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Open Transfer and Choice Schools and Programs Information for Eligible Employees

Welcome to the Bellevue School District! If you are already an employee of the Bellevue School District – we appreciate your time and dedication that you give to our students.

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Eligibility

Eligible Bellevue School District employees are defined as:

  • Classified employees who work 16 hours per week or more for a minimum of 180 days
  • Certificated employees who work 0.4 FTE or greater

Nonresident students of eligible BSD employees are considered as resident students for Open Transfer and Choice School/Program applications. Please indicate if you are an eligible BSD employee when submitting your applications. Student Placement will verify employment status with Human Resources.

Eligible Employee Status:

To qualify your student for employee status, you must be an eligible employee for your student to be accepted for enrollment and be employed by the district when your student’s enrollment begins. Once enrolled with eligible employee status, your student may continue in the feeder pattern of the school all the way to graduation, even if you are no longer employed by the district.  Employee status will be revoked if your student withdraws or is withdrawn from the district or does not remain in good standing.

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New Students

If you want to enroll a new student in grades K-12 in the Bellevue School District for the upcoming school year, you will need to submit an Open Transfer application requesting enrollment at your preferred school; unless you are BSD residents and you’re planning to enroll at your attendance area school.

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Current Students


 

Open Transfer

If you want to enroll a new student in grades K – 12 in the Bellevue School District for the upcoming school year, you will need to submit an Open Transfer application requesting enrollment at your preferred school; unless you are BSD residents and you’re planning to enroll at your attendance area school.

Open Transfer Schools

Applicants may apply for only one neighborhood (attendance area) school:

  • Elementary: Ardmore, Bennett, Cherry Crest, Clyde Hill, Enatai, Lake Hills, Medina, Newport Heights, Phantom Lake, Sherwood Forest, Somerset, Spiritridge, Stevenson, Woodridge
  • Middle: Chinook, Highland, Odle, Tillicum, Tyee
  • High: Bellevue, Interlake, Newport, Sammamish


 

Choice Schools/Programs

Employees’ students may apply to all applicable Choice Schools/Programs.

Students of all eligible employees (resident and nonresident) interested in Choice Schools/Programs submit the  Choice Schools/Program Applications as listed below. Your student(s) will be on an equal basis with resident applicants. You must submit an application even if you are employed at the school you are applying for and your student has priority.

All siblings MUST apply or the sibling will not be considered for enrollment for the upcoming school year. If an application is not received you may submit a waitlist application to be eligible with sibling priority for the next school year.

The Choice Schools/Programs application period is for entry level kindergarten and 6th grade students:

  • Kindergarten – Jing Mei, Puesta del Sol and Spanish DL Program, Arabic Language Program, Hindi Language Program and Korean Language Program. Learn more on the Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions webpage. 

  • Arabic Language program may apply for 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade via the waitlist

24-25 Grade How to apply Available Choice Schools or Programs
Kindergarten Use the 24-25 Kindergarten Choice Schools/Program Application to submit one application where you can apply to each school/program you are interested in. Jing Mei Elementary
Puesta del Sol Elementary
Spanish Dual Language program (at Lake Hills, Sherwood Forest or Stevenson)
Arabic Language Program at Ardmore
Hindi Language Program at Ardmore
Korean Language Program at Newport Heights
Grades 1, 2 & 3 Use the Arabic Language Program waitlist application Arabic Language Program
  • 6th grade students may apply to both International School and/or Big Picture School

24-25 Grade How to apply Available Choice Schools or Programs
6th grade Use the International School application International School
6th Grade Use the Big Picture School application Big Picture School

 

Non-Entry Grade Level Students may apply

If your student is in a different grade and would like to join the waitlist, learn how to apply on the Apply to Choice Schools and Programs webpage.

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Open Transfer or Choice Schools/Program Approval

After your student has been admitted to a school or program, you are required to complete the enrollment process you will be asked to upload your documents as part of the enrollment process.

If you have a question that has not been answered above, please email StudentPlacement@bsd405.org. We will be happy to assist you.