Battle Ground Public Schools

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 that progress will be made, we also want to give families time to plan for the long weekend and Monday’s Labor Day holiday.

Battle Ground Public Schools is committed to bargaining and wants to provide fair compensation to staff that is both fiscally responsible and sustainable. The district will continue to bargain into the weekend in an effort to end the work stoppage. Battle Ground prefers to have students in class during the process; however, the Battle Ground Education Association voted to strike if an agreement was not reached.

While schools are closed:
Please note that the location of the summer meal program has been moved to Kiwanis Park in Battle Ground.

• Kindergarten parent-teacher conferences scheduled on closure days will be postponed.
• High school athletics will continue as scheduled with practices and games/meets/matches as the coaches are covered under a separate contract.
• Community education classes will continue as scheduled.
• Enrollment and registration is available online.
• School offices will be open the rest of this week.
• Lunch will be served to all children ages 1 to 18 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kiwanis Park, 422 SW 2nd Ave. in Battle Ground. This is an extension of the summer meal program supported through a USDA grant.
• Students will still receive 180 days of instruction, which would begin once the work stoppage is over. The school year calendar will shift accordingly (i.e., the final day of the 2018-19 school year will be later in the summer—much like snow days are added to the end of the school calendar) and dates for graduation might need to be adjusted.
• Special Services preschools will close with schools.
• Prairie Preschool will close with schools.
• ESD 112 preschools (Southwest Washington Child Care Consortium) will continue as scheduled.
• EOCF preschools will continue as scheduled, Educational Opportunities for Children and Families.

Thank you for your patience during this uncertain time. We will continue to provide updates as they occur.

Battle Ground Public Schools