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School Year 2025-2026

Enrollment

New to Bend-La Pine Schools? We can't wait to meet you! Please visit our Enrollment page to begin your enrollment process.

First Day of School

  • Wednesday, September 3 - 1st Day for grades 1-6, 9
  • Thursday, September 4 - 1st Day for grades 7-8, 10-12
  • Friday, September 5 - 1st Day for all kinders*

* Families of kinders should watch for communication from their schools about their start date, which may be earlier than September 5th.

Bell Schedule

  • Elementary: 7:45 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
  • Middle: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
  • High: 8:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
  • Three Rivers School: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  • Westside Village: 8:35 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

School Improvement Wednesdays

Beginning September 10, students will be released 90 minutes early every Wednesday. This is an important time for your child's teacher to improve student learning and achievement through collaboration, training, enrichment, and professional growth. When teachers have the weekly opportunity to discuss effective teaching methods, cooperatively design teaching materials, and coach one another, our schools make significant improvements.

School Closures

The school year calendar is designed to meet instructional hour requirements set by the State of Oregon. The district has designated five days (February 16, June 15, 16, 17, 18) as potential makeup school days for extended school closures resulting from circumstances such as inclement weather or emergencies. Accordingly, the school calendar is subject to change during the school year as circumstances warrant. Any updates to the school calendar can be found at our website.

School Supplies

In Bend-La Pine Schools, all of the materials students need for instruction are provided. Families are welcome to provide personal items such as backpacks, water bottles, and headphones.

Financial Assistance

If your family needs assistance with exam fees, athletic participation fees, travel sports scholarships and other resources, please fill out the Family Income Survey and return it to your school office for Family Access Network (FAN) advocate. All information is confidential. To learn more about potential fee assistance and to access the application please, visit our Family Resources webpage.