MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO ITEM AVAILABILITY

December 1 - grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, goldfish crackers, fruit

December 4 - hot dog, baked beans, potato chips, fruit

December 5 - taco in a bag, corn, fruit

December 6 - chicken tenders, sidewinder potatoes, fruit

December 7 - turkey & gravy, mashed potatoes, dinner roll, fruit

December 8 - macaroni & cheese, green beans, fruit

December 11 - chicken patty sandwich, glazed carrots, fruit

December 12 - pasta with spaghetti sauce, breadstick, fruit

December 13 - NO SCHOOL FOR BECEP

December 14 - sweet & sour chicken, rice, cooked edamame, fruit

December 15 - pepperoni pizza, peas, fruit

December 18 - chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, breadstick, fruit

December 19 - chili, goldfish crackers, fruit

December 20 - pancakes, hashbrown patty, sausage patty, fruit

December 21 - taco salad, corn, fruit

December 22 - cheesy bread sticks, marinara sauce, green beans, fruit

December 25th thru January 1st - NO SCHOOL

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Please join us for our first Head Start Parent Committee meeting on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, at BECEP at Richholt. All Head Start families are welcome! We will start by gathering in the gym where our Program Coordinator, Amanda Carlson, will provide some Head Start program updates. You will then be invited to join your child/children in their classroom for a social/activity. Hope you can join us! If you have questions, please reach out to your family advocate or your child’s teacher.

On Wednesday, December 13th, there will be no school for any BECEP students at any location.  This is a professional staff development day.  Note that the Kindergarten through 12 grades at Bismarck Public Schools WILL have class - this only applies to BECEP students and staff.

The last day of classes for Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) classrooms and Head Start classrooms will be Friday December 22nd. The BECEP office will be closed December 23rd-January 1st. All classes resume Tuesday January 2nd, 2024.

 

Due to the Christmas and New Year's holidays, there will be no class December 25th through January 1st.  Classes resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Classes will resume on January 2nd following the break for the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Now You're Cooking Flyer

Dates of classes are:  January 17, February 21, March 13 and April 10, 2024.  Classes are at the Bismarck Public Library.  Please click link for above flyer for more information and for registration information.

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.