A Bellevue East High School student urged the board to replace styrofoam lunch trays and expand district-level sustainability efforts; the student said compostable trays would cost about $9,600 to implement at the high-school level and cited student-led recycling efforts.
Cognia’s regional director praised Bellevue Public Schools’ accreditation results and identified three exemplary practices. District leaders reviewed strategic-plan implementation, student/staff/parent climate survey results and early declines in chronic absenteeism.
Facilities staff said the Frank Coomer Career Center work is complete and the Bellevue West renovation is progressing, with office demolition underway and exterior panels being cleaned to fix a color mismatch. Projected completion dates were given for office areas and full project.
Bellevue Public Schools officials described a Learning Community allocation the district will use to expand full‑day preschool, behavior supports and bilingual family services.
The Bellevue Board of Education reorganized its leadership, authorized officers and the superintendent to file federal and state program applications, ratified January warrants, appointed foundation representatives and recognized the Bellevue Education Association as the exclusive bargaining unit for 2026–27.
The board received a proposal to add federal-grant-related travel language to core district travel policy and was told the district's recent federal grant application (around $2 million) likely will not be funded this cycle due to DoDEA issues; the item is scheduled for action next month.
As part of its strategic plan, Bellevue Public Schools presented programs supporting military-connected students, including a locally embedded Military and Family Life Counselor and the Anchored for Life program at two elementary schools, describing tours, kits and resiliency activities.
District staff told the board Bellevue Public Schools has 833.55 certified FTEs (about 834 certified staff), 600.51 classified FTEs (about 692 classified staff) and a certified-staff-to-student ratio of 11.54, for a total of about 1,526 employees.
The Bellevue Board of Education on Oct. 6 approved its required annual enrollment-option capacity resolution, establishing district capacity limits, describing the option-enrollment review process and confirming athletic eligibility and timeline rules for option students.
District assessment director said 431 students took 700 Advanced Placement exams last May; 338 students earned at least one qualifying score (78%). Presenters discussed AP costs, dual enrollment and College Board changes.