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		<title>Back-to-School Information, Orientations</title>
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			<description>Bellingham Public School offices reopen to the public for new student registration on Monday, Aug. 18 for  elementary and middle schools.  High school offices are open throughout the summer. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-08-04T09:31:33-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Bellingham Partners with Communities in Schools</title>
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			<description>Bellingham Public Schools are partnering with Communities in Schools of Whatcom County, part of the nation's largest dropout prevention organization, to better support educationally at-risk youth and their families. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-07-25T10:05:49-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>New Bellingham High School, Kulshan Middle School Assistant Principals Recommended to School Board</title>
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			<description>Linda Wise Miller from the Mount Vernon School District is being recommended at the July 24  School Board meeting as the new assistant principal of Bellingham High School and Michelle Abernathy from Fairhaven Middle School is being recommended as Kulshan Middle School's new assistant principal. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-07-24T14:59:45-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Any Child Qualifies for Free Breakfast This Summer at Several Schools </title>
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			<description>Children up to 18 years of age may eat breakfast for free at the summer school locations through a federal Simplified Summer Food Program, sponsored by the Bellingham School District. The free breakfast is open to all children, regardless of summer school enrollment. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-07-02T12:36:50-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Information for Families about Registration, Summer Hours</title>
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			<description>Throughout the summer, families of elementary and middle school students may pick up fall registration forms for new students at Central Services, 1306 Dupont St., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. </description>
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		<dc:publisher>Bellingham School District Public Information Website</dc:publisher>
		<dc:date>2008-06-27T13:39:59-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>School Board Adopts 2008-09 Budget</title>
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			<description>The Bellingham School District Board of Directors adopted the 2008-09 budget at the June 26 meeting, following the work of the District's Budget Advisory Committee, Staffing Committee, Instructional Support Committee and the Program Support Committee. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-27T13:34:59-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Rebecca Johnson Recommended as New Squalicum Assistant Principal</title>
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			<description>Rebecca Johnson from the Edmonds School District is being recommended at the June 26 School Board meeting as the new assistant principal of Squalicum High School, effective July 1. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-26T14:06:02-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Sherrie Brown Named Deputy Superintendent, James Facciano Recommended as Curriculum Director</title>
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			<description>The School Board of Directors has approved Sherrie Brown as the new deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Bellingham School District. James Facciano from the Coeur d'Alene School District is being recommended at the June 26 School Board meeting as the district's new director of curriculum and professional development, effective July 1. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-17T16:03:21-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>School Meal Prices Set for 2008-09 School Year</title>
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			<description>New meal prices for the 2008-09 school year were set at the June 12 Bellingham School District Board meeting to help offset the rising cost of food nationally. </description>
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		<dc:date>2008-06-13T11:31:18-08:00</dc:date>
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		<title>Bellingham Public School Foundation Awards Grants to Schools</title>
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			<description>The Bellingham Public School Foundation has awarded grants of $500 each to the following schools for the 2008-09 school year.</description>
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		<dc:publisher>Bellingham School District Public Information Website</dc:publisher>
		<dc:date>2008-06-12T15:33:50-08:00</dc:date>
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