We are excited to announce that parents now have the option to register their BPS student for Camp Ed online using PowerSchool or fill out a paper form and turn it in to their child's current school. Online registration opens Tuesday, February 2nd and continues through March 18, 2021.

To register online, simply log on to PowerSchool at https://bismarck.ps.state.nd.us. If you don't have a login, contact your building secretary to get started.

1. Once you've signed in, click on the "Forms" link on the left side.

2. Select the "Camp Edventure Registration Form", fill out your student's information and submit.

Email/text notifications confirming your child's registration will be sent beginning March 1st for those registered prior to March 1st. For registrations recieved between 1st and 18th, you will receive a conformation email/text within 1-2 weeks confirming their students registration. If you have any questions contact your schools office.

November 26 & 27  NO SCHOOL            Thanksgiving Break

December 23- January 1  NO SCHOOL         Christmas Break

January 18    NO SCHOOL      Martin Luther King Jr Day

February 12   NO SCHOOL    Staff Development Day

February 15   NO SCHOOL    Presidents' Day

March 16      NO SCHOOL    Staff Development Day

April 2          NO SCHOOL   Good Friday 

April 5          NO SCHOOL    Parent Teacher Conference Day Off

April 30         NO SCHOOL    Possible Storm Make up Day

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School attendance is very important. If your child needs to be absent or tardy for any reason, please notify the school prior to 8:30. For safety reasons, we need to account for all children.

Students arriving after 9:30 AM or leaving school before 2:00 PM will be counted absent for half a day.

Students arriving to school after 8:35 AM are counted as tardy and need to check in the office before going to class.

If your student needs to leave school before dismissal, it is expected that a parent or guardian come into the building to sign out the student in the office.

Whether due to illness, a family trip, or any other reason, a district letter will be mailed to parents when students have missed 5, 10, 15, or 20 days

of school. It is required by law for the school to report absences that are excessive.

Fall kindergarten registration is now open for children who will be 5 years old on or before July 31. Go to https://www.bismarckschools.org/kreg to get information to complete your child’s registration. If you don’t have access to a computer, you can visit any public elementary school to use one or stop by Central Registration at 806 N. Washington St., door #2. If you need assistance, email registrar@bismarckschools.org or call 701-323-4110. Students who attend BECEP can be registered for kindergarten at BECEP by March 12. NOTE: Parents are strongly encouraged to register their K-5^th grade students as soon as possible to help ensure placement in their neighborhood school. The sooner a student is registered, the higher the probability of them attending their boundary school. Due to capacity limitations, those who wait too long may be placed in a different school and required to wait until the following year to be enrolled in their boundary school. 

Camp Edventure is a free six-week elementary summer school program starting June 7 through July 19 (no school on July 5) from 8 am-noon that focuses on reading and math. Each Bismarck Public School District elementary school will have Camp Ed. Children who will be entering grades 1-5 in the fall and whose parents live in the Bismarck Public School District are eligible to attend Camp Ed. The goal is that children who enroll in Camp Ed will maintain or improve their academic skills in reading and math.

We are excited to announce that parents now have the opton to register their BPS student for Camp Ed. online using PowerSchool or fill out the paper form and turn it in to their child's current school. The registration deadline is Thursday, March 18 to guarantee a spot. Late registration will be placed on a waiting list and parents will be notified if space becomes available.

To register online (BPS students only), log on to PowerSchool at https://bismarck.ps.state.nd.us. If you don't have a login, contact your building secretary to get started. 
1. Once you have signed in, click the "Forms" link on the left side.
2. Select the "Camp Edventure Registration Form," fill out your student's information, and submit.

• REGISTRATION DEADLINE: The deadline for registering is Thursday, March 18, 2021. Please register online (BPS students only) or fill out one registration form per child that will be attending and return it to your child’s school office. Make sure that each registration form is signed by a Parent or Legal Guardian.
• TRANSPORTATION: Busing service is not provided for Camp Edventure. Parents will need to provide transportation. 
• SCHOOL HOURS: Class begins at 8:00 and ends at 12:00 noon each day. Due to limited funding, there is no supervision for your child before or after these hours.

It is important for planning purposes that every effort is made to register your child by the March 18 deadline. If you need to withdraw your child at a later date, please notify your child’s school so that a child on the waiting list can be placed. Please call your school office if you have any questions.

Current BPS students:
Registration form
Parent letter

Students attending Bismarck Private/Parochial/Home Schools:
Registration form
Parent letter

The Bismarck Public Schools Foundation (BPSF) has established a BPS Family Assistance Fund.  Those that wish to donate may do so through the foundation website or by mail. To donate online, go to https://www.bpsfoundation.com/donations/bps-faf/. To donate by mail, send checks to the BPS Foundation at 806 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 and write “BPS-FAF” in the memo line. Families seeking assistance are encouraged to reach out to their counselor or social worker who will connect them to established community resources as well as submit requests for funding needs that cannot be met within existing resources. The BPSF thanks those who have already reached out to volunteer and/or provide monetary donations to help those within our community who are struggling.

Students K-5 will be exposed to fruits and veggies on the lunch menu each day. Parents are asked to also consider sending a fruit or vegetable snack that coincides with these colors each day.

Mon., March 8 is Yellow/Orange Day: serving carrots & oranges.
Tues., March 9 is Red Day: serving tomatoes.
Wed., March 10 is White/Tan/Brown Day: serving bananas, baked beans, and jicama.
Thurs,. March 11 is Green Day: serving celery, kiwi fruit & peas.
Fri., March 12 is Purple/Blue/Black Day: serving purple cauliflower & raisins.

BPS summer band camp is for students entering 6th grade and will take place August 9-13 & 16-19 at Simle Middle School, 1218 Simle Dr. Choose the morning (9-11:30 am) or afternoon session (12:30-3 pm). Reminders about the camp will be sent via email by the district. For up-to-date information, go to www.bismarckschools.org/Page/162. For questions, contact Fine Arts Secretary Nicole Fitzgerald at 323-4082.

Hardcopy registration *return to music teacher by Apr. 30
ONLINE registration *due by June 1

Bismarck Public Schools will not have classes Monday, March 15 due to Staff Development Day. Classes resume Tuesday, March 16.