BMHS Parent/Family Update

We are less than 2 weeks away from the start of the 2025-2026 school year. Please see below for important information for the beginning of the year. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Spicher at scott.spicher@bellevue.kyschools.us.

The 2025-2026 Bellevue Middle School/High School Student Handbook is now available. All parents should be familiar with this document as we get ready to begin the school year. Please click on the link below to view the student handbook.

Please see the letter below for notification of resources around Senate Bill 73. If you have any questions, please contact our School Counselor Erin King at erin.king@bellevue.kyschools.us

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, Bellevue Middle School/High School will be moving away from the 4 block schedule and the high school, and 5 block schedule at the middle school, to a traditional 6 bell schedule. The school day begins at 8:00am. Students are counted as late at 8:01am. Please see the link below for the complete master bell schedule for both the middle school and the high school.

Please see the letter below outlining our new District policy on the distribution of over the counter medications at school.

To help streamline communication this year, we wanted to get some important dates in front of you for the 1st semester of the school year. This can serve has a handy reference guide. Dates and events could be added as the school year progresses. As always, please reach out with any questions.

It was great to see so many of our incoming 6th Grade students for our Tigers in Training 6th Grade orientation. We can't wait to see them back in the building on August 13th!

Our Back to School Bash will take place on Thursday, August 7th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Ben Flora Gym. All BMHS students will have the opportunity to pick up their schedule for the 25-26 school year during the event. We can't wait to see all of our students and get the year started!

Bellevue Middle School/High School students do not need to worry about purchasing school supplies for the upcoming school year. In an effort to reduce the financial burden on families during the back to school season, the school provides all school supplies for all students in grades 6-12. On the first day of school, students will just need to bring their school owned device, and charging cable with them.

With new legislation passed this year, we are changing how we will handle students having cell phones, ear phones, ear buds, and air pods during the 25-26 school year. Per House Bill 208, students ARE NOT PERMITTED to have an electronic device (cell phone, smart watch, ear phones, air pods, and ear buds) on them during instructional time. This means during the day, that all electronic devices should be locked in their locker. Students ARE permitted to use their electronic devices during lunch. Once lunch is over, all electronic devices must be locked up back in their lockers. If a parent needs to get a hold of a student during instructional hours, please contact the main office and we can relay a message for you.

If a student has their electronic device during instructional time, it will be collected by building administration and locked in the main office. If a student repeatedly has an electronic device on them during instructional time, they will lose the privilege of having their device in the building. We know this is a big change from previous school years. We appreciate everyone's patience and flexibility as we work together to make sure we are in full compliance with this new law. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

With new legislation passed this year, we are changing the methods we will be using to communicate electronically with students and parents. Per Senate Bill 181, all electronic communication must be on a traceable platform. With that said, all electronic communication from the school, teachers, and coaches will come through Infinite Campus, email, or through Class Dojo.

For athletics, coaches will be creating their own channels on Class Dojo. All electronic team communication MUST take place on this platform. Parents will no longer be able to text coaches on their cell phones. Coaches will not be responding to direct text messages on their cell phone. To join us on Class Dojo, please click on the link below or scan the QR code. We appreciate everyone's patience and flexibility as we work together to make sure we are in full compliance with this new law. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Due to federal breakfast/lunch guidelines, students are not permitted to bring outside food an drinks into the building. This includes large caffeinated drinks from places like Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks. This also applies to our students who are taking classes at Gateway or NKU. Students are permitted to carry water bottles with them during the day.

Our Fall athletic teams are now practicing. To see the practice schedule for the first few weeks of practice, you can view our events calendar at the link below. If you have sport specific questions, you can email the coaches at the contact information listed below.

• High School Football
• Chad Montgomery - chad.montgomery@bellevue.kyschools.us
• Middle School Football
• Lavar Herron - lavar.herron@bellevue.kyschools.us
• High School/Middle School Cheerleading
• Emma Jerdon - emma.jerdon@bellevue.kyschools.us
• Girls Soccer
• Chris Williams - chris.williams@bellevue.kyschools.us
• High School/Middle School Girls Volleyball
• Meghan Dean - meghan.dean@bellevue.kyschools.us
• Boys/Girls Golf
• Leighton Piper - leighton.piper@bellevue.kyschools.us
• High School/Middle School Boys and Girls Cross Country
• Larry Long - larry.long@bellevue.kyschools.us

The Bellevue Middle School/High School Site Based Decision Making Calendar will hold a meeting on August 4th at 9:00am in the conference room at the high school. The public is welcome to attend.

In order to promote a safe and healthy school environment, we encourage all of our students to report suspicious activity, safety concerns, or mental health concerns to a trusted adult. If they do not feel comfortable talking to an adult in the building, they can always report concerns to the Kentucky Safe Schools Tip Line at 1-866-393-6659. All reports to the Kentucky Safe Schools Tip Line are completely anonymous.