NEWS
Sept. 18, 2018 Dear Battle Ground Public Schools staff, families, and community, The last three weeks have been difficult for our school district. Everyone—our students and families, teachers and classified staff and community members—has been impacted in some way by negotiations. The difficulty was not ours alone. Read more →
UPDATE Sept. 16, 2018: The first day of the 2018-19 school year will be Monday, Sept. 17. Battle Ground Public Schools and Battle Ground Education Association reached an agreement on Saturday, Sept. 15 that was ratified by the association's membership on Sept. 16. In addition to the Read more →
UPDATE Sept. 12, 2018: Battle Ground Public Schools is cancelling classes on Friday, Sept. 14. Battle Ground Public Schools and the Battle Ground Education Association (BGEA) worked individually with the state mediator on Wednesday in Battle Ground, but have not yet reached an agreement. The bargaining teams will Read more →
UPDATE Sept. 9, 2018: Evergreen Public Schools is beginning the 2018-19 school year on Monday as the district reached an agreement with its teachers association. That means Battle Ground students who attend Cascadia Tech Academy will begin their classes at the Academy tomorrow. Buses for Cascadia Tech Academy Read more →
Sept. 6, 2018 Dear families of Battle Ground Public Schools, Battle Ground Public Schools is cancelling classes on Friday, Sept. 7. UPDATE Sept. 7, 2018: Battle Ground Public Schools and the Battle Ground Education Association (BGEA) continued bargaining for 14 hours on Thursday with the state-appointed mediator but Read more →
Sept. 4, 2018 Dear families of Battle Ground Public Schools, Battle Ground Public Schools continued to meet in mediated bargaining all day on Tuesday with the Battle Ground Education Association (BGEA); however, an agreement still has not yet been reached on teacher compensation. Schools will be closed Read more →
Sept. 4, 2018 Dear families of Battle Ground Public Schools, Battle Ground Public Schools and the Battle Ground Education Association (BGEA) continued bargaining for 12 hours on the Labor Day holiday on Monday with the state-appointed mediator. While some progress was made, the groups have not yet Read more →
Sept. 3, 2018 Dear families of Battle Ground Public Schools, Battle Ground Public Schools and the Battle Ground Education Association (BGEA) continued to bargain on Sunday for 13 hours with the state-appointed mediator, but have not yet reached an agreement. There will be no school on Tuesday, Read more →
August 29, 2018 Dear families of Battle Ground Public Schools, We are writing to let you know that there will be no school on Thursday or Friday, Aug. 30 or 31. While the next bargaining session is scheduled to occur on Thursday, and the district is hopeful Read more →
August 28, 2018 Dear families of Battle Ground Public Schools, We are writing to let you know that there will be no school on Wednesday or Thursday, Aug. 29 or 30. Battle Ground Public Schools continued to bargain with the Battle Ground Education Association (BGEA) today, but Read more →