Bering Strait School District

"👏Huge congratulations to our 2026 BSSD Academic Decathlon regional winners! Your hard work truly paid off👏."

2025 Wrestling State Qualifiers and team awards
Good luck in the 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling Championships!
To watch the live stream click the link below:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/asaa/wrestling

🏆Congratulations🏆
🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐
🎉Good luck to Golovin Lynx & Shaktoolik Wolverines at State Championships🎉

I hope you had a fantastic summer and are ready for an amazing year of learning and growth. Whether you're a student, a teacher, or a parent, the start of a new school year is a chance for a fresh start, new opportunities, and exciting challenges.

Registration for 'Meals to You' program is now open! Register by scanning the QR code. Sign-ups are available from April 1st to April 30th.

Update 3/31/25: Survey is closed. BSSD is potentially looking at a major budget deficit ($10-12 million) for the FY26 School Year. Due to this, we are currently looking at ways to cut the budget. We want to hear from all of our stakeholders on what you believe we should prioritize when finalizing the budget for next year. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey and share your thoughts on what should be prioritized. Your feedback will help guide our decisions as we work to provide the best possible educational experience. https://forms.gle/EHkTEY8eHDaxHeR69

Region One 2025 Bering Sea Conference at Savoonga, AK. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co Link to updated schedule and brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTlbSGjeiMFG_3a4YPpS_6L9GyntijZpkBVBKOuMu88Z6WfEPYXPMCGzSc5OI5Z2WMWMbMI4x8cOSye/pubhtml

Your input through a quick survey of our Building Administrators (Principals) at BSSD is crucial as we constantly work towards improvements.  Your feedback on their leadership is immensely valuable to us. Ensuring that we're serving everyone to the best of our abilities is our priority.  📢  If you're a staff member, we kindly request you to complete one survey from your staff perspective and another from your viewpoint as a parent/community member.  📢 Parents, your insights are highly appreciated! Please take a few moments to share your thoughts through a separate survey focusing on your parental perspective.  📢 Students, your voice matters! You'll have the opportunity to express your opinions by participating in the survey at school. If you need assistance accessing the survey, don't hesitate to contact a school administrator at your site. Your perspectives play a significant role in our plans for improvement. Thank you for taking the time to provide your valuable insights! THIS IS ANONYMOUS https://forms.gle/Bd1HMejYvryRCMks8

Your input through a quick survey of our Building Administrators (Principals) at BSSD is crucial as we constantly work towards improvements.  Your feedback on their leadership is immensely valuable to us. Ensuring that we're serving everyone to the best of our abilities is our priority.  ·      If you're a staff member, we kindly request you to complete one survey from your staff perspective and another from your viewpoint as a parent/community member.  ·      Parents, your insights are highly appreciated! Please take a few moments to share your thoughts through a separate survey focusing on your parental perspective.  ·      Students, your voice matters! You'll have the opportunity to express your opinions by participating in the survey at school. If you need assistance accessing the survey, don't hesitate to contact a school administrator at your site. Your perspectives play a significant role in our plans for improvement. Thank you for taking the time to provide your valuable insights! THIS IS ANONYMOUS https://forms.gle/Bd1HMejYvryRCMks8

4️⃣ UPDATE 2/10/25: Please see the link below from PowerSchool with detailed instructions for affected individuals to sign up for the complimentary monitoring services they are offering. https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/?mkt_tok=ODYxLVJNSS04NDYAAAGYUw1qvalCkM-opsqw_X88mZGfsOU0TvCbtKpV6UUxwrK7Lum_5r7aoh3zISVwBLVRyqWFjqt7ztZHf-GcQzBzwSKTutzlww3UsWMZ0uz-qnYsNA8b 3️⃣ UPDATE 1/21/25: PowerSchool confirmed on January 17, 2025, that it will be reaching out directly to any individuals who may have been impacted and offering credit monitoring and identity protection services. If your information was affected, and your email address was stored in PowerSchool, you should receive a communication from PowerSchool within the coming weeks. We also understand that PowerSchool is providing notification of this event on its website and to media and state regulators. Because this occurred at PowerSchool, we do not have any additional details about the incident or the investigation at this time. We continue to monitor updates from PowerSchool and will share those updates as they become available. 2️⃣ PowerSchool has released a public statement and a FAQ section and can be accessed here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/ 1️⃣ The PowerSchool breach mentioned in this letter was not isolated to our district but part of a nationwide incident affecting multiple school districts across Alaska and other states that used their hosting services. While we are monitoring the situation closely, PowerSchool is conducting a thorough investigation to assess the scope and impact and will provide an update once their investigation is finished. PowerSchool has committed to providing identity protection and monitoring services as needed. BSSD has notified our cyber insurance and district leadership and it is important to note that this data breach did not occur because of action or lack of action by any of the employees of Bering Strait School District. This data breach occurred through the support tools that PowerSchool (the company) uses to assist districts when they call in for technical support. Please read the attached letter regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).

Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the BSSD Academic Decathlon and best of luck to all participants of the 2025 State Academic Decathlon! 🎉 Competing in such events requires dedication, hard work, and passion for learning—well done!🎉

GCI’s ‘ASAA Student of the Month’ for December is White Mountain Junior Lori ! A volleyball all-star, Lori stands out as a shining example of excellence in academics, athletics, and character. GCI and ASAA would like to congratulate Lori on all her amazing accomplishments! Go Wolves! *Nominations for this award are submitted by school principals and Athletic Directors. #ASAA #WinForLife #GCIStudentOfTheMonth Source: BSSD Student Activities

🎉2024 Wrestling State Qualifiers🎉 Good luck in the 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling Championships! To see Full Results click the link below: https://www.trackwrestling.com/Login.jsp?TIM=1734394001513&twSessionId=rlhstzvwbt&tName=&state=&sDate=12/14/2024&eDate=&lastName=&firstName=&teamName=&sfvString=&city=Kotzebue&gbId=&camps=false

🎉Congratulations to our 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Mix Six/2A Volleyball State Championships Winners🎉

🏆Congratulations🏆 🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐

🏐 BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament 🏐 📍 Unalakleet School ⏱️ November 21-23 📆 Schedule and Bracket https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRy_2xGhfLSF46LNe5X5-q7s3JGBKgqCSwGyyC8ayVdjhoISnzjj7UX5gPJ_x8ciK-EW7g_ZQsIvDwm/pubhtml 📺 Watch Live https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co

📢Board Vacancy📢 The Bering Strait School District Board of Education declared a vacant board seat for the Gambell and Savoonga communities.