District to begin school year remote, first day Sept. 8

Bellingham Public Schools will begin the 2020-21 school year remote with students participating in all classes from home, using an improved online and at-home learning model. The first day of school is now Tuesday, Sept. 8. See our tentative 2020-21 calendar. We created a five-stage model that explains how we will move from 100% at-home learning to 100% in-person school. We believe this model will meet the needs of the majority of our students and families. The school year will begin in stage 1, with students participating in remote, at-home learning daily, which will include both real-time, live lessons mixed with independent, supported learning.

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Monitoring Communicable Diseases

Updated: August 2020

Please check back soon for more information about our reopening plans.

We rely on the direction of regional health experts for sharing communications relating to communicable disease outbreaks. We work with agencies including the Whatcom County Health Department, Washington State Dept. of Health, and the Center for Disease Control.
Our district policy 3414 and procedure  3414 guides the protocols we would follow for any communicable disease.