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Q&A on BCPS Middle School Bond Measure: Why is Bond Funding Needed?

The BCPS Middle School Bond will be on the ballot on Tuesday, May 4th! Do you have questions on how the money will be spent, or how the availability of federal COVID-recovery funding may impact BCPS? Check it out, and feel free to share!

Congrats & Thank You to the BCPS Board of Education!

We’re excited to share that the BCPS Board of Education has received two awards from the Michigan Association of School Boards, recognizing their service to the Battle Creek community! Learn more here.

Virtual Academy Class Spreads Community Kindness

As part of a TrueSuccess character development lesson, Virtual Academy students recently found unique ways to spread some kindness and positivity throughout the community.

Keep Learning All Summer Long with the Bearcat Summer Excellence Challenge!

At BCPS, we encourage all of our students to keep learning all summer long so they can start the new school year ready to succeed! To help make a summer of learning even more exciting, we’re offering great prizes to students who participate in the Bearcat Summer Excellence Challenge, a self-driven challenge to keep your student engaged this summer. Learn more here about how to participate!

Summer Meal Pickups

Starting Monday, June 14th, meal pickups for all BCPS students will be available at the below times and locations every Monday and Thursday throughout the summer.

STEPS Camp 2021

Check out photo and video highlights from this year's GVSU STEPS camp at BCPS.

Adult Education Celebrates June 2021 Graduates

On Tuesday, June 22, the Battle Creek Public Schools Adult Education program celebrated 19 new graduates.

Six BCPS Schools Recognized for School Wellness

Out of 28 schools recently recognized statewide for health and wellness efforts, six were BCPS elementary schools!

Piano Labs Program Offered through Summer Enrichment Program

The piano program teaches students to build confidence while encouraging them to get better at something through practice.

Reducing Car Crashes in Algebra Class

Learn about how students in the Battle Creek Central High School Career Academies are participating in project-based learning to help reduce car accidents.

BCPS Education Foundation Establishes the Bernadette Gordier Scholarship Fund

The Battle Creek Public Schools Educational Foundation (BCPSEF) is pleased to announce a joint venture to establish the Bernadette Gordier Scholarship Fund.

Can We Count You In on Wednesday, February 12?

Count Day is Wednesday, February 12! This is the day the state uses to “count” the BCPS students in each of our schools. Make a plan to attend school on Wednesday, February 12!

BCPS’ $44.8 Million Middle School Transformation Bond Passes!

Battle Creek Public Schools (BCPS) is excited to announce that the $44.8 million bond measure to support the transformation of our middle schools passed yesterday! Thank you so much to the Vote Yes committee, teachers and staff, supportive parents, volunteers, and everyone else who made this bond proposal a success!

Superintendent Message 12/14/21

Board of Education Update 12/17

Earlier this week, we heard a few of our teachers share their concerns about student behavior at a few of our schools. Leaders at BCPS have spent this week diving in deep on these comments and meeting with teachers. We are pleased to report that we have heard excellent results from these collaborative sessions. The BCPS leadership team is already moving forward productively in partnership with teachers and staff.

Superintendent Update 12/17

At this week’s board meeting, some members of our staff shared about challenges they have been facing with student behavior. I want you to know that we heard our teachers and that we are moving forward together as a BCPS team.

NOW HIRING: BCPS Substitute Teachers

Battle Creek Public Schools is actively recruiting substitute teachers to support our students across the district. Learn more and apply today!

Spreading Joy at LaMora Park Elementary

Recently, Tamara Babcock’s kindergarten class had the opportunity to put a few of the character traits they’d been learning about into action by working together to bag lunches up to take to various homeless shelters around Battle Creek.