposing calendar revisions and added fees

Jessica Schenck has more than 20 years of education experience and will start in July

Effect on university been ‘a lot of smoke,’ less fire so far, but uncertainty persists

Antonia Allen was awarded nearly $3M by jury in May 2024

Chris Granger will start his new role on July 1

Educational leaders from Kittitas, Othello and Oroville in the running

After difficulty passing bond, district hopes impact fees will ease burden on current residents

School board will host public interviews with semi-finalists this weekend and next week