Keep Odle Open!

Key Updates:  

• 🎉🎉🎉12/14, BSD has announced that they will pauses the middle school consolidation plan until 2025/10, video, Komo News, King5 News Thank you all the volunteers, parents, students, teachers and BSD members who helped us during the campaign! We made it! 🎉🎉🎉

• 12/15, Survey from BSD about this new update, please provide your feedback and your suggestions for next step.  

• 12/14 Thursday,  4:30PM,  Please join us to attend BSD Board meeting,  share your voice and support our school.
  Here are the data,  posters and flyers for you to print and display. We will also dispatch them on spot.
  Where: Wilburton Instructional Service Center, Rainier Room, 12241 Main St Bellevue, WA 98005
  Online: Meeting Link  

• OLYMPIA—December 6, 2023—Today, Chris Reykdal, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) announced that enrollment in Washington’s public schools this fall has climbed by nearly 2,000 students when compared to fall of last school year. 

• More BSD board meetings on 12/14,1/11, 1/25,2/8,3/7 (at 4:30PM). Please join us and share your thoughts . Please Sign Up here if you will attend any of the events.

• Take the two question Parent/Student Survey designed by BSD parent, here. ( finish it in <1 minute) 

About donation: Thank you for your involvement and backing! It's important to clarify that we have not solicited any donations for the KeepOdleOpen initiative. If you come across any fundraising efforts—such as petitions or foundations—please be aware that they are not affiliated with us. We urge you to verify the destination of your funds prior to making a donation.  

Data Analysis: 

• Current BSD school consolidation plan

• Why we don't support school closing: Why Odle Shouldn’t Be Closed 

• Discussion about the BSD funding and deficit: link,  comments

• See more data and facts in Reference Section below (Birth rate, BSD budget, enrollment, contacts,etc.)

What we can do?

• Unite!

  • No more school closures! Keep All BSD school open! 🔥🔥🔥 

• Speak up:  

  • Attend BSD board meetings in person or online, for schedule, click here, sign-up here to show your support 

  • you need to register here to speak, but simply attending it and display poster will also help! 

  • Take the BSD's survey here and send your opinions to msconsolidation@bsd405.org

  • Take the Parent/Student Survey designed by BSD parent, here. (two questions, you can finish it in <1 min) 

  • Send emails to BSD Superintendent, Dr. Kelly Aramaki : superintendent@bsd405.org

  • Send emails to BSD board: board@bsd405.org

  • Send emails to Odle PTSA:  board@odleptsa.org

  • Send emails to Odle Principals: pottsj@bsd405.org

  • Send emails to Bellevue City and Washington state: see contact info in Reference section below 

  • Post on Odle Community Forum: link

  • Post on Odle facebook group: link

• Demonstrate: 

  • Sign the petition (No donation pls):  https://www.change.org/p/pls-dont-close-odle , http://tinyURL.com/OdlePetition   

  • Print and post signs to express your opinion: templates, Photos

  • Amazon link to buy Signs :  10 PACK 18 x 12 Inches Blank Yard Signs -https://a.co/d/cGJOrFlbuy 

  • Amazon link to buy Signs :  10 Pack 19 x 14 Inches White  Yard Signs -  https://a.co/d/2o14Hrl 

  • Wechat group to coordinate this: see the QR code on this page (join Keep Odle Open! )

• Discuss:

  • WhatsApp community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GaJth5ptuD5AaXAb8JLBpu  

  • Nextdoor: https://nextdoor.com/p/mY_Kds_Hbz5-?utm_source=share&extras=NDYyODYwNTY%3D 

  • WeChat Group:  join Odle Parent Group

• Vote:

  • 2nd Odle General Assembly PTSA meeting is being held Thursday, November 16th from 7-9 pm in the Odle Commons. Please come to vote and share your opinions.

  • 2023 Nov. General Election 

• Broadcast:

  • This website: tinyurl.com/KeepOdleOpen , Bit.ly/keepodleopen 

  • QR Code of this website: (on the right of this page)

  • Flyer to print and dispatch: link.

  • button badges coming soon!

  • stickers coming soon!

References:

• 17-Aug BSD Board Meeting Brief Discussion on Middle School Closure (listed at BSD website)

• BSD 2023~24 Budget Plan  

• BSD finance historical data

• four-year-forecast-final

• WA state private school enrollment data

• CRPE: Analysis of WA state/Bellevue public schools enrollment drop and private school enrollment increase

• Article about WA state private school enrollment increase

• Demographer reports from BSD 

• Birthrate data (Overlake and Evergreen)

• past BSD board meetings (video record)

• related City & State council and Legislators Contact info: link

• News about school closure: 

  • 11/15/2023 Seattle superintendent assures no school closures for 2024-25 

  • 11/10/2023, King5 News bellevue-school-district-faces-budge-deficits-possible-school-closures 

  • 10/31/2023, Komo News: Bellevue parents protest potential school closure amid district's enrollment concerns

  • 10/26/2023, KomoNews: Bellevue School District considers middle school consolidation (Check the comments)

  • 3/20/2023, SeattleTimes: Bellevue families ‘angry, still bitter’ over school consolidations

  • 3/17/2023, MyNorthwest: Bellevue School Board voted in favor of closing two schools

  • 3/16/2023, King5: Bellevue School Board votes to close 2 elementary schools under consolidation plan

  • 3/16/2023, KomoNews：Despite tears from board members, Bellevue School District votes to close 2 schools