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Why were Big Picture and International school included in the demographer reports for population but not considered for consolidation?

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Would consolidation affect Bellevue residents in terms of tax?

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How does consolidation impact the reimagining middle school?

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How does consolidation impact the reimagining middle school?

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With consolidation, would it be beneficial to combine the dual language Spanish and International Spanish Academy?

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What is the capacity of each MS, including for the choice schools?

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Is it possible to partner with community partners to offer family hubs at other middle schools with the open space that’s available now and in the future?

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If the consolidation happened what will be the plan of elective subjects which kids already selected this curriculum

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How many students in the Highland attendance area:

1. go to Odle for advanced learning

2. go to other schools through open enrollment general education.

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Does BSD expect non-resident enrollment to stay at 26%, or increase, or decrease?

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What is BSD doing to evangelize change in culture at Highland/bad reputation? This may impact future enrollment.

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Why are LWSD/Redmond schools overflowing while Bellevue is declining?

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How can we ensure kids' safety and support if school will be packed and classes will be overfilled?

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How does the reimagine middle school effort fit in with consolidation? That program seems to be very similar to Bellevue Big Picture.

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What is the strategy in case we are consolidating schools but the 1-n2 years later the number of kids enrolling will increase? Will we reopen schools?

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It is my understanding that BSD has funding to put more lights at the schools for after-hours activities, like soccer. Why is nothing be done/built?

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Why is BSD spending $1m a parking lot at Eastgate?

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Considering adding languages - more than one - at every school including BP & IS.

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Consider feeder pattern - all students at a MS progress to HS together.

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What are the number of students by program (dual language vs. neighborhood)?

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Why not combine International and Big Picture? Why are we catering to the choice schools at the expense of the general population? First priority should be keeping the middle schools open to help them thrive. Sell one of your many properties, rebuild International and put Big Picture there.

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Why aren't you looking at closing International and Big Picture choice schools? How much funding is diverted to specialized programs?

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Choice schools should not take priority over general education. The fewest students would be disrupted if a choice school program was internalized in general education school thus saving funds on ovehead.

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Could middle school programs be consolidated into high schools like Big Picture and International school?

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Could Big Picture and International be consolidated into one middle school campus? Why do they need their own campuses?

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Neighboring districts have a lot more choice schools. Can we invest on innovative school programs that open up different pathways and careers? Some schools offer comprehensive programs in 6-12 grade format in CTE and/or specific sectors: cyber security, computer tech, artificial intelligence, aerospace, etc.

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Can the district provide what the enrollment would be at each of the 5 comprehensive middle schools based on a students residence within school boundaries (e.g., showing numbers that would be at each school of kids were not removed from neighborhood schools for self-contained AL program, etc).

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Can BSD share a "reality check" of the programs/services that potentially be cut?

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Can BSD share a "reality check" of the programs/services that potentially be cut?

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We need to have an open conversation about what really is at stake here. It's hard for families to talk about numbers (or make choices) if we don't understand the true impact of not having a balanced budget.

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What are the possible scenarios and how do they span out?

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What are the possible scenarios and how do they span out?

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For elementary consolidation, several scenarios were presented (I believe it was in the updated recommendation for Ardmore). What are the scenarios for this consolidation round? What happens if we postpone this difficult decision?

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Can BSD host a "Money Talk" town hall where families have the chance to learn and ask questions about the budget shortfall and district funding?

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Can BSD host a "Money Talk" town hall where families have the chance to learn and ask questions about the budget shortfall and district funding?

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Giving an opportunity for families/stakeholders to discuss budget beyond the demographers reports would help us understand how we got to this situation.

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How is our district advocating for a fully-funded education? 

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How is our district advocating for a fully-funded education? 

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Lack of adequate funding, chicken nugget inflation, increased needs for mental health, and staffing shortages are statewide and easy to understand. But are legislators hearing from you all as a group?

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Please! Keep impact away from the most marginalized students and families

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Please! Keep impact away from the most marginalized students and families

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Historically school budget/program cuts disproportionately impact our most marginalized students and families. :-( As a community, we really need to be cognizant of the choices (cut, close, shrink, decrease, merge, consolidate) and try to have our community really think about the bigger picture: how can we work together, to protect our students and keep the impact as far away from classrooms (students & teachers) as possible?

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Cultivating trust and "healing" as a community

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Cultivating trust and "healing" as a community

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A lot of our families already went through this process last spring. How do we cultivate a sense of belonging, connection/trust, investment, and voice in our district? It's hard to not feel targeted if we are continuously put in a fight or flight situation.