Welcome to Bellevue Schools:

Welcome packets created by the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Committee are available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Spanish for newcomer families.  The welcome packet includes a dictionary of school district terminology and programs, an overview of how the district is organized, and how to contact the appropriate office with questions and concerns.

Start here if you're new to Bellevue or shopping for a quality school system.

We have a great school system and every year we have new evidence that it continues to get better.  Our "Great by any Measure" motto is derived from measurable results that show more students are mastering basic skills at the elementary level, and more students are taking challenging courses in middle and high school. Over the past seven years, Bellevue has worked hard to put into place an academically rigorous curriculum that connects from subject to subject and grade to grade across the district.

Bellevue has received national recognition for its stated goal of providing all students with a top-of-the line college preparatory education.

Our teaching staff is top notch as evidenced by the ever increasing number of National Board Certified teachers. We set the same high standards for our teachers that we expect of our students.

This overview page is a great starting place to find out more about Bellevue Schools.  It is a collection of appropriate links to valuable pieces of information as you explore our site.

• Want to find out information about a particular school? - Be sure and check out the individual school profiles as represented on each school's individual webpage.  In addition to test scores and demographics, you'll find a link to a document indicating how the school intends to improve even more in the future.
  
• State and nationally mandated School Report Cards for Bellevue are available by visiting the OSPI website;  http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/
  
• To get a glimpse in the classroom and other timely news articles be sure and visit our News & Events section.
  
• Visit our Registration Information page for the following:  When informational meetings for parents of incoming kindergartners , middle schoolers and high schoolers  are held.  Typically this is a once a year event - usually in the early part of the calendar year.  Check our website January - March for dates, locations and times.  Locate your assigned school(s) by using the Neighborhood School Finder or School Boundary Maps  and obtain Open Enrollment   information for parents wanting to transfer between districts or schools.
  
• You'll find district measures of academic performance on our District & School Accountability  page.
  
• Visit our ESL page for new students who do not speak English as their first language.
  
• For information on our school construction and modernization schedule, take a look at our Capital Construction page.
  
• Another handy resource for people new to the Bellevue District is our FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions  a collection of the most common questions people ask.