🎉 Big news! Bay District Schools is 1 of only 5 districts in Florida to earn the Purple Star District designation! 💜 All of our schools are recognized for stellar support of military children and families. 🎖️ #PurpleStarSchools #TeamBDS #MilitaryFamilies #PuttingTheABackInBay

🎄✨ Look who made a surprise return to Breakfast Point Academy this morning! Former BPA Principal Dr. Clint Whitfield, now serving in a district office role, brought back his beloved Christmas tradition – dressing up as the Elf on the Shelf! 🎅

Our Superintendent is cooler than your superintendent. 🚂✨ Dressed as the Polar Express conductor, he’s spreading holiday cheer and inspiring students to believe in themselves—complete with jingle bells! 🎅🎄 ❄️ #PolarExpressMagic #PuttingTheABackInBay

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📢 Attention Parents! 📢 We value your feedback and partnership in enhancing our ESE services. Please take a moment to fill out this survey and share your thoughts: fldoepaads.qualtrics.com/jfe… Your input is crucial in helping us improve and support our students better. @BDS_Supt

🌞 Attention, Bay District Schools community! 🌞 Just a reminder that we are now operating on our typical summer schedule. Have a great summer! #BayDistrictSchools #SummerSchedule #StayInformed

🎉🌞 New Series! 🌞🎉 All summer long, we’re celebrating our schools. Today we're highlighting our English Language Learners at Rutherford High School who learned a new language and graduated with their peers. That's impressive! Together, we’re putting the “A” back in Bay.

Slithering into summer break with our sssensational Hiland Park Elementary School principal and her colorful assistant principal who is bringing the unicorn fun! Last day of school vibes are hisss-terical as we bid farewell to our scholars. @ronclarkacademy

Graduation is a happy time for our students but also one that causes them to reflect on those who helped them. This photo from graduation today at New Horizons just sums up how much our faculty and staff members mean to so many of our students. @PublicSchoolSup @EducationFL

👏👏Thank you Patronis Elementary School Student Council for joining us today at the Nelson Building. Students toured the building and met with department heads before spending a few minutes with Superintendent McQueen. All 42 of them were amazing! #FutureVoters #StudentLeaders

🌟 From 'I can't' to 'I will try' - transforming self-talk in our classroom! 💪 Focusing on what our students CAN do fuels growth and resilience. Let's nurture positivity and watch them shine! 🌟🌱 #PositiveMindset #GrowthMindset @EducationFL @CaseyDeSantis @BDS_Supt

🙌🏼 A big THANK YOU to our incredible administrative professionals in the school district! Your hard work and dedication keep things running smoothly. We appreciate you! 🌟📚 #AdminProfessionalsDay #ThankYou

🌟🏅 Superintendent McQueen had a fantastic time at the Junior Olympics this morning! Huge shoutout to all the competitors, staff, and volunteers who made it all possible. We are incredibly proud of everyone involved! 🙌👏 #JuniorOlympics #ProudDistrict #Inspiration #Teamwork 🌟

Our superintendent is more fun than your superintendent! It’s test strategy boot camp and he’s “all in” … literally. @PublicSchoolSup @EducationFL

📢🥞 What a delicious way to celebrate #PurpleUpDay at Lynn Haven Elementary School! 🟣🥞 Superintendent McQueen enjoyed some scrumptious purple pancakes with our amazing students today, showing support for our military-connected families. 💜 Thank you for your service 💜

🌟 Good morning, BDS community! We hope everyone weathered the storm safely and soundly. Today, we're on a regular school day schedule at BDS. See you soon!

🌸Welcome back, students and staff! 🌞🌸 We hope you had a fantastic spring break filled with relaxation, fun, and maybe even a little bit of adventure! As we return to campus tomorrow morning, let's carry that refreshed and rejuvenated spirit with us into the last nine weeks.🌟

🥧✨ Happy Pi Day, District Family!Today we're celebrating Pi Day, a mathematical marvel, with a delicious twist, thanks to our fantastic partners at Chartwells K12! 🎉 To add some extra sweetness to our day, all school-based employees are invited to enjoy a FREE SLICE OF PIE.